Hey everyone this is my first thread on this forum, I been lurking for some time. But I digress, I recently got a week pass free to a very good MMA gym here where I live, and all of their styles (BJJ,Muay Thai,MMA, and etc) all have professional trainer. I come from a Muay Thai background which i trained in for about 6 months, and I made the transition to boxing since I want to start boxing and have a Amateur career and possibly go to the olympics or go professionl (then again transition to MMA to have a career there (I'm 17 as well)).
This was my first boxing class ever on monday the manager at the gym wrapped me up and I joined the class, we started out with stretches then I a couple of laps around the mat, then 2 rounds of shadowboxing the instructor set me up telling me to work on my jab only. Then after that we broke up into groups (people on heavy bag, speed//double end bag, some people working on footwork by using a rope which they ducked under and upper cutted moving forward). The instructor then put me on the heavy bag for about 1 or 2 rounds I believe then he took me to the middle of the mat to explain footwork and gave me a footwork drill (forward,backward shuffle, then he included the pivot, then 1-2 combination) I did this drill for about 2 rounds. (also on the heavy bag he had we working on moving to the left while jabbing that is all). Today was the same thing except he was doing padwork with some people and today was jump rope and abdominals for the experienced people. Then class was over again.
The class is the hour long, how long should I be training at a boxing gym? And is this what I should expect from a boxing gym?
The instructor has a successful Ameatur career, and his 10 year old son has 10 fights under his belt as well.
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