Train Old School: Muhammad Ali’s Training Routine

Nickname: The Greatest
Height: 6’3″
Division: Heavyweight
Boxing Career: 1960 – 1981
Record: Won 56 (KO 37), Lost 5 (KO 1), Draw 0

Training Routine: 6 days a week, Sunday rest

Daily Routine

• Getting up in the morning 5:30 AM
• Stretching
• 6-mile run
• Stretching
• Breakfast
  • All natural foods, orange juice, water
• Training at the gym 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
  • Warm up: Loosing up; dancing around on toes
  • 5 × 3 minutes shadowboxing, 30 seconds rest
  • 6 × 3 minutes heavy bag, 30 seconds rest
  • Sparring
  • 9 minutes on the speed bag
  • 20 minutes skipping rope
  • 1-minute shadowbox
  • Stretching Table Sit-ups: legs straight up and down
  • Stretching Table Sit-ups: legs slightly raised
  • Reverse Bicycle Crunch
  • Jump Rope: side-to-side and back-and-forth

•  Massage after training
• Dinner
  • Chicken, steak, green beans, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, fruit juice, water
• Bedtime