Beginner workout for a boxing wanna-be with weight issues
Former Member
Good morning all!
I know there are quite a few threads on here asking for assistance with beginner workout suggestions, but maybe someone will think this is a different sort of request.
Background: After many many years of being severely overweight, I finally took control of myself and started working out. I started simple: doing 30 mins a day on a balance ball (with the assistance of a workout cd) and severely limited my food intake. I started going to my local community center as well - swimming laps whenever I could get time, and ended up dropping 90lbs in about 9 months.
Now, due to situations changing in my life - I started gaining weight back and felt overall I didn't have any strength.
So, I persued an interest of mine in joining a real boxing gym. I found a wonderful trainer who is a former pro boxer and kickboxer. I have been working out with him for almost a yr now. I have no plans to "fight" but the workouts are too amazing to ever give it up.
Now - to my problem and question to the boards.....
I need to increase my cardio. I do cardio with my trainer (I have 3 sessions a week with him for at least an hr), but I'm not dropping the fat that I've gained since my intial 90 lbs loss. I started back at swimming laps at the Y by my house - but I find that I'm just lacking in how to start and what to do. I never was on any swim teams in my life. I know HOW to swim - and can do the backstroke the best - with freestyle being about my only other option (cause I don't remember how to do the rest of the strokes mainly). I find myself completely winded within the first 200m - but somehow push myself to do 600m-800m (but this is at what I suspect is a lesiurely backstroke pace).
I am needing to drop about another 40 lbs at least. Any thoughts/comments/questions are welcome.
Sorry so long...
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Now - to my problem and question to the boards.....
I need to increase my cardio. I do cardio with my trainer (I have 3 sessions a week with him for at least an hr), but I'm not dropping the fat that I've gained since my intial 90 lbs loss. I started back at swimming laps at the Y by my house - but I find that I'm just lacking in how to start and what to do. I never was on any swim teams in my life. I know HOW to swim - and can do the backstroke the best - with freestyle being about my only other option (cause I don't remember how to do the rest of the strokes mainly). I find myself completely winded within the first 200m - but somehow push myself to do 600m-800m (but this is at what I suspect is a lesiurely backstroke pace).
The #1 suggestion you'll probably get is to find yourself a Master's team and try that out. I see you're in Phoenix and we're blessed with a number of great options. I don't know where in the Valley you are, but check out:
Sun Devil Masters (www.sundevilmasters.org)
Brophy Masters (www.brophysportscampus.org/masters/index.html)
Westside Silver Fins (www.wsfins.com/masters.html)
Camelback Coaching (see the bottom of www.camelbackcoaching.com/training-programs.html)
I currently swim with Sun Devil and do some technique work with Anne Wilson of Camelback, but have also trained with both Mark & Matt Rankin (Brophy & Westside) and they are fabulous, too.
You can find other teams listed off the local master's site at www.azlmsc.org.
Now - to my problem and question to the boards.....
I need to increase my cardio. I do cardio with my trainer (I have 3 sessions a week with him for at least an hr), but I'm not dropping the fat that I've gained since my intial 90 lbs loss. I started back at swimming laps at the Y by my house - but I find that I'm just lacking in how to start and what to do. I never was on any swim teams in my life. I know HOW to swim - and can do the backstroke the best - with freestyle being about my only other option (cause I don't remember how to do the rest of the strokes mainly). I find myself completely winded within the first 200m - but somehow push myself to do 600m-800m (but this is at what I suspect is a lesiurely backstroke pace).
The #1 suggestion you'll probably get is to find yourself a Master's team and try that out. I see you're in Phoenix and we're blessed with a number of great options. I don't know where in the Valley you are, but check out:
Sun Devil Masters (www.sundevilmasters.org)
Brophy Masters (www.brophysportscampus.org/masters/index.html)
Westside Silver Fins (www.wsfins.com/masters.html)
Camelback Coaching (see the bottom of www.camelbackcoaching.com/training-programs.html)
I currently swim with Sun Devil and do some technique work with Anne Wilson of Camelback, but have also trained with both Mark & Matt Rankin (Brophy & Westside) and they are fabulous, too.
You can find other teams listed off the local master's site at www.azlmsc.org.
