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A Hollywood boxing coach who trained Hilary Swank for her Oscar-winning role in Million Dollar Baby outlines a four-week fitness program for women that draws on the philosophies of the Gleason’s gym, providing coverage of a range of stances, offensive and defensive moves, and muscle-sculpting techniques. 50,000 first printing.
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SC23 –
I enjoyed this book. Great basic explanations, realistic look at boxing being tough, and good workouts. I don’t keep a lot of books but I’m hanging onto this one for a while and going to give the workouts listed a try.
mc830 –
Just rec’d this book the other day and I’m impressed by all of the good information. Although highly detailed I did find myself looking at YouTube videos for visual examples of hand wrapping, bobbing & weaving, and other techniques that a person like me really needs to “see.” I’ve got my gloves and wraps but I wasn’t aware that I’d need a jumprope so I can’t start the program yet. Once I do, I’ll update but for now, I just love the detail and ease of following the program in the book.
Brenda –
Love this book absolutely the best book I have read. Easy to understand great body work out! Recommend this book to everyone of all skills for boxing!!
Amazon Customer –
Good informative and interesting book
TIZ –
Great book, suitable for a beginner with excellent pictures of boxing techniques and workout routines.
Sam Wybenga –
I bought the book for my wife at the time
I looked through it and really wanted her to try it. Needless to say, we divorced. But I still enjoyed reading it. Put a lot of emphasis on technique which I liked. I gave it to a friend and she loves it!
Munequita321 –
This is the best boxing book I’ve found. It has everything in detail! The only problem…once you finish the entire work out, there’s nowhere else to go! No further information or instruction! I’d love a sequel! 🙂 Their suggestion is to go to a gym. But where that’s not possible it was just frustrating to get to the end of their workout and really not know where to go next with it.
T –
Very good! I found the book very useful for the recovery of the Parkinson’s symptoms. I suggest it to aged men, also
Hathor –
I bought this book to excercise post partum. I like how easy it is to follow the steps each day. It is very inspirational but the book is easy to read without too much fluff. I have lost 6lbs of the last 10lbs i have to loose after having baby. I don’t always get to work on the days that I would like to because of baby so I can’t tell whether the 4wks program works. But it has gotten easier for me to do pushups! I bought a punch bag too and I love boxing. It’s a great workout.
S. Morrell –
I bought this book to supplement the boxing workouts I recently started with my trainer to ‘shake up’ my exercise routine. The book provided a great explanation for the sport and how I, as a woman, could benefit without getting all bulked up or even having to step in a ring, although I hope to do that at some point. As an almost-62-year-old woman, it feels good to be able to apply the books routines to my workouts and know I’m joining the ranks of so many younger female boxers with ease…well, ‘ease’ may not be the best word choice since it really kicks my #@%! The quotes and tips throughout are also helpful. I showed my trainer and he loved it, too. I may have to visit Gleason’s Gym the next time I’m in NY!
Mollidy –
I found this book to be well done. It has a 4-week workout schedule with three workouts per week. I am on the third week and not only are my arm muscles developing, but they glow when I finish a workout and I feel great. This is a full-body workout – you don’t stand still and push your arms around. In addition to 3-minute round-style combo punches and defense, you jump rope and do strength exercises (push ups, crunches, flutter kicks). The instruction is well-illustrated and the book does a great job of motivating you. This can be an intense workout, but you’ll feel stronger after each one. You really need to put your all into the workout – no half-hearted punches, and no cheating!
I purchased this book to start boxing for fitness, and I love it. These are actual punches and combos you could take to the ring someday, if you wanted. I also purchased a DVD boxing video and I find myself drifting off and going back to this book because it encourages you to practice numerous combos and come up with your own unique workout, not a boring jab, jab, right, hook, repeat 10 times.
Get a pair of gloves (mine are pink), pick up this book, and really work off the pounds.
sm –
I was looking for a book to tell me how to work with our new punching bag, this isn’t quite that as it is geared more for the person who really wants to do boxing as a sport. It is still a good book with lots of great instructions and workouts.
Baz –
I bought this book hoping that it would contain a program I could follow. It is a comprehensive guide to starting boxing. However, all of the workouts include skipping rope cardio sessions. I thought I would be able to adapt the workouts/routines and that it would provide bag workouts. It doesn’t, there is only a small mention about bag work towards the end of the book. If you are looking to learn how to box/shadow box and enjoy skipping this is the book for you. All the moves and sessions are well explained/broken down so even someone who has never picked up a glove could follow the routines. It’s just not what I was looking for, hence the 3 star score.