Well I figure since many people on this forum like to help, and I'm new, that I would ask for some tips. I am probably the worst case scenerio for a boxer at this point, although I realize I probably could never box competitively, but just as a hobby. Anyway, at this point I would just like to get down to a decent weight to where I could begin to train properly. Right now I am about 5'8 and 210. I'm 25 years old and have not maintained any exercise program for about 5-6 years. I work and go to college, so I don't eat healthy, I eat on the go, so I'm sure that will also have to change. I've started to cut all the common junk I take in out of my diet, like soda. So does anyone have some tips that will help me just get to a weight that is suitable for training? Any feedback is appreciated even if it is critical. Thanks guys.

use the search function and you will get your answers

Run and diet....

yeah man my advice is to just sign up at a boxing gym if you haven't already and from there put together a training regime with a trainer there, stick to it religiously and put together a good healthy diet, there's some great resources on the web and you can also use the search button on these forums, there's some posters on here with a lot of knowledge on the subject.

there's no reason to get in shape in order to train. the training itself will get you in shape. learn how to hit the bags right, spar anyone and everyone doesnt matter if you get your ass beat your expected too when you start. stick to going to the gym and work hard and you wont be able to help getting in shape.

Thanks for all the responses so far. I figured that running would probably be my best bet right now. I'm also going to try to watch my diet as well. The gym is not an option right now, because where I live the nearest boxing gym is an hour and a half away.

It's in my sig.

As well as diet and running,bodyweight training is good as well ,since you aint got a gym ,you could do a home circuit,check out this page ,you could perform most of these exercises at home.Do each exercise in sets like
15 reps wide arm press ups -3 sets 30 sec to 1 min rest between sets
15 reps press ups - 3 sets
15 reps squats -3 sets
15 reps lunges -3 sets
15 reps sit ups -3 sets
15 reps half sits -3 sets
15 close arm press-ups -3 sets
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=rmfitness&p=r

Ok I'll start trying that home circuit out as well. If anyone could give me some good tips on exactly what I should be eating that would help me too. I'd like to be able to eat cheap, but healthy. I've started watching my diet and keeping a log, although I'm sure my eating habits aren't that great still. For instance today, it is 1pm, I had no breakfast, a bottle of water between 7am and noon, for lunch I had a salad of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, croutons and grilled chicken pieces with some orange juice. Once I get off at 3 I plan on doing my running and that home circuit. Also at this point, since I'm trying to get the weight off, is it better to distance run or do sprints?

Ok I'll start trying that home circuit out as well. If anyone could give me some good tips on exactly what I should be eating that would help me too. I'd like to be able to eat cheap, but healthy. I've started watching my diet and keeping a log, although I'm sure my eating habits aren't that great still. For instance today, it is 1pm, I had no breakfast, a bottle of water between 7am and noon, for lunch I had a salad of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, croutons and grilled chicken pieces with some orange juice. Once I get off at 3 I plan on doing my running and that home circuit. Also at this point, since I'm trying to get the weight off, is it better to distance run or do sprints?

Distance running is better for losing weight than sprints.

eat breakfast

get down to a gym

Thanks for all the responses so far. I figured that running would probably be my best bet right now. I'm also going to try to watch my diet as well. The gym is not an option right now, because where I live the nearest boxing gym is an hour and a half away.


From where you are starting anything will be good for you. I would suggest doing some push up's, sit up's and squats everyday. Even if its just 20 of each. It might be hard at first but as you get in better shape you will feel much better. Good luck!

for lunch I had a salad of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, croutons and grilled chicken pieces with some orange juice.

you went and got a McSalad? :D

But yeah, like someone said, defenitely don't skip breakfast, it'll slow your metabolism down if you do..

start off by getting a physical examination & some #'s on a peice of paper so you know what to deal with. get into a boxing gym & get tips on diets so u can choose a suitable one... cardiovascular exercise is the key, just work your way up slowly ( the trainers & assistants at the gym should have no trouble directing u in the right path)...perhaps a weight training regimen would not hurt also, taking into consideration that you will lift light with alot of reps.

Run 30 minutes 3 times a week to start with. If you can't run walk it until you can. Don't do any extra because your odds of an injury go up significantly after 30 minutes as a beginner. It doesn't matter when you run or what order just do the 3 runs.

When it seems stupid easy and you're not sore at all speed up your run, but don't add time. Duration is more likely to result in injury than intensity.

Get some decent shoes and synthetic socks. Regular cotton socks can give you injury from chafing on your feet and you can avoid it completely with synthetic ones.

Just be consistent, you could run twice as far every single day and you're not going to get anywhere near twice the gain in endurance.

Yeah, some good advice on here..

Just try and eat clean foods, grilled chicken, veg, salads, nuts, fruit, tuna is good for protein and dont eat to many carbs late in the day (none after about 3pm), if ur gonna eat bread or any kind of wrap make sure its wholemeal and cut out too much dairy, drink skimmed milk rather than whole or semi skimmed etc

and run run run! as long as ur sweating and feel like u cant push urself anymore then dont worry about running for the full 30mins, endurance will come!

Good luck mate

I'd do more than 15 situps, pressups, lunges etc... If you wanna get in shape, just goto a normal gym that has fitness things. Also eat healthier aswell...

no need
the morning after my first boxing session i could barely lift myself out of bed cause of all the fitness etc
but by the 2nd week i was fine :D

still, 2 weeks fitness... you got a long way to go.

Best thing you can do is just go to the gym and start out slow. Do 2 or 3 rounds on everything (jump rope, heavybag, speedbag, reflex bag, uppercut bag, shadowboxing) to start learning and getting your body used to everything, before you start hitting anything see if a trainer will help you out. Try going at least twice a week and slowly practice technique & stance at home.

If your not sore then run 2-3 times a week for whatever you can and keep adding each run. If you want you can do intervals to mix it up (eg 100m sprint, 100m jog, 100m walk, repeat) Do a few push-ups, pull-ups (negatives or holds if you cant) squats, lunges and really work the abs every second day or so, listen to your body if your sore or tired lay off. When you get your weight down and fitness up you can really start training and become a machine.

When you can do 40-60 PROPER push-ups, 12-15 Pull-ups, run 4 miles in 32-34 minutes then your ready to kick it into high gear.