Thread: Training Help

Hi. I've been going to the boxing gym for about almost 2 months now. I recently changed my diet about a week ago. Just wanting to get advice on how everything looks. I'm 21 years old, weight 10 stone and height 5"7.
I go to the boxing gym on Monday or Tuesday and Thrusday evenings after work which is usually about 2 hours each evening.
Now i'm moving onto doing more training going to go to Monday, Tuesday and Thursday sessions. Going to switch between distance runs and HIIT on wednesday and saturdays. Friday i'll work on whatever I feel needs working on.

Old Diet

Morning - Cereal (Corn flakes) with semi-skimmed milk.

Noon - Cheese and ham sandwiches with margerine on white bread.

Evening - Whatever family cooked.

Drink - Varied from 1 to 3 cans of coke a day. Also throw in cups of tea.

New Diet

Morning - Porridge with banana

Late Morning - Cheese and ham sandwiches with margerine on whole-meal brown bread.

Mid Afternoon - Vegetable soup of some sort (Fresh kind not canned)

Evening - Whatever family cooked. (The food my parents cook is generally balanced. I can't really say anything specific because the meal changes everyday.)

Drink - No more than one cup of tea a day. Generally orange juice or water. 1 or two cans of coke during the week (If I do I increase the increase the intensity of my training).

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That looks pretty decent, you'll adjust it as you progress and gain a better understanding of your bodies demands. Keep plenty of food in you, perhaps reduce the fizzy drink intake, you'd be surprised how big a difference that will make.

Also, a protein is important, I'm sure you get it in your family meal though.

Most importantly get your technique perfect and then every bit of conditioning you do will be supplementary.

You might want to eat some protein with your porridge for breakfast.
Maybe a glass of milk or a protein shake.

Also i wouldnt eat margerine, try mustard on your sandwhich, its much better for you.


GL.

My family meal is normally has some mixture of lean meats and vegetables. So protein is no problem. As for the fizzy drinks i'm trying to wean myself off it.

Originally Posted by Geomancer

My family meal is normally has some mixture of lean meats and vegetables. So protein is no problem. As for the fizzy drinks i'm trying to ween myself off it.

You need protein with every meal. It keeps your blood sugar steady and gives your muscles what they need to repair themselves and grow stronger.

Well Protein is very important during training. With boxing I flood my body with Protein after training and haver one large protein meal a day.

You'll know as your body starts to demand it.

Have you done much gym work in the past Geo?

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

Well Protein is very important during training. With boxing I flood my body with Protein after training and haver one large protein meal a day.

You'll know as your body starts to demand it.

Have you done much gym work in the past Geo?

I did a bit on and off earlier in the year. But being at university in my first year stuff kept getting in the way. But I should be able to keep a more steady routine for my second year.

Originally Posted by Geomancer

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

Well Protein is very important during training. With boxing I flood my body with Protein after training and haver one large protein meal a day.

You'll know as your body starts to demand it.

Have you done much gym work in the past Geo?

I did a bit on and off earlier in the year. But being at university in my first year stuff kept getting in the way. But I should be able to keep a more steady routine for my second year.

I'm in college myself, I understand the way.

Boxing can be a great way of keeping focus.

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

I'm in college myself, I understand the way.

Boxing can be a great way of keeping focus.

My house share should make things easier this year since it won't be the ear bashing noise annoyance that was halls. Caused me to lose a great deal of sleep when it was greatly needed.

Originally Posted by Geomancer

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

I'm in college myself, I understand the way.

Boxing can be a great way of keeping focus.

My house share should make things easier this year since it won't be the ear bashing noise annoyance that was halls. Caused me to lose a great deal of sleep when it was greatly needed.

I was in a student village myself for my first year and half way through the second. Just headwrecking after a while!

Was based back home for my third year and it was by far my best year and most enjoyable.

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

I was in a student village myself for my first year and half way through the second. Just headwrecking after a while!

Was based back home for my third year and it was by far my best year and most enjoyable.

I should be able to keep up with a decent training schedule since I will havemy usual energy. As opposed to using my energy to simply stay awake in lectures.

Originally Posted by Geomancer

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

I was in a student village myself for my first year and half way through the second. Just headwrecking after a while!

Was based back home for my third year and it was by far my best year and most enjoyable.

I should be able to keep up with a decent training schedule since I will havemy usual energy. As opposed to using my energy to simply stay awake in lectures.

Ha I get ya!

It will make a big difference to your training actually.
Like I said get your technique right and every bit of fitness is then supplementary.

Advice so far has been helpful.

Are you doing push ups, pull ups and or lifting weights on top of the boxing?? This will affect how much protein, carbs calories etc. that you need to take in.

Originally Posted by wesrman

Are you doing push ups, pull ups and or lifting weights on top of the boxing?? This will affect how much protein, carbs calories etc. that you need to take in.

When I have sessions at the boxing gym it means I do punching bag, those annoying resistance bikes, circuit training, etc.