So... What do you do? (Part 1)

The magical question that people have for me time and time again.

"WHAT DO YOU DO? Um... I mean... What's the training?"

Involves a lot details and madness, people usually have the confused or the  No F****** Way look.

So now begins a series of blog entries that is dedicated to the details of 'what do i do', what is my preparation, what is my mind set, including some videos and EVEN A MUSICAL MONTAGE!!!

Because seeing people workout, should always be made in a musical montage format! It must be a law in some state in the U.S.

Music to exercise is like Bacon to every food product in the planet. Its a perfect match in heaven.

SO!

For this entry!

The Magic of Shadow Boxing.

Who knew that hitting air for an extended period in time would be sooooooooo tiring and SOOOOO effective!

It helps with form, speed, and endurance. Most important thing is to imagine your fighting...

Picture your opponent, get so into it that you will forget that you are shadow boxing... you believe you are boxing. Of course, you believe you are belting that poor soul with a flurry of punches that he cant stop!!! Manny pacquiao style.

Seems crazy and ambitious... but you need a little madness and confidence when your willing to fight.

Example:

For 20 minutes I shadow box either at the gym or at my apartment. You dont need much space, you just need enough room to punc, stand, and spin around.

Then begin:

These flurry of punches will go on for another 20-30 minutes or so. This begins the warm up process, helps shed the pounds real quick too.

Shadow boxing with my trainer is a little different. He uses a towel to get me to dodge and he uses a huge tire to make sure my feet are set and my form is ok.

Example:
 (yes they are old pictures, I have a fro in them... they still count)

This is very very very important to the success of a boxer. Classic and simple way to train.

P.S.

all pics by:

John Rodriguez