Professional Boxing Circuit
Tonight, I returned to High Wycombe Boxing Club for my second two-hour boxing session. Similar to last time, there was a good mix of fitness and technique, though this week included more pad-work (known to you and me as “hitting something held by somebody else, lest it hits you first”). Before I had the pleasure of hitting things, however, I was subjected to a “professional boxing circuit”…
The “professional boxing circuit” is simple, but horrific.
Simple:
- 10 sit-ups
- 10 burpee star jumps
- 10 squat-thrust-press-ups
- 10 knee-raises
But horrific:
- Repeat constantly for 10 minutes.
By the end of this circuit, we were all in a pretty bad state. Even hitting things didn’t seem as appealing as curling up in a ball in the shower room and waiting for the shakes to subside. Hitting things was, however, why I was there in the first place – so that’s what I did. Hundreds of times.
Without a doubt, pad-work is the most fun part of boxing. I don’t want to down-play the joy of skipping and jumping until your legs burn like BBQ-ed sausages (or chicken drumsticks, more accurately), but there are few things more gratified than punching moving things, whilst somebody capable of crushing a fan heater in a single hand praises your power (and occasionally swings for your face, when you drop your guard).
I’m a huge fan of wrestling (in every sense of the word) but, as far as other sports are concerned, boxing will certainly take a lot of beating (a-hohoho).
I apologise for posting no videos of boxing yet. I promise I will make some Rocky-style montages and sparring clips but, whilst it’s just me and group of people running around in a room, there really is no sensible (and sociable) way of filming my progress.