Addicted to Sparring

[Jab89]

For the past 2 months ive been sparring a lot good ams, pros, allright ams and now when ever i go to the gym alls i want tro do is spar, its weird because not to long ago i would get a little nervous before i would spar. Any cure it seems to take over and alls i want to do is punch someone, This happen to anyone else or am i crazy.

I think I just need a fight. I have one comin up July 14-15 but its a month off and Im hungry.

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

damn i need to get that feeling then i think id be a beast..im still hella nervous before sparring which messes up my stamina and i only last a round and a half b4 im breathing like a dog

[Jab89]

damn i need to get that feeling then i think id be a beast..im still hella nervous before sparring which messes up my stamina and i only last a round and a half b4 im breathing like a dog

Its not a bad feeling but its a ***** when u have no one to spar u except tice a week and it has helped my stanima a lot not being nervous, about 2 weeks ago i sparred 13 rounds straight No bull**** 13-2min rounds, I usually train w/ 3min but r coach set it to 2. Its funny cause me and my partner went hard like 6-8 rounds and r coach dint tell us to stop so after the 8th he said ok u sparred ur way no spar my way and he made us through all r shots to the chest, neck, shoulders and arms for about 5 rounds for punishment, then 50 push-ups which isnt much but after sparring that much i was drained.I think to stop being nervous get used to ur surroundiongs and spar guys who r better then u another thing that helps is seeing what u did better after eachtime u spar, what it sounds like u need is confidence.

[mgkirkpatrick]

i havent sparred for ages.. but i get cravings.. i think sparring addiction is very real.

[fraidycat]

What's not to like? Like someone said, there's no bench, no timeouts, no teammates. In the ring, it's you, and your sparring partner, and God. Totally pure.

Plus, sparring is a hell of a lot more fun than conditioning and drills. Don't get lazy. Sparring alone isn't enough.

[shawn_]

you should avoid excessive sparing at all costs.

[Trick]

you should avoid excessive sparing at all costs.

true, too much sparring will wear you out, and will probably take away from your skills. I probably wouldn't do more than one full-on spar per week.

EDIT: Not like that's some kinda rule, obviously in a given situation I might be sparring a lot more, but normally I wouldn't go to intense more than once a week.

[DA1CATAS]

true, too much sparring will wear you out, and will probably take away from your skills. I probably wouldn't do more than one full-on spar per week.

EDIT: Not like that's some kinda rule, obviously in a given situation I might be sparring a lot more, but normally I wouldn't go to intense more than once a week.

My trainer had me sparring 3 times the week for 3 weeks b4 my fight.. which turned into everytime i walked in the gym i'd spar lol.

[KingDosia]

Ha ha, I konw the feeling I think I'm gonna be a 45-50 yr old man still drawn to the gym to spar. I went back recently after a 9 month lay off damn was I out of shape. But still managed to learn, Still worked out that agression, And walked away feeling good about it. So yeah why wouldn't you get addicted?

[Trick]

My trainer had me sparring 3 times the week for 3 weeks b4 my fight.. which turned into everytime i walked in the gym i'd spar lol.

Ya, before a fight you'd probably spar a little more. But 3 spars/week for your entire career is physiologically not a good idea.

Haha, but what the ****, boxing isn't physiologically a good idea