Advice needed! Straight leading leg

[boxingbantz]

Asked AGAIN yesterday about it after being told to 'straighten that front leg'. I said 'I'm finding this way too uncomfortable - does it definitely need to be straight?'. His answer was 'yes as you are in your range to throw punches and you won't be leaning so it should be a straight leg'. Again I questioned this and he was just like 'fine bend your leg then...'.

Also, when practicing my hook, he is telling me to bend my wrists. Surely THIS is even more dangerous than having a straight lead leg for fuck sake. If I landed on someone's skull with a bent wrist, there only thing going to be 'damaged' is my wrist.

At my loose end tbh and very tempted to NOT go back next week.

[Sharla]

Two unhealthy things now - I'd leave.

In some gyms they have bred so much respect for the coaches that have come before them that they refuse to question or update anything they've ever been shown or taught.

Respect is a good thing but not if it means you just become a follower content to continue things that will ultimately injure people.

I had a cosh who didn't like us to drink at all between rounds when training because he still believed some crap that it'd damage your liver when dehuydration training in Australian summer heat is really reqally dangerous.

I had another coach who told me to delay breakfaast after a morning workout rather than refueling to help keep myself light when it's mroe likely to have the opposite effect.

I had yet another coach say to do exactly the same workout everyday - no periodization, no hard and easy days.

I went with the state team to the nationals where they had young boys running to sweat out 1 kg to be right on weight before they slept as they didn't ever bother to notice or check that it meant they were weighing in 700g under the next morning.

With most of these coaches age is a big thing - their body gave out on them completely at a certain age and when it did they just accepted it without asking what they could have done to prevent it etc. It's senseless.

They may be grreat people, they may even have done ok in their time but if they won't let go of their mistakes in a time when we have more information and resources to know that they are mistakes it's not healthy to take orders from them.

You don't want to be thinking every time he tells you something now - is this BS or should I listen this time? Imagine that in your coner in a bout against a tough opponent. Your opponent may have a half decent coach and have half your dedication yet a better chance of winning because you can't get clear instructions when you need them the most.

[ono]

Straight lead leg? That is ridiculous. Find a new trainer mate. Only thing you'll achieve by doing that is either a) - injuring your knee, or b) getting put on your arse because you're too off balance to move.

[boxingbantz]

Cheers for all of the advice fellas.

I've decided not go to back. I'm meant to be back tomorrow but not going to bother. Not a single person I have spoken to, and I've even spoken with a couple of professionals, and they say the same as everyone on this thread - find a new coach.

Gonna leave it until after Christmas but has to be done. Bent wrist whilst hooking ffs.

[ono]

Cheers for all of the advice fellas.

I've decided not go to back. I'm meant to be back tomorrow but not going to bother. Not a single person I have spoken to, and I've even spoken with a couple of professionals, and they say the same as everyone on this thread - find a new coach.

Gonna leave it until after Christmas but has to be done. Bent wrist whilst hooking ffs.

Maybe he's a City fan?