Testimonials
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What Boxing Means to Me – Part 4: Life away from Boxing
Part 4: Life Lessons from Boxing Boxing had to take a back seat after a wood-shop accident in high school led to surgery. What I thought would be a six-month break turned into years. I didn’t step into a boxing gym again until my junior year of college. I was out of shape, but I…
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What Boxing Means to Me – Part 3: Even Coaches Need Coaching
What Boxing Means to Me – Part 3: When My Grandfather Stepped in In boxing, you’re always learning and you never stop. Doesn’t matter who you are, whether you’re just stepping in the gym for the first time or you’ve been training for decades, there’s always more information and knowledge available. When my grandfather stepped…
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What Boxing Means to Me – Part 2: A Lifelong Boxing Brotherhood
What Boxing Means to Me – Part 2: Boxing Brotherhood Back in 2002, I met Ki and his older brother Vadim and unknowingly, we started something way bigger than boxing. At the time, Ki was playing hockey, and they had just started checking. He lacked confidence and was in a bit of a shell. His…
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What Boxing Means to Me – Part 1: From the Womb to the Gym
From the Womb to the Gym As I mentioned in the intro, boxing has been a part of my life since I was born. I was literally an infant in the boxing gym while my dad trained. I can still remember the smell of the gym, the sound of the gloves punishing the bags, trainers…
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Intro to “What Boxing Means to Coach Tom: a 6-Part Article Series”
What Boxing Means to Me: A 6-Part Article Series Boxing has been part of my life since the very beginning. I was born into it. Most of the men in my family were fighters or had boxed at some point. My father and grandfather were both fighters, and I was just a baby the first…
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Don’t Wait, Weight Broke the Wagon: Strike First in Boxing and Life
Don’t Wait, Weight Broke the Wagon Growing up as a young fighter, my grandfather, who also trained me, would often say, “Don’t wait, weight broke the wagon.” He’d shout this during sparring or on fight night if I was letting my opponent dictate the pace and allowing them to get their shots off first. In…
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Unleash the potential podcast- Mikey Collela – Know you’re own greatness
Training Aspects Hockey player interview: Hockey Mindset: Love the Game and don’t listen to others opinion Mikey Collela has played hockey his whole life. He accomplished more than many believed he could from a young age. His size was always a piece that made coaches and hockey authorities overlook his ability. One of Mikey’s special…
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What is your story… weight loss, sports performance success
Tell us your story … Tell us your goal Share your Health, fitness, sports performance story! Use the Hashtag: TAstories in an Instagram post. Get creative. The best story will be picked by the Training Aspects team plus 3 outside people and … The Instagram people. #TAstories step 1. Make a video or picture(s) for…
