26 | 5280.COM | APRIL 2011 FROM TOP: ROB HAMMER; ISTOCKPHOTO Punch It Up Work your way to a better body at a pro boxer’s new gym. The last time we saw local boxer DaVarryl Williamson, it was early 2006 and he was preparing for the biggest fight of his life—the heavyweight cham- pionship of the world (“A Touch of Sleep,” February 2006 issue of 5280). It was a fight he lost, but today Wil- liamson has poured his talent and disci- pline into something else: a new gym in Englewood, dedicated to the everyman. Whether you’re a box-for-the-fun-of-it amateur, a new mom trying to get back to “fighting weight,” or a teenager in need of some structure, Williamson’s hardcore studio, Touch ’Em Up Boxing (www. tosboxing.com), will whip you into shape without machines, weights, or Pilates. Each class is just $10, so no excuses. Plus, the last half of each session is inside the ring with Williamson—gloves on, hands up, workout-ready. Below, Wil- liamson’s top moves for trimming your physique this spring. SARAH RUMPLE ILLUSTRATIONS BY STEVE STANKIEWICZ TRAIN LIKE A PRO DaVarryl Williamson will get you back to ighting weight this spring. Move: Alternating left/right jab, 30-second intervals Target area: Shoulders and triceps Move: Lying on your back with knees bent and feet on the loor, start the sit-up motion, but end by punching across the body with the right hand. Repeat for the left. Target area: Abs, shoulders, triceps, upper back, and biceps Move: Alternating left/right uppercut, 30-second intervals Target area: Upper back and biceps Move: Hands up protecting the face, shule from one side of the room to the other. Stop. Squat. Repeat. Target area: Quads, calves, and glutes. HIT IT: Perform the following exercises with gloves on, timed to the length of one song (about ve minutes). 1 2 3 4 If only you’d joined the track team instead of bumbling through peewee football...Who knows, you could’ve been a contender. DNA testing won’t help you now, but it can save your ospring from similar regrets—so says Boulder-based Atlas Sports Genetics (www.atlasgene.com). The company sells DNA test kits ($169/Atlas First, $999/Atlas Pro) to help parents steer their kids toward sports that suit them best. ¶ Here’s how it works: Swab the inside of your child’s cheek, send the sample to the lab and, within a few weeks, receive an analysis of ACTN3, a single gene (though you have two copies)—out of the human genome’s 20,000— with a proven link to athletic prowess. If neither gene copy possesses a variant (mutation), the gene produces actinin, a protein in fast-twitch muscles needed for power events like gymnastics and football. But, variants on both gene copies block actinin, indicating a predisposition toward endurance sports. The test doesn’t guarantee an Olympic career, but it might help your little ones get the most out of their extracurricular activities—while you relive those glory days you never had. JAYME OTTO IT’S IN THE GENES Atmosphere Wellness APR11_ATM_Wellness.indd 26 3/9/11 12:30 PM
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Sarah Rumple talks with DaVarryl "Touch of Sleep" Williamson, former heavyweight boxer and owner of Denver-area gym about his tips on getting back to "fighting weight" shape.
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Punch It UpWork your way to a better body at a pro boxers new gym.The last time we saw local boxer DaVarryl Williamson, it was early 2006 and he was preparing for the biggest fi ght of his lifethe heavyweight cham-pionship of the world (A Touch of Sleep, February 2006 issue of 5280). It was a fi ght he lost, but today Wil-liamson has poured his talent and disci-pline into something else: a new gym in Englewood, dedicated to the everyman. Whether youre a box-for-the-fun-of-it amateur, a new mom trying to get back to fi ghting weight, or a teenager in need of some structure, Williamsons hardcore studio, Touch Em Up Boxing (www.tosboxing.com), will whip you into shape without machines, weights, or Pilates. Each class is just $10, so no excuses. Plus, the last half of each session is inside the ring with Williamsongloves on, hands up, workout-ready. Below, Wil-liamsons top moves for trimming your physique this spring. SARAH RUMPLE
ILLUSTRATIONS BY STEVE STANKIEWICZ
TRAIN LIKE A PRO DaVarryl Williamson will get you
back to fighting weight this spring.
Move: Alternating left/right jab, 30-second intervals Target area: Shoulders and triceps
Move: Lying on your back with knees bent and feet on the floor, start the sit-up motion, but end by punching across the body with the right hand. Repeat for the left. Target area: Abs, shoulders, triceps, upper back, and biceps
Move: Alternating left/right uppercut, 30-second intervals Target area: Upper back and biceps
Move: Hands up protecting the face, shu# le from one side of the room to the other. Stop. Squat. Repeat. Target area: Quads, calves, and glutes.
HIT IT: Perform the following exercises with gloves on, timed to the length of one song (about ! ve minutes).
1 2 3 4
> If only youd joined the track team instead of bumbling through peewee football...Who knows, you couldve been a contender. DNA testing wont help you now, but it can save your o# spring from similar regretsso says Boulder-based Atlas Sports Genetics (www.atlasgene.com). The company sells DNA test kits ($169/Atlas First, $999/Atlas Pro) to help parents steer their kids toward sports that suit them best. Heres how it works: Swab the inside of your childs cheek, send the sample to the lab and, within a few weeks, receive an analysis of ACTN3, a single gene (though you have two copies)out of the human genomes 20,000 with a proven link to athletic prowess. If neither gene copy possesses a variant (mutation), the gene produces actinin, a protein in fast-twitch muscles needed for power events like gymnastics and football. But, variants on both gene copies block actinin, indicating a predisposition toward endurance sports. The test doesnt guarantee an Olympic career, but it might help your little ones get the most out of their extracurricular activitieswhile you relive those glory days you never had. JAYME OTTO
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