Do Boxers Train 8+ Hours A Day?

[miamijohn]

every trainer is different. Some days 2to 4 some days 4to6 some days we in there all day...Its all depending on what routine is being worked how old the guy is and so on..a lot of factors go into it. As a trainer im there everyday 12 to 14 hrs a day. Some guys i have to kick out because they dont want to leave. Gym ****.

[Pacmanjay]

Manny fighters exaggerate the amount of time they train each day. For instance you hear all these MMA fighters say they train 6-8 hours a day and yet if you look at it, the actual time they spend on training is roughly 3-4 hours. Not matter how good a condition your body is in, the human body cannot take more than 5-6 hours of intense combat sport training (skill work, condition, strength, etc) 6 days a week. Now there may be some who train up to 6 hours on some days of the week, but not everyday. People who train over 6 hours per day (of actual training) are marathon runners and the like, and you see what happens to the body if you train like that. Muscle is catabolized away. You're not going to be a very good fighter with zero muscle (not as in body building muscle, but functional muscle tissue). Manny Pacquiao who is no doubt one of the hardest workers in any sport (especially combat sports) trains at Wild Card 3 hours per day. I think he does his strength and conditioning in that session too, maybe he does the beach workout on weekends, but still he spends around 3 hours a day at WildCard plus his morning work. Thats proably a little over 3.5 hours for one of the hardest workers in the game. Now that is ACTUAL training time, Manny trains almost nonstop once he is in WildCard. Even Amir Khan spends just around 2 hours training at WildCard. I dont' know how much stuff he does outside the gym, but that's what he did at WC.

[Danny Gunz]

thats not true 2-3 hours top... plus running

[ELPacman]

I'm thinking around 3-4 hours a day of hardcore workout. But that doesn't mean they go off and slack afterwards. Eating healthy, mainting proper sleep and weight. Stuff like that, I guess you can say it's like they are in training 24/7, but what you probably actually see, all adds up to a total of 3-4 hours.

[KJB]

Training 12 hours a day 7 days a week would be insane.

[Khalid X]

Sam Peter's day of training! (Yes he only does a single day of training during his camps):


1pm - Wake up, eats sausage, bacon, eggs, chips, beans with some fried bread
2pm - Back to bed
4pm - Wakes up again, eats a 15inch Pizza with extra cheese and all the trimmings - Finishes the other half of his pig that he left after breakfast.
6pm - Gets to the gym, runs for 10mins, rests...
6:30pm - Goes nuts and smacks a heavy bag around for 10mins, during that time he does 3 sets lasting 2mins, collapses and rests....
7pm - Feels very proud of his days hard work and heads home..
8pm -Donner kebab, large chips with extra chilly sauce...no salad.
9pm - Watches TV then bed ready for an amazing performance in his up coming fight...

The funniest part is that you have his lazy waking up at 1pm..ROFL

[Spray_resistant]

Sam Peter's day of training! (Yes he only does a single day of training during his camps):


1pm - Wake up, eats sausage, bacon, eggs, chips, beans with some fried bread
2pm - Back to bed
4pm - Wakes up again, eats a 15inch Pizza with extra cheese and all the trimmings - Finishes the other half of his pig that he left after breakfast.
6pm - Gets to the gym, runs for 10mins, rests...
6:30pm - Goes nuts and smacks a heavy bag around for 10mins, during that time he does 3 sets lasting 2mins, collapses and rests....
7pm - Feels very proud of his days hard work and heads home..
8pm -Donner kebab, large chips with extra chilly sauce...no salad.
9pm - Watches TV then bed ready for an amazing performance in his up coming fight...

The part I find funniest is that he is only awake for a grand total of 8 hours

[P.WILL]

Paul Williams doesnt train....he waits