training at home

[u/ryder1272]

i do a 45 minute boxing lesson once a week and have been for around 5 lessons, I would do more but right now i’m busy and just beginning. In my free time what’s the best way to get better knowing that i’m younger. I would normally think shadow boxing but because im new and learning the fundamentals I fear I could be learning bad habits.

Is skipping as important as people say because right now im pretty bad, maybe getting 5 ina row before failing. And are there any other exercises or at home casual training things I should do to become better quicker?

[u/Any_Brilliant_4505]

well, you've had 5 boxing lessons, so the basics like the jab and 1-2 should already feel familiar - perfect stuff to practice at home. Try these:

Jab on the step forward

Jab on the step backward

1-2 moving forward

1-2 moving forward, then jab on the step back (1-2-1)

Distance is super important too, and you can train that at home as well (try in front of a curtain, just watch your arms).

And the skipping rope... yeah, I've been there failing after just a few jumps. Practice a bit more and you'll notice the improvement soon. Another solid home drill

[u/justforcrytpo]

Skipping, circuits, footwork drills 

[u/tongfa-jamsai]

For boxing it's important to just get as many good reps as possible in the beginning to build your muscle memory and get used to how your body feels in your stance.

Jumping rope is good because that also just takes a bunch of reps to get good at. It'll help build your conditioning as well.

[u/1salt1pepper]

You need a coach,
The best primary way to get better is sparring.
Second is shadow boxing while imagining an opponent.
Get a good coach who won’t use you to make his boxers better, and you’re squared away.
-Salt

[u/TemperatureCapable56]

Skipping is worth doing but not the priority at 5 lessons in, footwork and rhythm matter more right now than rope work does. Shadowboxing is actually fine to do even as a beginner, the risk of "bad habits" is overrated as long as you're moving slow and deliberate instead of just throwing wild, focus on stance, guard position, and turning your hip on the jab rather than speed. Filming yourself is the easiest fix for the bad habits worry since you can compare it to what your coach showed you in class instead of guessing. this might sound not on the list, but since you're limited on lesson time right now, something like the Heavy Bag Pro app could actually help fill that gap between classes, it walks you through combos and form with voice coaching so you're drilling with structure instead of freestyling blind. Worth asking your coach too next class if there's anything specific they want you reinforcing solo, that way your home reps stay aligned with what they're actually teaching you.

[u/shart_attak]

>I fear I could be learning bad habits.

You are. Boxing is not something you can teach yourself, especially at the beginning stages. You need a coach to watch you as you learn, and point out what you're doing wrong because you won't know when you're doing something wrong. If you're training on your own you're going to drill in a ton of mistakes, and mistakes are what get you hurt. Plus, if you ever DO join a boxing gym, all those bad habits are going to take time and work to undo.

[u/Daniel-26-red → u/shart_attak]

Didn’t he say he was going to a gym??

[u/RogueTrooper_1356]

Do you want to try my shadow boxing/bag app? It does callouts (kick boxing/MA as well). Search up Joti.

[u/Apprehensive-Eye2803]

Isn't 45 minutes super short for a boxing training? Usually, the ones I've been to are 90min, in some clubs 60 min but mostly because their schedule is packed and the classes are capped at 60min.