I box Sunday to Friday, have saturdays off. Now I'm considering lessening the amount of times I should hit the gym to maybe 4 or 5. Mainly because ever since I been training 6x I havnt been doing very well in sparring, training isn't as intense as before and I can't muster enough stamina during sparring because I'm sore from the day before. Any advice? Amateurs, pros. I'm a competing amateur and I've got fights lined up *should If I lessen to 4 days, should I do roadwork /sprints/intervals the same days as training or leave 2 for the other 2 off days
It's your training mate, you're in charge. If you feel you need to train less then train less and see how you feel.
Judging from your question, it sounds like you already know what you need to do. Why should our opinion matter?
What is your intention? If you have no intention of either winning an Olympic medal or going pro, you shouldn't box at all.
Disagree with the statement, I think people can compete for fun, in my case I like to take small steps, if I see myself as a fairly good amateur I plan on going pro
Yup you can box at any level you want. If as an amateur, you might only fight opponets thats on you level, your trainer won't put you against elite amateur fighters.
If you're finding that you're feeling drained or fatigued in training, it's definitely a good idea to reduce the amount of training you're doing, even if it's just short term. I've had similar issues at times, and when I find that I don't have the energy for technical training sessions due to trying to fit in work and S&C, I know it's time to hit the brakes. Again, it's advisable to separate "hard" and "easy" days of training to ensure you are recovered enough to train at the required intensity on the hard days and to allow your body to adapt from those sessions.
Just be careful. You have to think about what's really important in life. You're young right now, I assume, so you don't have a very deep perspective on life. The world is becoming increasingly competitive. Your time would probably be better spent elsewhere than getting your brain rattled around.
Listen to your body and train smart. If your diet reflects an eating for performance approach but your tired then take a rest day or even 2, you sound like you need it sometimes from the sparring comment.
