good Boxing diet

itsallgood

Hey guys,

I recently started a boxing fitness class twice a week, its pretty intense and am finding my fitness and strength have improved drastically.

I was searching the net and found a few sites that seem to contradict each other so I was hoping someone here could help me out.

I want to start eating properly to get the best out of the training.
I am relatively fit and just have a bit of a belly to lose now and tone up.

Can anyone recommend a good dietary programme to help lose about half a stone and tone up?

Thanks

cowzerp

itsallgood wrote: »

Hey guys,

I recently started a boxing fitness class twice a week, its pretty intense and am finding my fitness and strength have improved drastically.

I was searching the net and found a few sites that seem to contradict each other so I was hoping someone here could help me out.

I want to start eating properly to get the best out of the training.
I am relatively fit and just have a bit of a belly to lose now and tone up.

Can anyone recommend a good dietary programme to help lose about half a stone and tone up?

Thanks

i would reccomend asking this on the fitness forum to be honest..

digme

if your training twice a week you could eat ****e and still be grand.Just eat a few carbs before you train and some protein afterwords. Pasta spuds that sort of thing

davmol

Wouldnt agree with that TBH,im from the school of 'you cant out train a bad diet'

siochain

6 - 7 times a week maybe, but no way on two training sessions can you eat what you like and expect to loose weight.

Torakx

I just happen to be enquiring about boxing and spotted this thread.
Im no boxer now but i did read a hell of alot about my diet when i got seriously sick and had to watch what i eat.

As Digme said carbs for fast burning energy and protein for rebuilding tired muscles.
I would GUESS that for that kind of exercise regular carbs or complex carbs like brown rice(complex carbs release energy slower) with lots of roughage would be quite good before hand.I would probably throw some protein on there too.
As long as you burn all the carbs in training it should be good.Also drinking water 20 mins or so before you eat helps digestion

Afterwards feel free to go to town on the protein and veg(greens are your best friend and generally your diet should have 65% fibre) but keep the carbs and sugar at a minimum to keep the weight off.
From what i have read of medical studies eating fat does clog arteries and prevent nutrients andmnerals being absorbed into the blood cells.
But sugar/carbs can turn to more fat(cant rmemeber if thats aided by proteins or fat though).So watch the sugar and carbs after exercise or when you dont need that fast burning energy.I once laughed out loud in tescos when reading the back of a tin of beans.It was one of the diet brands with 1% less fat! the funny part was it was still loaded with sugar! that makes us fat! bit of a scam i feel as fat is an issue but sugar/carbs are more so.
I was on a carb/sugar free diet for a year with my illness and still need to watch them.I have alot of issues now putting on weight lol i believe the sugar in most foods is the killer.Cooking with fresh ingredients no packaged crap will be half the work of losing weight.
For my walks these days my regular meal before i go out as breakfast/lunch is a few spuds,carrots,onions and tons of brussell sprouts into a small pot of boiling water with some herbs stock cube(i used the left over water for gravy in the pan from the steak ) etc. Then a sirloin steak to go with that.It lasts me from about 12 to 6pm walking around town and i grab the same again alot of days when i get home.I reckon that might be a good meal an hour before training.And maybe something similar with less carbs after.
But anyway ive said enough.
Maybe someone here who actually boxes alot could help out as i may be needing some diet advice soon too and i would take my own advice relating to boxing with a real pinch of salt as i just know what food does to my body now in a general way

megadodge

my regular meal before i go out as breakfast/lunch is a few spuds,carrots,onions and tons of brussell sprouts

Christ, you're a complete sado masochist!

Torakx

megadodge wrote: »

Christ, you're a complete sado masochist!

Haha! ye i am if you saw how many hours walking i do a day.
I need the fibre and more importantly for myself folic acid.
They are delicious especially if you steam them
Ofc i wouldnt have all that veg without a nice steak or chicken.

Actually since im back here posting.
I head out most days about 1pm or so and walk into town and ussually about 6pm when im on my way home i get a burning pain at the front and bottom of my knee.Im not sure if thats lack of protein or some other knee damage.Anyone else experience this or know what it might be?

coronaextra

Buy yourself a good scales,
cut out eating crap
and train hard.