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How overweight are you? cuase if you're, well ... fat, then you should start out with walking and swimming - low-impact exercise. My family has great genetics so weight has never been a problem for me, I eat healthy (fresh fruit and veg, lean meats, pastas, breads etc) but I also have chocolate, biscuits, crisps quite often. nothing major though. My current routine consists of sprint training, bodyweight stuff, pilates and "boxing" (general term, as in i shadowbox, work the heavybag, jumprope, speedbag etc). I don't like it when people talk about getting to a certain level fo fitness to box. I hate it infact. Just go. Go box. Go train. Your body will get there if you give it time and feed it right. There's no set level that you get to then you're "allowed" to box. What's your current diet like?
Hey Unstoppable, thanks for the reply. Ok I am not overweight by much I am around 6"1 and in the 16 stone region, so I am overweight I guess by 2 stone. My diet is pretty poor, I tend to go through phases of eating healthy food then eating complete crap like, sweets, crisps, fizzy drinks, alcohol etc.. I was using the gym recently three times a week, but I found it very hard going, I did not feel like I was getting fitter. But I am prepared to put more effort into it. My healthy diet consists of pasta, jacket potatoes, salads, meat, fruit, veg. I drink a lot of English Tea as I am in an office all day. The biggest problem I have is staying motivated, I tend to lose it so easily. Sorry about the being a certain fitness for boxing, I just came to my own conclusion after reading some of these threads. I am not looking to compete, just to do the training.
Just go to a boxing gym and try it out.. Since it is your first time in a boxing gym nobody expects you to be on the same level as everyone else there, and you will gain fitness from the training and it also helps you stay motivated as you have a coach and make friends to help you along the way.. For my fitness I usually just do a few runs a week which are fairly short but at about 80% of the maximum speed I can run, then just maybe one run a week which is slower and longer.. Also try to stick to a diet of complex carbohydrates such as brown rice, oats etc.. and protein, cutting out fat completely is not a good idea as it is essential to your diet, just maybe have one "cheat day" a week where you can pig out a little on a friday or a saturday.. Good luck :good
Yeah man just go. Everyone flat out sucks when they first go. You'll get a lot of motivation when you see how bad other people are, especially when you start to get ahead of them. I think most people would regard me as decent and competent enough, which I agree with or think is a little flattering. Some new guys came to our gym and were just flapping about and stuff and it made me realise that maybe I wasn't that bad. It's all relative. Being there really ignites competition in me, I see someone with a good jab i'll do 3 rounds solid of it every night to make mine better. I see someone with nice combos i'll do the same but honing mine. I do nearly all my learning and improving outside trainign sessions, I mainly use them to see where I want/need to work on. If you're anything like me motivation will NOT be a problem when you go there.
set yourself goals if u lack motivation think of food as fuel and then u will eventually dislike eating **** stuff as u know its so bad for u get someone to go to gym/play sport with u so u cant make excuses of being too tired, too cold, too wet, too ***** etc if you like boxing and use to enjoy it then just go for it..the boxing gym is there to get u in shape!
a few years ago i stepped into a boxing gym weighing in at 245 Lbs (17st 5) 5"10. clinically obese, slow, depressed, ugly and lost. i'm now at 180 (12st 10). My aim is 168 which is where my coach believes my body will naturally be performing at its best. So 12 LBs to go until I have completely transformed my body and my life, all thanks to this wonderful sport we call boxing.
