Obviously whilst training for a fight there must be high intensity training involved for 3-6 weeks. Am i correct in saying 4-6 days training and at least one rest day is required per week? (this would be for me) So when not training for a fight, what is considered to be staying fit or 'busy'? Is it just a case of cutting out days of training? say 2-3 times a week. Or lowering the pace of training and do lighter workouts over the same 4-6 days? Or even a combination of both? I have always wondered what would be considered as doing too much and burning yourself out. Obviously there is no way somebody could constantly train at the hightest level for ever. Is there a happy medium? I have a habit of training up to a really high fitness level then taking, say 2-3 weeks off between a fight or the next time i fancy getting in good shape. Most of the time 2-3 weeks turns into 2-3 months! What do you do? How do you stop 'burningout'? What would be considered doing too much? Would be interested to hear peoples theories on stuff like this and even any trainers advice.
Bumping because advice here would be good. I typically train really hard once per year, get into marathon running shape, then revert to being a fatass the rest of the year.
Let's say I'm currently running every other day(2-4 miles), then doing about an hour of hardcore conditioning like the tireflips/sledgehammering twice a week, and mitt-work twice a week. Is this ok for a typical lifestyle? If so should I double it up about 30-60 days before any big fight?(I fight in little unregulated club fights that are of no importance other than fun every other week or so) Also I'm not trying to hijack the thread or anything..just thought this question might be pertinent.
I also wonder when is too much too much. atm i train 6 day's per week for around 60 to 90 minutes per session. This includes barbell sessions twice per week (push press's, power cleans, bench, bent row, chins). Some day's i'll do my barbell session and a boxing workout in same day. Some day's i feel real lethargic and really cbf'd training, but convince myself to go anyway, doesn't feel right missing a session. Would it be beneficial to train less? I'm not fighting till late Feb, though plan on training right through xmas/new years.
I'm fairly new to the boxing world, but I've been training and competing in other combat sports for about 7 years now. Between fights, I generally continue to train technique 5-6 days a week in the gym with my coaches. I cut out all the extra lifting and conditioning outside the gym though. Skill wise I continue to improve constantly, but I don't work my body to the point of getting burnt out. Then when I get a fight, for that month or two prior to the fight I'll start doing all the weight lifting and conditioning outside of my skill work.
If you don't have a fight coming up, then do enough to stay in shape. It's when you have competition coming up that you want to bust your ass. You want 1 day of rest, and split up your workouts from high intensity weeks to lower intensity weeks. This way you change it up on your body and get better results.