Right, well here it is... I have been going Boxing for nearly 5-6 weeks now and am thoroughly enjoying it and have progressed more and more per session... last week I was really happy with myself on how intense it was and how I pushed through the burn, etc.

Anyway, last Thursday the gym was closed due to an awards night and I hadn't of gone because I was quite new... this knocked me off my schedule of running every night and I left it until last night when I started running again. Today, gym was open... everything back to normal and I was really anticipating it and looking forward to it, but for some reason I couldn't perform... I don't know why because it has been more intense before but my body wouldn't keep up for some reason and I don't know why, I felt like everything I had was drained from me on the day... I did descent on a few things but descent isn't good enough in my opinion, I WANT TO DO EXCELLENT! It just feels like I progressed so much and then just one day I couldn't get it going, I really don't know why. So I have a few questions;

1. Have you every had an 'off day' (where you perform worst than usual)?

2. If you have how have you coped with it afterwords and what did you do to bounce back?

3. What do you think may have caused the off day, or was it just one of them things?

Any advice on anything will be appreciated, thanks in advanced! :boxing:

Yea, I think everyone has them.

Things don't seem to work right?

I dont know why it happens, but you'll be back to normal soon

Yeah dude, whenever I miss a workout (morning run, train, or resistance) it seems like I feel weaker. I would like to know why as well.

Yeah, I mean the running wasn't so bad this time... but it was press-ups and stuff for some reason I was terrible at them, I mean they are a weak point on my half yeah but I have built on them over time and got better and better and this time I did really terrible.

It just felt like I was hopeless... I wanted to push through it all because I know I have worked harder before and been in a lot tenser workouts but this time I don't know I just couldn't... it wouldn't fit together. I am unsure if anybody saw that I was more lacking than I usually do (though the trainers probably did), but I am not bothered if they did... I don't feel embarrassed to whether they saw me or not, I felt embarrassed at myself!

Well I am glad to see other people have had the same problem, I guess it fixes itself then eh? I will just keep going... gaining more determination and keep working harder and show good spirit and I should get over and through it and start progressing again.

Thanks guys by the way... green karma for you all! :)

the problem i come across is if i take a day off my timing is noticeably worse, even if its just skipping, but especially head movement and parry.

But the weaker part is something you can work through, its in your head, its the same reason that when you watch sprinting in the olympics at the end of their race they are dead, same in boxing, if the fight it scheduled for 4,6,8,10 w.e if it goes the distance most of the time you feel like you couldnt have gone another second, and its not because you finished strong or killed yourself its because you told yourself after this im done. so if you go into the gym thinking damn i missed a day, i feel weaker BS your not, your muscles are not getting weaker because you skipped ONE session, maybe one session EVERY day, (you never went) lol then you it might matter

Just to add a bit, i ONLY boxed for 5 months, nothing off the clock, i was always 3 minutes on 30sec/1min off, and it took me some time once i started playing rugby again to get my head out of the gutter were i had the mentality after 3 minutes i get a break, i always felt myself getting a little tired after 3, i wasn't actually it was just my brain saying im used to this break were did it go lol

getting sick and coming back from after being sick really throws my game off. also missing practice by more than a week really messes my routine up.

the problem i come across is if i take a day off my timing is noticeably worse, even if its just skipping, but especially head movement and parry.

But the weaker part is something you can work through, its in your head, its the same reason that when you watch sprinting in the olympics at the end of their race they are dead, same in boxing, if the fight it scheduled for 4,6,8,10 w.e if it goes the distance most of the time you feel like you couldnt have gone another second, and its not because you finished strong or killed yourself its because you told yourself after this im done. so if you go into the gym thinking damn i missed a day, i feel weaker BS your not, your muscles are not getting weaker because you skipped ONE session, maybe one session EVERY day, (you never went) lol then you it might matter

Just to add a bit, i ONLY boxed for 5 months, nothing off the clock, i was always 3 minutes on 30sec/1min off, and it took me some time once i started playing rugby again to get my head out of the gutter were i had the mentality after 3 minutes i get a break, i always felt myself getting a little tired after 3, i wasn't actually it was just my brain saying im used to this break were did it go lol

Thanks, this helped and all... but I had no mental worried, I was there and ready to get down to business... but my body let me down. I understand what your saying though and it probably did make a difference, thanks for the advice and input!

I think your body just gets use tthe routine and when you try and jump right back into it, your body can't keep up. Sometimes it's good to take your work out down a notch and give your body time to recover. It is your tool for the sport after all so taking care of yourself is key and sometimes that means taking it easy. Listen to your body.

It's happen to everyone I think, I've had it happen to me 3x time this year already. I Just go next day and explode. It happens.:boxing:

Right, well here it is... I have been going Boxing for nearly 5-6 weeks now and am thoroughly enjoying it and have progressed more and more per session... last week I was really happy with myself on how intense it was and how I pushed through the burn, etc.

Anyway, last Thursday the gym was closed due to an awards night and I hadn't of gone because I was quite new... this knocked me off my schedule of running every night and I left it until last night when I started running again. Today, gym was open... everything back to normal and I was really anticipating it and looking forward to it, but for some reason I couldn't perform... I don't know why because it has been more intense before but my body wouldn't keep up for some reason and I don't know why, I felt like everything I had was drained from me on the day... I did descent on a few things but descent isn't good enough in my opinion, I WANT TO DO EXCELLENT! It just feels like I progressed so much and then just one day I couldn't get it going, I really don't know why. So I have a few questions;

1. Have you every had an 'off day' (where you perform worst than usual)?

2. If you have how have you coped with it afterwords and what did you do to bounce back?

3. What do you think may have caused the off day, or was it just one of them things?

Any advice on anything will be appreciated, thanks in advanced! :boxing:

I used to do Muay Thai for a year and I've started boxing the last few weeks. Everyone has off days. Some sessions you just don't have the focus, which could be a myriad of reasons: tiredness, stress, anxiety etc. I used to just try and tell myself that everyone has off days and next session I'll be twice as good. Getting back into the swing of things (no pun intended!) is a matter of confidence.

I used to do Muay Thai for a year and I've started boxing the last few weeks. Everyone has off days. Some sessions you just don't have the focus, which could be a myriad of reasons: tiredness, stress, anxiety etc. I used to just try and tell myself that everyone has off days and next session I'll be twice as good. Getting back into the swing of things (no pun intended!) is a matter of confidence.

Thanks mate good advice, I gotta admit as a whole I do need to gain more confidence anyway... inside and outside of Boxing, I guess it is something I will pick up along the way after believing in myself! :boxing:

Thanks mate good advice, I gotta admit as a whole I do need to gain more confidence anyway... inside and outside of Boxing, I guess it is something I will pick up along the way after believing in myself! :boxing:

Yeah boxing is definately a good way to improve confidence for sure! As your skills improve, your confidence will grow.

I found lifting weights pretty good for confidence building too. I started off weight training about 125lbs and now I'm at 175lbs. The strength gains make you believe in yourself a lot more as well.

Hope that helps bro.

ya man, confidence is huge. never doubt the strengh of the brain, it can be your best friend at times and others your worste enemy. ive had a couple injuries that required me to stop boxing for weeks on end, started to gain weight. and when i finally hit the gym again i was still training like i was in the best shape in months, ended up doing more harm than good.

Focus is key, hate the term "in the zone" but its the only thing i can think of to describe it, the best athletes in the world, i mean the best, can put themselves in this state of mind, everyone has had a day were they felt like holy **** why cant i fight like this all the time. The thing that seperates the guys who fight great and great fighters is this, just something to think about

f people didnt have it those two words would never come together

f people didnt have it those two words would never come together

True, but you know what I meant and what I was asking! :lol1:

ya man, confidence is huge. never doubt the strengh of the brain, it can be your best friend at times and others your worste enemy. ive had a couple injuries that required me to stop boxing for weeks on end, started to gain weight. and when i finally hit the gym again i was still training like i was in the best shape in months, ended up doing more harm than good.

Focus is key, hate the term "in the zone" but its the only thing i can think of to describe it, the best athletes in the world, i mean the best, can put themselves in this state of mind, everyone has had a day were they felt like holy **** why cant i fight like this all the time. The thing that seperates the guys who fight great and great fighters is this, just something to think about

Yeah true, thanks mate... I like the term 'in the zone', it describes when you are fully focused. Thanks for the advice mate much appreciated.

Yeah boxing is definately a good way to improve confidence for sure! As your skills improve, your confidence will grow.

I found lifting weights pretty good for confidence building too. I started off weight training about 125lbs and now I'm at 175lbs. The strength gains make you believe in yourself a lot more as well.

Hope that helps bro.

Yeah that does help thanks mate, confidence will grow as I go along I know... and thanks for the weights advice I will consider trying it myself! Green karma when I can give it out (24 hour without giving karma).

I used to do Muay Thai for a year and I've started boxing the last few weeks. Everyone has off days. Some sessions you just don't have the focus, which could be a myriad of reasons: tiredness, stress, anxiety etc. I used to just try and tell myself that everyone has off days and next session I'll be twice as good. Getting back into the swing of things (no pun intended!) is a matter of confidence.theres your answer. Unless your noticeably sick or injured. *(drained from not eating all day which some of us do to make weight)* [/B]

theres your answer. Unless your noticeably sick or injured. *(drained from not eating all day which some of us do to make weight)* [/B]

Cheers for advice mate!