[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
Well, every boxer runs. My trainer was trained by Angelo Dundee, and so, you run.
I don’t think running five to ten miles a day helps all that much- diminishing returns and all that. But running two miles every morning is going to help you keep your weight in check, it’s going to absolutely help out with mental toughness and discipline.
I have also found that having a strong aerobic base helps me in the ring.
However, I’m a big proponent of sprinting, and I do believe that a mix of the two is best. Running 100 yards flat out is just as miserable as running a mile, and doing ten of them is just as hard. Doing 40 and 50 yard dashes helps too… and really, to me, any running in any capacity done consistently will help your wind.
That running ten miles a day shit… to me it just seems like energy that could be better spent doing more boxing specific exercises. So i’ll say anything under three miles a day is reasonable to me, mixed with other types of running as well.
And as far as Alex Ariza goes, I’ll give him credit when he brings up with a fighter who isn’t Manny Pacquaio. [/quote]
Good post. Keeping weight down is crucial and despite all the internet gurus claiming otherwise running keeps weight off athletes.
A couple hard miles or a series of 100m or 400m is also fantastic. 10 miles is probably a waste.
[quote]FuriousFists wrote:
people seem to think a fight is two guys throwin punches at eachother non stop till the bell rings. thats a brawl. theres alot more to it. running over the years has helped my footwork, the ability to bounce around and move. when you’re in the ring, those periods of ‘inactivity’ when you move alot or slow the fight down(inevitable part of your strategy) feel like cardio, your calves need to be able to take it, you need to be able to breathe properly, you’ll be coming down from an intense level of activity and need to maintain your composure, stay alert and focused yet relaxed while you lower your heart rate. running gives you the ability to be comfortable at that level, so you wont even feel like you’re working. you wont be able to take a break like you do during interval training.
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This is a fantastic point. The one thing I noticed when I started working in the ring was that my calves tired out BADLY, and became extremely sore- especially my back leg because the weight is all on it.
Running is one of the only things that could emulate 10 rounds of work like this, unless you feel like doing calf raises for 36 minutes at a time.
[quote]FuriousFists wrote:
people seem to think a fight is two guys throwin punches at eachother non stop till the bell rings. thats a brawl. theres alot more to it. running over the years has helped my footwork, the ability to bounce around and move. when you’re in the ring, those periods of ‘inactivity’ when you move alot or slow the fight down(inevitable part of your strategy) feel like cardio, your calves need to be able to take it, you need to be able to breathe properly, you’ll be coming down from an intense level of activity and need to maintain your composure, stay alert and focused yet relaxed while you lower your heart rate. running gives you the ability to be comfortable at that level, so you wont even feel like you’re working. you wont be able to take a break like you do during interval training.
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This is a fantastic point. The one thing I noticed when I started working in the ring was that my calves tired out BADLY, and became extremely sore- especially my back leg because the weight is all on it.
Running is one of the only things that could emulate 10 rounds of work like this, unless you feel like doing calf raises for 36 minutes at a time.[/quote]
Depending on how you jump rope you can really work your calves, if you use the foot rather than the larger muscles of the leg you’ll definitely feel them being put to use.
I agree when hitting bags and pads wail on them with everything you can. At start I would gas fast but eventually was able to do it for a longer period of time. People go in and do 3 min rounds of touching the bag and that isnt good enough. You wont get better I would rather do 30 secs hard as hell then 3 mins soft.
In sparing rolling you cant go hard all the time you will kill someone. Its finding that right amount of hard training with holding back so you dont get hurt.
With that said S & C is always needed when training especially if you wanna go competitive. At the start I think the work should be focused on technique but as you get that technique you are gonna need a gas tank and power to increase the effectivness of what you learned. If your body is weak you will lose. Its that simple. I dont care if you are BJ Penn talented with a weak body you will be beat.