My Journey to the 14th Long Island Fight for Charity Boxing Event
You’re in the ring and punches are flying… at you. You can fight back, of course. But, sometimes your best move is to be patient and employ the proper defense. It’s funny—as simple as that concept sounds, knowing what to do in the heat of the moment may be harder than one realizes. This is chess, not checkers, after all. Continue reading “Defensively offensive”
What you see in this photo is the post-blood draw wrap from my annual oncologist check-up. If you think it looks a lot like a boxer’s hand wrap, well, so do I. After 15 years of needles, I find it curious that the first time I’m given this bandage—instead of the ubiquitous cotton ball and tape—it happens to be a just few months before my Fight For Charity boxing event. And, no, they weren’t aware I was boxing. Continue reading “Evidently, the phlebotomist got the boxing memo”
Last night was my weekly Run Club. Every Thursday we gather to run a 5K (3.1 miles) or 4 mile distance, depending on the group. Last night the turnout was light with just three of us showing, but the two others came fresh off participating in the Lake Placid IRONMAN event this past Sunday. Running is crucial to boxing training but witnessing the willpower of these two running [nearly] immediately after completing that huge event was the big takeaway. Continue reading “The welcomed influence of the IRONMAN mindset”
My boxing journey continued early this morning back at UFC Farmingdale along with, once again, James Talamini (“JT”) and fellow LI Fight For Charity boxer Brian Weiner. Building upon last week’s lessons, Brian and I we were introduced to the art of the clinch, or tie-up. Continue reading “The pugilist’s art of the clinch”
This morning my training did a “bob and weave,” if you will, as we switched from boxing conditioning to a focus on fighting technique (with some conditioning, too—of course). Today’s adventure took place at East End Fitness, one of the gyms coach James Talamini (“JT”) calls home. Continue reading “Sunday Fun Day… Punch Day”
The Long Island Fight for Charity organization is making a strong effort to promote the upcoming event as well as the boxers. Their periodic newsletter features a few of the boxers in each edition and, this time, I made it into the queue! I think it’s great that this newsletter helps introduce all of the boxers to the supporting audience—adding a personal connection to the event. Continue reading “It looks like I made the newsletter”
Today was my rest day. No exercise, no training… just a day to allow my body to heal. Many would say these days are more valuable than the days you’re in the gym (as long as you did actually spend time in the gym <grin>). Aside from letting your natural healing process occur, this is the time your muscles can rebuild (grow). Continue reading “Eating for a rest day”
Today was a unique experience in my boxing training regime. The session was based on partner workouts featuring none other than my wife. Each exercise was designed to play off the other partner’s movements—whether in-sync or complimentary. Continue reading “Double the fun, training in pairs”
I am jumping rope. A lot of jumping rope. Considering its simplicity and relative low cost, it’s almost ironic how important—no, vital—this exercise is to boxing training. Continue reading “A lot of jumping rope”
I had an epiphany this afternoon… or, perhaps, this is nothing more than a heat- and dehydration-driven hallucination. Nevertheless, I’ll share and you can decide. Continue reading “Running like chess… and Formula 1”