Skipping in Boxing Training (Above) A graveyard of cheap eBay jump ropes! All were rejected after a few days. The thick foam covered weighted handles – were just too uncomfortable to hold, and a leather rope hitting your legs is really painful! All around £5 from eBay – When will I ever learn! As a complete […]
Day 44 – Avoiding Bad Habits in My Boxing Training
My Boxing Training Today’s ‘Fight Yourself Fit‘ Workout – Technique 3 – Long Range. Yesterday was all about using boxing training as a tool for stress relief – and perhaps a little anger management 🙂 Today, I had a little extra free time and I wanted to put in a good workout – do some extra exercises […]
Day 43 – Boxing for Anger Management
Boxing for Anger Management It’s Monday, and I’ve not had the best of days. You know those days where you can’t get anything finished and every incoming call is a problem. For some reason it felt like all the problems were coming my way! But rather than be de-motivated and give in to a lame excuse and not do […]
Day 40 – 6 Weeks of Intense Boxing Workouts
Intense Boxing Workouts You can click the image to the enlarge it. Only if you want to (I dare you). The end of Week 6. 6 weeks of boxing training, that’s 30 intense boxing workouts. I can hardly believe it. My Measurements Okay, it’s embarrassing photo time (how did I agree to this again?!). It’s the […]
Day 39 – Strengthening Willpower
Strengthening Willpower Part of today’s Power and Speed Workout 1 – the ‘Sixer Crunches’ – this involves lying underneath the punch bag, then crunching up and hitting the bottom of the bag with 6 straight punches, before lower back down again. Believe me the ‘lying down’ part here isn’t a welcome rest – it’s all about […]
Day 38 – Boxing Basics and More!
Boxing Basics The face says it all – extra training! Today, the program brought me back to Technique 1 – The Basics (with the dreaded 7 to 1 – Press Ups, Crunches, Burpee Jumps, Star Jumps). Feeling a little crazy I also decided to add in V-Sit Ups at the end, as my wife suggested “I […]
Day 37 – Lessons Through Boxing Training
Today it’s Power & Speed 4 of the Fight Yourself Fit Punch Bag Workout. It’s my 3rd attempt at this one. I knew what to expect, I knew it would be tough. And it was tough, ‘Round the Clock Press Ups’ and ‘V Sit-Ups’ the highlights, but I felt real progress with the ‘Split Stance Jumps’ – […]
Day 36 – Perfecting New Boxing Skills
Boxing Skills Technique 3 – Some shadow boxing before the main workout. Over the weekend I enjoyed some ‘rest and recovery’ away from the gym. However, I still managed two 8 kilometre walks along the beach. It was so windy it felt like twice the distance. I’m happy to say my stamina must be improving – over 2 […]
Day 33 – Boxing Therapy
Boxing Therapy It’s been a strange day. For some reason I just couldn’t get into skipping. I was in a bad mood. Everything seemed against me – it was windy! And I was convinced the gusts of wind were blowing my rope of course (I’m sticking with this theory). With the sunny weather it felt like all […]
Day 32 – Listening to the Boxing Coach
Boxing Coach I’m not posing for the photo. I’m looking down at the iPad, watching Corney explain the next round during the ‘rest period’. I needed more than just a rest period today though. Let’s get one thing clear – Power & Speed 4 is tough boxing workout. Really tough. I struggled but I’m also happy […]