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The Best Boxing Warm-Up for Training

Boxing Fundamentals · stretching · intermediate

A proper boxing warm-up for training and fights — warming up correctly prevents injury and primes your nervous system for fast hands.

Tips from the film

  • Activate before you intensify: joints first, muscles second, speed last
  • Add head movement and slips once you're warm
  • Warm up in the same stance you'll train in

Mechanics to study

Nervous system primingInjury preventionSession preparation

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