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by KRISTYN LIA The alarm goes off. 5.30am. Cardio, the thought instantly enters my head. It is routine now, there is no emotion attached to the thought. No, “I can’t be bothered”... “I’m tired”.... It is a must. Part of my competition prep plan and I am 100% compliant. This time is my therapy. It's my time where I get to plan my day...

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STING Canada as the new Official Equipment Supplier for Boxing Canada Montreal – April 3rd, 2017. At the dawn of the new Olympic cycle, Boxing Canada is proud to announce STING Canada as its new official equipment supplier for the next quadrennial. This new partnership includes personalized uniform for the national team as well as boxing equipment that will...

IMAGE - AIBA, RIO 2016 OLYMPICS by Missy Fitzwater It is not a secret that boxing is a powerful sport.  But, where does all of that power come from.  Is it in the jab, or the technique?  Is it in the hours of training?  Or does it lie somewhere within the athlete themselves?  Cristina Gonzalez of the She Fights Foundation believes the latter to...

by RINNAH SCHMID - IFBB PRO I was fortunate enough to be able to train through my entire pregnancy, still as many sessions per week about 5, cardio most mornings and kept my strength up almost the whole way through. I worked as a PT until about 3 weeks before my due date and continued to run my prep and posing clients yet the...

By Missy Fitzwater “I personally plan on being able to use my brain in the future...Why on earth would anyone choose to voluntarily get hit in the head and face?....You’re a sweet girl from the country, why do you want to hang out with thugs and gang members who have nothing better to do with their lives than get into fights?.....Anyone who would get...

USA BOXING NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2016 U.S. Olympians Errol Spence and Shakur Stevenson to Surprise Irving PAL Boxers at Gym Makeover Reveal (DALLAS, TEXAS) – The young athletes at the Irving PAL Boxing Gym will enjoy more than just one surprise when they walk in to their gym on Wednesday. The boxers will be greeted with not only a gym full...

(Cam Awesome - USA Boxer and Rio Athlete)   By Missy Fitzwater There are certain events in everyone’s lifetime that always elicit a visceral response. One of these, for me, has always been the Olympics. As a little girl, I remember the excitement and anticipation I felt in an Olympic year; from the journey of the torch travelling great distances to reach its final destination in the...

by Rinnah Schmid, April 2016 On New Years Eve I found out the most exciting news…that I was pregnant and going to be a Mum in August this year!! I can’t explain my excitement after 2 years of trying, 3 IVF clinics later and just about given up hope a little miracle happens by none other then Mother Nature herself! After competing in my...

by Tully Lou I have been thinking a lot about balance lately. What does “balance” even feel like? Does balance mean everything is going perfectly in your world? I am always trying to be more balanced in my life. Sometimes I workout too much or work too hard. So be honest with yourself. What do you need in your ‘you’ time to make your...

Image - SAA Imaging by Geoff Minett Boxing: the noble art. An athletic discipline whereby a unique intertwine of physicality, strategy and technique are prerequisites to success. A sport in which fitness and training discipline is a stereotype – a badge that is worn with pride. So what if in the process of such diligent training practice, a common recovery method may actually be...