Man sports, not for "men" who like playing with balls.

[BlueC]

Are any of yall into real sports like boxing, kick boxing or MMA in general? I used to do some of that years ago, and I need to get back into it for sanity's sake. Thought I'd create a thread and see where it goes. I'm really looking for good at home type drills, cardio and heavy bag work. Post up if you know of some, or just have some interesting videos.


This guy knows how to have fun.

 

[Chris]

I've been boxing for a long time. I've got a heavy bag, speed bag, etc. here at home.

The sad part about boxing is that it used to be so much fun to watch. Nowadays there just isn't the same level of fighters like there was back in the day. Sure, there's been some good ones (i.e. Pacquaio) in recent times, but not like there used to be. I always hope boxing will make a big comeback, but folks like Jake Paul seem to just make a mockery out of it more-or-less.

Anyways, I just come up with my own routine for boxing. I have an interval timer on my phone and I do 1 minute of high intensity jump rope, 2 minutes of heavy bag, 1 minute of speed bag, and then a minute of bob and weave drills. I'll mix it up like that with intervals and go for about 30 minutes, then do my 4 miles of running in 30 minutes, then do 30 minutes of weight training. I do that 6 days a week and at 42 years old I'm in the best shape of my life. Of course I've been at it for decades, but it works really well for me.

Couple that with my keto diet and intermittent fasting (1 on 23 off) and it really works!

Kick boxing has always interested me too. I love the old Jean-Claude Van Damme movies!

 

[BlueC]

Kick boxing has always interested me too.

That's my base. I started out doing Muay Thai kickboxing, loved it and ran with it for the better part of a decade. I very much recommend it, but you really need a partner for that training, which is some of my hang up right now.

Side question for you, does boxing typically train shark tanking like in the video I posted above?

Anyways, I just come up with my own routine for boxing. I have an interval timer on my phone and I do 1 minute of high intensity jump rope, 2 minutes of heavy bag, 1 minute of speed bag, and then a minute of bob and weave drills.

That's where I really struggle, picking and sticking to a good routine. I usually just pick an old standby routine and blast away at it for the duration of a song, then short break until another song. Do you have any youtube channels you like for this stuff?

 

[Chris]

That's my base. I started out doing Muay Thai kickboxing, loved it and ran with it for the better part off a decade. I very much recommend it, but you really need a partner or that training, which is some of my hang up right now.

Side question or you, does boxing typically train shark tanking like in the video I posted above?



That's where I really struggle, picking and sticking to a good routine. I usually just pick an old standby routine and blast away at it for the duration of a song, then short break until another song. Do you have any youtube channels you like or this stuff?

Even with boxing I yearn for a partner to spar with. It would make it so much more fun. Sadly, all I've got is my 7-year old son who is unfortunately not big enough yet to fully spar with me. I'm teaching him to box though so that one day when he's taller we can spar.

I'm unfamiliar with the term "shark tanking", what does that mean? If that's where a couple of guys try to take you down, I'd have to say no, haha.

I don't have any YouTube channels, I just developed my own circuit routine and stuck with it. The key to becoming successful at just about anything is coming up with a routine and then sticking with it. Of course sticking with it is the hard part, at least initially. You get to the point that I have after doing this for 20 years or so and then it's no longer hard to stick with. It's so engrained in my mind at this point that if I don't do it I actually feel like crap. In fact, I'm so dedicated to it that I don't think I've missed a single workout day in 20 years with the exception of the handful of times I had a fever or bad flu. Other than that, I'll find a way to do it even if we're on vacation.

Still, I always hope I'll run into someone locally that is into boxing like I am. Like I said, it would be fun to have a sparring partner even if they were twice my size.

 

[BlueC]

I'm unfamiliar with the term "shark tanking", what does that mean? If that's where a couple of guys try to take you down, I'd have to say no, haha.

Yep, shark tanking is a training exercise (for the more advanced or those getting ready for a fight) where you have the man in the middle (bait ) and a new partner is rotated in at a set interval while the man in the middle remains. You can also rotate in a two on one. The first few times you do it are, well, interesting. Once you get used to it, it can be a lot of fun in a target rich environment.

This isn't my old gym, but we did this every Friday night.

 

[Chris]

Yep, shark tanking is a training exercise (for the more advanced or those getting ready for a fight) where you have the man in the middle (bait ) and a new partner is rotated in at a set interval while the man in the middle remains. You can also rotate in a two on one. The first few times you do it are, well, interesting. Once you get used to it, it can be a lot of fun.

This isn't my old gym, but we did this every Friday night.

Haha! Okay well first time I've ever heard of this but it looks fun to say the least. I'd probably recommend some head gear though, just in case

 

[BlueC]

This guy usually has some simple videos.

Here you go @Chris this guy give a quick run through of the kicks you need to try. Give a basic mid level roundhouse a try, and go slow.

 

[Chris]

This guy usually has some simple videos.

Here you go @Chris this guy give a quick run through of the kicks you need to try. Give a basic mid level roundhouse a try, and go slow.

Thanks! I used to do kick boxing when I was younger. I'll have to give it a try again.

I'm trying to teach a lot of this stuff to my son since he really loves to fight. Of course you gotta be careful with fighting. All it takes is a few good hits to the head and you've got brain damage. Joe Rogan was talking about that on one of his podcasts.

That's why I'm big on the headgear. Seems kind of lame but it gives you some decent protection and when it comes to getting hit in the head, you want it.

What got me hooked on boxing was watching the reach technical fighters. Pacquiao was a good example of a boxer who was very technical in both his footwork and his movements. I watch a lot of these guys nowadays dancing around the ring without their hands up guarding their face. It's strange to watch to say the least.

 

[BlueC]

I'm trying to teach a lot of this stuff to my son since he really loves to fight. Of course you gotta be careful with fighting. All it takes is a few good hits to the head and you've got brain damage. Joe Rogan was talking about that on one of his podcasts.

My kids are younger, but I'm introducing them too. It's a bit of a rock and a hard spot situation. I want to teach them how to take care of themselves, physical exercise and defensively, but I don't want them to get into the serious competition side of the sport because of potential injuries. That's a major reason I chose to quit when my son was born. I couldn't risk being down because of a sports injury, and I've seen a few over the years. I had a bad concussion early on and I learned a lot from that, so I take it way more seriously now.

What got me hooked on boxing was watching the reach technical fighters. Pacquiao was a good example of a boxer who was very technical in both his footwork and his movements. I watch a lot of these guys nowadays dancing around the ring without their hands up guarding their face. It's strange to watch to say the least.

Pacquiao is a good boxer, and as much as I hate to say it, so is Mayweather. I really love watching young Tyson videos, he had beautiful technical work, especially his footwork, and he had real power to go with it.

Are you familiar with Emanuel Augustus? He wasn't so much a "technical fighter", but had a beautiful flow when he was in the groove, and he was very entertaining. Sadly he also had a drug habit, and his 50/50 record reflects that even though I think his skill level was well above a 50/50 fighter.

 

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This is a real man's sport:

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[Apparition]

Makes sense to me

 

[BlueC]

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I'd put hockey on the man sport list. I've never played it, but it looks fun.

 

[BlueC]

Makes sense to me

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I've never been into wrestling. Just too much "hugging" with another man on the ground.

 

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I'd put hockey on the man sport list. I've never played it, but it looks fun.

It's a lot of fun. Would definitely recommend

 

[B00mb00m]

This is the man’s sport for sure, it takes the complete dedication of a youths entire waking hours of early life to get this good. Wrestling will teach what it means to be a man, self sacrifice, total dedication, garaunteed injuries, and responsibility for your own performance as well as reliance on your team for development and support. If you want to see a real master of American wrestling it’s Mitchell Messenbrink. It’s not a great sport for watching but IMO it’s the best sport to get your kids into.

 

[BlueC]

Wrestling will teach what it means to be a man

There are strikers, then there are wrestlers. In the gym I went to there was a clear divide between the strikers and the ground guys. We got along just fine but rarely crossed over into the other territory. I gave BJJ just enough time to learn two things, 1- I don't belong on the ground, and 2 - how to get off the ground should I find myself down there.

 

[Apparition]

This is the man’s sport for sure, it takes the complete dedication of a youths entire waking hours of early life to get this good. Wrestling will teach what it means to be a man, self sacrifice, total dedication, garaunteed injuries, and responsibility for your own performance as well as reliance on your team for development and support. If you want to see a real master of American wrestling it’s Mitchell Messenbrink. It’s not a great sport for watching but IMO it’s the best sport to get your kids into.

Wrestling was huge by me a college half hour from me won 24 national titles and many of my schoolmates were at camps there all the time.

I've been to talks by Dan Gable and I went to college at the same place and same time as Cael Sanderson, why anybody wants to do anything like that is beyond me.

 

[B00mb00m]

There are strikers, then there are wrestlers. In the gym I went to there was a clear divide between the strikers and the ground guys. We got along just fine but rarely crossed over into the other territory. I gave BJJ just enough time to learn two things, 1- I don't belong on the ground, and 2 - how to get off the ground should I find myself down there.

I don’t necessarily mean that wrestling gives a man the ability to defeat another in combat, though the top performers in UFC show it’s a big component of that, I meant more the grind from 5 years old to 18 years old (or longer) is such a colossal undertaking of year round competition and 1000’s upon 1000’s of hours of suffering in the name of the sport that pays nothing. It’s an exercise in real physical suffering and mastery in what can be an overly virtual and soft American suburban upbringing.

I think what it means to be a man is to be capable of protecting the weak and providing for those you’re responsible for and I think growing up wrestling trains a boy for that.

As far as the delineation between strikers and grapplers, to be great now you have to do both and you have to lack the natural response of being knocked out due to brain trauma.

 

[B00mb00m]

Wrestling was huge by me a college half hour from me won 24 national titles and many of my schoolmates were at camps there all the time.

I've been to talks by Dan Gable and I went to college at the same place and same time as Cael Sanderson, why anybody wants to do anything like that is beyond me.

Ah Iowa state circa early 2000’s. Wrestling is always hard, but Iowa takes it to another level. I love listening to Dan Gable tell stories. Dude was an absolute killer.

 

[lBasket]

the grind from 5 years old to 18 years old (or longer) is such a colossal undertaking of year round competition and 1000’s upon 1000’s of hours of suffering in the name of the sport that pays nothing. It’s an exercise in real physical suffering and mastery in what can be an overly virtual and soft American suburban upbringing.

This sounds like growing up when your parents own a restaurant