Welcome!

Hi and welcome to A Boxer’s Blog! This blog is dedicated to my boxing and general training, and I’m planning on including write ups of my training sessions, a workout log, information on my fights, helpful hints and tips and more.

First, a bit about me. My name is James, I’m 15 and I live in Devon in the UK. Things I enjoy most are surfing the net, posting on forums, gaming, boxing, reading, cars, stuff like that. I like to think of myself as fairly outgoing and friendly, normally trying to find the positive side in everything.

I’ve wanted to make a blog of some kind for ages, but I’ve never really known what to do one about.   I knew I had to do one on a topic I am passionate about, otherwise I wouldn’t have any incentive to keep posting and enjoying posting. I don’t have many real loves, although my main one is computers. However, there are thousands of high-budget computer blogs and websites, so starting another is fairly pointless – Mine could never live up to ones such as IGN. So, I looked into other things I enjoy, and came up with cars, reading and boxing. I love cars, although being 15 I can’t legally drive, nor can I afford to own/run/mod a car, so a car blog is out of the window. As for books, I enjoy reading although don’t read that many books, plus a blog on books sounds fairly boring to me!

That left boxing. I’ve only been boxing for a few months, but I’m loving it. I’m not making huge advancements, but that’s mainly because when I started I was very unfit, having not done another sport in God-knows how long. One thing I do have is determination though, especially if I enjoy something. That determination has led me to push myself really hard during these sessions, rarely giving in to fatigue, and I can see my technique and conditioning improving. The beginning of my boxing at the Exeter Boxing Club was fairly rough, as I felt I wasn’t making much progress and that I wasn’t getting on with my coach. Yet I carried on through, and now I’m really happy I did!

A boxing blog is perfect.  Not only can I post about my sessions (making me think further about what I did, what I learnt and how to improve), I can also keep a log so I can constantly try to better myself.  I can also share my knowledge with everyone connected to the internet, hopefully helping a few people along the way.  Plus, it’s a place I can post about my highs and lows, so when I’m feeling low I can look back at my highs and put my feelings in a positive spiral.

My boxing takes place in the Exeter Boxing Club in Devon, England. Training is twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, which is when my training session posts will most likely be (although Friday one might be posted on Saturday, depending how tired I am post-boxing ). I also try to work out at home, but going from nothing to changing my diet, boxing and home training is quite a big leap! I first started home training when I first started boxing, but I was over-enthusiastic and ended up burning out (in other words, my mind and body couldn’t take it even more, making me feel crap and stopping). However, I have learnt a lot about training and nutrition, and have kept my diet going and am planning on starting my training tomorrow with a simple run.

Well, it’s getting late now and I have school in the morning, so I’ll post this and get back to you!  Expect my next post tomorrow, with news of my run!