Roadwork- more miles or higher intensity?

Intensity is king. Somebody could have the ability to run a marathon but they'll gas in a round or 2 of bag work or sparring.

 

I feel you should do both, longer runs, and hiit work, real intense sprints etc are more demanding and lead to a great level of fitness imo, i would try to both if training for boxing

 

Bumpy Id go along with that. Theres a place for both, in Fitness. Problem with to much Hitt as its called is Impact, causing to much Stress to the Joints and Bones in the Skeletal. Brought on by Gait imbalance, through the Dominant side.

 

High intensity, long distances builds up the capacity but doesn't do **** for actual energy

 

It helps with the engagement of Feel to the Ankle and TFL.

 

This is so true!

I know some people who run marathons for fun, but 2-3 Rounds of bag work and they are fried!

 

Thats because of Bio-mechanical adaptability, nothing more .

 

Ideally you want to do both.

 

this **** again

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Mega, it all depends, where you are in your Training program. That is the Why and When, considering Newtons Law its important as regards Stress and Impact also Injurys. Without a good aerobic foundation, you can forget about a good Anaerobic Threshold simple.

 

I can counter that someone can run sprints but will not be able to recover between rounds of sparring and will gas in a few rounds.

You sprint to last the round you do distance work to recover between rounds.

 

Its to acclimatise the things that make it Happen, they are between the Ears.

 

Depends of the length of the contest.
Your body needs to be conditioned through repetition to simulate as much as possible the exertions experienced in a fight.
Amateur fights are typical 4 x 2 mins or 3 x 3 mins, so there is little to no point in running 10 miles, other than cutting weight.
High Intensity Intervals, doesnt need to be of any more injury risk. Do them on grass, the softer surface lessens the impact, lessens the build up of lactic acid but still places the same demands on the CV and neuromuscular systems.

Lets put it another way, if your doing more miles on the road, then your heart rate is not going to be anywhere near maximal, as you cant sustain that.
Now, if your really fighting hard, then if youve ever done that in sparring with a heart rate monitor on, youll see your heart rate is extremely high.
Now the only way to condition yourself for this, is in the form of HIIT, so there is a slightly longwinded answer.