What Foods To Eat And Not? Also Training.

[In The Heart]

Hey all i,m new and i,ve finally wanted to start my boxing fitness. I have been running 4 miles every morning along with bicep curls, tricepextensions, dumbell flys, crunchies, sit-ups, leg raises and skipping for while now. I,m 16 and nearly 17 in october and wanted to know what workout should i do in the morning and what should i eat and what should i not eat to become better in my boxing training and in the ring? i need to know what exercises to do aswell. Thanks.

[jerzeboye]

Keep Your Roadwork Seperate From Weight Training

Thats one thing. Also eat about an hour before hittin the weights and make sure you get some carbs in you so you have enough endurance to make it through the work out. Also i recommend adding a protein shake or two in your diet everyday and one should definately be drank immediately after lifting weights to repair muscle. Try to stay away from carbs after 6 or 7 p.m.

[In The Heart]

Thanks, i,m noting everything down so far. Can anyone tell me what muscles to work on to be good speedy boxer and what these muscles will do in the boxing ring to help. Thanks again.

[jerzeboye]

I recommend moderate weight high reps

I'd say do your weight training with about 70% of what your maximum weight you can lift for any exercise and do high repititions 20-40 whatever your capable of cuz u don't really wanna get bulky you wanna get cut and have good movement when boxing

[jerzeboye]

I'd be happy to give you all the info u need

Just give me all of your current weight training info [what exercises how many sets and reps and what weight you currently use for each execise. Plus your age, weight, height and also what sport specific exercises you do and when you do them and also your daily schedule such as school,work etc...
Boxing takes alot of dedication and i'm willing to help anyone on the path to self confidence and putting your all into this sport i love

[In The Heart]

Just give me all of your current weight training info [what exercises how many sets and reps and what weight you currently use for each execise. Plus your age, weight, height and also what sport specific exercises you do and when you do them and also your daily schedule such as school,work etc...
Boxing takes alot of dedication and i'm willing to help anyone on the path to self confidence and putting your all into this sport i love

First of all i want to thank everyone and jerzeboye i wanna thank you man so much for doing this. okay, the exercises i,m doing now are:

Running 4 miles per day
Skipping for 15 minutes per day
4 sets of 25 crunchies per day
4 sets of 25 sit-ups per day
4 sets of leg raises per day
4 sets of bicep curls per day
4 sets of tricep extensions per day
4 sets of dumbbell flys per day

I have only started doing these exercises for about a week and i push myself to do anything. I do college on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays. I do work on weekends. I get up every morning to do those exercises at 5am. I need to know if i,m building too much muscle to be a speedy boxer and if i,m doing the correct excercises a speedy boxer should do. I also need help on what foods i should be eating through the day and what i should be drinking. I live in scotland so i have very clean and tasty tap water. And also i,m 71kg in weight and i,m 6ft and also 16 years of age(17 in october). Big thanks again.

[Kayo]

4 sets of bicep curls a day is ridiculous,****** and non beneficial. Thats overtraining and will get you nothing. Also curling shouldnt be a big part of your training since big biceps is really just useless weight when you wanna try and stay in a certain weight class. You should be doing things like squating,bench press(if u dont have a bench do dumbell press),military press and rows along with chin ups,pull ups and push ups and sit ups

[Ringo]

4 sets of bicep curls a day is ridiculous,****** and non beneficial. Thats overtraining and will get you nothing. Also curling shouldnt be a big part of your training since big biceps is really just useless weight when you wanna try and stay in a certain weight class. You should be doing things like squating,bench press(if u dont have a bench do dumbell press),military press and rows along with chin ups,pull ups and push ups and sit ups

Kayo is partially right on this. 4 sets is nonproductive if you are doing the exercise incorrectly. If you want to build your arm size and such, then those 4 sets should be relatively heavy weight. As in, the first 2 sets should be heavy, 3rd you should need some help on the last 1 or 2 reps, and the 4th set you should go until failure and then have a spotter help you get 2 more. UNLESS you are repping for muscular endurance. Then you need to have those 4 sets have about...eh, 12 to 15 reps each at a moderate weight. 4th set should be the one where you really feel the burn, but you should get almost every rep in every set. Almost.

[jerzeboye]

OK just a few more question

do you run outside or on a treadmill?
what hours do you go to school on mon. tues. and wed.?
do you try to fit your running and your weight training in first thing in the morning?
do you have access to weight training equipment besides dumbells?
do you do any sort of boxing training like speed bag or heavybag work?
do you have a stretching routine for before and after your running and weight lifting?

[Kayo]

Kayo is partially right on this. 4 sets is nonproductive if you are doing the exercise incorrectly. If you want to build your arm size and such, then those 4 sets should be relatively heavy weight. As in, the first 2 sets should be heavy, 3rd you should need some help on the last 1 or 2 reps, and the 4th set you should go until failure and then have a spotter help you get 2 more. UNLESS you are repping for muscular endurance. Then you need to have those 4 sets have about...eh, 12 to 15 reps each at a moderate weight. 4th set should be the one where you really feel the burn, but you should get almost every rep in every set. Almost.

yes but hes doing them PER DAY which isnt productive at all