The Basics of Boxing
We here at BEBB understand the basics of boxing to mean running, exercising, training and mentally preparing for a sport that can be brutal to certain extremes. To point out the physical basics of boxing on this page we will take a different approach.
First of all about the word basics, I'd like to refer to the alphabet and point out the basics of it. The abc's is a song we all know and have been singing throughout our lives. Ever since a baby we all learned the abc song and no matter our age now you cannot omit any part of that song and speak, write or read properly. Our children and their children know the song. The better we know the song the better we read, write and speak, the song is the basic foundation of the alphabet. If any person omits one letter from that song, that would change a lot of things in their life and not for the good. Imagine the letter T being a letter that you cannot remember and removed it from the alphabet. That would disrupt your whole life. Never leave the basics or compromise the basics in anything you learn, it is the core of your knowledge and what will stabilize all that you do in your endeavor. Now the basics of boxing.
To be a fighter you have to become somewhat of a runner, without running you cannot succeed as a boxer. Stamina in boxing is key to learning as it will be easier to learn when you're not tired while training. Stamina will also be your main stay when in the midst of the bouts you eventually will engage in. You cannot be a successful fighter without running, not to say some fighters haven't cheated the game, which catches up with them in the long run. You need to develop your style of running, whether a fast pace run or the slower long run. Attention has to be made to a thorough disciplined running regimen. Running flows into the next basic which is exercise, while some would say running is exercise, I will separate the two and tell you that you have to have a regimen of exercise separate from running. Boxers should workout two to three times daily; running/exercise then training; running then training/exercise or running-exercise-training. Each part should be separated by several hours in order to get maximum effect from all parts.
Running can happen in the morning or in the evening and should be done the same time everyday four to six days a week. It should be a few hours apart from exercise or training as to let the body absorb and recoup from its effort. The same goes for training, it should happen the same time of the day everyday four to six days a week. Exercise which should consist of a variety of calisthenics and exercises that target specific parts of the body, should happen four two six days of the week also. Weights are incorporated by some trainers and possibly can help, but we here at BEBB would suggest not. As weights changes the body unnaturally and could eventually shorten your reach and take away from your speed. Discipline and patience has to be employed in order to reach the goal of a boxers prime condition.
All of these should be done separately as to get the maximum effect of them all. It can be counter productive to couple running, exercise and training together as you will not get the maximum benefit from one or the other. As you attempt to recoup from one you are putting out efforts toward the other with no rest in between. Rest is also a crucial part of the basics, rest is needed between all three of these expenditures.
While training in the gym, learning your footwork, punches, stance, positions, technique, speed bag, heavy bag, jump rope, offensive boxing, defensive boxing and sparring, you don't want to be concerned with your stamina or your muscles. You work on your stamina through running and your muscles through exercise and learning how to fight while in the gym.