View Full Version : roadwork during wintertime??


warriorsingh84'
10-04-2006, 03:02 AM
how many of you guys are planning to continue doing roadwork in the mornings during the winter??? is there anything that can be substituted for roadwork, or should I just keep at it during the winter??

VERSATILE2K9
10-04-2006, 03:06 AM
how many of you guys are planning to continue doing roadwork in the mornings during the winter??? is there anything that can be substituted for roadwork, or should I just keep at it during the winter??

if it has to be done it has to be done and no bitching.i run at 11 to 12 o'clock at night and i have to be up for work at 6:45 then work a 10 to 12 hour shift(i work for a moving company in which were outside moving ppl into there house all day) then go to boxing for about an hour to an hour and a half.and run at 11 to 12 o'clock at night. so if your dedicated to boxing u shouldnt have a problem

warriorsingh84'
10-04-2006, 03:26 AM
damn that's crazy man. Don't you ever feel tired though??so far I can only go for 2 straight days of twice-a-day training before feeling all sore throughout my body.

fraidycat
10-04-2006, 03:58 AM
4:30 AM, rain or. . . well, up here, it's rain or rain. It clouded over yesterday & will be cloudy all week, which means it will start raining next week and stop raining in May. I'm not kidding. Between now and then it will be between 30-40F, and raining, every ****ing morning at 4:30. I did it last year, I'll do it this year.

What's funny is, last year was the first year I didn't catch cold in the winter. And I was out in the freakin' rain for an hour every morning.

Prince_2k
10-04-2006, 04:01 AM
Well, how about doing tredmill instead for couple of months?

MickyHatton
10-04-2006, 04:54 AM
I always ran regardless of the weather (within reason)and I advise my guys to do the same.

It is easy getting up and running 5 mile on a warm summer morning but it takes dedication to get up in the snow or rain.

I am a firm beliver in building mental strength as well as physical strength, its hard work running head on up hill into a gale force wind with rain coming down your throat but it will make you stonger and more resiliant.

Just make sure you wear the correct clothing(weather resistant and visable) and warm up and warm down well.

fraidycat
10-04-2006, 11:32 AM
So I was wrong. It was raining this morning when I hit the stairs. :grumpy:

Toddy
10-04-2006, 11:54 AM
yea i plan to it depends on how dedicated you are to boxin i love it and am dedicated so i run every mornin (nearly) rain or shine

PunchDrunk
10-04-2006, 12:35 PM
The real problem is if you live in a place where it gets really cold. At -7 degrees Celsius (I'm not sure that's accurate, maybe it's -10?) you will actually be in danger of damaging your lungs.

Anyway, when it's cold, make sure you have on more than enough clothes. The colder your legs get, the easier it is to get injuries. Also put something on your head and hands. And remember to spend more time than usual getting warmed up, before you really let loose.

KingDosia
10-04-2006, 02:59 PM
Well, how about doing tredmill instead for couple of months?

treadmills are for warm ups. roadword requires more than just jogging. I know you are new to boxing. So I'll point out that Sprints and Plyometrics are an important part of a successfull roadwork plan

Prince_2k
10-04-2006, 03:01 PM
Thanks, I get you.

KingDosia
10-04-2006, 03:05 PM
how many of you guys are planning to continue doing roadwork in the mornings during the winter??? is there anything that can be substituted for roadwork, or should I just keep at it during the winter??

Im in Southern California now so I don't have much of a problem with weather. I did, however live in the mnts of Utah it gets cold as hell up there. I'd run in layers and not as eary as I do now. I'd let the sun come up and warm the air up a little. You can hurt your lungs while its to cold I'm not sure the degree of the damage, but it does hurt like hell. I did shorter routines making them more intense to compinsate. might work for you to.

phallusy
10-04-2006, 09:46 PM
The real problem is if you live in a place where it gets really cold. At -7 degrees Celsius (I'm not sure that's accurate, maybe it's -10?) you will actually be in danger of damaging your lungs.

Anyway, when it's cold, make sure you have on more than enough clothes. The colder your legs get, the easier it is to get injuries. Also put something on your head and hands. And remember to spend more time than usual getting warmed up, before you really let loose.

where i live, there's usually a couple feet of snow on the ground for at least 4 months of the year, it also gets very cold - down to about -35C ( sometimes even colder ), anyway, because of the ice running is out for me at this time of the year, so i'd do 45 min + on the treadmill or elliptical and then some stairs and plyometrics.

VERSATILE2K9
10-05-2006, 12:10 AM
damn that's crazy man. Don't you ever feel tired though??so far I can only go for 2 straight days of twice-a-day training before feeling all sore throughout my body.

i get tired sometimes but i still do it,cause i would like a few amatuer championships before i head pro.keep the eye on the price and u will suceed.

VERSATILE2K9
10-05-2006, 12:12 AM
I always ran regardless of the weather (within reason)and I advise my guys to do the same.

It is easy getting up and running 5 mile on a warm summer morning but it takes dedication to get up in the snow or rain.

I am a firm beliver in building mental strength as well as physical strength, its hard work running head on up hill into a gale force wind with rain coming down your throat but it will make you stonger and more resiliant.

Just make sure you wear the correct clothing(weather resistant and visable) and warm up and warm down well.

tell me about the up hill geeeeeeeeeeesh. i need to take a pic of where i run theres a huge hill i have to run up on.i run 3 miles in 25minutes including the hill so i dont think thats to bad

fraidycat
10-05-2006, 02:21 AM
Don't you ever feel tired though??so far I can only go for 2 straight days of twice-a-day training before feeling all sore throughout my body.

The pain is just weakness leaving your body. :boxing: Stick with it. When I started, I wanted to die every morning. Now, I'm not sore at all -- from roadwork, anyway; my weightlifting and boxing workouts make me sore as hell. If anything, daily roadwork helps take the soreness out from the previous day's workout. I'm far more sore when I first haul my weary ass out of bed in the morning than I am by the time I'm done with my morning stairs or my lunchtime run.

yrrej
10-06-2006, 06:53 PM
Move south........

phallusy
10-06-2006, 09:01 PM
The pain is just weakness leaving your body. :boxing: Stick with it. When I started, I wanted to die every morning. Now, I'm not sore at all -- from roadwork, anyway; my weightlifting and boxing workouts make me sore as hell. If anything, daily roadwork helps take the soreness out from the previous day's workout. I'm far more sore when I first haul my weary ass out of bed in the morning than I am by the time I'm done with my morning stairs or my lunchtime run.

yeah, fraidy, that's what i love about roadwork, it makes u tough