Building stamina

Yeah, how to teach your body to keep going full throttle when you are getting 50% of thew air it reasonably needs to be performing at that level

 

I think the perfect example of the relationship between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism is Lance Armstrong in the mountain stages of the Tour. Armstrong has one of the highest VO2max ever recorded in a human being. This means that he can supply a tremendous amount of his energy through aerobic metabolism even when working very hard.

In the mountain stages what he does is quite simple. He pushes his opponents. He pushes them well into the anaerobic range while his metabolism is able to stay more aerobic. Their blood sugar starts to drop precipitously and their muscles start to fill with lactate. They eventually have to back off or gas completely. Armstrong on the other hand is able to maintain the pace harder and longer since more of his energy is coming from his aerobic system.

 

interval tabata is very good.

 

Great story- true with boxing too.

 

did you think after ur first ever sparring session you'd be KO'ing people?

come on man, this **** takes YEARS.

 

Concentrate on anaerobic more than aerobic exercise. Do yourself a favor and buy one of Ross Enamait's books. Check out his site til you get one.
http://www.rosstraining.com/articles.html

 

Windigo that post is bloody true hey, my idea is a bit niave if you look at it the that way.

When trying to get better times on the 3 mile, i have experienced that switch from systems like that. It's like a balance and teasing the anaerobic thing that happens, if you go past the aerobic stage the body starts to gather lactic acid and stiffen up.

 

You said it was your FIRST sparring session. Of course you are going to get winded. After you get used to being in the ring with someone throwing at you, you will begin to relax a bit and not tighten up so much. It takes time so relax and learn the craft, both offense AND defense!

 

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Windigo when you say interval training, do you mean alternating between jogging and sprinting?

For example:

I run about 30 mins, for the first 5 mins its at a slow jog and when my legs feel loose I step up to a moderate run. I maintain a moderate run for about 15 mins. By the 15 min mark my legs are burnings and my shirt is wet, I'm breathing heavily. For the last 10 mins I will alternate between jogging at a moderate pace and sprinting.

 

Theres something that will be on the market soon, that will solve a lot of problems with this issue. Testing has been extensive, and all positive without impact.

 

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not ... run setting meters and minutes of short duration.

 

Try skipping rope too. This can simulate the type of cardio you will need in a ring.

 

I just say to myself "stay out of my comfort zone" there are quite a few scientific replys on here and thats cool but the simple thing to remember is whatever you are doing do it with intensity. If youre on the bag and you feel comfortable then have a 10 second burst, then when youre breathing heavy and youre arms feel heavy have another 10 second burst. If youre running and you feel comfortable pick something ahead of you and sprint to it then when you feel like you need to stop, step up the pace again. Before you know it you wont run out of gas sparring, and if you do you will be able to pick up the pace even when you feel ****ed.