Guzman132

Shadow boxing is severely underrated and most beginners skip it

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Shadow boxing is severely underrated and most beginners skip it - Lemmy.World

I used to think shadow boxing was just warming up. Boring filler before the “real” training. Then my coach made me shadow box for 6 rounds straight. No bag, no pads, just me and a mirror. It was humiliating. My form was trash, my footwork was lazy, and I was dropping my hands after every combo. Now I do 3 rounds of shadow boxing before every session and my technique has improved more from that than from anything else. You can’t hide bad habits when there’s no bag to absorb your sloppy punches. Anyone else have a shadow boxing routine? What do you focus on?

Mar 22 at 12:12pmWeb
Show threadFiniteBanjoMar 22
I think it’s important for cardio and reflexes, second best to theory and sparring for actual skill but unfortunately it and running both damage the knees over time and cannot be relied upon as much as clinically approved weight training.