First-hand account of Marciano's diet and workout regimen (1952)

And now, the obligatory normal post.

Has anybody collected and indexed the various Rocky newspaper articles and clips? I wonder whether @McGrain might be willing to sticky a thread dedicated to reconstructing Marciano's training methods. That might be an area that orthodox and revisionist alike could get behind.

 

Great idea
Someone could always create their own thing and link it here too.

 

It's great.
The exaggerated conclusions drawn by the ones who produce the information, ehh, not so much.

 

No blueberries?

 

Sigh, nope...

 

I know this thing has veered wildly off topic, and some purists are likely offended ... but thanks, guys; a long, crappy day was just rescued by a few hearty chuckles. We've got a witty bunch here, and humor is often a lifesaver and can come from strange places. Keep it up -

spt

 

Blueberries actually do have anti aging properties so a fighter like Rocky who started at a pretty late age likely benefited greatly from them.

 

Well that didn't work very well, did It? Should have drank more unicorn blood.

 

Uh, to get to the truth?

 

To get a really firm reference point on a 1950s heavyweight who was known for being a hard trainer. It will be handy in future discussions about training differences over time.

 

Wlad sparred about 150 rounds for Byrd II, according to an interview he did.

It's still early speculation at this stage, but it's looking like Marciano achieved similar training volumes over much longer periods of time. Without supplements to help him recover, that long-term "monkish" existence may have been necessary to get in the training he needed.