[SugarShanep4p]

Hi guys, I'm 16 and have been training for about a year and a half now and im going to be fighting in late April-early May I think. I was wondering if it seems like iv been training too long before my first, or have I not been training long enough. Also how long do amateurs usually train before their first fight. Thanks!

 

[Gareth]

TBH you can never train too long. You ahve been learning the skills to empower you to fight. Now that you have a fight in the pipeline you can train for the fight itself. I would have my Ama fighters train hard for 6 weeks before a big fight. Do you normal then spar at least double the rounds that you intend to fight. If you at fighting 3 x 2 min rnds then I would spar 5-6 x 3 min rounds with 1 min break. Stop sparring 3 days before your fight and on the last 2 days do light workouts to allow the body to recoverbefore the fight.

This is only how I would train my fighters, others may have differing opinions and they may suit you better, but this is the technique in my gym.

G