First day at the new boxing gym...

[nitepanther]

Well this is a continuation of the thread I made on Friday.

Anyways my girlfriend and I got to the gym around 3pm today. They first had us run around the entire complex (probably the size of a 1/4 mile track) 15 times. We actually completed the whole thing and it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. I got tired quite a few times but ended up working through it.

Then we came back inside and this guy Pete started teaching us how to shadow box. The first 10 minutes or so I kept locking up my legs but I eventually I got my stance a little better and was able to consistently throw 1-2s without falling over or losing my balance.

After that they had us working on the bags. The only problem I had with this was I kept leaning my head in as I was punching but my stance and everything else was pretty decent.

Our practice ended around 6pm because my girlfriend was getting really hungry but generally the class is about 5 hours long (if you want to stay that long) and Mondays-Fridays. I am definitely planning to make all the practices and use the full class time.

All in all I had a really fun time and I felt great. All the trainers were former professional fighters and they were really nice and encouraging and I instantly found myself learning things quicker, but there's still much room for improvement.

[esponda]

5 hours diary?


u wanna become pro or what?

o u keep cool and dont do very vogorus work all the 5 ours?

[nitepanther]

I would love to go pro but after only being there a second day I'd like to learn how to box before getting in the ring. I actually do try and push myself the whole 5 hours but we do get 30 second breaks between rounds and I'm always working different parts of my body.

Usually when I first get there I do my 15 laps around the building and there's stretching, shadow boxing and then one of my coaches Pete helps me get my jab, 1-2s better and he taught me the hook yesterday. So there's an hour and half gone right there. Then I'll be doing pushups or crunches or other things so I'm not getting that tired because in those 5 hours I'm working different areas or I'll cool down and do some extra strectching if I'm really tired.

But besides just being there, I go the full 5 hours because we have different coaches. Each one is a former professional fighter but each one works strictly cardio or defense or offense. So if you want to get in shape better, work on avoiding shots or giving them there's a specific coach you can go see. And from my personal experience if I spend 10-15 minutes with a coach just on like bettering my jab or my footwork I improve dramatically.

But all the coaches have different schedules or are planning to teach a few group sessions each day. So one coach could come in at 6pm, or one of them will be there from 3-4 and leave. So for someone like me who not only wants to get into shape but would also want to try fighting, sacrificing 5 hours a day in exchange for excellent fitness and getting lots of good advice and improving quickly is really invaluable.

[oshea1690]

I think 5 hours is a waste of time if your doing it all together. I think the running should be separated from the punching imo. Youll just get tired for no reason and u wnot be able to wokr on form as well if you are tired.

[KingDosia]

I don't have a very good feeling about the schedule and training here. I think the trainer is going in the wrong direction with boxing training. This doesn't even sound like training intended for competition at all. Here is why.

1. You don't want to do your running in long continuous jogs. It doesn't benefit a fighter for anything except maybe some fat loss. Running should be anaerobic like sprints for intervals of 2-3 min a piece seperated by 30 sec to a min of slow jog. This mimics the type of exertion you go through in the ring.
And you shouldnt do your road work right before skills training, You need the energy to complete the movements correctly. And only running? no Plyometrics or even ground work?

2. The length of class 5 hrs is way out of your target zone for training. One may put together 5 hrs in a day training for a professional fight but believe me it is split up 2.5 in the morning 2.5 at night. Thats rigorous in its own.

These two fact are so off the mark for a boxing program I would question the director. In the begining 8-10 hrs in a week is at the maximum end of what you should be spending in the gym, Getting your muscles used to the punishment you would be putting them through. This adds up to every other day for an 2-3 hrs. And like I said get up early and do some road work that is benificial to boxing. Long distance running will not condition you in a way that is helpful for boxing. An easy way to start would be to find a track sprint for about 800 meters jog for a min. and repeat 4-6 times to start. If you are familiar with burpee training follow the sprints up with a combination of burpees and 50 meter sprints. ie. 10 burpees sprint, 10 pushups jog back 10 knee tucks sprint 50 mtn climbers jog back repeat 4-6 times. You don't need to do roadwork every day. make a 3-5 day schedule for boxing every other day. the off days just rest and take in a lot of water and protiene eat a balanced diet just go heavy on those two. As you go you could use those off days for some strength and conditioning training. But you need rest as much as you need work in the begining. Don't over do it you will burn yourself out

[nitepanther]

Hey guys thanks for the advice. I do think there may have been a few misunderstandings on my part. First off, the 15 laps are more of a warm up to get yourself ready for the training. Stretching, 15 laps, then shadow boxing etc.

Also it's not required for us to be there for 5 hours a day, 5 times a week. Most people come for an hour or two but for someone like me who just recently signed up I thought it would be a good idea to try and do the whole 5 hours. Even if I'm not working out just being there and getting advice and learning from the coaches.

But I do appreciate your advice and I'll try and look for other workouts on here or online because I honestly don't know that much about getting in shape, boxing wise or what all I should do. I just figured pushing so hard might get me in shape quicker but I didn't even think about sprint running. I'll try asking my coaches and getting more help here.