Running and stamina

[whatevathehell]

I just started sparring a coupla weeks ago and I had...still go the same situation. NOt the puking but the tired feeling. I run all the damn time, sometimes 2x a day. spar more often. I do it at least 2x a week adn IM slowly getting better. OH and when you shadow box go all out, like youre really boxing.

[floydfan]

On my plain cardio days which are Wednesday and Sunday I do 16 minutes of high intensity and I mean high intensity skipping then I run full pace to a lake near my house (7.5 mins of running) and dive straight in and swim at high intensity for half an hour.With this routine atleast twice a week i have been able to spar up to 10 rounds where as before i was gassed at around 6.And I find the colder the water the better my recovery on my sore muscles caused by the cold water removing the lactic acid from my muscles so excellent benefit in swimming.

[SquareCircle]

I just started training about 2 1/2 months ago. I'm 23, weighed 195 when I started and have dropped down to 175 in the past two months by changing what I eat and doing various excercises inside and outside of the gym. I'm happy with the weight i've lost but the problem i'm running into is not being able to run. I developed shin splints in the beginning and it has made it very difficult to run and skip rope. I worry because when I hit the mits intensely I feel like I'm gonna puke and when i sparred for my first time the other week, after two two minute rounds I almost puked. I'm told that running is what builds that stamina. My goal is to be able to last when I am sparring and also last if I ever get into an amatuer bout. What can I do to build stamina? Is running really that effective? If so, are there any alternatives that anyone can give me that are to the same effect as running? Help me out.

Dog, you can't just go on a slow old man type of jog if you're a fighter. You gotta keep a mental time or wrist time whatever of a round and step it up that last 30 seconds and tire yourself to where you're breathing sorta hard. Then take a minute to do a slow jog. Then after that step it back up again to an almost-run for 2 min 30 sec. Then for the last 30 sec, repeat- go kinda fast, then slow down for a minute. Repeat, it's called intervals bro. That is how you condition your stamina for sparring.

Shin splints, I used to get em all the time, never anymore because>

1> I wear 140.00 Nike Air Maxes (Purchased on Ebay for 50 bucks)
2> I don't tie them tightly (very important)

[Darkstranger]

I just started training about 2 1/2 months ago. I'm 23, weighed 195 when I started and have dropped down to 175 in the past two months by changing what I eat and doing various excercises inside and outside of the gym. I'm happy with the weight i've lost but the problem i'm running into is not being able to run. I developed shin splints in the beginning and it has made it very difficult to run and skip rope. I worry because when I hit the mits intensely I feel like I'm gonna puke and when i sparred for my first time the other week, after two two minute rounds I almost puked. I'm told that running is what builds that stamina. My goal is to be able to last when I am sparring and also last if I ever get into an amatuer bout. What can I do to build stamina? Is running really that effective? If so, are there any alternatives that anyone can give me that are to the same effect as running? Help me out.

I have a question to add to his: Do shin splints go away if you continue to run with them? And how long does it take, if so. And one more question: Are they a good thing?

I suffered from shin splints for years and I always thought it was to do with being naturally very heavy. I'm currently 242 pounds. This was until I did some research and spoke to a couple of friends who run full marathons. It's to do with how your feet land. If you're landing heavily on your heels you will eventually develop shin splints.

If you land on the balls of your feet the shint splints go away. This was the answer in my case. I've gone from having to give up after 1 mile to being able to run upto 5 miles so it's done wonders for my stamina. I used to try running through the pain years ago but you just can't do it anymore after a while!

IF you have any running shoe shops near you they can have a look at the way you run and make suggestions.

[Feint]

If you're getting shin splints, i'm willing to bet the quality of your running shoes suck. You need to get some quality running shoes, ACTUAL RUNNING SHOES, not basketball shoes or pumas like I see some ******s wearing. You need them because they're actually designed for running and provide much more support than regular shoes. Also, as your shoes start to wear out, you can replace the insole with thicker ones you can buy at any athletic shoe store. Also, nutrition is very important. It's important to get high levels of calcium, potassium, and vitamin D. The reason is because they'll strengthen your bones and help maintain the strength, which is necessary if your running on concrete or other pavement.

So until you can get some quality shoes and improve your nutrition, I would advise swimming laps and using a rowing machine for active recovery.

Great advice here. Seriously, you have to buy running shoes if you are going to run. Any other type of shoe is not good for you.

[nedcmk1]

intervals, intervals, interval.

see my taku's intervals thread

[SpeedKillz]

On my plain cardio days which are Wednesday and Sunday I do 16 minutes of high intensity and I mean high intensity skipping then I run full pace to a lake near my house (7.5 mins of running) and dive straight in and swim at high intensity for half an hour.With this routine atleast twice a week i have been able to spar up to 10 rounds where as before i was gassed at around 6.And I find the colder the water the better my recovery on my sore muscles caused by the cold water removing the lactic acid from my muscles so excellent benefit in swimming.

that sounds like a great little workout man. nice.

[Banderivets]

I have a question to add to his: Do shin splints go away if you continue to run with them? And how long does it take, if so. And one more question: Are they a good thing?

Not from my experiance.....I got them bad once....and I tried to keep running(and basketball) with them......besides the fact that I was in pain, it never went away.

It only went away after I took at whole 2 week break (yes it was that bad).

[Migs]

If you're getting shin splints, i'm willing to bet the quality of your running shoes suck. You need to get some quality running shoes, ACTUAL RUNNING SHOES, not basketball shoes or pumas like I see some ******s wearing. You need them because they're actually designed for running and provide much more support than regular shoes. Also, as your shoes start to wear out, you can replace the insole with thicker ones you can buy at any athletic shoe store. Also, nutrition is very important. It's important to get high levels of calcium, potassium, and vitamin D. The reason is because they'll strengthen your bones and help maintain the strength, which is necessary if your running on concrete or other pavement.

So until you can get some quality shoes and improve your nutrition, I would advise swimming laps and using a rowing machine for active recovery.

I purchased a pair of cross-trainer shoes about a month ago and have been using those but you're right, I definitely was wearing the wrong pair of shoes before that and that's probably where the problem started.

On another note, I appreciate all the advice I've been given here being new and all.