Archive for ‘Boxing’

Running For Fitness: Do You Need Long-distance Roadwork Like A Boxer?

By admin, 23 January, 2010, No Comment

Picture some of the most in-shape athletes you’ve ever seen. If you ever watched a boxing match, or even if you just saw some fighters training or working out, you’ll probably conclude that boxers have the sort of fitness levels that you’d like to have. After all, they don’t work out for vanity or to alleviate boredome, they do it because their health and their careers depends on it. If they’re out of shape, they’re going to get knocked out cold.

Become Fit And Pick Up Useful Skills At The Same Time

By admin, 12 January, 2010, No Comment

Most fitness programs have a major flaw: they don’t hold your interest for very long. It can be difficult to keep working out day after day and week after week with very little to show for it except a vague sense of “being in shape”. After all, fitness is great but you don’t necessarily have to do the same thing, over and over again, to get fit.

You probably want a workout routine that can get you in top condition while also giving you useful skills that will serve you well in the real world.

Read on for some suggestions:

Pain In The Hands And Wrists Resulting From Boxing

By admin, 7 January, 2010, No Comment

Common boxing protective gear

If you spend any amount of time in a boxer’s gym and you’ll probably see a few pro boxers. There are many different skill levels, but the one thing they all share is: they all understand the importance of separating fighting and training. When they fight, they go all out. Whatever it takes to win is what they get from their opponents and themselves.

But during training sessions, they are there to get themselves ready for the fight of their lives. These guys don’t need to show how tough they are by engaging in reckless practices.

boxing – A Short Introduction to the Different Styles of Boxing

By admin, 17 December, 2009, No Comment

Boxing: Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

A leather heavy bag is a specialized boxing bag designed to withstand years of abuse and help teach the boxer how to properly punch. It is designed to closely replicate the response that a gloved fist will have on a human body.

While there are many common types of boxing bags that a typical boxing gyms have, the leather heavy bag is a mainstay of all of them. A typical heavy bag, regardless of type weighs between forty and one-hundred pounds. The size of the bag is designated by the size and strength of the person punching.

How To Generate Massive Punching Power

By admin, 17 December, 2009, No Comment

Martial Arts Videos for Training

Most people’s punches are weak because they haven’t learnt to punch correctly.  A 10 stone guy can easily punch more powerfully than a 15 stone guy if he learns and practices his boxing or mixed martial arts training correctly.

Most people do not apply their whole body into a strike and just use arms and shoulders; you often see in fights its handbags, so I am going to give you some simple tips that when applied will ensure you punch with maximum power and effect.

Here’s 5 quick tips guaranteed to triple your power.