Joe Frazier "box like the pros"

[ironalex]

Apparantly, in Joe Frazier's book "box like the pros" he gives a detailed account of his roadwork routine. Does anyone have it? Thanks.

[greynotsoold]

To start, he says to go out for 15 minutes, to jog, then walk, whatever you are able. Do it 5 or 6 days a week and build yourself up. When you can jog for 15 minutes bump the time up to 20 or 25, jog the 15, then wlak/jog the rest. Great quote; Great fighters don't have to be great runners.
Don't worry about running fast, you're in it for the long haul. Build to where you run 3 or 3 and 1/2 miles without stopping, in 30 -35 minutes. he suggests running in work boots.
That's it, beyong him mentioning how much he loved to run hills. The bottom of page 38 and all of page 39 of the book.

[ironalex]

To start, he says to go out for 15 minutes, to jog, then walk, whatever you are able. Do it 5 or 6 days a week and build yourself up. When you can jog for 15 minutes bump the time up to 20 or 25, jog the 15, then wlak/jog the rest. Great quote; Great fighters don't have to be great runners.
Don't worry about running fast, you're in it for the long haul. Build to where you run 3 or 3 and 1/2 miles without stopping, in 30 -35 minutes. he suggests running in work boots.
That's it, beyong him mentioning how much he loved to run hills. The bottom of page 38 and all of page 39 of the book.

Thanks for the reply- so he only ran 3-3.5 miles?! I heard him say briefly that roadwork was the most important thing and sparring, I thought he ran like 7 miles

[greynotsoold]

Thanks for the reply- so he only ran 3-3.5 miles?! I heard him say briefly that roadwork was the most important thing and sparring, I thought he ran like 7 miles

He says that he, personally, got hooked on roadwork and loved to run hills. Good for the body, good for the mind he says. But, otherwise, he says 3 miles per day is good.

[Sugarj]

A heavyweight will usually run less miles (and much slower) than a boxer in the lower weight divisions.

Marco Antonio Barrera used to run 10 miles a day even when he wasn't in camp for a fight.