Back into shape

[Marvelous Marvin]

Hey guys,

I'm a former amature boxer who at one stage of my life boxed at Super Middleweight from the age of 17-20 keeping the weight off without keeping much of a strict diet because i was one who could eat a lot and not put on any weight, and any little weight i did put on, two sessions down my gym and it was easily gone once more. Now at the age of 23 and not even seeing a gym for two years, losing confidence after my first loss (16-1) and breaking my ankle just 6 weeks after. I've read the forums and a lot of guys seem to know what they are really talking about, and I thought it couldn't hurt just asking a few questions. My weight at the minute is 18 stones and it's depressing me, I signed up to my local fitness club but am not confident of going back into a boxing gym just yet (i know the place has a heavy bag there), and I wondered if you guys could give me some tips on how to drop my weight back down to about 13 stone by about March 2007.

It would be great if someone could recomend to me,

* A fitness regime that works
* Foods to eat

Just the two things really, anything else would be great and I would be very thankfull to anyone who helps out.

Thanks for helping out a former boxer in trouble,

Michael.

[PunchDrunk]

There's no such thing as super middleweight in amateur boxing. I smell keyboard warrior...

[juststartingout]

lol.. theres too many of those around nowadays!

[Exige Jr]

Ok mate, whatever everyone else says, I believe what you just said about you need help so here we are. Really simple way to drop weight. Interval running. It also ranks amongst the cheapest, but requires two vital elements; a half decent diet and discipline.

Get a pair of running shoes, some shorts a vest. Choose a course to run on. If you live in a rough area choose the course but run it when nobody is around -- 5:30am like I do. The lamposts are your markers, do sprints between them alternating this process. So you do a sprint then run past 2 lamposts, then sprint until the next one. That is your main technique. Take a 4 mile run... 1 1/2 mile warm up jog, 1 mile of that interval sprint, 1 1/2 mile warm down jog. Everyday with 2 days rest.

Diet? Nothing past 7-8pm. No junk. Fruit and veg.

Btw PunchDrunk, the super middleweight division exists now.

[tebe6sm]

Yes, interval running is very good for fat burning. Keep with anaerobic training as it (such as intervals) because it continues to burn fat after the workout rather than only during. Other anaerobic exercises could be burpee intervals, any GPP work really. And as for food, eat natural, whole foods. Don't eat any processed stuff. Allow a little cheat here and there if you want, but not too much. There's lots of pretty sweet workouts that kick ass at if you're looking for other stuff as well.

[jumpman_jones]

Exige jr your tellin him to run 4miles? thats insane he just said he hasnt been to a gym in 2years, marvin start off with about 3-4km

[Marvelous Marvin]

There's no such thing as super middleweight in amateur boxing. I smell keyboard warrior...

...Yeah


Anyway, thanks guys for the suggestions I might try to just run as far as I can, Interval running, just to see my limits, and then when my fitness increases I'll try to go onto about 4 miles as quickly as possible. Brutal Training has some great stuff on there too, tebe6sm you're a legend. Thanks Exige jr, I'll see how things go and I hope to be down to my target weight asap.

[PunchDrunk]

Ok mate, whatever everyone else says, I believe what you just said about you need help so here we are. Really simple way to drop weight. Interval running. It also ranks amongst the cheapest, but requires two vital elements; a half decent diet and discipline.

Get a pair of running shoes, some shorts a vest. Choose a course to run on. If you live in a rough area choose the course but run it when nobody is around -- 5:30am like I do. The lamposts are your markers, do sprints between them alternating this process. So you do a sprint then run past 2 lamposts, then sprint until the next one. That is your main technique. Take a 4 mile run... 1 1/2 mile warm up jog, 1 mile of that interval sprint, 1 1/2 mile warm down jog. Everyday with 2 days rest.

Diet? Nothing past 7-8pm. No junk. Fruit and veg.

Btw PunchDrunk, the super middleweight division exists now.

Good advice on the roadwork, though it may be a bit much to start out with.

The super middleweight division does NOT exist in the amateurs. I can't even believe you're foolish enough to claim that. You KNOW better...

[Exige Jr]

Good advice on the roadwork, though it may be a bit much to start out with.

The super middleweight division does NOT exist in the amateurs. I can't even believe you're foolish enough to claim that. You KNOW better...

In the UK, the Super Middleweight division exists now.

[PunchDrunk]

In the UK, the Super Middleweight division exists now.

1. Since AIBA doesn't have a super middleweight division, it makes no sense for the UK to have one. That means fighters accustomed to fight in one division, will have to go into another for all international fights. I don't even think AIBA would allow that.

2. It seems VERY strange to me that UK would have a super middleweight division and leave it out of the rankings?

Besides, if they were to put in an extra division, the only think that would make sense would be to put back the LIGHT middle division, since that is the lowest division with a big weight gap.

Welter covers 5 kg's (64-69)
Middle covers 6 kg's (69-75)
light heavy covers 6 kg's (75-81)
heavy covers 10 kg's (81-91)

If they made a supermiddle it would have to cut into middle and light heavy, making the weight gap at welter bigger than middle, your super middle, and light heavy. Those three divisions would cover from 69 to 81 kg - 12 kg's total. That's an average of 4 kg's. Why would they make the gap SMALLER at the heavier weights? That makes absolutely no sense! Unless you're trying to tell me they rearranged ALL the divisions?

You're a smart kid, it's just too bad you're so stubborn, you'd rather make **** up than concede a point.