Do Boxers Train 8+ Hours A Day?

[ScofieldBurrows]

I recently heard boxers train for anything from 8 to 12 hours a day and they train 7 days a week while in training camp. Now obviously boxers train hard but i do find this a little bit difficult to believe as that is some serious overtraining. I mean they would probably run quite a few miles, spar, work the heavybag and things like that but other than that there really isn't anything else. I believe maybe about 3-4 hours.

[cottothechamp]

no they dont train 8 hours a day, that would be insane, i guess what there saying is the overall daily work out routine last 8 hours, get up in the mourning run for an hour, sprints another hour, ab workout another hour, mits-sparring-heavybag-other bags 3-4 hours

[ButlerBoxing]

you've answered your own question. you would kill yourself training 12 hours a day

[hookoutofhell]

I recently heard boxers train for anything from 8 to 12 hours a day and they train 7 days a week while in training camp. Now obviously boxers train hard but i do find this a little bit difficult to believe as that is some serious overtraining. I mean they would probably run quite a few miles, spar, work the heavybag and things like that but other than that there really isn't anything else. I believe maybe about 3-4 hours.

training anything more than 4 or 4 and a half hours is overkill.

[ScofieldBurrows]

cottothechamp i don't understand what you are saying. You said they don't train 8 hours a day and then say their overall workout routine adds up to 8 hours a day. So that means you think they do.

[Walt Liquor]

stretching and 30 minute run, cool down- 1hr
warm up, calesthetics, more stretching-1 hr
bag and mitt work sit ups-1 hr-1:30
in ring work-45 min to 1 hr.

those are approximates from people at the gym down here (fight club in miami), professionals. Jermain is training there right now. my gym is different because its more of a dojo, boxing is a smaller part of it and there are no current professional fighters there.

[P.WILL]

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[Cuauhtémoc1520]

stretching and 30 minute run, cool down- 1hr
warm up, calesthetics, more stretching-1 hr
bag and mitt work sit ups-1 hr-1:30
in ring work-45 min to 1 hr.

those are approximates from people at the gym down here (fight club in miami), professionals. Jermain is training there right now. my gym is different because its more of a dojo, boxing is a smaller part of it and there are no current professional fighters there.

Every trainer is different. I train fighters for everyday sort of gym time very differently than if they preparing for a fight.

8-10 hours a day is a lot but it can take some time when you calculate the time you run, warm up and then finally do your training routine

[Walt Liquor]

1 day off a week i believe is pretty common, just running

[Walt Liquor]

Every trainer is different. I train fighters for everyday sort of gym time very differently than if they preparing for a fight.

8-10 hours a day is a lot but it can take some time when you calculate the time you run, warm up and then finally do your training routine

Excellent point about if we are talking about training and staying in shape or preparing for a fight. I'm going to send you a question.