Battle ropes have been a really fun addition to our boxing routine. It's been fun to try out all of the different variations, and today we got to take it to a whole new level with the bosu ball. In order to maintain Continue Reading »
My legs are very strong and I really pride myself on being able to leg press over 1000 pounds. Just like with hands, however, we have a dominant leg, which tends to be stronger and pick up the slack for the weaker Continue Reading »
It's become quite rare for me to discover new exercises that I haven't at last attempted let alone ones that I've never heard of, which is not surprising considering I've spent at least 5 days a week in the gym for the Continue Reading »
Up until now, we've mainly only used knees when that's focus move on a particular bag or if we choose to add knees in on the boxer's choice bag. I'm a great fan of kneeing personally, so they frequently appear when I Continue Reading »
https://youtu.be/js8_1nUlV88 Mountain climbers have become a staple in my workouts. We've done them in all here types of XIT classes that I take weekly (boxing, XIT, and kettlebell), and have become an exercise that I Continue Reading »
I've mentioned the importance of varying your time on the treadmill through different inclines and speeds, but it is also beneficial to vary how your move through space. Walking and running are basically the same Continue Reading »
Today for the first time we added a burpee kick into our boxing class. The instructor made it look like an awesome breakdancing move, but as you can see mine was anything but smooth. I'm hoping as we get more time to Continue Reading »
If you've got a limited amount of time at the gym, I always like to do compound movements like this one. Since it is actually three separate leg exercises combined into one, it packs a real punch. Even just three sets Continue Reading »
While boxing is my main source of stress relief, there are other exercises that can be just as effective for relieving stress if you do them correctly. My favorite of these would be medicine ball slams. There is just Continue Reading »
Due to the holiday, there was no boxing class today but that didn't mean no workout for me. I love that we've got a little mini gym in our basement for days when I don't make it to the gym. Maintaining a rigid Continue Reading »