First smoker prep and PTs - fighters only

[Rip Chudd]

If you can afford the 100$ an hour for the trainer, then you can spend the gas money to drive to an actual boxing gym and get the proper training and sparring

This right here^^^^

[Juof]

Dude join a gym the trainers don't charge just their normal £5 per session max don't waste $100 on an amateur boxer to train you.

[LoadedWraps]

Sorry, but I don't wanna hear any bull**** on what you "think" if you've never fought, its useless and this is a serious change in my life that I won't predicate on untested opinions. I've seen enough flame threads on painting the bike shed, so apologies for my bluntness.

Coming off an injury, I'm coming back to train for my first smoker. I'm 25, stand at 135, and will try to fight at 125. So I'm middle aged in this world.

I train at a regular gym (not boxing) because they do light sparring in classes -- apparently all the actual boxing gyms have turned into cardio workouts for the $$$. The only gym worth its salt (so I hear) is King's, but that's far and away another story, and I have a day job...

So I'm considering a personal trainer. These guys charge $100/hr standard, and before you tell me its worthless, the guy I tried out does amateur fighting and has a few fighters -- and there's tons of drills you can't do alone. I wouldn't be able to afford more than 1 session a week, but it'll keep me sharp and give me good pointers so I don't get destroyed in my first fight.

I'm pretty serious about this. Moved into a cheaper place to train, cut down my hours at work to something reasonable, and stopped drinking entirely (average 15-20 drinks a week to zero).

Appreciate sincere thoughts.

Check the trainers background. If you are his first, I wouldn't do it if you are trying to fast track. My trainer may not be great like nacho but he has a successful track record and he had a decent pro career, I feel I have been in good hands.