Beginning Boxing Question

[Rantcatrat]

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.

[Von Milash]

imo, no gym is worth going to unless it offers free mitts to newcomers. as far as im concerned, it should come with the price of membership.

to join a gym and then have to pay additional for basic instruction is pure bullshit. working one on one with a pro trainer is something that should come only when you decide to take it to the next level... ie, with serious aspirations...

[Trainer Monkey]

imo, no gym is worth going to unless it offers free mitts to newcomers. as far as im concerned, it should come with the price of membership.

to join a gym and then have to pay additional for basic instruction is pure bullshit. working one on one with a pro trainer is something that should come only when you decide to take it to the next level... ie, with serious aspirations...

It really depends on how your gyms set up,mine is set up by appointment only,and when I have you,your ass is mine alone.
There's no overall gym fee,just the session fee.
Most other gyms double dip,but if your confident enough to ask for private sessions,you should expect that.
I try not to judge,I run a small gym,and I own it lock stock and barrell,so I dont have to worry about anything short of replacing equipment.
See,there is something to be said for how we run things in WV,we all run our gyms out of our homes,though if I get someone to buy some of my baseball and football cards,theres a garage across the river I might move it to.
The most well known gym in the state is run out of Butch's basement,its produced champions though.

[Rantcatrat]

So, I bought a five pack of training sessions at my local all purpose gym. it was expensive and arguably I was ripped off, but my thought was that it will introduce me to boxing and if I want to go from there I can belong to a more professional boxing gym.

Question for the trainers: what should I look for in the first few sessions? What should he be teaching me? Generally, what happens in the first couple of sessions?

Take into consideration that I'm not attempting to become the next great super middleweight champion. I love the sport and I love the workout and I'd like to get in a few rounds sparring.

Thanks again.

[Trainer Monkey]

So, I bought a five pack of training sessions at my local all purpose gym. it was expensive and arguably I was ripped off, but my thought was that it will introduce me to boxing and if I want to go from there I can belong to a more professional boxing gym.

Question for the trainers: what should I look for in the first few sessions? What should he be teaching me? Generally, what happens in the first couple of sessions?

Take into consideration that I'm not attempting to become the next great super middleweight champion. I love the sport and I love the workout and I'd like to get in a few rounds sparring.

Thanks again.

I normally start with conditioning,stance and your basic punches,but thats me,other guys may have different agendas