Getting ready for boxing

**Totemicist** · Posted On: 4/04/2011 11:34am

Originally Posted by StepInCross

It all seems to much to grasp in one session. I don't think I'd quite like it if EVERY session was like this. I just thought it'd be ONE thing at a time.

I know this is going back in the thread a bit but I think these sentences sum up why boxing is probably not for you:

It is exactly because it is too much to grasp in one session that every session will be like this.

That is in fact how you are supposed to eventually learn to do it right.

Would you really prefer that the coach allowed you to ingrain bad habits by only correcting one element of your work in each session?

Or perhaps you are now willing to concede that you need to suck it up and hope that in your case effort + time = competence, because I cannot promise you that they will only that without them competence is impossible!

**Lu Tze** · Posted On: 4/04/2011 11:43am

Originally Posted by Odacon

You know how many guys who train themselves first so they can hit the ground running and impress everyone actually end up training? 0

This **** should be plastered over the entrance of every gym in the world.

In fact, get it tattooed in reverse on your face StepInCross, that way you can ignore good advice every time you look in the mirror instead of coming here and wasting everyone else's fucking time.

Now shut your whining fucking trap and go train.

**jameskingama** · Posted On: 4/20/2011 1:51am

do we nee to have a diet before we can pursue a boxing career. As I observed, all boxers are not fat.

**Albert Evans** · Posted On: 6/10/2011 1:20pm

You don't get fit to Box.. You Box to get Fit !

**Lu Tze** · Posted On: 6/10/2011 1:32pm

Originally Posted by StepInCross

But. But. The first week is always just cardio and stretching. Can't I do that at home?

90% of boxing is cardio.

Just fucking do it, *****.

Edit: ****'s sake, will you look at that... thought this thread looked familiar. I'll leave this here so you can all laugh at me.

**All Dice** · Posted On: 6/11/2011 10:15am

Originally Posted by Lindz

I hear that getting punched in the face can make you humble and you clearly need some humility.

Go box.

I call bullshit

liver shots are much more humbling

**Cullion** · Posted On: 6/11/2011 2:36pm

Originally Posted by jameskingama

do we nee to have a diet before we can pursue a boxing career. As I observed, all boxers are not fat.

I'm not suggesting being fat is a good idea, but I can think of a few of tubby or downright fat heavyweight boxers who competed at high levels as professionals.

And come on, everybody loves Butterbean.

**jdempsey** · Posted On: 6/12/2011 4:33am

[QUOTE=StepInCross;2525344]I'm thinking of going into boxing again and I don't to waste time and money going into a boxing gym only to discover that I don't have the physique to practice the interesting stuff
you wont need a physique to practice interesting stuff, but by the time you've REALLY learnt some cool **** chances are your body will be sorted out