Maybe starting up again..

[Rakim]

If you'd done boxing for about 6-8 months about 2 years ago and you'd done nothing relevant since, how would you prepare yourself to restart? I'd like to learn to skip again, but fitness-wise I'm not sure how far to go. All I've done is lift weights for the last 18 months, no cardio at all.

[RDJ]

By going to the gym again? :think

[Rakim]

By going to the gym again? :think



Smart cunt.

The thing is, when I started up originally I used to play quite a bit of football. Although I was still unfit, I could at least jog for a mile or so. These days I'm not sure I could even cope with that, so I'm thinking about doing a couple of months of some half-decent preparation before going to this gym.


It's a boxing/kickboxing gym. Boxing is Mon, Wed, and Fri and Kickboxing is Tue and Thurs. This means that I can't even use my shift pattern as an excuse not to go, because there's something on every single weekday evening.

[Rakim]

Sorry

[Rakim]

about the

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extra

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posts.

[amy]

Start doing cardio. Bike, run, swim....just get in shape so you have the energy to do what the trainer tells you to do.
A lot of guys show up to our gym completely out of shape and our coach has to waste half the time he should be working on boxing skills with us just getting these guys to run and get to a basic level of fitness.

[RDJ]

Smart cunt.

The thing is, when I started up originally I used to play quite a bit of football. Although I was still unfit, I could at least jog for a mile or so. These days I'm not sure I could even cope with that, so I'm thinking about doing a couple of months of some half-decent preparation before going to this gym.


It's a boxing/kickboxing gym. Boxing is Mon, Wed, and Fri and Kickboxing is Tue and Thurs. This means that I can't even use my shift pattern as an excuse not to go, because there's something on every single weekday evening.

It wasn't meant as a smart ass comment. Nothing will prepare you better for boxing than boxing itself. You don't have to show up in shape, that's what the gym is for, getting you in shape.

[MrSmall]

If you'd done boxing for about 6-8 months about 2 years ago and you'd done nothing relevant since, how would you prepare yourself to restart? I'd like to learn to skip again, but fitness-wise I'm not sure how far to go. All I've done is lift weights for the last 18 months, no cardio at all.

Lol, exact same situation, ginger boy.

Start doing cardio, hit a bag, get back in there.

And don't be a daft cunt, asking for ways to ease into it, and even if you're joking, you don't have an excuse to not go, go and make it a habit ya cunt. Don't play silly buggers!

[Rakim]

Start doing cardio. Bike, run, swim....just get in shape so you have the energy to do what the trainer tells you to do.
A lot of guys show up to our gym completely out of shape and our coach has to waste half the time he should be working on boxing skills with us just getting these guys to run and get to a basic level of fitness.



:good At least you understand why I want to get a little bit of cardio in before starting up.

[Rakim]

It wasn't meant as a smart ass comment. Nothing will prepare you better for boxing than boxing itself. You don't have to show up in shape, that's what the gym is for, getting you in shape.



Yeah I know that, but I'm completely out of shape. I think going straight into it will be a fucking shock to the system.

I dunno why I'm talking as if I'll definitely go anyway, I know I'll find excuses not to bother.

[Rakim]

you don't have an excuse to not go!



:think I'm sure I'll find one.

[amy]

:good At least you understand why I want to get a little bit of cardio in before starting up.
How far is the gym where you lift weights? Can you run or bike there and back? All it would take is regular running of 30-40 minutes a few times a week for a few weeks to get to a point where you could reasonable keep up at the boxing gym. That, and lay off the alcohol a bit for a while.

[ChrisPontius]

Don't worry about cardio.

Stop wasting your time doubting about it, just go. Simple as that. It's not like you have to fight Tyson when you get there; just see how far you can go and build it up from there.

[Rob3]

If you've been lifting weights for that long you wont be in that bad shape. Or alot fitter than the average joe anyway. Try and play 5 a side aswell, if it's in a actual league even better. That will get your cardio fitness up quick. Hasn't your gym got treadmills, bikes, rowing machines etc?

[Rakim]

How far is the gym where you lift weights? Can you run or bike there and back? All it would take is regular running of 30-40 minutes a few times a week for a few weeks to get to a point where you could reasonable keep up at the boxing gym. That, and lay off the alcohol a bit for a while.



The gym I go to lift weights is only a 5 minute jog, so I'd be better off doing some cardio once I'm in there, or going for separate cardio altogether. I've definitely got to get back into burpees and skipping, as well as general fitness.


Edit: Giving up alcohol isn't really an option, I'm not going to take it really serious and start fighting amateur or anything.

[Rakim]

If you've been lifting weights for that long you wont be in that bad shape. Or alot fitter than the average joe anyway. Try and play 5 a side aswell, if it's in a actual league even better. That will get your cardio fitness up quick. Hasn't your gym got treadmills, bikes, rowing machines etc?



Yeah I'll start doing some cardio at the gym. As for 5-a-side, we've been talking about starting up for a while and I know it'd be a good laugh. Probably won't do it though.

[JMonster]

then work on ur cardio and lift weights still lol. or just lift lesser weights w/ more reps to build endurance