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Boxing guides

Straight answers on training, fight week, breathing, food, recovery and when to stop. Each one opens with the short version.

• Before you start: the warm-up that mattersFive minutes that decide whether the session is any good — and whether you finish it uninjured.In the session · 3 min read
• How to breathe when you fightThe single fastest improvement available to most beginners, and it costs nothing.In the session · 3 min read
• Fight week: what to do and what to stop doingThe week before a fight is not the week to get fit. It is the week to arrive fresh.Fight prep · 4 min read
• Nerves before you competeEveryone gets them, including the people who look like they don't. What to do about it.Mindset · 3 min read
• What to eat before and after trainingTiming matters less than most people think, and more than nothing.Fuel · 3 min read
• Recovery: the part everyone skipsYou do not get fitter during training. You get fitter recovering from it.Recovery · 3 min read
• Your hands: wraps, and why they matterHand injuries end more amateur boxing than head shots do. Most are avoidable.Safety · 3 min read
• When not to trainShort, and the most important thing in this section.Safety · 2 min read
• Your first sparWhat it is for, what it is not for, and how not to embarrass yourself.Fight prep · 3 min read
• Training when you don't feel like itMotivation is not the thing that keeps people training. This is what does.Mindset · 3 min read