Boxing Coach

Guided shadowboxing workouts at home

By Boxing Coach · Updated

Boxing Coach is an audio workout app for shadowboxing: it calls combinations and round timing while you practise without a punching bag. It is available on iPhone and Android.

What do you need for shadowboxing?

You do not need a bag or a partner to follow the app’s shadowboxing calls. Use your phone’s speaker or headphones and choose a clear space where you can move without hitting furniture or other people. The phone can stay nearby while you follow the audio.

Shadowboxing means practising punches and movement without striking a target. The app supplies the sequence and timing. It does not use a camera or sensors to judge your form, so a qualified boxing coach is still the right person to check your technique.

How to set up your first session

  1. Choose your mode. Select shadowboxing in the training setup so the session matches training without a bag.
  2. Choose your coaching level. Basic is the starting point. If punch numbers are new to you, read the 1–6 punch number guide before pressing start.
  3. Set your time. Choose the number of rounds, round length, and recovery. Start with a duration and pace you can manage comfortably.
  4. Check the sound. Make sure you can hear the coach before putting the phone down. Follow the combinations and use the recovery periods between rounds.

Choose a workout or build your own

If you want a planned session, open Workouts and preview a coach-built workout before starting. Jab Builder in the Learn to Punch playlist is a nine-minute session focused on jab combinations. Check the workout preview and equipment requirements for the session you choose.

For a session you configure yourself, use the training setup to choose your rounds and coaching level. After a standard workout, feedback such as “too easy,” “just right,” or “too hard” helps tune the next session.

What if I only want a timer?

Use the simple round timer when you want to choose your own combinations. Guided coaching is useful when you want the app to call what comes next; timer mode gives you the round structure while you decide what to practise.

Have a punching bag available? The heavy-bag workout guide explains the other training mode.