How much road work do you need and actually do?

[Jim Tom]

How much road work do you need and actually do?
For you guys when fighting and when not fighting how much road work do you do? Even for casual boxing fans too.

[Boxfan83]

How much road work do you need and actually do?
For you guys when fighting and when not fighting how much road work do you do? Even for casual boxing fans too.

For amateurs Id say 3 miles minimum a day 6 days a week. Pros I would imagine at least 6 miles and beyond daily. What I suggest though because I know pounding the pavement can be harsh on the joints is to mix in a day or two of swimming laps. Occasional swimming to me is the only substitute for roadwork. And lastly even casual cardio boxers should be running 3 miles with out a problem, how serious you are taking boxing even for cardio will determine how many days a week you think you should run but anything less than a 3 miles of roadwork is just un-sat.

[BuakawBanchamek]

For amateurs Id say 3 miles minimum a day 6 days a week. Pros I would imagine at least 6 miles and beyond daily. What I suggest though because I know pounding the pavement can be harsh on the joints is to mix in a day or two of swimming laps. Occasional swimming to me is the only substitute for roadwork. And lastly even casual cardio boxers should be running 3 miles with out a problem, how serious you are taking boxing even for cardio will determine how many days a week you think you should run but anything less than a 3 miles of roadwork is just un-sat.

Why not run on nearby sports ground grass?
Should be really protecting for the joints, shouldn´t it?

[Mr.MojoRisin']

2 miles 3 days a week. I recently read that amateur trainer Frank Dunlop had his guys do the same thing and however much they wanted on the weekends.

[GTTofAK]

I'd say about 6 miles a day. If you dont want impact 40 min on an elliptical or arc trainer at the highest resistance you can take without your heart rate going sky high.

You are trying to build your aerobic system. Your aerobic system recharges your anaerobic system. Road work really isn't for the 3 minutes a round you spend fighting. Its for your minute on the stool.

[Boxfan83]

Why not run on nearby sports ground grass?
Should be really protecting for the joints, shouldn´t it?

The only problem I see with grass is 2 things, Ive rolled my ankles on grass and dog ****. lol! But yeah running on grass can help impact but Id prefer that spongy type track that most modern High Schools have. I mention swimming because I think its underrated cardio in combat sports, it not only opens the lungs up further than any roadwork can do, it also helps with throwing smooth punches. But again I have nothing against running on grass to help with joint pain because it does work and if you dont have access to a pool, why not?

[Communist]

The more the better.

[Suckmedry]

If you're trying to build competition level fitness, run 4-5 times per week with one session of sprint/intervals and 3-4 runs of varying distance (3-6km, convert it into miles lazy Americans) do some runs at a controlled pace, some at a hard pace and some at slow pace with sprints mixed in every couple minutes. Look to incorporate hills wherever possible.

Once a guy is fit and fighting, and weight isn't a big issue, you can get away with intervals once a week and another run 1-2 times a week and focus more on boxing, when you're fighting like every other weekend that is

[b Murphington]

I was always told to not focus so much on distance, and focus more on time spent running. At least for beginners anyways. You don't really want to run that fast anyways. The road work isn't meant to kill you. It's just meant to build your lungs. The gym is what's meant to kill you.

On some days I would do sprints in lieu of roadwork. High intensity workout that can be competed in 15 minutes or less.

[fightergirl#1]

I usually try to do 2 miles a day