Home Training?

[In The Heart]

Hi i have just started thinking on actually starting the sport i love and i am eating everything correctly and working out every early morning and also only drinking water (half my body weight).
I,m 16 and i get up at 5am every morning and run 4 miles, do crunches, sit-ups, leg raises, bicep curls, tricep extension, dumbell flys, side bends and also skipping. I,m very healthy and have the right wieght to get started on boxing but i found out that there are no boxing gyms in my area and nearest one is around 2 hours away which made me upset. The main thing i want to know is can i train myself at home with buying the right equipment such as speedbag, heavy bag, etc? And also should i buy Dvd's to help me aswell? I,m also hoping to get into boxing contests after i have trained for while( unsure how long) and is it possible?

Thanks for any help guys.

[Smokin']

Honestly...yes it's possible. Can you become good doing home training? I seriously doubt it. A good trainer is good when you're younger because you learn the proper technique. It looks easy, but believe it or not, there is actually wrong technique to throwing a jab, cross, etc and you don't want to develop bad habits at the age of 16.

THe only idea I have for you is maybe spend the last 2 weeks of vacation (which I assume you have) and train there everyday, for 4-5 hours. Learn the basics first before you start hitting the bag at home.

[In The Heart]

Honestly...yes it's possible. Can you become good doing home training? I seriously doubt it. A good trainer is good when you're younger because you learn the proper technique. It looks easy, but believe it or not, there is actually wrong technique to throwing a jab, cross, etc and you don't want to develop bad habits at the age of 16.

THe only idea I have for you is maybe spend the last 2 weeks of vacation (which I assume you have) and train there everyday, for 4-5 hours. Learn the basics first before you start hitting the bag at home.

I appreciate your advice but what you said about going to my boxing gym for my last bit of vacation is not going to be possible because my parents are back at work and if i got a bus there it would take alot longer and theres only body building gyms near me. I,m sad to hear that i can't become the best i can be since theres no boxing gyms near me .

[Smokin']

I feel for you. Turn 18 and then move out.

[In The Heart]

I feel for you. Turn 18 and then move out.

I could'nt move out at that age i,m still doing college and part time job. I,ll be 23 by the time i move out.

[Obdeboondocks]

its good to see another person sacrifice for boxing. I dont know how your driving situation is, but maybe later you can drive a town over to the nearest gym. honestly any trainer, whether so far away that you might have to just see him less than 5 days a week, is better than none if you are looking for improvement. but the stuff you're doing right now is fine FOR NOW. honestly im doing the same thing you are. theres not too many gyms around the suburbs of the bay area, so i had a mini gym right in the convience of my home. for my situation, im doing it to just train like a boxer and relieve the stress. from reading your post, you're young and it seems as if you're willing to go farther (ie ama,pro). dont get used to the home gym if so, get a trainer when you're ready to fully commit (since youre 16 maybe a winter vacation can have you focus completly on going to a trainer if you want).

[In The Heart]

its good to see another person sacrifice for boxing. I dont know how your driving situation is, but maybe later you can drive a town over to the nearest gym. honestly any trainer, whether so far away that you might have to just see him less than 5 days a week, is better than none if you are looking for improvement. but the stuff you're doing right now is fine FOR NOW. honestly im doing the same thing you are. theres not too many gyms around the suburbs of the bay area, so i had a mini gym right in the convience of my home. for my situation, im doing it to just train like a boxer and relieve the stress. from reading your post, you're young and it seems as if you're willing to go farther (ie ama,pro). dont get used to the home gym if so, get a trainer when you're ready to fully commit (since youre 16 maybe a winter vacation can have you focus completly on going to a trainer if you want).

I,m willing to push myself for anything. I,m working my way up to running 6 miles per day. When it comes to boxing this is the age i,m ready to start but its so god dam hard because its all body building near me and training without a trainer is hard. Will buying tutorial dvds help?

[jerzeboye]

Yes those dvds will help somewhat

The Title boxing dvds will give you some valuable insight and pointers but it's definately not near as valuable as a trainer. They will however help you on your quest who knows maybe a boxing gym will open up in your area soon.tO HELP YOU SAVE SOME LOOT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE VIDEOS ON THIS FORUM

[In The Heart]

The Title boxing dvds will give you some valuable insight and pointers but it's definately not near as valuable as a trainer. They will however help you on your quest who knows maybe a boxing gym will open up in your area soon.tO HELP YOU SAVE SOME LOOT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE VIDEOS ON THIS FORUM

There are boxing clubs in my area but only open for 2 hours per day and there full of little 11 year olds which is gonna be nightmare and not serious.

[Ringo]

Good to see your dedication to the sport. Something you can do (less desirable, but still effective) is buy some books/videos off of the internet. Amazon, Title, and Everlast all have a good selection of basic stuff that can get you pointed in the right direction. Scope them out and see what you think. All you need is a vcr/dvd player and a tv.