Case study – Garry and James

Garry and James were two young males aged 15 who were attending a small alternative provision. Due to the small size of the school, they tended to mainly only interact with each other when at the school, and attended the same lessons.  I worked with both of them for the period of 4 months offering […]

Motivation is like a muscle, It needs repeat training

Empowered motivation has a positive contribution in helping you achieve what you really want. How hard do you push yourself to get motivated? Aiming to do something and motivating yourself are two different forces of upkeeps. Motivation is what keeps us going despite hurdles and obstruction coming our way. It’s the internal drive to develop, […]

Why boxing training is good for developing character

One of the reasons partaking in boxing training helped me to turn my life around was the way in which it developed my character. What I mean by the term character is things such as mental toughness, courage, confidence, discipline, delayed gratification and determination to name a few. These were quite a few qualities that […]

Talking about boxing training and ADHD with a tv production company.

This interview took place ahead of filming for a tv documentary for E4 featuring ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Sam Thompson about ADHD. In the documentary I discuss how through a combination of boxing training and mentoring, I help young men learn to manage their ADHD more effectively and reduce the likelihood of them being expelled. […]

Strength training for boxing

Boxing tradition states that adding muscle mass to a boxer will slow them down. Whilst contemporary S&C coaches argue against the latter.

Depending on the training method, however, both are correct.

A forceful punch is dependent on momentum. This is related to how quickly we can move mass towards the target (glove to head).

So the best way to punch harder is to get bigger, stronger and move faster.