how long should i run for?

[g0tcha]

Oscar said it's useless for fighters to run more then 5-6 km but his stamina wasen't the greatest so i don't know.

I usually run 5 km but im gonna start doing sprints instead i think it's closer to what you need in the ring.

remember that the body has to be trained in all aspects to perform at maximum potential.

Just because someone does really well in sprint training or HIIT doesn't mean he has the stamina to run 3-5miles or 5-8km. the body has to be trained in specific areas to increase performance in that area.

can also think of it like this. Why is it one has never seen a boxer that, at the start of the fight, run straight out and throw non stop flurries for 3 minutes straight and for every round after that? at most, a fighter will throw pot shots or a flurry then dance/move around.

sprint training will train your body to perform at high heart rates and recover fast whereas long distance running will give your body overall stamina to last 12 rounds.

[TheTruthIs]

remember that the body has to be trained in all aspects to perform at maximum potential.

Just because someone does really well in sprint training or HIIT doesn't mean he has the stamina to run 3-5miles or 5-8km. the body has to be trained in specific areas to increase performance in that area.

can also think of it like this. Why is it one has never seen a boxer that, at the start of the fight, run straight out and throw non stop flurries for 3 minutes straight and for every round after that? at most, a fighter will throw pot shots or a flurry then dance/move around.

sprint training will train your body to perform at high heart rates and recover fast whereas long distance running will give your body overall stamina to last 12 rounds.

I agree with you on this to a point, and it is in part what I am or was waiting for in follow up to my first post in this thread.

But the deal is and where you lose me, is that there are few of us training to fight 12x3 min rounds. If any of us.

So I only really see the distance running as necessary as a starting to point to and until we a get a base in place to lead up to forms of HIIT. To where we train ourselves and our bodies for those 3 and 4 mins rds of 2 or 3 mins. And accessing fast twitch muscle fiber a benefit too in the process of increasing that anaerobic system. For explosiveness. And that once we are there, we can still occasional yes, do distance...but more just to change things up a bit, or see it as adding a bit more aerobic fuel to the tank.

[Junito-Rulez]

I do 1 hour a day with hills.

[Ivansmamma]

remember that the body has to be trained in all aspects to perform at maximum potential.

Just because someone does really well in sprint training or HIIT doesn't mean he has the stamina to run 3-5miles or 5-8km. the body has to be trained in specific areas to increase performance in that area.

can also think of it like this. Why is it one has never seen a boxer that, at the start of the fight, run straight out and throw non stop flurries for 3 minutes straight and for every round after that? at most, a fighter will throw pot shots or a flurry then dance/move around.

sprint training will train your body to perform at high heart rates and recover fast whereas long distance running will give your body overall stamina to last 12 rounds.

Yeah i agree with you. You need both if your gonna be a proffesional. Im thinking amateurs might settle with sprints, world class stamina ain't needed to fight 3x3 minute rounds.

[Bullrush]

However it's best to train according to what your body can handle. I'm sure you'll figure out a time limit as soon as you get an idea of how much you can handle and how fast you'll see progress.

^^this

some guys run a lot, an hour each day. that doesnt mean thats good for you. some guys dont run at all, they might get tired after 10 minutes. that doesnt mean you should do that either. do whats good for you, do whatever amount your body can handle

[the_blueprint]

my friend is trying to get fit to go in the army and he has a poster with some workouts and what to do on different days, and i think it says 20 minutes at quite a quick pace for monday, then the next day do 30-40 minutes at a slower steady pace. it's something along those lines, you can probably find it on the internet, this is just to try and get into the army so it's not as much as they actually do.

you should do intervals when you feel that you can run further and not get as tired so quickly, hill running is great too, i done it a few weeks ago just about 2 miles and a lot was up hill then at the end there is just really steep steps, i was fine until i was going up hill it was really tiring me out, so if theres any steep roads or hills near you put them in your route.

it shouldnt take too long to see yourself making progress

[shogunn]

anyone have trouble running after boxing, or days off of boxing?

The boxing trainers have us do alot of jump squats, burpees, and just regular squats during training circuits. The problem is though I get sore and have trouble running after or on my days off. They said Id always be sore since they always change up the training, as their goal is to make you "sore"

[F l i c k e r]

I would probably just do what i'm boxing for 3 min sprints or if it's too easy just do like 9 minutes hard hard hard pace .You can probably get close to 1.5 miles doing this or if your a fast runner inside 1.5 miles .No ***** footing but man hard fast and aggressive and harder because it's shorter . Long runs are boring man .

This man knows what he speaks about.


I never understood the point of running 5-6-7-8 miles a day.

Twelve, three-minute runs at 80-85% effort. With 1 min rests (keep walking).

That way your body is going to operate properly when boxing. Your not going 30 mins non stop at a slow-med pace (5-8 mil runs). Your going medium-high pace for three minutes with a rest between each 3 minutes, 12 times.... that's what boxing is.

[Earl-Hickey]

I do an hour per day, its just a nice round number, works well for me

[Flows]

So rather, Run for stamina and Sprint/Hill run/ for burst damage?

tyson would burst for example, and ali would run for stamina?