Going to multiple gyms?

Discussion in 'Boxing Training' started by ben1990, Aug 17, 2009.


  1. ben1990

    ben1990 Member Full Member

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    I was looking to get some good sparring in and I was thinking of going to another gym or 2 to get a variety of people and different quality of opponents. Plus my club is kind of far away, these other ones wouldn't be much more a problem for me. My trainer has said I could go down there and I did once and I did well in sparring, I'm just a little nervous I spose. Any of you here do this?
     
  2. twoohands

    twoohands Active Member Full Member

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    we usually have fighters come to our gym or we go to there gym specifically for sparring. Our trainer also comes with us.
    I think its good of your trainer to allow you to use other gyms. Everybody gets nervous going to a new gym. Its normal mate. It will be good using other gyms you will learn alot more from it.
     
  3. ben1990

    ben1990 Member Full Member

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    Thanks for the advice m8.
     
  4. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Its very good that your trainer lets you go, he's obviously confident he can do his job properly.
     
  5. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We usually have people come in from different gyms to spar. Just prepare for a fight rather than sparring xD. Everytime someone else comes in to spar they try to go balls out
     
  6. Power

    Power Active Member Full Member

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    yeah thats what i was going to say, ive been a few other gyms sparring to and its a good experience however ive heard some stories where other gyms go all out on people like that so just be carefully
     
  7. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    That's very good indeed. We have "central training sessions" with four or five local gyms once every while.
     
  8. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    We always go to multiple gyms you get more looks that way, However we work closely with a couple becuase there is a level of respect in which the fighters can develop sometimes you go to clubs where there is no learning curve to it and it ends up being a fight and not sparring, be sure to note the gyms where your getting the best work and stick with them.
     
  9. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    yeah defo a good thing to do, i do it a lot and kind of fight out of 2 clubs i have my regular original club but my mate is the coach of another club and he has some good fighters there my weight, he also gets me fights and just have to get permission off my original club for me to fight under his clubs name which is always sweet, i know guys who travel around the clubs around the city, just turn up with headgear, mouthpiece and 16 oz and ask to spar, best way is to spar new people all the time, once you befriend someone sparring goes downhill from there
     
  10. Bazooka

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    not if you can stay focused on what you need to be doing, I agree once you become friends its harder to get in the same quality work, However there is a point in which you will fight those friends so its best to learn how to deal with it and over come it now.
     
  11. Bodi

    Bodi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Back in the day when I was fighting, and doing more sparring, I used to get a call from the other local gym fairly regularly as I was the only southpaw in the area, so i'd go along to help anyone out who had an upcoming fight with a southpaw. I always enjoyed the variety of sparring with different people.
     
  12. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    You're a southpaw? I liked you man, I really did :-(
     
  13. Bodi

    Bodi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes, but I am a right handed southie, so do I stay on your christmas card list??
     
  14. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    :think

    Well ok. As long as my friends don't find out I'm talking to a southpaw.
     
  15. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good I'm a right handed southpaw too! :D