Training for my 1st contest in October. Tips/advice appreciated.

Hi, as the title suggests i'm training for my first contest as an amateur in October. 32 years old so a very late starter. Been boxing for just over a year. I wanted to post my diet/training method, see if any one thinks I'm doing anything wrong, or could improve on anything. I'm 6 4" just under 15 stone. In good shape just a little bit of fat that I'm working on.

Diet generally goes like this

7am Black coffee

8am porridge with chopped hazlenuts and blueberries with skimmed milk.

11.30am Tuna or turkey sandwich with spinach and mustard

1pm Either 2 chicken breasts or tuna with mixed pulses in water/ jerk seasoning

3pm Another bowl of porridge with a chopped banana

I train after work at 615, so get home at 8ish and have a fish fillett (salmon/trout) and veg (broccoli/sugar snaps/butternut squash) and a shake.

I'll have whey protein powder mixed with nuts/egg whites/and dried fruit as a treat a few times a week too.

Training wise I try to do sprints 2 mornings a week on a football pitch, 20 25m sprints and walk back (upping the distance and amount)

I train 5x 1hr in the boxing gym, with structured classes working on technique/fitness/sparring.

I'll do 2 evening runs and drop some sprints in to them, and a session of kettleball training once a week too. (i'd like to try and up this to 2 times a week)


sorry about the length of the post, just wanted to put as much info on it as poss!


Thanks in advance!! :good

 

Not sure wot u mean? Itl be an amatuer bout hopefully against some1 with similar experience.

 

Been to a couple of events at a local working mans club, really enjoyed it. Wanted to make sure im in the absolute best shape possible as i think im at a disadvantage because of my age/experience. Hopefully the matching system is fair so il be up against some1 with similar experience.

 

Thanks! Tommy thompsons gym in nottinghamshire.

 

:good thats what my thinking is. Doin sprints and hill runs as often as poss. Wana make sure im at my peak. Nerves kickin in already tho!!

 

I'd say an Am bout is a bit more than a supervised sparring session. As for the building up, I'm not fretting. Just after a bit of advice to see if I can polish my routine a bit.

 

Cool, im trying to relax about it. Got my first "real" taste a few weeks ago getting my nose broke, so prepared for that now!!