I've been training at my local boxing club 2x a week for 3 weeks now and I notice that combinations still tire me out pretty hard. How long do I need to train before I've actually built up real endurance and strength? Or am I just being impatient?
After three weeks you'll still feel the strain during combinations - that's completely normal, because your body needs at least 2-3 months to really build a base. You're not impatient, you're just at the beginning; most people don't notice a real difference in endurance and how easy the movements become until after half a year. Stick with your two training sessions a week, increase the intensity slowly, and give yourself time - boxing honestly isn't a sprint.
After 3 weeks you're definitely still at the beginning, so don't be impatient - it's totally normal that the combinations are still wiping you out 😅 Most people start noticing real progress in endurance and strength after about 2-3 months of regular training, but it also depends on how fit you already were. Just stick with it, trust the process, and make sure you're recovering between training sessions - then you'll be surprised how quickly it feels!
Forget the idea that you'll be "really fit" in 2-3 months - that's way too optimistic 😅 The reality is you need at least 6-8 weeks before your body starts to actually grasp the basics, but real endurance and strength build up over months. The good news: the fact that combinations still wipe you out after 3 weeks is totally normal and nothing to worry about - you're on the right track, you just gotta be patient. Don't get thrown off by other people's quick progress; your body adapts at its own pace.
your impatience is completely justified, but the impatience itself isn't really the problem - it's more that you're noticing how exhausting it is too early. that's actually a good sign, because your body is starting to adapt to the strain. three weeks is really nothing yet, it just takes time.
what i've observed in my circle of acquaintances: people who train regularly report noticeable differences after about 8 to 12 weeks. not that they're "really fit" by then, but their endurance gets significantly better and combinations feel less grueling. strength comes later and takes longer. but that also depends on how intensively your club trains and whether you're doing anything else. if you only go boxing and sit around otherwise, everything takes longer than if you're also running or doing strength training on the side.
just stick with it. twice a week is solid, and you don't need more than that at the beginning. in three months you'll see for yourself where you started.
That's not impatient of you at all - after three weeks you're still right in the phase where your body is getting used to the strain. Your combinations are exhausting because your cardiovascular system and muscles aren't trained for this kind of exertion yet. But that changes pretty quickly if you stick with it consistently.
Realistically, you should expect 8 to 12 weeks before you notice significantly better endurance and the combinations don't wind you as much. A couple weeks after that, strength comes too - meaning you can punch faster and harder. After about 4 to 6 months of regular training, you'll really notice a big difference, not just in your combinations but in your overall fitness level too. Though you'll actually notice some progress much sooner - sometimes after 4 to 5 weeks - suddenly a round that used to completely exhaust you becomes manageable.
The most important thing right now is to keep up the 2 times a week and not change too much. Your body is building its foundation right now, and that just takes time. In a month or two you'll look back and think how easy those training sessions were back then.
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