How Vital do you feel roadwork/running is in boxing?

[Rockin']

it verys from person to person. Hilmer Kenty told me that he ran 2 or 3 miles per day and was a 15 round world champion fighter. Hagler ran 10 a day, everyone has an internal clock that ticks its own way......Rockin'

[STILL_DETOX]

how vital is gas to a car?

[TheNegation]

I read in M&F about Wlad training he rarely runs.

Because of his size so instead he swims alot more from what I read in M&F.

Swimming is a great way to build cardiovascular endurance and it's very easy on the joints.

You may not be able to see the effects of running and roadwork but they'll eventually build up.

Anyway I'd say Sprints are more effective than running and jogging

[Spartacus Sully]

Sprints are the more important part but any long distance cardio is also very important but this can be biking running swimming or yoga with proper breathing. with sprints you will see the difference while your actually fighting the long distance youll see in how much you recover in between rounds which can be just as important as what you do in the round

[jerzeytib]

You will face fighters who are technically more skilled than you.

You will face fighters who hit harder than you.

You will face fighters who are smarter than you.

You will face fighters who have more experienced coaches and better cornermen.

Eventually, you will meet a fighter who is all of the above. And when this happens, you had better be able to outwork the motherf---er.

Running is everything. Windsprints, long runs, stairs, hills. Stairmaster or elliptical if you're old like me. (Every few months I switch to the elliptical trainer.)

If you get outworked in a match, you have no one to blame but yourself. That's your own laziness that just cost you the fight.

i agree with that

[Verstyle]

no he uses a stepper which is still technically some form of running

The step machine is no damn joke. It gets me more tired then running.

[eazy_mas]

Swimming is a great way to build cardiovascular endurance and it's very easy on the joints.

You may not be able to see the effects of running and roadwork but they'll eventually build up.

Anyway I'd say Sprints are more effective than running and jogging

yeah but usally for bigger fighters they should run more effectivly. Because for a 200 lber runner effect on joints is more damaging that say 160 lber.


but for middle to lighter weight class running is the most effective thing.

[eazy_mas]

The step machine is no damn joke. It gets me more tired then running.

yeah i used it.

it is very slow in action but you feel you quads and glutes working more. It more of a burning feeling like when you do weights.

with the step machine you feel like you are super slow after awhile of using it you body dramaticly slows down.

[lanzarote]

I really hate steppers.Cant beat a decent run.

[nastyrican]

psssss

damn man..everybody cardio this cardio that....
Boxing aint no ***in cardio sport damn!

is an Anaerobic..and glycolytic fueled sport..
so.... you do your road work accordingly

ROADWORK IS ABSOLUTLY ESSENTIAL

the right kind ..not jus wakin up at 430 an joggin miles on end..dat aint gonn do **** except make your heart stronger n (not a bad thing)make you loose a bit of weight... once in a while is good to do those runs of course

what you need to be doin is sport specific

i vary it alot but mosty stick to

20 seconds jogging
20 seconds sprinting ..hard!!!
20 seconds running

back n forth every 3 ..or 4 times i go n jog throwin 100 something punches in da air hard.... n den back again