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Before I post, I'm new to the forums so I'm sorry if this in the wrong place. I'm a 16 year old that has been training for about 3 years, which during that span, I have trained 5-6 days per wk, and 2 hours a session. I love boxing probably the most of any sport, and I have put every percent both physically and mentally into becoming the boxer I am today. However, there are two main concerns that I have with continuing on with boxing: 1, the fear of brain damage and 2, not being able to see what my possibilities are in other sports.
With my goal as a boxer, I have extremely high expectations for myself, I.e world title and I will only continue on with the sport seriously if I can achieve that. However, with that, I am frightened by the long term affects a boxing career such as that brings. To clarify, I am not afraid of pain or being hit, just the long term affects like brain damage. I am going very well with school, and I just can't seem to take that risk of ruining half of my life once my career has finished if I follow boxing.
Also, I am going very well with football at the moment, making representative teams and so on. With football, in order to be competing for success, you need to gain size, and if I follow training with football, then I could see myself gaining 30 - 40lbs in size, something that I know will hinder my boxing completely. I just fear not being able to come back to the sport I love (boxing) because I chose to put time in another sport. Another question I would like to ask is would it be possible to go from a sport like football, and go back down to boxing to the original way I previously was (I.e now)?
So, basically I am fearful of the consequences I would face and possibly regret if I did choose boxing. Also, I am worried that taking such a large time away from boxing (years) will make all of my hard work and dreams go to waste, as gaining size is a commitment in itself to lose again if I wanted to go back to boxing. Overall, I just face indecision on what to follow.
Very sorry If this post is too long and/or in the wrong forum. Any reply would greatly appreciated. If there is any need for more information I will gladly and quickly reply. Thank you!
Before I post, I'm new to the forums so I'm sorry if this in the wrong place. I'm a 16 year old that has been training for about 3 years, which during that span, I have trained 5-6 days per wk, and 2 hours a session. I love boxing probably the most of any sport, and I have put every percent both physically and mentally into becoming the boxer I am today. However, there are two main concerns that I have with continuing on with boxing: 1, the fear of brain damage and 2, not being able to see what my possibilities are in other sports.
With my goal as a boxer, I have extremely high expectations for myself, I.e world title and I will only continue on with the sport seriously if I can achieve that. However, with that, I am frightened by the long term affects a boxing career such as that brings. To clarify, I am not afraid of pain or being hit, just the long term affects like brain damage. I am going very well with school, and I just can't seem to take that risk of ruining half of my life once my career has finished if I follow boxing.
Also, I am going very well with football at the moment, making representative teams and so on. With football, in order to be competing for success, you need to gain size, and if I follow training with football, then I could see myself gaining 30 - 40lbs in size, something that I know will hinder my boxing completely. I just fear not being able to come back to the sport I love (boxing) because I chose to put time in another sport. Another question I would like to ask is would it be possible to go from a sport like football, and go back down to boxing to the original way I previously was (I.e now)?
So, basically I am fearful of the consequences I would face and possibly regret if I did choose boxing. Also, I am worried that taking such a large time away from boxing (years) will make all of my hard work and dreams go to waste, as gaining size is a commitment in itself to lose again if I wanted to go back to boxing. Overall, I just face indecision on what to follow.
Very sorry If this post is too long and/or in the wrong forum. Any reply would greatly appreciated. If there is any need for more information I will gladly and quickly reply. Thank you!
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