Is "Roadwork" in boxing overrated?

true... I have seen it... thats why some boxers that jog and jog and jog are totally gasses after 3-4 very fast and action packed rounds. No second gear (anaerobic) to kick in for them

 

For a professional athlete that's not that much. I put in 7 miles daily for almost a month at one time, and trust me, I'm not in any decent shape.

 

ROONEY I know you're ******ed but I didn't think you're this stupid! DAMN!!! :deal

 

You have to lay a trail of chicken nuggets for them to do any roadwork.

 

Road work never underrated. I have participated in numerous sports and have had to be in great shape and cut weight. Road work is incredible for weight loss and to build leg strength and build up your lungs. However you need more than road work. You need to have aerobic exercises. Fast pace work outs where you sweat and work your lungs even more. Boxers need both to be good. Road work will get you in shape. Aerobic work outs get you in tip top fighting shape. Plus boxing is a fight in spurts. 3 mins then sit 1 3 mins than sit 1. Running long distance is great but you also need to have aerobic interval kind of shape.

 

High interval training is what builds you gas tank for fights-

but the use of long 8 mile runs , although now not as common- is still important for fighters to keep the weight down.

im at 67 kilos now, and i fight at 62, if i dont do my roadwork with my h.i.i.t and typical boxing and diet all being the same- by weight goes to 64.

so i need those extra miles- probably 8 miles every other day- to lose those 2klgs and keep them off.

 

everyone is different.

some guys dont need to for their body, its stupid to say, roadwork is obsolete, or this is better than that. you take 10 champions, i guarantee all of them train differently. The best boxer in my gym dosent do roadwork and smokes for chrissakes. you just cant say this is that-

you should probably go and get in a gym instead of makin thread s like this that have no point .

 

I have trained quite a few high level pro boxers. I never believed in roadwork. Boxing require a high anaerobic thresh hold . The ability to function at a high intensity for 3 minutes, and recover in 1 minute. I used interval sprint which consisted of the fighter jogging for 25 seconds then sprinting for 5 seconds, and repeating that interval for 3 minutes. Equaling a round. I always had my fighter do two rounds more then there fight would be. I would start this 8 weeks out. In the week one the rest period would be 2.5 minutes. I would deduct 15 seconds rest every week. Usually by the end of camp the rest period on the very last workout would be 30-45 seconds. I would have them do this once a week, and do one swimming session per week. The amount of time swimming increased up to and exceeding the amount of time the fight was. 4 round fighters swam for 16 minutes, 6 round fighters for 24 minutes, 8 round fighters for 32 minutes, 10 round fighters for 40 minutes, and 12 round fighters for 48 minutes. My reason for swimming was zero impact on the joints, and swimming forces you to control your breathing. Which is a benefit i don't think most people consider. I also would do one day of heavy weight training.
The greatest thing you can do to prepare for a fight is sparring. Getting comfortable n relaxed in the ring is just as, and maybe even more important then the conditioning. Fear, nerves, and adrenaline dump can fatigue a fighter no matter what kind of physical shape they are in.
I never over worked my guys during there conditioning training. As I viewed it to be supplementary to the boxing work. I also liked to start my guys about 4 weeks before actual camp started. It allowed my guys to enter into camp in good shape, and focus on preparing for a fight instead of conditioning and weight loss.

 

Roadwork = aerobic conditioning. Did you me anaerobic?

 

I've wondered this same thing. Hamed supposedly never did any roadwork until he got with Suarez.

 

What type of weight training would you use? If you have to make weight wouldnt that slow the process or make you a bit too tight? ( I am a noob at weight training)

 

absolutely not. gtfo

 

I did low rep, heavyweight, low volume weight training. concentrating on compound movements to build strength, not muscle. My guys warmed up progressively over a few sets until they got the the weight that they could lift foor 3-5 reps for one set depending on the lift. I normally tried to stay at 5 reps unless really far out from the fight.
As for getting tight... in my experience it was never a problem as long as the guys stayed in the gym doing some boxing work. It maintains flexibility, looseness, and fluidity.

 

This is you trying to support your case?