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Boxing Fitness: A Guide to Getting Fighting Fit (Fitness Series)

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This is a great book, mostly for amateur boxers/beginners or anyone who wants to get 'boxing-fit'. This is what I like about the book:

- It's a very honest book. The authors explains everything from a very practical point of view.

- It covers topics like basic boxing skills, drills, weight training, cardio (running, jump rope etc), core strength, flexibility, nutrition and boxing equipments in reasonable detail.

- The authors pays attention to the detail. Small topics, like how to wrap your hands, aspects of using different kinds of boxing bags (including, price, installation etc), types of jump ropes, things to carry in your gym bag and the price aspects of it, outdoor running vs treadmills. It shows that the author was careful enough to consider issues encountered by people in real life while learning something new.

- The book has complete information for a boxing beginner (like me), whether you are training alone or with a partner.

This short guide to keeping fit for the fight game is as good as it gets. Great pics, easy-to-follow instructions for drills makes for a hassle-free supplement to anyone's training regimen. It isn't geared to pros or novices as there aren't much tips for improving punching or strategies in the ring; in reading through this book, the reader must keep in mind that the content is primarily focused on building or prepping one for the rigors of boxing training. So for those looking to get a headstart to prepare themselves for intensive boxing training, Oliver suggests you get in proper shape. This book will undoubtedly help you.

If you have no idea about fitness then this book is for you. If you realize that jogging, weight lifting, and crunches can make you healthier then you already have the knowledge obtained from this. I was hoping for some more specifics to train certain portions of the body, you don't really get that here. For my purposes it was useless, but I can see where someone in need of motivation to get fit period (not just in a boxing state of mind) might like this book.

I really enjoyed this book! It is a good basic boxing for fitness book. I was hoping it would have a bit more detail about workouts but really there is so much information it would be impossible to set a workout for everyone. I would definitely reccommend it for someone who was just starting out and wanted to get fit.

i bought this book for my boyfriend. he is not a boxer but likes the sport and is into fitness. he REALLY liked it. the pictures are good and the explanations are great and there's a lot of good information in the book. i might even borrow it for some ideas for my own workout.

This little handbook is a great help when starting out.
I've been boxing for fitness at the Printing House Gym in NYC and this book coincides well with what I've doing at the gym.