im done with boxing

[mathed]

eat 6 times a day, 3 cups of rice and about half a box of pasta. At least 2 to 4 chicken breasts per day, protein shakes and steroids, lol

[MJ406]

theres a thread somewhere around here of all the great fighters who got knocked out in the amateurs, im guessing thats what happened. or maybe u just dont have the stones to take a punch, eighter way i think u should keep with it. i thought about quitting a couple of times but i couldnt live with myself if i gave up on myself like that, maybe your different.

btw why the hell do ppl make threads on how to bulk up on here?

1. its pretty much common knowledge.
2. this is a boxing forum, not a bodybuilding forum.
3. there are already a million threads on the subject.

1. if it's common knowledge, why would people ask so much?

2. so what, just because it's bulking up doesn't mean it has zero relation to boxing. Wouldn't fighters want to put on lean muscle?

3. yeah I've seen this topic come up quite a bit.

[oniham]

so... why are you quitting?

[Max Cady]

just **** boxing look up some other threads of mine the story is in there

anyway im up to 166 lbs now eating heaps and doing weight training. been doing heaps of weights and i already feel way bigger and stronger

been eating oatmeal and a shortstack of pancakes plus a banana shake for breakfast

protein shake plus 2 turkey sandwiches for snack

steak with potatos and vegetables for lunch

same snak

massive bowl of pasta for dinner followed by yoghurt and fruit for dessert

peanut butter on whet bread plus glass of milk and banana before bed

wake up at 3:30am and have a glass of milk plus an apple a nut and grain bar and a tub of yoghurt

[Max Cady]

just **** boxing look up some other threads of mine the story is in there

anyway im up to 166 lbs now eating heaps and doing weight training. been doing heaps of weights and i already feel way bigger and stronger

been eating oatmeal and a shortstack of pancakes plus a banana shake for breakfast

protein shake plus 2 turkey sandwiches for snack

steak with potatos and vegetables for lunch

same snak

massive bowl of pasta for dinner followed by yoghurt and fruit for dessert

peanut butter on whet bread plus glass of milk and banana before bed

wake up at 3:30am and have a glass of milk plus an apple a nut and grain bar and a tub of yoghurt

oh and for weights ive been doing

4 sets of 8 reps, 140 lbs bench pres

5 sets of 20 reps 20 lbs curls

4 sets 4 reps 300lbs leg press

deadlifting 135 lbs, 6 times

hammer squat 160 lbs 4 times

2 sets 9 reps 35 lbs curl

4 sets 10 reps 130 lbs chest press

various abs exercises

explosive medicine ball excerise with a partner

stetching

i do this 3 times a week and then i do a run once a week to keep body fat down

[sammiza567]

what made you quit. i too just quit after 5 hard ass years. at first it felt like wasted time. but it was anything but. boxing has completley changes my life and myself as a person. ive found out what tyoe of guy i am. im the tyoe of guy who can wake up a 5 am months straight to run and get my ass in the gym everyday and eat my lame ass fruit veggies and chicken when i was in high school while everyone ate pizza. im that guy who took everyone i ever sparred best shots and didnt go away. i know that 10 years down the road if my life still hasnt gone anywhere i will be just fine. b/c ive found out im just that type of person who can go hard non stop till i acheive my goals. dont get me wrong, i love boxing. i love fighting in general, which is why i respect mma so much. i dont plan on quitting boxing completley, i want to get much bigger but still spar alot. i just have no more desire to go pro. so many guys end up hurt or slow. i cant think if alot of fighters over 50-60 who arent punchy. except fricking leonard and he barely got hit. im not trying to make any else quit, by all means boxing is the hardest sport in the world. but in the words of victor ortiz, i just dont think i deserve to take this kind of punishment. but seriously the other reason i quit is b/c ive been playing golf since i was 4 so i would rather go pro in that. much easier life. i can put on like 20 lbs of muscle. i can drink and smoke weed more. plus the bottom level golfers make boatloads more than the guys in boxing outside the top 10. sorry for all that, but i thought my story could offer you some insight as we are dealing with the same thing.

[sammiza567]

one more thing, i that i try to picture myself 10 years from now. will i regret giving up fighting? i know i have so much potential its crazy and i have no doubt i would become a world champion. but i will not regret this choice. i am doing it to be happy, and to be healthy, and you cant put a price on that. god bless to all you warriors out there. boxing truly is the most brutal sport out there, and i dont mean brutal as ingetting hit in the face. the sport is just so unforgiving if your not giving 1000% to it.but that is the beauty of it i guess. men chasing a glimpse of a dream. many will be a flash in the pan. more wont even become that flash. if you really want to be a champion. you have to be dedicated 365 days out of the year. its just a fact mr. cristobal arreola. there are guys out there like pacman and bradley who live eat and sleep the sport so you better get busy doing the same.

[RightCross94]

what made you quit. i too just quit after 5 hard ass years. at first it felt like wasted time. but it was anything but. boxing has completley changes my life and myself as a person. ive found out what tyoe of guy i am. im the tyoe of guy who can wake up a 5 am months straight to run and get my ass in the gym everyday and eat my lame ass fruit veggies and chicken when i was in high school while everyone ate pizza. im that guy who took everyone i ever sparred best shots and didnt go away. i know that 10 years down the road if my life still hasnt gone anywhere i will be just fine. b/c ive found out im just that type of person who can go hard non stop till i acheive my goals. dont get me wrong, i love boxing. i love fighting in general, which is why i respect mma so much. i dont plan on quitting boxing completley, i want to get much bigger but still spar alot. i just have no more desire to go pro. so many guys end up hurt or slow. i cant think if alot of fighters over 50-60 who arent punchy. except fricking leonard and he barely got hit. im not trying to make any else quit, by all means boxing is the hardest sport in the world. but in the words of victor ortiz, i just dont think i deserve to take this kind of punishment. but seriously the other reason i quit is b/c ive been playing golf since i was 4 so i would rather go pro in that. much easier life. i can put on like 20 lbs of muscle. i can drink and smoke weed more. plus the bottom level golfers make boatloads more than the guys in boxing outside the top 10. sorry for all that, but i thought my story could offer you some insight as we are dealing with the same thing.

Well you haven't really grown or changed as a person at all, because you just took the easy way out by quitting boxing for lame ass golf which isn't even a sport.

[Robert Mugabe]

No need to continue if your heart isnt in it.I wouldnt make a rushed decision if I were you

[Robert Mugabe]

Well you haven't really grown or changed as a person at all, because you just took the easy way out by quitting boxing for lame ass golf which isn't even a sport.

It's what motivates him as a person.He appreciates the challenge but values his health.Also he's looking at the returns financially and has an easier option.If Golf makes him happy let him get into it.

In life there's a principle of escalation of commitment.This is when things are not really going your way but you commit more maybe because you dont want to be called a quiter or have invested too much,have come too far to let go.What about the other side of the arguement,how about cutting your losses?