What do you look for in a boxing gym? (ideally)

[Trrmo]

I was at a very reputable gym in Queens for a while now im back to my hometown and just got into this gym who took 3 guys to the olympics
http://www.lohud.com/article/2008111...TS05/811190380

and its free cuz its funded by the city

Thats great you got access to a good gym thats free

[Storamin]

I love my gym because it's open 7 days a week. M-F it's open 6:30 AM till 9pm. Truly unheard of for a boxing gym, but it's awesome.

Trainer is big too. The trainer has to match your personality. I'm very dedicated, so I don't need someone to push me like some of y'all. I prefer a trainer that shows you the defensive moves before you spar and let's you ease into it. I've been to gyms where they will have you spar day 1. Sure, it works, but you turn a lot of people away.

And yes, all authentic boxing gyms MUST be in the ******!

[mishka80]

85% is the coach. if the coach is soft, the gym will be soft. you don't wanna practice for the hardest game with a soft coach. you are going to want a coach who pushes your limits the first day of conditioning, and every day after that. a coach who asks you to spar on day one.

10% is the competition to spar with at your weight at the gym

5% is the atmosphere/bags/whether or not it's ******

I have not personally trained at the boxing gym that I plan to train at.... but this January I plan on going. With that said, I asked my friend about this boxing trainer..and he said he likes to showboat a lot and is ****y...not sure if that's a good thing...but hopefully the coach ain't soft.

My friend trains with an old-timer...70 year old+ ...and from what i've heard they're all friendly....not sure if I can same the same about the trainer taht i'll be training with (www.tonypep.com) but whats your take on this?

Would you rather train with some old-timer who teaches primarily for point fighting (Amateur) or train with a showboat hard-ass coach who pushes you to the limit ... while being a showboat..... do you guys got a problem with a coach who likes to be ****y?

I will report back my review of his gym ... luckily for me, they have a student plan so instead of paying $75 per month i'll be paying hopefully $50~$60


edit: I will be pissed if all the guys there are huge.... and no one is my weight/height... but I guess it's good practice

[mishka80]

By the way this is the reply I got when I asked about their gym

I know sorry about the phone. The music is always blaring and the bell is going off every 3 mins so its hard for Tony to hear the phone sometimes.

There is no contract, $75 a month open 6 days a week: mon-fri 5-9, sat 1-5 pm. If you are a student, he has a student rate as well. you can drop by anytime during those hrs and check it out. Tony trains everyone and anyone who is interested in boxing. Both amateur and professional, or even if you just want to get in shape and do his classes they are available as well.

It's gotta be a good gym if the music is so loud and everyone is training their asses off that they can't even hear the phone ring (I called about 5 times lol) and judgin from this reply, im sure Tony works with everyone 1 on 1 during the Open Gym sessions....

[Chr0nic]

By the way this is the reply I got when I asked about their gym



It's gotta be a good gym if the music is so loud and everyone is training their asses off that they can't even hear the phone ring (I called about 5 times lol) and judgin from this reply, im sure Tony works with everyone 1 on 1 during the Open Gym sessions....

your lucky man, wish i had a gym open and as active as that here

[mishka80]

your lucky man, wish i had a gym open and as active as that here

how does your boxing schedule look like?? haha i ain't that lucky...theres dudes here who get to train for free! ahha

[Danny Gunz]

By the way this is the reply I got when I asked about their gym



It's gotta be a good gym if the music is so loud and everyone is training their asses off that they can't even hear the phone ring (I called about 5 times lol) and judgin from this reply, im sure Tony works with everyone 1 on 1 during the Open Gym sessions....

75 dollars for a month holy ****

[SOY-COMO-SOY]

75 dollars for a month holy ****

the two gyms in my area are $75-$80

[mishka80]

75 dollars for a month holy ****

read my whole post it's $50~$60 since im a student

by the way i was paying $105 when I was training at an MMA gym.

[KostyaTszyu44]

my club (pcyc) is $5 a session lol (3 days a week)

oh and we also travel to other gyms for extra sparring and training usually once or twice a week which doesnt cost us, my coach just drives us

so i usually get 4-5 2-4 hour training sessions per week for $15 a week

not too bad