hi i am interested in competing in boxing but with the high trainer prices i can only afford to pay the boxing gym fees =( (i am still in college with no job) anyone had a similar situation? thanks
You don't need much money for amateur boxing, normally if you are a member of a gym that has competitive amateur fights they will train you for fights, what you will need money for is your personal equipments, head gear foul protectors, mouth guards, shoes, clothing which usually consists of team colored trunks and tank top, and also a quick medical etc
Is there a PAL near you? The fees are usually very low, (sometimes as low as 50-100 dollars for a year) The trainers are there to help everyone. If you show more interest and dedicate yourself, they will show more interest in you.
no pals near my place =( i have learned most the basics and joined gleasons gym but no trainer yet and cant really afford to pay like 20-100 per session you understand what i mean?
You'd be much bettered served with a PAL or Boys and Girls Club program where you pay 25 a month, if that, and the trainers are there and help everybody as much as they an and provide a lot of training equipment. And if you're in Brooklyn and can join Gleasons, then there are other gyms in the area too that will be much cheaper and better really, like a Boys and Girls Club or PAL.
boxing is a sport for the poor,always has been. you should find a cheap,but good gym somewhere around your place. if you re in brooklyn, then dont go to gleasons. that place is expensive and is designed for managers and such. its more a fitness boxing gym than anything else.
any good gyms around brookyln that anyone will recommend that has training included in it because gleasons gym is 85 itself and trainers cost around 50 a week (i am pretty broke to do that long term...)
I go to a PAL and pay nothing there... They provide all of the equipment and everything, even including shoes if you don't have your own. You could tell your situation to the trainers you have now and see if they recommend any places near you.
thanks for the advice i am going for my first week of lesson(maybe my last for a while) on monday and will have a talk with my coach
boxinggyms.com If you really want to find a place, you'll find a way to do it. Call around, look in the phone book, research on the internet, ask the guys down at Gleasons. People here aren't going to have the answers for you.
