By Larry Goldberg
To be an effective boxer you must take care of your core. Your core consists of your back, your chest and your abdominal area. The core is so essential to a boxer because this is where they will absorb most of the contact from opponents and if the core is weak the chances of surviving a long or powerful fight are pretty slim. However, many of the training techniques and exercises are tilted to improve the core muscles of the body. Heavy bags help build the core, with an emphasis on building endurance in the shoulders and arms; speed bags are designed to develop hand quickness and core muscles in the abdominals; and medicine balls are incorporated within many boxer’s regimens because they work effectively building the entire group of core muscles.
Here’s how:
A boxer can improve their core muscles and abdominal strength through using a medicine ball with a coach or a spotter. The boxer starts face up on the floor, spread out in a flat position. The spotter should stand directly over the boxer with legs spread over the boxer’s mid-section. Then, the spotter should drop the medicine ball (most weigh around 15-25 pounds) onto the stomach/ chest area of the boxer, who then attempts to catch it. The impact will simulate a power punch from an opponent and it will help ready the boxer for competition. Then, the boxer should use core muscles in the abdominal and chest to heave the ball back up to the spotter who again drops it. The entire process should last around ten drops and throws.
by: Cheap Boxing
