In all honesty...I hate roadwork. I heard Roy Jones and Foreman did not do roadwork they would get all their cardio from hitting the heavy bag and shadow boxing. I heard Roy Jones cardio exercise was done with all just shadowboxing rounds...if this is true then what is the need for running?

Foreman did I think 3 miles a day in his first career and by his second career he was doing 5-10 miles depending on the day.

Don't know about RJ though.

Juan baby bull Diaz swims in place of roadwork

I like swimming, but for me, it works more muscle endurance than stamina. Still great to do.

just do interval running, like 600m's 4-5 times for amateurs. Thats what they do at my gym.

the book workouts from boxings greatest champs says that RJJ ran 3-5 miles 5 or 6 days a week

I hate running untill im in shape then it isn't that bad at all.

i know for a fact that roy jones does roadwork. he does it in his training dvd and he's said that he does it in interviews. also, there is footage of foreman's comeback where he's doing roadwork and pulling a jeep by having wearing a harness attached to it.

I'm lowering my roadwork because it's really messing up my knees badly. Instead, I'm doing ALOT more jump rope. I mean, instead of 3 rounds, I do 10-15 rounds.

Maybe after a while, I'll start running out on a track or something.

yeah try and run on a track, get some good quality running shoes with alot of support, and eat more calcium rich foods, all of these things will help you.

Yeah, I might start going to the track around springtime. And I never thought about shoes. It definately might be those. I wear my old basketball shoes, gotta switch it to something like New Balance or something. And I already drink lots of milk daily :D

I wear my old basketball shoes

omg...

your just asking for trouble wearing those man. check out www.runnersworld.com and research, you DEFINATELY need some proper running shoes, especially if your running on concrete.

i know for a fact that roy jones does roadwork. he does it in his training dvd and he's said that he does it in interviews. also, there is footage of foreman's comeback where he's doing roadwork and pulling a jeep by having wearing a harness attached to it.

What training DVD?

What training DVD?

"heart of a champion" it's a dvd that follows roy during his training for the Tarver II bout. it takes an in depth look at the work roy does with mackey shilstone and his boxing work. it's a must buy for any roy jones fan, or anyone looking for training ideas. i was acually supposed to upload it for someone but never got around to it lol.

Could you upload it now? If you hook me up with a link i'll give you 300 mil points. Thanks in advance.

omg...

your just asking for trouble wearing those man. check out www.runnersworld.com (http://www.runnersworld.com) and research, you DEFINATELY need some proper running shoes, especially if your running on concrete.Thanks for the link. Once I buy the shoes, I hope they help with my shin splits as well.

For now, I just walk on a really high incline until I get good shoes to run in. :)

Any ones you recommend?

It's hard ot believe that Roy didn't do roadwork but it wouldnt suprise me if Foreman didn't. Apparentely he was training to knock guys out in uynder 4 rounds anyway.

like may coach says:
" boxer have must running."
all boxer run and do roadwork because it part of the comptetion and if they dont someone will and have extra advantge

Thanks for the link. Once I buy the shoes, I hope they help with my shin splits as well.

For now, I just walk on a really high incline until I get good shoes to run in. :)

Any ones you recommend?

check out the asics kayano. i have two pairs of the nike airmax 360, they have great support but their $160 a pair so they're also expensive.

In all honesty...I hate roadwork. I heard Roy Jones and Foreman did not do roadwork they would get all their cardio from hitting the heavy bag and shadow boxing. I heard Roy Jones cardio exercise was done with all just shadowboxing rounds...if this is true then what is the need for running?
** You heard wrong. George famously ran several miles the first day of his announced comeback.

check out the asics kayano. i have two pairs of the nike airmax 360, they have great support but their $160 a pair so they're also expensive.Damn, I don't wannt spend more than $80. But if it helps me run roadwork without a problem, it'll be well worth it. I'm going to a running sotre in the next few days to look around and buy something good.


Back to the thread, Evander Holyfield doesn't do roadwork.

doesnt suprise me, holyfield is no small man and having done a couple cycles of roids in his day, roadwork can take quite the toll on a larger guy, (joints,knees, etc.)especially one who's used steroids in excess. Not saying Holy used em in excess but we all know he has used them.

Yeah.

He's a great fighter but he's too "new schoolish". If you look at his routine for the first Tyson fight, he barely does anything old school like pushups. And instead of roadwork, he does "3 minute drills".

Still a great fighter though and I respect him for what he's accomplished.

Juan baby bull Diaz swims in place of roadwork

Juan doesn't just swim for his conditioning. He also does a lot of treadmill and stairclimber. He wouldn't have the conditioning he does if all he did was swim.

No, he doesn't do a lot of machines. He does most if not all of his conditioning by swimming.

No, he doesn't do a lot of machines. He does most of not all of his conditioning by swimming.

From what I have seen. He does a lot of treadmill and stairclimber. I have seen him go from sparring straight to the stiarclimber and stay on there anywhere from 30-45 mins. My brother would spar Jose Diaz, Juan's little brother, on a regular basis. They both have told us they do most of their conditioning on the treadmill and the stairclimber.

Just a question: How do you know his conditioning comes all from swimming?

He said so in an interview once. He said unlike other fighters, he does hours of swimming and maybe some light jogging for half an hour on a treadmill few times a week.

He said so in an interview once. He said unlike other fighters, he does hours of swimming and maybe some light jogging for half an hour on a treadmill few times a week.

Ok.
I am just going by what I have actually seen and what him and his brother have said.

Either way he has some of the best conditioning in the sport. He goes non stop from start to finish.

Juan Diaz has good conditioning but it wouldn't nearly be as good if he actually put some effort and pop into his punches. All he does is outwork his opponent, he never actually tries to knock them out or stop them on cuts.

Ok.
I am just going by what I have actually seen and what him and his brother have said.

Either way he has some of the best conditioning in the sport. He goes non stop from start to finish.I'm not here to argue man. I could be wrong, since most of the time they don't say the truth on tv. Either way, his conditioning is sick.

Juan Diaz has good conditioning but it wouldn't nearly be as good if he actually put some effort and pop into his punches. All he does is outwork his opponent, he never actually tries to knock them out or stop them on cuts.He'd be 10x better if he tried to KO his opponent. :)