Australian Men’s Fitness – September 2019

moreaswell.I wantedtocreate

somethingwhereeveryonecan

haveaccesstoboxing,wherethey

canfeellikea fighter,without

actuallygettinghit.

MF:Behonest– doeseverything

doneinthegymmirrorthewayyou
preparedforyourownprofights?

DG:12RNDis designedtotally

aroundwhatI usedtodobefore

a fight,mixingstrengthand

conditioningexerciseswith

theskillofboxing– it’swhat

I’vealwaysdone.Thehardest

partofboxingis todoit properly

andmaintaingoodformand

techniquewhenyou’resuper-

fatigued.That’sthechallenge.

Forexample,membersmight

startwithsomeswingingkettlebell

exercises,chin-ups,TRXexercises,

ora sledpush.Thenforthenext

30 secondsyou’vegottageton

thebaganddo1-2uppercut

combinations 10 times,hardand

fast.Yourheart’sexplodingand

yourlungsarebursting,thelactic

acidinyourglutesandyourlegsis

burning,yetyou’vejustgottakeep

pushingandmaintainingthatform

andtechniquefor 12 three-minute

rounds.That’sthechallenge.

MF:What’sthefeedbackyou’ve

receivedfrom12RNDmembers?

DG:I’vehada lotoffeedback

frompeoplethatwhateverthey’re

dealingwith– work,family,

personal,leisure,whatever– it’s

giventhema realimprovement

ontheirclarity.Physically,theyfeel

a lotbetterandmentallytheyfeel

a lotsharperandmorefocused.

Intoday’sworld,mentalhealth

is sucha bigissueand12RNDreally

doeshelpfocusthemindandhas

becomea strongtoolforpeople

whoaresuffering.If members

wanttotrainadequatelyat their

level,theyneedtocomedown

andlock-infortheirworkoutand

forgetabouteverythingelse.

Peopleloveit – theysay,“When

I comehere,thewholeworldshuts

off.”Assoonasthatfirstbellgoes

andyoustartyourfirstround,

you’relockedinto 12 roundsand

you’resofocused– focusedon

boxing,focusedonstrengthand

conditioning,focusedonbreathing,

focusedontechniqueandgetting

throughthenextround.

Fo rmoreon12RNDFitness,headto

12rnd.com.au

“The hardest part of boxing is to do it

properly and maintain good form and

technique when you’re super-fatigued.”

70 MEN’S FITNESS SEPTEMBER 2019

WORTHY CAUSE

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

Danny started the

Stop The Coward’s

Punch Campaign

in 2012 to raise

awareness of

the devastating

impact of this

scourge in our

society – and to make

people think twice before doing something

they’ll regret for the rest of their lives. For

more info, or to donate to the cause, go to

cowardspunchcampaign.com