Bad sparring days

[bluntt]

yaaa rllyyya

[nivek535]

I spar 3 times a week, sometimes I am really good but yesterday I was so bad. I couldnt hit the guys, my defense was **** and I was off balance. I felt like it was the first time boxing.. I dont understand how it is possible that my boxing skills can change so dramatically from day to day? Does anyone else got these ****d up sparring days?

yea i feel you. i feel like sometimes it's to do with my sleep, diet, or simply confidence (which is affected by the fact that i know i lacked sleep/had a poor diet)
like rocky says... its in the headdd

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

i don't spar as much you do but i have experienced this too. unfortunately, we are not machines!

[Beavis_5000]

I spar 3 times a week, sometimes I am really good but yesterday I was so bad. I couldnt hit the guys, my defense was **** and I was off balance. I felt like it was the first time boxing.. I dont understand how it is possible that my boxing skills can change so dramatically from day to day? Does anyone else got these ****d up sparring days?

Its good for you. You will come back better the next day. Just think back about what went wrong and what you could have done different.

Think about it like this, on the days your in there on your game you leave your sparring partners feeling this way.

Its easy to get lackadaisical when sparring and let someone get in a groove. Next thing you know your out of your groove and everything you do gets stopped because they are in the zone. Next time you come in focused and shut them down from the get go.

If you have good sparring partners your gonna have many "off" days.

[Dadragonlpl]

I feel you bro maybe you had a bad day or somethin. There was times I messed up as well, but that's boxing for you and that's how you learn.

[_original_]

Sparring 3 times a week seems a bit excessive if you're not a pro, how many rounds do your normally put in each session?

[bluntt]

We always spar between exercices, heavy bag etc. every training. But just a few rounds like 4-5. Only one day a week we really just go sparring for a good hour after running.

[KO KOZUMA]

Pretty normal. I spar 2-4 days a week, and like others said, sometimes it's sleep/stress/diet, sometimes you have no idea. Virus creeping up, something you don't even really feel- or your sparring partner is having one of the best days of his life... just get back at it.

[giorgos21]

There is a bad day in boxing too,just like all sports.

[HughJass]

Of course,we're human FFS.

Don't fall into a habit of it though,mentally set a goal for yourself for you're next spar.

That's how we improve as fighters.