Many athletes or fitness enthusiasts tend to stick to what they like or are good at when training. This type of training will lead to limited growth and not meeting ones full potential. Integrating such things such as functional fitness, boxing, TRX and so on into your workout regimen will help you meet your full growth and go beyond it often into levels of fitness you never thought possible.
For example Boxing is a relatively short, quick sport, rather than a lower-intensity one, performed for a longer period of time. It is more than 60% anaerobic exercise. Wikipedia says this about anaerobic exercise:It is used by athletes in non-endurance sports to promote strength, speed and power and by body builders to build muscle mass…. Fast twitch muscle (as compared to slow twitch muscle) operates using anaerobic metabolic systems.
So, boxing is a great way to add intensity to your workout and refine your agility, speed, power, and strength while burning calories.
Taking on a different sport or fitness routine will help "shock" your muscles and keep you from hitting plateaus when you have hit a level of mastery in a certain sport or activity.
Cross-Training can also help prevent serious injury. "The harder you train your body for just one activity, the more stress you put on all the muscles and bones involved in that one activity, so the more you do and the better you get, the more you risk overuse -- and the greater your risk of injury"
Push yourself to get to that next level and step outside your comfort zone and do some cross-training. You will see and feel the difference!
-PTA Prez
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