Instructional Boxing Books and DVD Thread!!!

[mspiegelo]

So I was looking at the Fall Ringside catalogue today, which just came in the mail yesterday, and they have a lot of resources for boxers/trainers in terms of instructional dvds and books. If any of you have used any of these videos or books in your training, please review them in this thread!

First off, I was wondering if anyone has ordered any of John Brown's DVDS. They run the gamut from shadowboxing, to defense, to footwork, to counter-punching, to bag technique and drills and I was curious as to how helpful these dvds are collectively and/or in terms of each individual release. I can imagine that some are better than others within this collection....

Then there is the great trainers dvds featuring 4 volumes focusing on trainers Ken Adams, Archie Moore, Ace Miller, and Jesse Reid. Does anyone recommend any of these volumes? Why or why not?

In terms of boxing books, I am interested in reading your reviews on the following:

1) Explosive Power and Strength by Dr. Donald A Chu. Dr. Chu is a prominent Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, so I know this book has to have some valuable info. Your thoughts?

2) Nutrition for Boxers. Anyone check this one out?!?

3) Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Boxers. How is this?!?

4) The Boxers Workout... this is the least appealing to me of the four, but nevertheless worth hearing about it if one of y'all has it.

Thanks in advance for your responses!

[peewee1460]

3) Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Boxers. How is this?!?

complete ****. not boxing specific at all, just a weightlifting guide.

[mspiegelo]

complete ****. not boxing specific at all, just a weightlifting guide.

thats what i feared about this book. thanks for the feedback. im curious to see if anyone has donald chu's book. he is the man when it comes to strength and conditioning...

[Salty]

The videos are all in the download section, just have a quick search. Not too sure on the books though, a quick google search and i'm sure you can find ebook versions.

[mspiegelo]

thanks salty, but the only ones i found were TITLE videos. That would have been cool, but the links all expired.

I am curious as to what some of you who may have checked out the videos thinks about the two. Is either series good? If you've seen both, which is better?

I think that a quality instructional video, or book can be a good supplement to augment one's training regiment with a trainer. It certainly couldn't hurt!

Thanks

[Pony Boy]

Just airing. What the hell are the guys at Ringside thinking! They jacked-up their prices rediculously when the economy is so bad!!! Thank God Title's prices are still the same. I'm not buying from Ringside until their prices DROP!

[oaklandstephen]

4) The Boxers Workout... this is the least appealing to me of the four, but nevertheless worth hearing about it if one of y'all has it.

weak as hell. i just got this like 4 days ago and i thought i was gonna learn something. i didnt. the book just show hella pics of like 43 year old white guys posing throwing shots. u will not learn anything from this book.

[mspiegelo]

yeah- **** those new ringside prices!!! there business is gonna suffer hard!

anyway, anyone ever check out the John Brown instructional dvds? i was wondering how good these are. i train at a gym and have a coach, but i figure that every lit bit could help.

i just don't want to buy ****. please let me know if you have seen any of the 23 dvds in this series, and provide some feedback as to the quality of the instruction. thanks!

[oaklandstephen]

yeah- **** those new ringside prices!!! there business is gonna suffer hard!

anyway, anyone ever check out the John Brown instructional dvds? i was wondering how good these are. i train at a gym and have a coach, but i figure that every lit bit could help.

i just don't want to buy ****. please let me know if you have seen any of the 23 dvds in this series, and provide some feedback as to the quality of the instruction. thanks!

i downloaded a couple of those off limewire about year ago they were very detailed about eveything. it looked like it was filmed in like 1995 or something either that or they used an old ass camera.

[mspiegelo]

i downloaded a couple of those off limewire about year ago they were very detailed about eveything. it looked like it was filmed in like 1995 or something either that or they used an old ass camera.

Thanks bro. Which ones did you download? Which ones were the best of the ones you saw? Did they help? Thanks!

anyone ever check out the John Brown instructional dvds? i was wondering how good these are. i train at a gym and have a coach, but i figure that every lit bit could help.

i just don't want to buy ****. please let me know if you have seen any of the 23 dvds in this series, and provide some feedback as to the quality of the instruction. thanks!

Anyone else have any input?!?