Thanks, Kolya. I know it's not the last time it'll happen, but it's always tough to get my hopes up (and my weight down) for absolutely nothing....
Liz, I've had just the one - it's quiet around here as far as amateur fights because most people are doing the Golden Gloves and I figured I...
It's nice to see other women posting in this forum. I'm at about the same level as you (although I do not have the guts to post my own fights in...
I'm doing this - started working with a trainer at a non-boxing gym who has a strong boxing background. He really cultivated my interest and got...
A really lazy habit I've gotten into as a taller fighter is jabbing over the top of my opponent's punches. It's effective against a shorter...
Amateur judges love to see active fighters. Practice throwing a lot of punches when you spar. Do some rounds of padwork where you just throw...
I had mine a few weeks ago. It was kind of a blur, to be honest, but a really good time and I can't wait to do it again. Watching the video...
You never know who you'll go up against. I've been training much the same way you have - lots of jabs to establish distance, staying outside - on...
My doctor told me they work about 2/3 of the time. They worked for me but I had them well before I started physical therapy much less actual...
It's true, you probably will, but as you know there are lots of different types of pain especially with this kind of injury. In the middle of my...
I think I replied to one of your earlier posts as well. I've also got a bulging disk in my lower back but boxing is actually part of my plan to...
This is not scientifically backed, just personal experience, but for me, cutting sugar does seem to make a big difference in my performance. I've...
This is actually a habit I've had to work hard to break recently. It might work on occasion (I found I could use it exactly once per sparring...
Books galore - I'm extra psyched to read "Shelby's Folly: Jack Dempsey, Doc Kearns, and the Shakedown of a Montana Boomtown" and I've got the...
I made a mistake above in not telling you guys something that has a great deal of bearing on how much I can/should eat to gain or lose weight - my...
