Boxing

Supplements can help boxers to improve stamina and power in the ring and for intensive training, allow them to get faster, recover better and maintain bodyfat levels to stay within their weight class.

The rigorous training schedules for boxers require adequate fuel in the form of good nutrition and the appropriate supplements. It’s important that boxers maintain a certain level of leanness even between fights to remain within their specific weight class so they don’t have to endure grueling cutting phases just before important fights.

Boxing requires hours of training to get in shape for a fight and maintain in the off-season. It’s important to fuel the body at regular 2-3 hour intervals and also refuel pre & post training.

Protein powders, Meal Replacements and Nutrition bars make it easier to stick to a good training diet and allow you to keep bodyfat levels low but still pack on lean mass.

Boxers need higher levels of protein than the average person due to the muscle damage that occurs from their sport, the additional protein helps to repair and rebuild broken down fibres so you can get stronger and faster.

Carbohydrates are equally important to provide energy for hours of training, whether it be running, sparring or for the actual fight. For the boxer who’s trying to pack on mass, Weight Gainers can be very useful as they contain high amounts of calories without much fat or sugar so you’ll only pack on lean muscle.

It’s important that you refuel your body and many boxers find that Energy & Endurance supplements help them to fight fatigue in the ring; afterall you can’t use fighting skills if you’re exhausted. Supplements like Caffeine can prolong intensity and help you go the distance.

High carbohydrate drinks and bars can be taken pre-fight to provide glycogen for energy and mental acuity following the weigh-in. Electrolyte drinks consumed during and immediately after hard training sessions will replace fluid and electrolytes and rapidly restore fluid balance.

Creatine can be a great asset to boxers by increasing strength and explosive power by giving rapid replenishment of ATP, the body’s source of energy. The strenuous training schedule of a boxer paired with periods of extreme dieting when cutting weight for a fight can wreak havoc on the body and lead to injury.

It’s essential to protect joints, tendons and ligaments before injury occurs and taking a Joint supplement can provide protection needed to stop you from being side-lined.

Taking a Diet supplement may help you maintain lower bodyfat levels all year round and have the added side benefit of increasing energy. Intense workouts deplete vital nutrients vitamins and minerals encourage healthy metabolism, growth and repair, this is why a Multi-Vitamin is essential to boxers.