What you lift isn't very important, I would suggest to prepare by doing a lot of crossfit, weight sled workouts, and medicine ball drills, also be mentally prepared. I've sparred with a lot of newbies who quit the next day because,"I hit them too hard." YOU GET HIT IN BOXING, yes it sucks at first, yes you want to quit sometimes, but after you've put the work in you'll be the one beating up everybody.
P.S. here's a pro-tip, don't be the new guy who tries to knock everyone's head off in your first sparring match, you'll end up either looking like a fool,getting dropped, or both. unless the guy says you can obviously.
boxers aren't born, they're made so don't be discouraged if it feels as if you're really bad at first. stamina plays a big part in boxing and the fact that you can run a mile in under 10 minutes is astonishing. as a boxer, lifting helps give you more power behind your punches, but you also need to do your conditioning in order to keep yourself at peak fitness. i suggest you do both. another bit of advice is... never say no to sparring.at the time, you might be a bit nervous which is perfectly normal, but would you prefer to spar and learn something or not spar at all and learn nothing. sparring is the closest thing to a competitive career in boxing and you need to do it. at first you may be a bit rusty, but if your determined and focused you will get to a fairly reasonable standard. lastly, learn to love that jab throwing it both in attack and defence... that is you're no1 weapon especially for someone your size
How much you bench is not anything to do with boxing, find a boxing gym if you want to box
Right now I'm in a lull in activity due to lacrosse season ending and preseason football not being very constant. I have had an interest in starting to box for about a year now but finally have the time to actually get involved. Does anyone have tips on training, sparing, equipment, or anything else someone new to the sport with no experienced family might need to know?
I'm 16, 6'4", 190 lbs, bench 200, ran a 6:27 mile before i had to stop running due to a stress fracture (which is part of the reason for my current lull in activity, though i still lift with my upper body and will be out of the dreaded boot within a week or so). I'm not sure if this means i need to do more conditioning, or more strength training, or both to be the best i can be.
