Anybody here train others?

I'll answer if you promise to listen to us instead of asking and then doing it your way anyway. :deal

If weigh-in is at 4:30, have him eat first thing when he gets up. (after weighing himself of course) I can't believe they have weigh-ins 3 hours before they fight. Good luck to the guys who are dumb enough to try to sweat off a couple of pounds. If he's under 185 that morning, don't worry about it too much. There's no sense in making a guy go hungry before.

As soon as weigh-in is over have him eat. Energy food, nothing heavy. Slow burning carbs and protein. Something like a big bowl of oatmeal, couple of eggs and a banana. That should last a few hours. Pack some granola bars or something in your bag, if his fight doesn't happen until way late, he'll need something.

For warm up, have him stretch a lot that evening. (he can't stretch too much so just have him do it a lot) Light shadow boxing and some pads. This is his first fight, so 'going in cold' isn't really going to be an issue. The #1 issue with toughman bouts is conditioning and adrenaline dump. You're guy may be in great shape, but don't be surprised if he gets nervous and gasses out. I've seen it happen with boxers who were in top condition said they weren't even nervous. It's not a 10 round pro fight. It's a 3 minute toughman. Just make sure he's warm and sweating a little bit, nothing major and he'll be fine.

 

i have a really fat friend i try to get in shape, he usally spends he's time playing world of warcraft and really lacks the determination to train hard, its like he thinks he will get in shape without doing the hard work. He also has no job and doesent go to school, feel kind of bad for him so try to help him out

 

you have to be patient it takes years. you have to find kids that are dedicated to the sport. i trained fighters for years. if you do get a good one BE AWARE people will try to steal him away from you in the pro ranks.