Conditioning

[OctoberRed]

In addition to the advice to get with your coach, just about every serious reading I've done points to using the skip rope. Lots of reasons, which you can find, but I would say it's something to add to your list of morning items.

I used to skip every time, but I wasn't too good at it.

[WarVeteranO01]

I had just joined a boxing gym and I go every night. I was looking to hit the gym for conditioning first thing in the morning 5 days a week. Looking to warm up and condition certain muscles. To increase muscle endurance not size. Any links or anything to get an idea of what I should do?

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[F l i c k e r]

Nothing.

If you want to condition for boxing, then box.

Simple as that.

You do your cardiovascular training with running. If you can't run (ie injury) then hop on a aerodyne bike, ski machine, or rowing machine. The thing with those 3, is that you have to go all out. It's the only way to build conditioning.

Otherwise run for your cardio and box. Don't skip your resistance training for your core either, doesn't have to be crunches, it can be planks and twists as well.