Getting my body back
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Gah, just crawled in the door from boxing class. Did evil instructor care it was the first one in 6 weeks? Fuck no. Brutal. Heaps of tracks where we alternated 20 hits (crosses, uppers, etc) and a sprint. 3x 4min continuous boxing tracks. Tracks where we alternated press ups and skipping. Deadly squat, kickboxing and ab tracks to finish.
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Awesome boxing class last night, got paired with a bloke which is always good, means I can smash the crap out of him and there is no whinging! They also tend to hold the focus pads properly unlike some chicks who have no strength in their upper arms and wobble them all over the place.<br />
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Funny at the end though, we did this killer ab track, when we had to sit up in a hard out crunch position and hold it for a minute while the person sitting behind us pushed down on our shoulders for resistance. Add that position, the various curses and sucking in of breaths as the ab cramps set in, plus the 'c'mon, one more minute, you can do its', anyone looking through the door might have thought it was an antenatal class rather than a boxing one! Ha ha! -
Just did my first boxing class yesterday. Really enjoyed it as an all over workout, plus punching people is more sociable than going on an exercise bike! <br />
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Realised that while I'm quite fit, I'm defo not fit to box - need a lot more work on lunging, abdominals, throwing punches for longer periods, improving recovery rate etc.<br />
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Any recommendations for complementary training you can do to alternate with boxing? When I did cycling it was easy - I just did arms next day. However today arms, shoulders, upper back a bit stiff so probably looking at some leg/ab exercises -
Hey Cookie.<br />
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Yep, boxing is a great upper body workout. In my class we tend to complement it with exercises like kickboxing (both legs one min each continuous kicks then one min alternate kicks), walking lunges, crunches, side lifts, camping squats, burpies, wall sits, sprints etc. -
Work through that soreness Cookie! it'll be sore to start but you'll get used to it : )<br />
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Getting on a crosstrainer and really focusing on the push/pull movement with your arms for short bursts would help loosen things up without really bringing the pain. Then you can relax the arms and focus on legs.<br />
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To improve punching strength/endurance focus on upper back/arms - bent over dumbbell rows, lat pull downs etc. Anything that replicates the movement of throwing a punch aka arm extension.<br />
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Skipping? Squats? your lower body is the base you'll be throwing those knockout punches from - very important.<br />
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By the way are you free next week to fight Tillman!! You've done one boxing class so I reckon you'll smoke him first round, easy peasy! -
Some great suggestions there especially the leg exercises - and of course the cross trainer for "loosening-up" next day. Why didn't I think of that! <br />
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I'm going to be incorporating these into my workouts. I can see a new plan coming together. Rather than hijack your thread any longer Mokey - I'll shove it into the "can an old man get a six pack?" thread which is my ongoing battle against the bulge. <br />
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Paekakboyz - Tillman is going down, right down to Chinatown... -
Made the mistake of weighing myself this afternoon. Despite the fact I've been doing more exercise than ever, I've put on 3kg. The poor chick lucky enough to be my sparring partner at boxing tonight bore the brunt of my displeasure. (Actually cos there are round robin tracks too, half the class knew I was in a foul mood). One woman said to me 'you pack quite a punch don't you' and don't think it was a compliment. Lol.
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Made the mistake of weighing myself this afternoon. Despite the fact I've been doing more exercise than ever, I've put on 3kg. The poor chick lucky enough to be my sparring partner at boxing tonight bore the brunt of my displeasure. (Actually cos there are round robin tracks too, half the class knew I was in a foul mood). One woman said to me 'you pack quite a punch don't you' and don't think it was a compliment. Lol.<br />
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Doesn't matter what you weigh, with your training you can put on some muscle that weighs more than fat. Just keep an eye on how your clothes fit to track your progress. -
Boxing instructor was in a really bad mood last night, whole lot of endurance/strength stuff. One 5 min stint: alternate leg kickboxing then squat kicks. Straight after that: camping squat/squat pulses/squat jumps. Another set one min left jab, then one min right cross, then two mins jab/cross/duck combo. Not to mention the 20 cross or upper then sprint sets.<br />
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Quads are killing me today!
