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  • #11
    Originally posted by mspiegelo View Post
    I wanted to know what some of you though about this. My first fight is coming up in January at 178. I am in good condition. I am 6'2.5'' and have a really low body fat percentage, under 5%. I ran 3 miles the other day in roughly 19 minutes on a treadmill. I have been training hard for boxing since I started early in 2008.

    my coach is conservative and waited till he was very confident that I will win my first fight, before letting me take this fight. i have been bugging him to let me fight since about june, but i see now that it was for the best, because my skills are 1000 times better than they were then.

    Anyway, as for the topic of this thread.......

    I have always sparred weekly, but never more than 5 rounds until last week. All of a sudden, I finished my 3 rounds going hard with my trainer, but when i left the ring, he told me not to take off my gear. I waited for him to go about 9 more rounds with various guys in the room and then he tells me "you got the rest." there were 4 more guys left, ( weighing 160, 160, 145 (obviously i worked with him a lot focusing on defense and speed), and guy my height (6'2.5''), but in worse shape weighing about 220). I went an additional 12 rounds, doing 3, 2-minute rounds with each of these 4 guys. these were consecutive rounds in which they were fresh and i was fatigued. by the time i faced the big guy, i was getting hit with slow, but powerful punches that would have NEVER hit me before.

    after the sparring, i was very tired. i was about to work out, and my trainer laughed and told me that was all for the day. then, I asked my trainer, why 15 rounds if amateur fights are 3, 2-minute rounds for novice. he told me that this is how we will start the camp, and we will cut the rounds and up the intensity until fight week.

    as part of that plan, i sparred 4 guys today for 2, 3 minute rounds each. i will also spar friday against a guy from our team that is open 178 who won the silver in the national golden gloves at 201 before he cut weight to go light heavy. i probably won't do more than 4 rounds with him though, and obviously he will be working with me because he is far more experienced....

    My question is what do you think about this method of starting with many rounds for overall conditioning, and then cutting down to fewer, more intense rounds as the fight nears? i do not doubt my trainer. he has gotten me much, much, much better and has a track record of great results with many champions on the team, but as a future trainer, I would like to know for my own knowledge. thanks guys.

    what gym do you train at?

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    • #12
      Originally posted by Yugi18 View Post
      Hello, How many miles do you run per weerk? And Do you run always on treadmill or do you run outdoor?
      i vary it. i do intervals sometime, crosstraining on the erg and elliptical (especially if my knees are feeling messed up), static pace pieces like the 3 mile piece i spoke of earlier, longer pieces, and sometimes just slow pieces if i am feeling beat down- kind of like a recovery run.

      i usually only do roadwork 3 days a week, mixing up the street and the treadmill. i also do a lot of anaerobic conditioning drills that mixes up burpess/mountain climbers/ split jumps/ pushups/ jumping jacks, etc in intense 2 or 3 minute bursts to emulate rounds. honestly, i hate the treadmill, but i work at a gym (not the one i train at) as a personal trainer, so sometimes i have to use it in between clients if i want to get my run in....

      Originally posted by D.I.E.S.E.L View Post
      what gym do you train at?
      i train at New York Boxing in Queens, NY. the amateur team is called Brotherhood Boxing...

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      • #13
        Wow you sound like your in such great shape and fit lol.. I can't help but weant to fight you lol.. smiling at the screen right now.. BUT ANYWAY

        With your fitness and time in training your first fight should be no problem for you if you make sure you do everything you've been learning for all this time.

        K.O. this guy.


        oh and im from jersey.. in florida now.. but i seen you were from NY.

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        • #14
          Originally posted by DA1CATAS View Post
          Wow you sound like your in such great shape and fit lol.. I can't help but weant to fight you lol.. smiling at the screen right now.. BUT ANYWAY

          With your fitness and time in training your first fight should be no problem for you if you make sure you do everything you've been learning for all this time.

          K.O. this guy.


          oh and im from jersey.. in florida now.. but i seen you were from NY.
          thanks bro. haha, i wasnt trying to brag or sound ****y, i was just trying to point out that my trainer didnt just throw some random fat, out of shape guy in the ring for 15 rounds.

          anyway, i would love to knock this guy out. i will come out hard and test the waters and his chin right away, and decide to fight or box thereafter. that of course is the game plan, but i have seen enough novice fights to know that it is not always that simple, or pretty...

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          • #15
            Bro what train is around your gym? Brotherhood?

            I've been busy lately.. No time for nothing.. Just regular shadow boxing, rope skipping and and running. Im trying to see what gym is closest by me.

            Thanks.

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            • #16
              Originally posted by Undefeated View Post
              Bro what train is around your gym? Brotherhood?

              I've been busy lately.. No time for nothing.. Just regular shadow boxing, rope skipping and and running. Im trying to see what gym is closest by me.

              Thanks.
              myrtle stop on the l train and myrtle-wykoff off of the m train. the j train isn't far either. where u comin from? maybe a bus would be better if non of those are near you...

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              • #17
                Originally posted by mspiegelo View Post
                myrtle stop on the l train and myrtle-wykoff off of the m train. the j train isn't far either. where u comin from? maybe a bus would be better if non of those are near you...

                Im right by the J train.. So I can take the L at Junction and ****... How far is it from the stop? I never been around there.

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                • #18
                  Originally posted by Undefeated View Post
                  Im right by the J train.. So I can take the L at Junction and ****... How far is it from the stop? I never been around there.
                  really close. you can google map the location: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um...num=4&ct=image

                  Its in ridgewood, which is not a bad neighborhood at all. it is on the border of williamsburg brooklyn and bushwick. dude, come. it is legit. i watched luis collazo spar this morning. its sick!

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                  • #19
                    Originally posted by mspiegelo View Post
                    really close. you can google map the location: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um...num=4&ct=image

                    Its in ridgewood, which is not a bad neighborhood at all. it is on the border of williamsburg brooklyn and bushwick. dude, come. it is legit. i watched luis collazo spar this morning. its sick!
                    it is letter e on the map located at 333 Saint Nicholas Ave, Flushing, NY‎

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                    • #20
                      Ima go by this week or probaly next.. I got finals coming up.. Ugh... I have no life.. I just want to box and train....

                      Its gotta be done!

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