A bit discouraged...

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  1. SouthSideSlugga

    SouthSideSlugga New Member Full Member

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    So i just had my second amateur fight over the weekend. I am 22 and i consider myself a fairly decent boxer considering that i train boxing at gym that is based MMA. I have VERY limited sparring partners to play with but that is no excuse. To continue, i dominated a kid in my first fight so i came in pretty confident, considering that i am 22 and i was facing a 17 year old kid. So we step into the ring and he is a much bigger 150 than me and he totally steam rolled me.

    The referee stopped the fight in round 2, the kid ran like 20-30 unanswered punches to me, i was not hurt, a bit gassed (maybe from the body shots?).

    I just feel a bit discouraged because i thought i would have came into the ring stronger considering the kid is only 17, but i was not. My skills went to **** after the kid established his range, and took me out slowly with his range.

    So now I just find it a bit discouraging to fight right now, i figure i would take some time out to focus on my training a bit more. I find my flaws to be that my conditioning is no where near what i would like it, and my strength is not much...

    I will probably start incorporating a better strength training routine 2 times a week, and just continue with my conditioning... any tips on improvement would be helpful, thanks....
     
    SouthSideSlugga, Aug 11, 2008
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  2. MrSmall

    MrSmall Member Full Member

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    What exactly would you like help me, my friend?
    You seem to have summed yourself up well enough and know what to do.
     
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  3. SouthSideSlugga

    SouthSideSlugga New Member Full Member

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    For my strength training, i used to just do a full body workout of just compound movements (bench, militairy press, leg press, dead lifts, etc.). I really don't feel any stronger, is there a different approach i should take?

    Also, i would just focus more on sprinting, rather than running. Should i mix it up? No more than 2 miles at a time, and just mix up sprints somewhere in the mix once a week?
     
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  4. sivaru

    sivaru Fire Full Member

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    dont get discouraged
    just learn from the experience and it looks like you have a plan so execute
     
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  5. colin7878

    colin7878 Active Member Full Member

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    Hang in there just keep training
     
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  6. MrSmall

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    Compound movements are the way to go.
    Leg press replace it with squat, throw in some db rows and pullups, and various posterior chain movements like hypers, good mornings, glute ham raises and you're set. Do 3-4 work sets of 5 reps, and on the posterior chain moves do them for 3-4 sets of 8-15 reps, whatever feels good for you.

    Sprints, sure thing, good idea again.
    If you run every day, do one distance one sprints, then a day off, then repeat.

    Sprints > long jogging I find, personally.
    Try!
     
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  7. johnp

    johnp Reject Full Member

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    Keep your chin up, mate


    NEVER GIVE UP!!!!
     
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  8. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    Perhaps it's not power you need but skills. If you get crowded it's hard not to gas, but there are ways to prevent it. Not saying you lack skills just throwing in a suggestion.
     
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  9. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Strength means nothing when you are tired. Once you are tired, the strength dissapears and you are a weakling.
    Keep up whatever strength training that you are doing, but work more on stamina.
     
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  10. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Unless your in the ring, than tuck it.

    :good
     
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  11. Samurai

    Samurai I lost an avatar bet Full Member

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    Strength does not mean anything.

    You may have been way the hell stronger, hit a lot harder, but it doesn't mean ****, if he knew how to take it away from you.
     
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  12. karatekid530

    karatekid530 Milwaukee's Best Full Member

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    i'll agree with the second part but the first bit is rather poor advice to give to a boxer...
     
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  13. SouthSideSlugga

    SouthSideSlugga New Member Full Member

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    I appreciate all of you guys help. So a full body workout 2 times a week is more than enough, i should just emphasize the rest of my time on skill and conditioning.

    It's just a bit hard for me because i goto school and hold a job. I only have roughly 2 hours each day if I am lucky to train, so i have to split my time wisely you know?
     
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  14. MrSmall

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    I would just concentrate on boxing work then.
     
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  15. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    The only mistake you made here and I will be straight up is after your first win you allowed it to get to your head :nono Not in boxing and you learned here in this fight so as long as you carry this experience with you the next time out you will be fine.
    Smarts are whats going to do it not how strong you are fast you are, its going out there and excuting the game plan. Bottom line is a 17 year old and I always tell my kid this becuase we were offered to fight one two weeks ago but they wouldnt allow it, But a kid at that age they usally have a chip on their shoulder, a young man like that can be very dangerous especially if he has been in the gym since he was 12 or so.
    Never ever under any circumstances do you under estamate your opponent.
     
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