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I plan to start boxing in some months perhaps, after my knees heal up. In the mean time what do you think are some of the best things to do to prepare? I havent been fully fit for a while. I dont have a punch bag but I have one of those standing up Punch men things. Any ideas what I can do that wont be too strenuous on my legs/knees?
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shodow box, push ups, sit ups, and maybe some light skipping. -
press ups,sit ups,crunches,small runs,watch you're diet,do some sort of strength training programme at home if you can,i took some tips off www.rossboxing.comComment
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How does shadow boxing help?Comment
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it doesnt help much for health and all that,but if you have been off for a while and feel abit rusty it gives you chance to practice ur moves,depends how long you do it for aswell,if you do it for about 30 mins its a good workout depending if you throw half arsed punches or not lolOriginally posted by Naz-Fan View PostComment
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Nothing will ever fully prepare you for what you will come to expect to do at the gym.
However, you need immense cardiovascular fitness, and you need strength... both of which lack in the average person on the street who has not trained. So do some intense runs, and do some basic bodyweight exercises. Other than that you cannot go into the gym any more prepared...Comment
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Run as hard as you can until you puke, then run as hard as you can home, do 50 pushups on your knuckles, and then ram your head through the wall. That will help give you an approximation of what you're in for.
If your knees are bad -- speaking more seriously, now -- try walking stairs or doing an elliptical trainer or one of those cross-country ski trainer jobbies. If your knees are bad, you will have problems boxing. You need explosive leg strength and you've also got to be able to plant, twist, and lever your whole body off the ball of your foot.
Boxing training -- serious boxing, not "boxing fitness" or Tae Bo -- is brutal. It is as physically and psychologically strenuous as it gets in any sport, anywhere, ever. Period. A champion boxer has the strength of a weightlifter, the explosive power and aggressive instincts of a linebacker, the sheer balls of a ski-jumper or professional snowboarder, the physical and mental endurance of a triathlete, and the coordination of a figure skater. I wish I could tell you something else, but I'd be lying. It is hard every time, and it hurts every time, and not a week goes by that I don't think about quitting. It is so ****ing hard sometimes that every time I show up to the gym I clap myself on the back.
It is also fun as hell.
Good luck.Comment
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Work on your endurance, thats great in boxing, if you can last long, that will sure help. Try to practice your punches. Jabs, hooks, etc. If you practice that enough, you should be in pretty good shape to start boxing.Comment
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Road works the key to fitness, its someone everyone can do, i went out a run 2nyt before training, ****ing hell i was tired when i finished, got a god sparring session done 2nyt though. Craked another part on my nose lol! ****ing southpaws hahaComment
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