Post-Dullea's Boxing

Is it somewhat sad that I don't want the redness in my knuckles to go away? After an hour-and-a-half long session at Dullea's Boxing in Peabody, I want some physical proof of my hard work. After my first session of boxing, I'm already hooked!

Coming from someone who spent the last year on the same fitness machine, I can easily say that boxing has the exact edge I was looking for: the kind of no crying, down and dirty core work rare to a lot of fitness classes. Dullea's is the kind of gym I've always wanted, no one trying to be pretty or showy, simply a bunch of people, all ages and levels, who want a great sweat.

John Dullea didn't waste any time and jumped right in and taught me the basic punches: jabs, power punches, hooks and uppercuts. From there we moved into a ten minute stretch and  a-bit-warmer-than-warm-up, throwing about a hundred punches before the workout even started. By the end of the work-out we had thrown over 2,000 punches, and I opted for nap time instead of abs. 

Not only do I want to incorporate Dullea's great technique into TPP, I want to grasp his attitude, the attitude of just do it.

Moves I liked: 

-The basics of boxing (1-4: 1 is a jab, 1-2 is a jab-cross, 1-2-3 is a jab-cross-hook, and 1-2-3-4 is a jab-cross-hook-hook)

- Japanese push-ups (I'm going to have to work on those. You start in normal push-up position but instead of going straight down you thrust your chest in a scooping motion and then bring it up).

-chatterbox