Why do I feel exhausted doing stamina drills after shadowboxing?

diet, conditioning, aerobic capacity - VO2max etc????

 

Sounds like you have identified a weakness in one of your energy systems, most likely the aerobic glycolytic system. Diet has a large bearing on the efficiency of this system - plenty of fats and carbs needed.

You also need to look at your sleep patterns and how the rest of your training programme is constructed.

 

Not to forget minerals and vitamins (and other phytonutrients). In a recent thread about his diet it turned out there was little to no nutritional value in it at all. He did not really take me serious when I told him the downsides of such a diet, so I'll just leave it at this.

 

Because you use Gatorade as a 'nutrition and vitamin boost'.

 

Ahh, now I wasn't aware of the diet issues - I must have missed that thread. Whenever I give advice I usually assume that everyone lives like I do - this is a mistake on my part. Yes, you are correct rdj, vits and mins are hugely important for both performance and recovery. A good, well balanced diet should provide the majority of the nutrients that one would require, with supplementation perhaps being needed during times of extreme training.

 

Here's the thread in question. What Rakim said was not a joke.

[url]http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148664[/url]

 

Wow, it's not often that I find myself at a loss for words, but i'm pretty much speechless at present, and I only read the first couple of posts.

My advice would be to first go on a major detox - there will be so much **** in your system right now that you will never be able to perform to even 10% of your potential.

Secondly, believe what RDJ says regarding diet - he knows his stuff. Let's put things this way, say you had an identical twin brother, and you spent 1 month training under my tutelage (or even Nacho B's for that matter), and you carried on with your diet. On the other hand, your twin brother spent 1 month training moderately, but eating the foods that RDJ has suggested. After one month is up, I can tell you this for a fact, your twin brother would be infinitely fitter, faster, stronger, more alert, have a better body composition, would be able to concentrate for longer, would have better punch resistance, and would have comparatively superhuman powers of recovery compared to you. A good diet cannot be underestimated. Let me demonstrate this by naming 2 fighters - Bernard Hopkins and Ricky Hatton. I don't think I need to explain why B-Hops is still whipping the likes of Kelly Pavlik well into his fourties, whilst Ricky Hatton is showing all of the signs of a shot fighter by the time he hit 30.

Thirdly - Smoothies!!! Dump the gatorade and get smoothies into your system. You can do absolutely anything with a smoothie, low cal, high energy, high protein etc. For any serious athlete, smoothies are an absolute must imo.

 

Yes man! Fruit smoothies, vegetable soups and herbal teas will provide your body with all the nutrients it needs and it's friendly on your schedule because they can all be prepared in advance.

I'm 33 years old myself, a few months ago I worked out twice a day for many weeks in a row without a single indication of overtraining, sometimes 4 hours a day. On your diet I would have crashed in less than a week.

Of course you're exhausted. Most of the systems in your body do not get the fuel they need. Some do but the fuel has no way of reaching it's target.

 

I've messaged boxingwizard a number of times and commented in his threads. He is not serious about receiving advice and following it. He's doing **** like throwing combinations and **** before he's even learned to throw a proper jab or learned his footwork. He's a lost cause, and will be severely beaten when he gets in the ring. He's in for a rude awakening, poor fellow.

 

Probably because you think of it too much. During sparring I used to cheat myself because I was too focused on not getting tired instead of leaving it all in the ring

 

maybe you're too stiff when you shadowbox; loosen up. When you're stiff...you use up more energyyyyyy

 

I am pretty much with you on this he needs to get some professional help at a gym:bbb

 

Relax and stay loose when you shadowbox.If yor all tensed up you'll get tired much quicker.