This month, we held Fight STACKED introductory workshops to introduce our athletes to the art of boxing! By incorporating the same elements of our regular STACKED classes, we hope to introduce more variety in our training and to help our athletes develop different skills!
We had a short conversation with Kirt about why he decided to start these classes & what he hopes to achieve with his athletes:
Hey Kirt! Why Fight STACKED?
I used to be an amateur boxer and got injured through my journey of boxing. I overtime realised it was because I didn’t have proper foundations of movement. While there was a lot of emphasis on technique in boxing, there was very little on how exactly I should execute my punches and generate power. As a young boxer then, it was a lot about doing more to get better instead of thinking about how I should do it to get more efficient. It resulted in me becoming pretty broken.
What are some of the problems most boxers suffer from?
A lot of the guys I was training with complain of shoulder, back, wrist, and elbow problems. Some of the more competitive ones eventually end up needing shoulder surgeries.
What do you think is the fundamental flaw of your boxing journey and what can be done better?
Boxing training should focus on total body strength and working from the ground up as good grounding gives the friction to deliver a solid punch. A lot of the precision starts with intentional movement.
These days, a lot of boxing conditioning is about getting the heart rate high and movements that doesn’t translate to actual functionality in boxing. Boxing is mostly done in the transverse (rotational) plane but you see a lot of sagittal plane movements (front and back) such as push ups, burpees, dumbbell overhead press, sit ups. These are not so transferable to boxing.
We know your favorite boxer of all time is Mayweather. Tell us why!
He’s a really disciplined boxer and has strong values in staying focused and being in parallel paths to his goals. He doesn’t drink, trains right, eat right. He really does whatever keeps him at the top of his craft and dedicates time to doing what he needs to do to get better. He also has very efficient mechanics (moves well), and is extremely smart and adaptable in his game.
So… Who is Fight STACKED for?
It’s for everyone who’s interested in boxing and becoming a more functional human being! Because of the emphasis we have in your mechanics, you’ll not only learn new skills, you’ll also learn more about your body and how to properly generate power without doing harm to your body.