how is your boxing progressing?

[juggernautburn]

well, so far i started back a few years ago. but i wasn't going to the gym religiously. i would take lots of months off because i felt the coach didn't believe in me, or i didn't have money to go. my whole problem was i was overweight. i've been to two different gyms and they were the same as far as coaches moving me along (you know, like sparring? pad work? defense work? something besides hitting the bag and running?)

so all i've learned how to do in my few years since starting is throw a punch. that's it. haven't even had a sparring session. so i guess if you are overweight, don't even bother going because you won't learn anything is the lesson. anyway, i stopped going because i can lose weight on my own if that's all they are willing to teach me.

so now, i've lost about 30-40 pounds and i'm going to keep going until i'm about 10 percent body fat. then i'll go back to the gym...at 23. i'll go pro shortly after, it's too bad these years were wasted.

so how has your boxing been progressing?

[Flicker Jab]

well, so far i started back a few years ago. but i wasn't going to the gym religiously. i would take lots of months off because i felt the coach didn't believe in me, or i didn't have money to go. my whole problem was i was overweight. i've been to two different gyms and they were the same as far as coaches moving me along (you know, like sparring? pad work? defense work? something besides hitting the bag and running?)

so all i've learned how to do in my few years since starting is throw a punch. that's it. haven't even had a sparring session. so i guess if you are overweight, don't even bother going because you won't learn anything is the lesson. anyway, i stopped going because i can lose weight on my own if that's all they are willing to teach me.

so now, i've lost about 30-40 pounds and i'm going to keep going until i'm about 10 percent body fat. then i'll go back to the gym...at 23. i'll go pro shortly after, it's too bad these years were wasted.

so how has your boxing been progressing?

Why no sparring after all that time in the gym, just curious. You should've been getting work after a maximum of two, three months..boxing coaches aren't just going to see you slam some nice combos on a bag and from there on, always believe in you 100% and focus hard on you...it takes months of going to the gym every ****ing day, it takes dedication and love for the sport, if theres a few kids at your gym when you get a second, if they are doing something wrong (normally always got their hands down..) tell em to fix it...let the coach see you helping others try to get better and just, mainly, keep coming back the next day, if you wanna earn his respect.

Amateur boxing has a high turnover rate.

hehe

[BetterCallSaul]

Why no sparring after all that time in the gym, just curious. You should've been getting work after a maximum of two, three months..boxing coaches aren't just going to see you slam some nice combos on a bag and from there on, always believe in you 100% and focus hard on you...it takes months of going to the gym every ****ing day, it takes dedication and love for the sport, if theres a few kids at your gym when you get a second, if they are doing something wrong (normally always got their hands down..) tell em to fix it...let the coach see you helping others try to get better and just, mainly, keep coming back the next day, if you wanna earn his respect.

Amateur boxing has a high turnover rate.

hehe

What this guy said.

Do you know who the trainers favourite fighters are? The one's who turn up to training 4-5 times a week, are on time, and work hard from the first minute to the last. Those are the fighters that get the most attention, and it's because they deserve it. A trainer isn't going to waste his time on a part-time boxer, who only turns up when he feels like it.

When I first started boxing, I felt my my trainer was ignoring me. I only used to turn up to training once or twice, every couple of weeks, and even though my natural ability made me better than most of the guys in there, hard work and dedication beats a flashy guy hitting a heavy bag. When I did actually knuckle down, and show a little commitment, my trainer called me to work on the pads for the first time.

If you give 100%, you get back 100%.