importance of warm up in boxing

miawatts

heya i have just started a boxing class and there was a few things that i was just curious about, like how important is a warm up or stretching at the start of a boxing class. i am only wondering because in any other system that i have done, stretching and warm up is so important at the start and cool off in the end and at the boxing class there was really wasnt much of either till about 10-5 minutes at the end. any advice would be savage

Khannie

Is there no shadow boxing or light bag work done at the start at all?

Clive

Warmup is important, stretching is not.

miawatts

there is no light bag work at all. all we do is fight full force at air for 15 mins (which may i say is a bitch on your elbows i kept on over extending my arm) and then 1.30 hrs of push ups, burpies, sprints, star jumps and jogging. like dont get me wrong it a brilliant work out i was seriously wrecked after it, but i am worried about pulling a muscle. i have the worst luck ever.:(

JMCD

Just a quick question.......is this a boxercise class or a boxing club?

I have a feeling its a boxercise class rum by some fitness instructor with little or no boxing experience.

cowzerp

miawatts wrote: »

there is no light bag work at all. all we do is fight full force at air for 15 mins (which may i say is a bitch on your elbows i kept on over extending my arm) and then 1.30 hrs of push ups, burpies, sprints, star jumps and jogging. like dont get me wrong it a brilliant work out i was seriously wrecked after it, but i am worried about pulling a muscle. i have the worst luck ever.:(

This is not boxing!! warm up is always done then bags shadow boxing and skipping, stretching should be done at the end..

miawatts

it is boxing well its ment to be, as far as i know he used to do competitions, but i am guessing that was a long time ago. its savage for fitness but i have really f**ked up my left calf muscle, i cant walk swim or anything its crap:mad:

cowzerp

miawatts wrote: »

it is boxing well its ment to be, as far as i know he used to do competitions, but i am guessing that was a long time ago. its savage for fitness but i have really f**ked up my left calf muscle, i cant walk swim or anything its crap:mad:

Sorry but its defo not boxing. burpees, star jumps etc.... maybe he was a boxer but this is not a boxing class, maybe some form of boxing exercise but boxing is shadow boxing, skipping, bags and sparring with jogging also thrown in, go to a proper boxing club and get proper instruction.

warm up is necessary in all exercise, i teach boxercise and its only 30 mins so i get my clients to warm up before hand on the treadmill and cooldown themselves too as i dont have time in a 30 mins class..

Also there is always a risk of injury in life regardless of warm up or proper exercise, sometimes they just happen..

miawatts

yeah your prob right but its advertised as boxing classes, we did do sparring but for around five minutes, i just think the guy teaching it is a cowboy. he is getting paid and the equipment he has its really bad like the ALL of the skipping ropes are broken, the hook and jabs pads are tiny (i am a girl with small hands and i cant fit into them). i am sorry if i sound like i am moaning and bitching but it just seems as if we're getting a raw deal.

cowzerp

miawatts wrote: »

yeah your prob right but its advertised as boxing classes, we did do sparring but for around five minutes, i just think the guy teaching it is a cowboy. he is getting paid and the equipment he has its really bad like the ALL of the skipping ropes are broken, the hook and jabs pads are tiny (i am a girl with small hands and i cant fit into them). i am sorry if i sound like i am moaning and bitching but it just seems as if we're getting a raw deal.

Could you tell the name of the instructor please?
where its on?
how much?
detail the class format please?
then i can tell you if its the real deal or not..

miawatts

i really dont want to get any one in trouble, i have no experience with boxing i am just normally doing capoeira or krav. its mostly likely just in my head:(

cowzerp

miawatts wrote: »

i really dont want to get any one in trouble, i have no experience with boxing i am just normally doing capoeira or krav. its mostly likely just in my head:(

Noboddy would be in trouble!!!
i was just going to find out if it was meant to be a boxing class or a boxing exercise class! not to worry, from what you gave i'd go with the latter...