thinking of joining a boxing class, and i've got a question

[loopy jr.]

i'm 13 years old and i was wondering if that was to young, and if i should change my regular workouts for it. my regular workout normally includes useing this 100lb weight thing for bench presses, as well as about half an hour on my dad's heavy bag. do you think i should add or remove or change

anything in it?

[fangshi]

13 is a good age to start boxing if your really into it . Boxing is an all encompassing discipline and you will need to dedicate yourself and your time into it if you wish to be sucessfull . If your ready for that kind of comittment , then go for it . As you are 13 , I would talk to your parents and ask them to check things out for you .

The trainers at the gym will know exactly what type of workouts you should be doing as they will be able to see what level you are at and what needs to be improoved . Make sure you eat healthy and work hard GOOD LUCK

[elbows_and_knees]

I wouldn't change, but I would re-structure. instead of doing 30 mins straight, I would break it up into two minute rounds. since no match will go longer than 12 rounds anyway, 30 mins isn't quite needed. if you go 14 rounds, that will put you right at 28 mins - still way more than you'll need, as an amateur match is only 3 rounds.

[hobz]

If you train for a 60 minute fight... 30 minutes will be a breeze.

[elbows_and_knees]

Maybe... This is where a lot of people mess up. They don't take into account the nature of how you should train. For example, if you are training for 60 mins straight daily for a 30 min fight between you and I that has say, ten three minute rounds, and I train for it by training only 33 mins daily, but do so according to the round specifications, I will be MUCH better prepared for the fight than you will.

The problem is one of pacing. Fights are fast paced and anaerobic. For a quick, visible example, look at runners. A sprinter sprints - he's very fast. A distance runnder doesn't have that speed, but he has the endurance. put the sprinter in a distance race and what happens? put the distance runner in the 100m dash and what happens?

The pacing of the two is different. Fighting works the same way. You will pace yourself so that you can go the distance you are trying to achieve. The pacing for a 60 min round is VERY different from the pacing of ten 3 minute rounds. You would have paced yourself to lackadaisically, and you would not be at all ready for the fight.

[elbows_and_knees]

Maybe... This is where a lot of people mess up. They don't take into account the nature of how you should train. For example, if you are training for 60 mins straight daily for a 30 min fight between you and I that has say, ten three minute rounds, and I train for it by training only 33 mins daily, but do so according to the round specifications, I will be MUCH better prepared for the fight than you will.

The problem is one of pacing. Fights are fast paced and anaerobic. For a quick, visible example, look at runners. A sprinter sprints - he's very fast. A distance runnder doesn't have that speed, but he has the endurance. put the sprinter in a distance race and what happens? put the distance runner in the 100m dash and what happens?

The pacing of the two is different. Fighting works the same way. You will pace yourself so that you can go the distance you are trying to achieve. The pacing for a 60 min round is VERY different from the pacing of ten 3 minute rounds. You would have paced yourself to lackadaisically, and you would not be at all ready for the fight.