Important Training Tip:

Always be sure to stretch and warm up properly before working out. It helps decrease injuries if done properly. You can usually do basic stretches from most charts that show you the best positions. Concentrate on such areas as hamstrings, ankles, deltoids, back, neck, and biceps. Warm ups can consist of jump rope and shadowboxing. After you do your gym work be sure to warm down correctly. Never just stop after a hard training session full of bags and mitt work. Shadowboxing is just as good to warm down as it is to warm up. Do it lightly and precisely while you concentrate on "what" you were just working on and wind down.

Until next time, keep your hands up, your chin down, and stick & move!

- L. Kern