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Originally Posted by Veran667
Thanks, I planned on running but I just wasn't sure how much to do.
I've heard a lot of different speculation regarding weight training, so i'm not sure about that one yet, my friend who's only 5'5 and weighs 170, and he's lightning fast.
And he is a power lifter, built guy really.
I've stopped eating junk food, other than the occassional cheat, like a donut here or there.
I try to eat mostly protein, which is difficult as hell considering my family eats near-entirely italian=LOTZ of carbs.
I'm gonna start working at a local supermarket next week, so i'll have money to buy my own food.
Sodium/sugar are typically a bitch because I love soda, but i've switched over to ginger-ale, (only one or two cans of that a day), and other than that all I drink is milk and water.
Salad is difficult to get ahold of as well, but hopefully the supermarket job will help cover that too.
Thanks for the input, very helpful.
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I doubt you're friend is lightning fast at that height and weight, that just seems too bulky to be that fast but i can be wrong. Power lifting is seriously bad for boxing because all it will do is make you slower and i've heard it can actually make your punches weaker. Its not all about strength trust me, you have to have a lot of speed and stamina to be a real boxer. You don't need all that protein, its just gonna make you gain weight. If you like soda and cant constantly drink water, try drinking flavored water like Propel. I used to drink soda everyday and never drank water because i couldent stand it but Propel tastes good and is very low in sugar and calories. You should also stop drinking milk, it has A LOT of calories, even non fat skim milk has 90 calories per serving. I only use milk for when im eating cereal and i try to put as little as possible. Seems like a lot to do but if boxing is really what you want, then im sure it wouldent be much of a problem to watch your weight.