Anyone else taking boxing lessons on here?

That's cool. Glad you're enjoying your classes! I just started my classes about a month ago and love it! I look forward to it all week! The funny part is I've known the guy for about 5 years now, I've been doing his taxes for years on the side. He got back into training people on the side for extra money and to enjoy the sport again and I asked him about taking some classes with him last time we met for his taxes. He said sure why not, so I started going in mid July and it's been great.

We train either in his basement (has a heavy bag, speed bag, double end bag, slip rope, gloves and wraps, etc) or at his buddy's boxing gym just a few minutes away. I've been exposed to this whole different world of people and stuff, really neat.

I have a desk job, doing tax accounting, so boxing is a pretty far stretch from what I do at work on a daily basis. Most people I work with golf or have boats, etc. I on the other hand enjoy muscle cars and now boxing haha!

I've already lost 8 lbs but I can tell I'm much more fit than I have been in the past when I lost weight. My clothes are fitting better and looser sooner than before. Last time I lost weight it took about 15 lbs before my clothes started to noticeably fit better. Now at just 8lbs of weight loss my clothes fit better. I feel stronger and have more energy too.

I got my own pair of gloves from Ringside a few days ago as well as some hand wraps. I want to get a heavy bag for the basement off of Craigslist at some point too. I tied a rope in the basement for a slip rope to practice that too. I wish I would have found out about all this stuff years ago, it's so much fun! Better late than never!

That sounds like fun! At this point I'm just doing it for a more fun way to lose weight, but maybe if I get better I'll see if I can get in the ring to spar with someone. The boxing gym we go to sometimes has two different rings, it's fun stepping inside one of those even if you're just by yourself. Hitting the bag is fun, but even just shadow boxing seems to burn a lot of calories and makes me sweat pretty good. I can feel a lot of muscles in my shoulders, back, and arms the next day that I never felt before which is cool. Makes things more fun than just running on a treadmill and counting calories.

I got the opportunity and decided to take my buddy up on it, he's a great trainer, you should see some of the kids that he trains that are only 15 years old, they could probably beat me to a pulp, they're so fast and strong. There's a lot more to it than it looks. Lots of footwork details, timing, coordination, etc. I dont know if I'll even attempt to go as far as sparring with people, but it's fun to learn everything and I'm losing weight and getting fit so that's cool.

That's cool! I wish I had gotten into this stuff years ago, just never had any exposure to it in the past. It's a lot of fun, a whole different approach to getting in shape compared to the usual lifting weights and cardio stuff I used to do.

I agree, much more fun than the usual stuff. Way more involved and it engages your mind too since you're trying to learn something.