So I'm having some trouble coming up with a good training schedule, I'm probably just going to take it easy at the start and just do boxing and maybe running every other day.. but I want to be able to work towards doing more (obviously!). I have boxing classes monday - thursday, from 7:00 pm to around 8:30 pm, on Monday and Wednesday, we learn fundamentals / basics + conditioning, and on Tuesday / Thursday, we learn tactics (and sparring from 5:30 - 7:00.. which I will do eventually). So I'm guessing I'll have to split my training into 2 times per day. I'd also like to weight lift for strength / mass (as I'm pretty skinny.. 6'2 and 165 pounds!). So how can I put boxing, weight lifting, running, plyometrics, and HIIT (and other things I'm probably forgetting about) into a nice schedule? Would something like this be decent? too little? too much? Sunday : Evening - Weight lifting Monday : Morning - Run (long distance) Evening - Boxing / conditioning Tuesday : Morning - Plyometrics / HIIT Evening - Boxing Wednesday : Morning - Run (long distance) Evening - Boxing / conditioning Thursday : Morning - Plyometrics / HIIT Evening - Boxing Friday : Evening - Weight lifting Saturday : Rest day Thank you
Looks good for a beginner to me. Personally the best things you can do are hill sprints, sparring, and punch mitts. And get fights, for the experience. Don't give a **** about losing or winning, just get experience. Amatuer records don't mean much anyways. It's all about the number of fights you've had.
too much for a beginner. strength train 3 times a week if you want to get bigger and stronger. box 3 times a week, skill based work in a gym - as a beginner this will catapult your fitness anyway. if you don't have a boxing gym, you won't be "boxing", you will be doing some cardio with boxing equipment.
too much, i you are a begginer just learn boxing technique. Train as much as you can in the after noon. When you are ready to fight then you can add in some moring training. I wouldnt even bother doing morning training. Maybe some weights but all the other stuff is not imoportant at the moment. Learn how to box and do some sparring first.
I think this is pretty good advice. So often guys starting out try and do too much. Learn how to throw punches properly, how to defend against punches properly. It is a lot harder than it seems, and, if you cannot do those things, condition and mass etc...is largely irrelevant. Learn the mechanics of boxing, get in the ring and spar. That will largely lead you in the direction your training should take. And I'd rethink the idea of adding mass; that just means bigger and stronger guys hitting you.
Thanks for the advice. I'm pretty much only going to be doing boxing specific training for a while, until I feel like I'm ready to start doing more. What do you guys think would be the best form of HIIT? Sprints? Burpees? Punch out drills? I'm guessing a mixture would be best?
