Just how good is army trainin for boxing??

[kenny91]

right firstly .. im back!! sorry i havent posted in a long while :S

Right my enquiry is whether or how much is army training beneficial for boxing?

What it is, ive joined the british armed forces, aiming for a mechanised infantry role. I have my BARB test friday, completed my application form and my medical will be confirmed hopefully friday or not long after.

Now im still gonna pursue boxing, been as though i know someone in the army who has managed to juggle both so now my question is to anyone who has a greet deal of knowledge of training and nutrition/have followed both army & boxing.... just how beneficial are regular army infantry drills to boxing??

Thanks in advance

[alza1988]

right firstly .. im back!! sorry i havent posted in a long while :S

Right my enquiry is whether or how much is army training beneficial for boxing?

What it is, ive joined the british armed forces, aiming for a mechanised infantry role. I have my BARB test friday, completed my application form and my medical will be confirmed hopefully friday or not long after.

Now im still gonna pursue boxing, been as though i know someone in the army who has managed to juggle both so now my question is to anyone who has a greet deal of knowledge of training and nutrition/have followed both army & boxing.... just how beneficial are regular army infantry drills to boxing??

Thanks in advance

what regiment r u joining

[kenny91]

the 4 rifles (3rd battlion?), mechanised infantry but the guy that i spoke to in the army careers office tried temptin me into armoured infantry with The Rifles

[alza1988]

the 4 rifles (3rd battlion?), mechanised infantry but the guy that i spoke to in the army careers office tried temptin me into armoured infantry with The Rifles

I done 7 weeks at lympstone commando for the marines , I ended up gaining weight ,we got told that we needed 4200kcal per day , high carbs .When I joined I was walking around about 11 stone and was 12 when I left ,but it was eating to many sweets at night , i was feeling drowsy at night and thought i needed them for energy for all the ironing and stuff.

[sukhenkoy]

I would think its pretty good for boxing. A lot of bodyweight exercises and conditioning will probably get you into good shape for boxing. Obviously you're not going to be hitting any mitts with captains or anything, but I would think that it will only help your fitness for boxing.

When do you officially leave?

[kenny91]

ahh ermm well the guy who talked to me reckons everythin from the medical, barb test, application goin through and the mile-and-half run they want me to do ... he reckons i wont be training for roughly 3-4 months then he wants to send me to yorkshire for 28 weeks, then im going cattrick (dunno how to spell it) for 10 weeks then into the Four Rifles mechanised infantry regiment in Bulford, Salsbury.

[alza1988]

ahh ermm well the guy who talked to me reckons everythin from the medical, barb test, application goin through and the mile-and-half run they want me to do ... he reckons i wont be training for roughly 3-4 months then he wants to send me to yorkshire for 28 weeks, then im going cattrick (dunno how to spell it) for 10 weeks then into the Four Rifles mechanised infantry regiment in Bulford, Salsbury.

At catterick you will do alot of tabs , it stands for Tactical Advance To Battle ,it is also known as a speed march ,they're intense ,its wearing fighting order , ammo pouches maybe a daysack and carrying a rifle ,it all adds up to a certain weight ,the field craft is pretty brutal,i've done about 3 weeks in catterick ,you'll build up to a final exercise,up to a week in the field ,it's brutal ,f-----g freezing.

[kenny91]

catterick - thats the one! cheers mate.

dude sounds fun :P nah im proper pumped for it its like the ultimate experience the army i cant wait to get stuck in and i kno its probably not easy but im up for the challenge.

thanks for the detailed lowdown on what happens there mate

[alza1988]

[kenny91]

dude that video was great thanks mate