[Umy]

Im good thanks bro, im rarely on the site these days and am busy with my studies.

Diet is an important part of a fighters lifestyle, as the old cliche says you are what you eat, which remains true to the core.

I personally believe that an individual shouldnt be too harsh on what they eat as a diet then becomes too hard to keep up. I eat ''healthy'' 6 days a week with one day off where i let myself go a little bit (also known as a ''cheat day'' by many).

Basically I dont do anything special, just eat a lot of fruit and veg, drink plenty of water, stay away from processed foods as much as I can and try not to eat things containing a lot of saturated fat.

A lot problems come to people trying to meet certain weights, again, off season people can afford to let themselves go a bit more but the fundamentals should really remain the same. During boxing season a lot of care must be put on staying close to fighting weight, a lot of people put themselves under too much pressure in training, or the opposite, put too much pressure in their diet, a balance should be maintained between the 2 in order to maintain the right weight, as long as you eat healthy and do your roadwork you should be okay.

Hope it answers your question,

Take care,

Umy

[zefff]

cheers, thats good stuff. Good to hear you are putting your studies first mate, keep at it.

One more!

Is there an alternative to roadwork? Its always been synonomous with boxing but is there another form of exercise that can achieve the similar results?

[Umy]

Roadwork is amazing for its mental benefits just as well as its physical, an individual can really carve out a strong will pushing himself on the roads and discover how far the his body can go when he seems like he has nothing left.

However other cardio methods such as using an exercise bike, rowing machine, treadmill, stepper, elliptical machine, skipping, bagwork, shadowboxing with 12oz gloves all seem to work just fine as long as your listening to your body and working regularly as possible.

Fitness and making weight are 2 different things I suppose, I dont know how safe it is but whenever I had the flu or went a bit crazy on the dining table I used to train with a few layers on and this would really help you sweat, as long as your keeping yourself fairly well hydrated you should be ok.

Sprints mixed with long distance runs work wonders for endurance also, but again its generally whatever works for you so experiment away, we learn by doing.

Hope it helps,

Umy.

[The BadBoy]

This is an excellent thread and in Umy's absence I would like to say that if anyone has any further questions they would like to ask I will do my best to keep this Q&A going. Hopefully Umy will be back soon to take over the fine work he has started in this thread.

[Denver]

What are some good foods to eat while boxing?

[The BadBoy]

Godo foods to eat while boxing? I would advise that you don't eat anything while your boxing you might throw up, or worse still get punched in the face while your taking a bite out of that apple.

If your asking what your diet should look like then basically it depends on what your goals are. I would just try to eat clean food that are not processed.

Try to a get variety of of different fruits and vegetables in your diet, get your protien from chicken, fish, lean red meat. Personally I'm not a fan of beef, too much in my opinion isn't good for you.

Stay away from trans fats etc. Follow the fundamentals of a healthy diet and you'll be fine.