'BOXING' MOTIVATION ft. Anthony Joshua | Champion Training

Anthony Joshua BOXING 'training' tips: I wasn’t born to be a boxer. I worked at it. I get 10 hours sleep a day and drink five litres of water. Pay attention to your core and glutes. It’s very important that you have that foundation to get as strong as possible. Being tall and long makes you easier to break. It’s good to have that solidity so that when you’re rotating through your punches they’re coming from a place of power rather than from a place of fragility. Warm up your glutes before you train! Take a mini resistance band and put it around your knees before doing stepping side to side. Work your core by resting your forearms on a gym ball and have someone move it around while you try and keep balance. It’s a fun exercise providing you don’t mind the odd fall. When I was about 15 I was pretty tall but I didn’t have much mass behind me. The more I boxed, the more muscle I put on. I’ve never consciously added muscle. My diet has helped me add power. In the past I didn’t eat enough. I’d have breakfast, snack during the day and then not eat until dinner. Today, I’ve had two meals already and it’s not even lunchtime. Lots of people fight against their genetics but I go with what I’ve got. It’s like an architect – they look at the design of their building and work out how much weight it can carry before they build it. The way I am was set out before I was born. I wouldn’t try to change it too much. It’s got me this far. Focus on your health. From that comes the benefit of looking good. I live the life. I don’t think many people can say that. I don’t drink, smoke or stay up late. I don’t think other people are on it like me. They talk a good game but they don’t do it. Put a camera on us for 24 hours and you’d see who the real man is. My coach reminds me to enjoy myself. If you just live a regimented lifestyle, you’ll end up being a lonely man and go crazy. It is good to look like the full package, with a six-pack and big biceps, but it doesn’t make you a great athlete. I like athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo, Pacquiao, Cam Newton, Bo Jackson and Archie Moore. They’ve all got drive. People just want to talk about what they’ve got nowadays. There’s no substance to it. When you strip possessions away, who are you really? When you strip away titles, reputation, finance – I’m just a humble family man. That’s substance. Being modest about your physical abilities is important. It gives you the ability to know you’ve got more to give than people expect. If I allowed myself to think I was the man I don’t think I’d have achieved as much because I’d have felt like I was already there. Women don’t care what you look like. Well, if they do you’re with the wrong girl. We’re all born the same. There’s nothing to say you can’t achieve what the next man can. #WorkHardToLiveLarge