Boxing and social life

[British Pitbull]

Ok so wen I box i train hard, keep of alcohol and junk food and ****, but I always feel like quitting cos i think im missing out on good nights out with my friends, missing out on alot of girls, eating junk etc.

but wen i take 2 long off boxing I just feel like unfit and I wanna be back fighting again, but then after a while wen im back in the gym I'm in the same frame of mind thinking I wanna quit boxing 2 have that better social life, I'm confused any one else get the same feeling.

[DELETED ACCOUNT 06]

Yea its difficult. But just go out and have a couple of pints once a fortnight or something. You'll be alright.

Don't put your life on hold, if you can't live without one or the other. Do both. Just train that little bit harder.

[Verstyle]

Well think of it like this.You dedicate yourself to boxing,make some money from it,and your social live would be a whole lot better. With more time to have it too.

[British Pitbull]

I'm only amateur though and fight alot so it seems I cant do nothing else but train, dont get me wrong I do love it but its hard cos all any 1 does round here is go out and get pissed so im always left doing **** all.

[Verstyle]

I'm only amateur though and fight alot so it seems I cant do nothing else but train, dont get me wrong I do love it but its hard cos all any 1 does round here is go out and get pissed so im always left doing **** all.

I always take a day or 2 out of the month to get ****ed up.You should try that,not go to boxing and just get ****ed up that day.That way you scheduled it yourself and you wont feel half as bad.

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

i dont smoke or drink..all my friends do..when i got out with them im jus sittin there ****in wit them..but latley ive been stayin at home while everyone is out..and i just run..on friday i ran for about 1 hour..the longest i ever ran in my hole life..its a good way to think about what im doin with my life you no..i gotta be goin the right way

[kryo]

i dont smoke or drink..all my friends do..when i got out with them im jus sittin there ****in wit them..but latley ive been stayin at home while everyone is out..and i just run..on friday i ran for about 1 hour..the longest i ever ran in my hole life..its a good way to think about what im doin with my life you no..i gotta be goin the right way

Good ****. True words.

[British Pitbull]

thinking about it im gonna give it a few days to think about properly but I very much doubt im gonna quit cos I dont wanna live to regret it, i no a few older people who gave it up and there always trailing in and out the gym never getting fighting fit again, I dont wanna end up like them.

[One more]

I think there are a lot of ways you can cut corners to make ends meet with your social life. But I also think that boxing is a hungry sport... meaning that the ones that do REALLY well are the ones who WANT it BAD. I used to play the violin for a proffession... and all my life people were telling me that being a musician is all about the hunger and the drive. They told me that being a real musician means letting it consume my life and loving it the whole way through... even through all the crap and torment in the practice room and the recording studio.

I'm not saying you don't train hard or that you should give up anything you don't wanna... but maybe you should look at just how much you really wanna box. Then look at what you're willing to give up. If you wanna box and go out with your mates you can do it. You can make it work if you're hungry enough

[Smokin']

**** it man...take a couple days off a month to get completely ****ed up. But also think about it for a second...you're getting in sick shape, learning how to **** people up, while they are spending **** loads of money getting trashed and fatter in the process.