Boxer’s Diet – The Floyd Mayweather Diet

by admin on April 10, 2011

In order to make weight, Floyd Mayweather follows a boxer’s diet that is pretty simple. He does his best to eat healthy, but admits that he isn’t a saint.

In fact, in an interview with Men’s Health, he even revealed that:

Every now and then you’ll see me drink a little soda here and there because I’m only human.

When he’s trying to make weight, he keeps it simple and focuses on eating fewer calories than he burns.

If you are simply relaxing, playing online games at sites like http://www.partycasino.com/, or watching movies at home, for example, then you will not need a particularly high calorie consumption. However, if you are taking part in an intensive training programme, as most boxers are, then you will need to make sure that your diet includes a number of high-energy foods.

Brad Pilon (the gentleman in the video above) is a scientist who has written a weight loss book called Eat Stop Eat. It makes weight loss simple by using intermittent fasting to reduce your caloric intake.

Don’t get me wrong – Brad’s book isn’t specifically about boxing diets, but it is about making fat loss more manageable. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had a hard time cutting down before a big fight – I can only take so many plain, bland meals before I feel like I’m going insane…and this doesn’t help my training.

Eat Stop Eat has definitely helped me out here. I still eat reasonably clean while I’m leaning out, but I’m not obsessed about it like I was in the past. I mostly just focus on reducing the total number of calories I eat by fasting twice a week.

I should also note here that brad isn’t just a scientist. He’s also manages to stay super lean year ’round using his own strategies. Here’s a picture of Brad on his 31st birthday with his daughter.

Brad-Pilon

To get you started, here’s a highly recommended FREE report Brad released on obsessive compulsive eating habits.

 

The-Dirty-Dozen_Brad-Pilon.pdf

(right click and “Save Link As…” to your Desktop)

This was quit the eye opener for me and I’m willing to bet that you have a few of these habits. I certainly did. Enjoy!

Floyd Mayweather Workout Routine

by admin on April 10, 2011

Over the past 14 years, Floyd Mayweather has taken the boxing world by storm. Referred to as Floyd “Money” Mayweather or formerly “Pretty Boy”, Floyd Mayweather has remained undefeated throughout his 41 career fights.


Though a lot of this success can be attributed to his natural abilities, Floyd Mayweather’s boxing routine has definitely helped him to stay fit to fight. Here’s a quick look at what the “pretty boy” does 5 days a week.

Workout:

Made up of 10 different components, Mayweather’s workout is designed to increase his strength, speed, endurance and boxing technique.

1) Shadow Boxing

After getting his hands wrapped, he starts off the workout with shadow boxing. Shadow boxing is a light warm up for boxers that lets them work on their technique while loosening up their muscles and joints before taking on the rest of a workout.

2) Sparring

He then moves onto sparring. Mayweather pairs up with one of his training partners and “practice fights” for twenty to thirty minutes. The goal here isn’t winning – Mayweather focuses on improving his technique and building up his fitness level.

3) Heavy Bag

Mayweather then practices his punches on the heavy bag. The heavy bag is the granddaddy of all of boxing training equipment, allowing Mayweather to develop extreme power and strength in his jabs.

4) Pad & Floor Work

He then works with his training partners on pad and floor work. Both of these types of training help boxers to develop real world fighting skill because they pair the boxer with a real opponent.

5) Neck Work

Floyd uses various weighted neck exercises – like the weighted neck extension – to strengthen the muscles in his neck and upper back.

6) Sit Ups

He uses sit ups to build a strong core and abdominal region. This helps lessen the impact of hard punches to his stomach and combined with a low body fat percentage, makes his abs look “shrink wrapped” like in the image below.

Note: Click on the image above and watch video #3 (it’s a cool technique!).

7) Dips

At this point in the workout, Mayweather performs dips using a dip bar. Dips work Floyd’s triceps and chest.

8) Jump Rope

Jumping rope is a standard exercise in any boxing routine. Mayweather jumps rope to increase his coordination, endurance and cardiovascular fitness.

9) Double-End Bag

Mayweather then uses the double-end bag for “target practice”. Double-end bags move around easily because of the way they are attached to the gym’s floor and ceiling, making them an ideal choice for training accuracy and timing.

10) Running

Mayweather wraps up all of his workouts by going for a 5-8 mile run to improve his endurance level and cardiovascular fitness.

PS – If you aren’t ready to get in the ring just yet, consider trying out these home boxing workouts. They are a great way to stay fit and learn the basics of boxing.