I have a problem with stamina. I box and I am very skilled (not being ****y, just saying that I think I'm pretty good) I throw lots of combos then follow up with a few power punches. My only problem is my stamina. I can box two rounds pretty good, then by the third round I feel my legs giving out on me and I tend to drop my hands more, my stomach burns, I loosen up too much, and I am completely out of breath. Anyone have ANY suggestions on techniques to build my stamina and also how to breath while I'm boxing so that I don't get as tired as fast?
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do lots of jogging, if you are currently doing a few miles of that a day do some fartlek in between; short sprints then jogging then sprinting again that will improve your cardiovascular system. also make sure you breath out when you punch and that you arent holding your breath -
this may seem like a joke but masturbating/having *** can **** your stamina up, it makes you drowsy and tired, so your more likely to tire out early.Comment
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about two or three times a week do interval training to simulate what u will be doing in the ring. try running for three minutes with sprints in between, to simulate flurries. after the three minutes, rest for one minute and do it again. start out with doing about three of these and then work your way up to doing about five. you will have to take a day off of running after yuou do these intervals to give your muscles time to recover. on other days run about 2 miles at a good pace and finish off with about five 50 meter sprints. remember to control your breathing.. always breathe through your nose... i know it is hard but once u get accustomed to it, you will be able to run 3 or 4 miles breathing your nose.
remember: everything you do in training should simulate what you are doing in the ring..Comment
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Roadwork and extra sparring rounds.Comment
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aww **** sake now i have to start from scratchOriginally posted by JohnTheMon91
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I had a girlfriend years ago who was big into fitness. Wnen we'd work out, I had all kinds of endurance problems even though I was bodybuilding and thought I was "in shape." She told me what I'm about to tell you -- this is just a hunch -- but I have to wonder if you're breathing wrong. I know I was. For years.
When you breathe IN, your stomach should go OUT, allowing your ribcage to expand and your diaphragm to slacken, thus allowing your lungs to fully fill up with air. When you breathe OUT, you should squeeze your stomach IN -- think about wringing out a sponge -- to squeeze the air out.
This is the opposite of the way that we are "taught" to breathe (we want to walk around holding our stomachs in, so we breathe "up" into our shoulders and upper chest), but breathing "down" into a relaxed stomach is the way that babies breathe and it's the most efficient.
FWIW, my wife is a professional mezzo-soprano (opera / theatrical singer) and she does the same thing when she exercises.
If you're working out with your abs clenched all the time, you are robbing yourself of around 20% of your lung capacity, maybe more.
When I'm sparring or doing drills, I use the moment when my opponent or I are out of attacking distance -- circling, sizing each other up -- to relax my stomach and get a good, solid double-lungful of air. It does wonders. When I engage, of course my stomach is flexed against an incoming punch, and I breathe shallow.
Maybe this will help.Comment
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thats a rumor...its the social activities that **** your stamina up more than the ***Originally posted by JohnTheMon91Comment
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i heard if you breathe through a straw while working out it will help with your stamina i never tried it so i dont knowComment
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You mean while working out?Originally posted by leoheartComment
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