Ultra White Collar Boxing
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R8Steve said:
sc0tt said:
Slickus said:
Correct, from what i've seen online, minimum to raise is £50 (already got £90 raised on my Just Giving page) For CRUK.
Also i read somewhere that UWCB ask for all fighters to, if possible 'sell' 20+ tickets to friends and family for the night.
Guess this will all be confirmed on Friday.
If it isn't possible you don't fight and your training is finished. You have to sell them pretty quickly too. Realistically you get 3 weeks to sell £400 worth of tickets.Also i read somewhere that UWCB ask for all fighters to, if possible 'sell' 20+ tickets to friends and family for the night.
Guess this will all be confirmed on Friday.
Make no bones, it isn't "if possible". If you don't you are out.
Some people gave a £100 deposit then gave the rest when they had sold the tickets. There was nowhere near enough tickets for everyone that wanted them in our group so selling them would be no problem...even if you don't have 10 friends!
It's hardly a lot to expect for a charitable event that they are giving you 8 weeks training plus putting the event on IMO.
I have friends and family ready to buy tickets (think they go online next Monday, again, will wait for confirmation at tomorrow evenings meeting) and a lot of people at work are interested, so i'm not sweating about ticket sales.
Back to the fitness, up at 5am for the run again this morning, although as soon as i started running, i felt my left knee was in a slight bit of discomfort. Enough to pull up and not wanting to push it (turned around and headed back home), but not enough to stop me going to the gym tonight and jumping on the bike to work any niggles there might be. Will leave the skipping rope for tonight, as i think that might have something to do with it, my weight and rapid jumping might be the problem. Knee support has been ordered just encase.
Looking forward to tomorrow, although i'm sure nerves will kick in during the day. Never set foot in a boxing gym before, although always wanted to.
Also first time to gauge the opposition, and trainers etc.
R8Steve said:
Not sure what one you went to but the expectation is to sell a minimum of 10 tickets.
Some people gave a £100 deposit then gave the rest when they had sold the tickets. There was nowhere near enough tickets for everyone that wanted them in our group so selling them would be no problem...even if you don't have 10 friends!
It's hardly a lot to expect for a charitable event that they are giving you 8 weeks training plus putting the event on IMO.
Romford - And it was 20 tickets.Some people gave a £100 deposit then gave the rest when they had sold the tickets. There was nowhere near enough tickets for everyone that wanted them in our group so selling them would be no problem...even if you don't have 10 friends!
It's hardly a lot to expect for a charitable event that they are giving you 8 weeks training plus putting the event on IMO.
I didn't "expect" anything. But couldn't hit the required amount. I'm just advising. If you sell 15 tickets and can't shift the other 5 and nobody else can for you, you aren't fighting and 15 of your friends have a ticket.
Just making you all aware.
Mucho respect for you OP, for being a heavyweight runner and for doing the UWCB, I also see there is WCB as well as now, a MMA version.
Careful with your ankles on running.
Work out your calorie maintenance, and then make some small reductions, at this stage, losing fat isn't as important as upping lung power. Use my fitness pal. I was gonna do similar thing, then I had a sports injury, so it's been out on hold until I'm happy I won't further injure myself.
There are some boxers on here, Tuscaneer can offer good advice. I used to use a jab routine by lost bmw. It's in one of my exercise threads, I'll see if I can find it. It will ramp up your ability to keep hands high and deliver punches for 3x2.
Careful with your ankles on running.
Work out your calorie maintenance, and then make some small reductions, at this stage, losing fat isn't as important as upping lung power. Use my fitness pal. I was gonna do similar thing, then I had a sports injury, so it's been out on hold until I'm happy I won't further injure myself.
There are some boxers on here, Tuscaneer can offer good advice. I used to use a jab routine by lost bmw. It's in one of my exercise threads, I'll see if I can find it. It will ramp up your ability to keep hands high and deliver punches for 3x2.
A girl from our boxing gym did this recently, from what she was saying the training you get from UWCB is rubbish in comparison to a proper gym and the sparring virtually non existant, from what we saw of the fight on the night this resulted in people reacting in the wrong way when punched then,
Get yourself to a proper boxing gym and just tick enough of the boxes with the UWCB people to keep them happy, You'll get some measured sparring and proper fitness from a proper gym and who knows you may stick with it, enjoy it and see the pounds drop off.
I did and lost 3 stone
Get yourself to a proper boxing gym and just tick enough of the boxes with the UWCB people to keep them happy, You'll get some measured sparring and proper fitness from a proper gym and who knows you may stick with it, enjoy it and see the pounds drop off.
I did and lost 3 stone
Halb said:
Mucho respect for you OP, for being a heavyweight runner and for doing the UWCB, I also see there is WCB as well as now, a MMA version.
Careful with your ankles on running.
Work out your calorie maintenance, and then make some small reductions, at this stage, losing fat isn't as important as upping lung power. Use my fitness pal. I was gonna do similar thing, then I had a sports injury, so it's been out on hold until I'm happy I won't further injure myself.
There are some boxers on here, Tuscaneer can offer good advice. I used to use a jab routine by lost bmw. It's in one of my exercise threads, I'll see if I can find it. It will ramp up your ability to keep hands high and deliver punches for 3x2.
Good thinking with the my fitness pall app. Had already downloaded it months ago and had forgotten about it. Will start putting in the data and looking closer at my food intake.Careful with your ankles on running.
Work out your calorie maintenance, and then make some small reductions, at this stage, losing fat isn't as important as upping lung power. Use my fitness pal. I was gonna do similar thing, then I had a sports injury, so it's been out on hold until I'm happy I won't further injure myself.
There are some boxers on here, Tuscaneer can offer good advice. I used to use a jab routine by lost bmw. It's in one of my exercise threads, I'll see if I can find it. It will ramp up your ability to keep hands high and deliver punches for 3x2.
Cheers for that, if you have the routine you mentioned, that would be great.
Thanks
Managed to get back out this morning for a run. Decent stretching and warm up beforehand and lasted 2 miles before the knee decided that a brisk walk would suffice for the last mile heading home. Gym last night was a brief visit, 15km on the bike and then back home again after 35mins. Me and the OH have just had a baby boy (10 weeks old) and she's at home full time, working on the laptop and looking after him. I feel selfish sometimes when i get in from work, give him a quick feed/bath and then head out again to the gym, leaving her to carry on the duties. This played on my mind when in the gym last night so headed home early.
She's fully supportive of what i'm undertaking and she's aware it's only for 2 months, and for a very worthy cause. Will treat her once this experience is done, may take her and baby away for a long weekend. I've already promised here a spa day for both of us the following weekend after the fight.
Induction tonight, no butterflies yet, more excitement. First proper session there next week will be interesting, and i expect that first session nerves could possibly be similar to how i'll feel on the 3rd June, walking out to the ring.
168 people signed up for tonight and the 8 week course/fight, will be a tight squeeze in the gym tonight then.
She's fully supportive of what i'm undertaking and she's aware it's only for 2 months, and for a very worthy cause. Will treat her once this experience is done, may take her and baby away for a long weekend. I've already promised here a spa day for both of us the following weekend after the fight.
Induction tonight, no butterflies yet, more excitement. First proper session there next week will be interesting, and i expect that first session nerves could possibly be similar to how i'll feel on the 3rd June, walking out to the ring.
168 people signed up for tonight and the 8 week course/fight, will be a tight squeeze in the gym tonight then.
I've signed up again for the upcoming event so starting training on Monday as well. 
Honestly though, you'll be fine and you'll enjoy it. Regarding the amount of people signed up, don't be surprised if a good amount of them drop out in the first couple of weeks.
If you're doing training outside the training you get try and do HIIT/Tabata circuits as i think it best prepares you for the event fitness wise. Combined with a good diet you'll see the weight dropping off fairly quickly.
Honestly though, you'll be fine and you'll enjoy it. Regarding the amount of people signed up, don't be surprised if a good amount of them drop out in the first couple of weeks.
If you're doing training outside the training you get try and do HIIT/Tabata circuits as i think it best prepares you for the event fitness wise. Combined with a good diet you'll see the weight dropping off fairly quickly.
R8Steve said:
I've signed up again for the upcoming event so starting training on Monday as well.
Honestly though, you'll be fine and you'll enjoy it. Regarding the amount of people signed up, don't be surprised if a good amount of them drop out in the first couple of weeks.
If you're doing training outside the training you get try and do HIIT/Tabata circuits as i think it best prepares you for the event fitness wise. Combined with a good diet you'll see the weight dropping off fairly quickly.
Where about's Steve? Honestly though, you'll be fine and you'll enjoy it. Regarding the amount of people signed up, don't be surprised if a good amount of them drop out in the first couple of weeks.
If you're doing training outside the training you get try and do HIIT/Tabata circuits as i think it best prepares you for the event fitness wise. Combined with a good diet you'll see the weight dropping off fairly quickly.
That's what i'm thinking when it comes to numbers and dropping out. I expect next weeks first proper gym session to be a b
h, and a wake up call to those that have signed up but don't realize what it involves (i'm prepared if needed to run to the toilets mid-session to throw my guts up). I'm all in though, money being raised and focused on the cause, bettering myself and enjoying the whole experience more then anything. Do need to start HIIT work outs. I have a mate who's a personal trainer so i'll have a word with him.
Slickus said:
Where about's Steve?
That's what i'm thinking when it comes to numbers and dropping out. I expect next weeks first proper gym session to be a bh, and a wake up call to those that have signed up but don't realize what it involves (i'm prepared if needed to run to the toilets mid-session to throw my guts up).
I'm all in though, money being raised and focused on the cause, bettering myself and enjoying the whole experience more then anything. Do need to start HIIT work outs. I have a mate who's a personal trainer so i'll have a word with him.
Glasgow i'm doing mine, a quick glance at your profile suggests you're not at the same one although it would make for an interesting twist to the thread if we were at the same one That's what i'm thinking when it comes to numbers and dropping out. I expect next weeks first proper gym session to be a b
h, and a wake up call to those that have signed up but don't realize what it involves (i'm prepared if needed to run to the toilets mid-session to throw my guts up). I'm all in though, money being raised and focused on the cause, bettering myself and enjoying the whole experience more then anything. Do need to start HIIT work outs. I have a mate who's a personal trainer so i'll have a word with him.
Having done boxing on and off for the last 7 years or so, all I'd say is go to every sparring session that you can possibly get to, it's amazing how much more energy you will find you have once you learn to relax in the ring.
Nobody ever throws a body shot in their first White Collar so work on those just to be a little bit different, it will slow your opponent down.
Nobody ever throws a body shot in their first White Collar so work on those just to be a little bit different, it will slow your opponent down.
RobM77 said:
The best thing to do is to put aside ten minutes to working out your average daily protein intake, and then comparing it with recommendations for your exercise level. Most people get enough through their diets, and people on a typical English diet (higher meat percentage on the plate) normally exceed the amount they need. You only need to supplement it if you're not getting enough. The next stage beyond this is to look at the vitamins and minerals you need to process the protein and the types of protein you're actually eating. At first though, just do a basic calculation.
HTH
Rubbish, Rob! HTH
If you're training hard, you'll benefit from rapidly absorbed protein and glucose immediately after you finish training.
Total protein intake is only part of the picture (but even that needs to be fairly high if you want to build or even maintain muscle mass while training hard).
The studies on this are all pretty conclusive - which is why no serious athlete fails to take protein supplements.
I would ditch running almost entirely in the OP's position - it's not very specific to boxing at all. Circuits and HIIT would be better.
Cheers for the kind words guys.
So last night was the introduction night. No boxing or gym work, just a meet and greet and size up the potential opposition. Even before the building open, the guy next to me waiting to go in, had similar shape and build to myself, I was already picturing him as the boxer on the night, that I would fight. 'Calm down Slick!'
So we head into the boxing gym and as I was expecting, there seemed to be the odd person there just for a laugh, the knuckle draggers as you will. Majority seemed to be there for the right reason, and all friendly enough. The smell of leather and sweat filled the small room, I was walking into a factory of pain and success!!
UWCB then went through what to expect over the next 8 weeks, the format and reasoning behind it all. Organisers went through everything and offered as much information as we questioned.
Turns out each fighter is looked on to sell 20 tickets to friends and family, first 10 being within the first 3 weeks. I've already reserved a VIP table (10 people) for family etc, and have a load more people that want to come and support.
Turns out also the Lonsdale Sports Direct gloves I got last weekend are useless and not to be used at training. So off to Decathlon today to get some 'better' adidas gloves.
Fund raising wise I'm up to £140 and going strong. Rest day today although mowing the lawns which always brings out a sweat. Will also do my weekly weigh in this afternoon and keep you guys posted.
Cheers for the kind words and advice guys.
Slickus
So last night was the introduction night. No boxing or gym work, just a meet and greet and size up the potential opposition. Even before the building open, the guy next to me waiting to go in, had similar shape and build to myself, I was already picturing him as the boxer on the night, that I would fight. 'Calm down Slick!'
So we head into the boxing gym and as I was expecting, there seemed to be the odd person there just for a laugh, the knuckle draggers as you will. Majority seemed to be there for the right reason, and all friendly enough. The smell of leather and sweat filled the small room, I was walking into a factory of pain and success!!
UWCB then went through what to expect over the next 8 weeks, the format and reasoning behind it all. Organisers went through everything and offered as much information as we questioned.
Turns out each fighter is looked on to sell 20 tickets to friends and family, first 10 being within the first 3 weeks. I've already reserved a VIP table (10 people) for family etc, and have a load more people that want to come and support.
Turns out also the Lonsdale Sports Direct gloves I got last weekend are useless and not to be used at training. So off to Decathlon today to get some 'better' adidas gloves.
Fund raising wise I'm up to £140 and going strong. Rest day today although mowing the lawns which always brings out a sweat. Will also do my weekly weigh in this afternoon and keep you guys posted.
Cheers for the kind words and advice guys.
Slickus
Slickus said:
Also guys, since Monday, I've started drinking a protein shake after each run/gym session. At my size, am i wasting time with this? I'm not expecting to wake up tomorrow looking like the Hulk, but i thought it might be worth a try. My current diet is ok, but not eating steak for breakfast at 4am like the Rock!!
Pic attached is how i look as of Saturday just gone. (Be gentle PH!)
You seem to have one really big glove and one small one. Is that normal?Pic attached is how i look as of Saturday just gone. (Be gentle PH!)
Halb said:
What's wrong with the Lonsdale gloves?
The bloke front left in the milk blue looks like a unit, is that your opponent?
You should start a blog.
Cheap gloves don't protect your hands well and tend to lose shape and even fall apart from anything like heavy use. The bloke front left in the milk blue looks like a unit, is that your opponent?
You should start a blog.
I would not want to step into the ring with someone of my size, fitness and skill level. To be honest, I would want an advantage before the risk/reward balance would be acceptable.
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