Have YOU given up yet?

July 1st signified that we are halfway through the year. Time flies so fast, don't you think? Six months have passed since we welcomed 2010. This is a great time for us to look back and reflect. How was the first part of 2010? Did we stick to our New Year's Resolutions? Did we achieve our goals, or are we still stuck in a rut? Hopefully, you are all looking back at the first half of 2010 with a smile.


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Rocky Balboa's mistakes (a follow up)

WHAT ROCKY SHOULD HAVE DONE:

1. Concentrate on speed, speed and more speed! He did some strength work but they focused on too much power. There was no balance.

2. Shadow boxing with 60 pound weights... are you kidding me? He should have shadow boxed with 2 pound weights. It would be better.

3. Boxed some more--- practiced some more to focus on skill. From a long lay off the boxing style movements are the ones that suffer. He should have done more of that.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS JUST A MOVIE. But I just felt like giving an input for the newbies who think that boxing training is done that way. The answer is a big NO!

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Rocky Balboa's training mistakes

Ok here are his mistakes:

1.He is lifting so heavy. That will make him slow. Oh yes, his coach mentioned that he can't do anything else because he has arthritis or something, but what he is doing actually aggravates whatever he feels.

2.He doesn't have any boxing equipment or any speed work whatsoever. Now, his speed suffers. In boxing, you have to consider factors such as agility, fast-twitch movements, the snap of the punches etc. Rocky didn't take that into account.

3.I know it's just a movie, but he exaggerated all the lifting. Strength work is valuable in this sport. However, you have to do it right. What he is doing is not in the scope of boxing training. Maybe, competitive power- lifting.

Rocky Balboa is still an awesome movie about life. It teaches all of us to never give up no matter what the obstacles are. I think the training scene is still awesome though. When I watched this movie for the first time all I wanted to do was train. The fight scenes are not realistic but... THE MOVIE IS A CLASSIC!

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Manny Pacquiao: MIND CONDITIONING

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If you look at this video, you think he's crazy. But he is certainly not. He is preparing for all the punishment he will receive in the ring. The hits to the stomach actually apply the concept of ISOMETRICS--- or developing strength by "holding". But more than that, it is the development of MENTAL TOUGHNESS.

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Lessons from Rocky Balboa

This is indeed one of my favorite scenes ever! This 46-second video says it all. Very inspirational--- a kind of conversation that should go through everyone's mind when you feel negative. Never let anything stop you and just do it! Just GO, GO, GO!


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Reflections on Edwin Valero's death

The boxing world is in shock. One of its shining stars took his wife's life and later, his own life. If you have been following the news, Edwin Valero was troubled lately with drug and alcohol problems. His set of problems piled up as the days went by and what finally did it was his killing of his wife, Jennifer Viera de Valero.

What a shame. At first, I felt sorry for his two daughters and of course, his wife Jennifer. But I knew right then that his boxing career was over. 27 wins, no losses and 27 wins by way of knockout, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. He was even being groomed as one of Pacquiao's next opponents in what could have been a superfight between two brawlers, two southpaws with utmost power, two heroes of their respective countries and two men who personify the word "warrior" in every way (in the ring).

There's a lot of what if's in this. But here is the take from TRAINLIKEABOXER on that: BOXING is supposed to cultivate the warrior spirit--- the ability to fight your own demons. A champion that Valero was, he was not a champion outside the ring. For me, that is disappointing. I think that training for boxing should be your way out of trouble. It is the way for most boxers and boxing enthusiasts but what just happened lately is just sad, just so unfortunate. I can only judge the man based on his accomplishments in the ring, not the person himself. All I can say is, Rest in Peace Edwin Valero and Jennifer Viera de Valero.

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