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Ever Wonder What Goes On In A Typical Week Of

Training at a Professional Boxers Training Camp?

By Jorge Luis Second day is only a gym session
due to the intense work done the

he professional fighter must previous day: 5-10 minutes of
Tprepare physically, mentally skipping rope and stretching;
and emotionally for the upcoming shadow boxing with a partner for 3
bout. Here is a glimpse of training rounds; no-contact work on offense
with a professional boxer for one and defense. This is followed by: 1
week. round of freestyle work on the heavy

First training day of the week bag; 2 rounds of freestyle pad work
begins with a 60 minute strength with the trainer; 1 round of shadow
training session. This includes boxing; 2 rounds of shadow boxing
weight training, circuits, core while ducking under a rope; 1
work, etc. This is followed by round on the heavy bag alternating
a session beginning with cardio 30 seconds of punch outs and 30
work, stretching, and then on to seconds working at normal pace; 1
4 rounds of shadow boxing in the round of heavy bag work 30 seconds
ring; practicing certain specific at long range and 30 seconds at

moves and punch combinations - short range, alternating. All rounds
alternating moving left and right. are 4 minutes duration. Stretch and

Whatever a boxer does offensively finish for the day.
to the left he must be able to do to Third day, after loosening up by
the right. It’s the mark of a complete skipping rope and shadow boxing,

fighter. The boxer then moves on the boxer spars today...6 rounds 3
to pad work with his trainer, who minutes each with a 1 minute rest
holds the pads on his hands and between. The sparring session is

directs the boxer to throw specific fi lmed and the coach takes notes on
3-5 punch combinations mixed in sparring both positive and negative.

with appropriate defensive moves. After sparring the boxer works abs

Working specifically on what the and shadow boxes while thinking

boxer needs to do on fight night. about the sparring session. Boxer
This goes for about three 3 minute and trainer then watch the sparring Left to Right Custio Clayton, Jorge Luis, Tony Luis.

rounds - very specific. The boxer session and review notes and fi lm Photo by Elaine Mason
then does a few rounds of freestyle - what was good and what not so
boxing with full gear follows. In former Pan Am Games Champion.
pad work reacting to whatever good. It is very helpful for the
the third round of contact sparring, In closing, Tony was very
the trainer calls out or does. The boxer to see himself, not just to be
Tony initiates attacks while his fortunate to have Custio Clayton,
boxer then moves on to the heavy told and shown. sparring partner, counters with 2 and former Canadian Olympian and
bag, working freestyle (meaning
Day four of training, after a day 3 punch combinations. This ends medallist as a sparring partner.
whatever he/she wants) and off, is started with a 1 hour run at sparring for the day - a lighter day In fact Tony had harder sparring
working on punch combinations
a slow and steady pace maintaining with less wear and tear to ward off sessions in the gym than the bout.
practised that day. The coach is a heart rate of 120-140 beats per injuries and work on specifi c moves As the old adage says, the more
nearby, watching and offering tips,
minute. The night session begins and punches from previous full out you sweat in practice the less you
pointers, and correction. During with loosening up exercises and 2 sparring session. The boxer then bleed in battle. -- So very true.
the second workout of the day, the
rounds of freestyle shadow boxing - does 1 round of skipping rope and Readers please watch for Boxing
afternoon session begins with light then gearing up to spar. The boxer 1 round of shadow boxing followed on network TV, CBS and NBC are
shadow boxing and stretching for

will work on specific things from by abs work, neck exercises, and both running monthly shows and
5-10 minutes, followed by skipping the previous sparring session. In push up and pull up sets. This is it’s on free TV.
rope for 10-15 minutes. The the fi rst round of sparring the boxer fi nished off with a stretch from head Watch for Tony “Lightning”
boxer and his team then shadow takes the action to his opponent, to toe. Tony also does dumbbell and Luis on CBS Sports TV on April
box with each other, changing cutting off the ring - initiating sledgehammer workouts with a lot 17, 2015. Thank you for reading
partners, working on combinations attacks, while the sparring partner of core and cardio work. The details my articles and remember boxing
and defense - “cutting off the moves and counters. The next round are too numerous to condense in makes young people less violent
ring”, counters, movement, and all is 1 round of shadow boxing. The one article and of course if I told not more violent.
styles. This is done for 6 rounds of second round of contact sparring you all the secrets I would have to Yours in Boxing and all
4 minutes. This is followed by 6 is role reversal, with Tony (for kill you...just kidding!! This is a
combat arts
rounds of heavy bag work freestyle example) moving and countering sample training week in the life of
Jorge Luis
and 6 rounds of 4 minutes each while his opponent presses the local boxer Tony Luis, who recently
Head Coach and President
with 45 second breaks. Abs, neck action, cutting off the ring and defeated highly favoured prospect
exercises, and stretching follow. attacking. Another round of shadow Karl Dargan of Philadelphia PA, a Champs Eastside Boxing