Training for Boxing/MMA?

Question

I wear the gloves 1lb gloves which makes me get used to wearing the 16 oz, and 10 lb ankle weights, all day, from walking around on campus, to working/bartending at a restaurant. I wear a 20 lb vest around the house, even when playing playstation, and the gloves give you free roaming of your fingers or just driving, the vest is a like a shirt, that weighs 20 pounds I wear it under my clothes for every day life, is it more harmful or is it helpful, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?

Just to let you know I weigh 175, and am 5'10". I am started amtauer boxing, but notice I have little endurance, got winded in the second round. And I am in the process of turning my fat, what little there is, in to muscle. My legs/thighs, are huge compared to my upper body.

And I got this idea, from a a japanese cartoon, one of the fighters, would wear weighted clothing, and when he took it off, faster/stronger....I know it is a cartoon, but it makes sense, pro/cons?

Answer 1

Hi. It is not a good a idea to run with ankle weights, or kick or anything like that. The vest is a better idea but you wont achieve the results you are looking for. To maximize your endirance you got to do cardio vascular excercises. There is a lot of cardio exercises that will help you out.
If you want to be an athlete there are several things you must do. You must maintain proper nutrition and you must maintain a regular excercise program that achieves whatever results you are looking for. You sound like you are in college soa good tool is to go to your physical education department and get help from coaches, nutritionist etc there. And please dont take advise from cartoons anymore. Good luck.