Running for professional Boxers

Some folks still 'bleed' themselves in an effort to improve health...I dont know if it works or not...
But long walks do help me....At the end of the day its what works for a person that counts,not old or new school or the current fad....

 

I don't even know what that means, but....no.

 

I don't see how long walks are conditioning, unless you're obese. I'm not taking the ****, I just don't see how walking can improve conditioning for any sport.

 

Listen virus,no offense to you but you know bugger all about boxing as the old school calzaghe thread proved...Walking can help to decrease lactate improve recovery from workouts,keep your weight down,give youi fresh air,help blood flow,raise the heart rate and tone the muscles,especially erector spinae and calves. As long as i keep up bag work and such like then the walking is a supplement to my boxing training...As long as a person gets results using a system thats the main thing.....Im not claiming that everbody should use long walks for conditioning,ive found it really helps me in many ways,and gets my body ripped....
ps; im 140 and ripped...

 

if its working for you then keep doing it, but for me if a workout doesn't make me almost throw up then i'm not training hard enough, on my rest days i go for long jogs, but never walks.

 

Yes relentless,thats cool,i know some guys like to have 'throw up' workouts,but i have always felt overtrained when doing that...
The long jogs are good on rest days for some....
Basically its like we are saying,if it works then its all good....
I must add that i am always open to trying new methods from folks who have successfully used them,but when i use a method and it doesnt work for my particular metabolism/structure then i dont use it.....Horses for courses.....
Peoples bodies/genetics are way too different to say there is one best way of training.....

 

- I agree.

Yeah. I go for a jog or sprint every morning, but after a hard workout at night I might go fo a long walk and it seems to help me a lot. It could just be a mental thing, but most things are anyway.

 

I never claimed to know anything about boxing...

Yes, but not to the same extent as jogging/sprinting.

If it works for you carry on doing it. But as relentless said, if you're not half dead by the time you finish, you're not improving, and what's the point if you're not aiming to improve?

Am I meant to be impressed by this, or is it meant to prove something? I'm 165lbs and ripped, so what?

 

Virus knows what he's talking about when it comes to conditioning and strength.
Don't assume because this is a boxing forum that EVERYONE wants anything they do to carry over to boxing.
I love the sweet science, but powerlifting helps.

 

Great advice. Boxers that do not run, gas and get knocked out!

 

holyfield doesnt run?

 

Agreed boxing tactics,long walks help recovery,the mental aspect can be relaxing as well...

Virus: i will tell you what,a workout doesnt have to half kill you to improve you...My prime example is the greatest 200/400 m track man in history,michael johnson,he stated that in his interval training and sprint drills he NEVER went full out.....His reason why? 'Full out is for the race'....
Many a chap has left their best work in the gym and been crap come fight time.....Even many pro bodybuilders (steroid enhanced to boot.) claim that going to complete failure every time or on each set is asking for injury and overtraining....
Many guys that claim to 'want to puke' when training or trying to act 'high intensity' are just insecure and posers who dont actually improve anyhow,just grunt and groan and look good for the beach,they also tend to just keep the same physique for years,ie no improvement...
I think its more manly to be able to fight or play sport hard than just train hard...
Your lack of boxing knowledge is a big deal to me as you have no specific idea of the requirements of boxing performance,just saying weights can make you stronger and more powerful which may help you punch faster is too vague,generalised and simplistic....
Finally,i mentioned my weight and condition not to impress you (whats impressive about a buck 40 to meatheads anyway?) but as a retort to what you said about walking only being used by obese people for losing weight....
I wouldnt claim to know anything about how to condition tennis players as i dont know enough about the specific requirements and nuances of the sport,i suggest you take the hint with boxing.....
ps; bobby: holyfield didnt run from the douglas fight on,hamed didnt run for a time,toney didnt,many fighters use the stepper these days or sprint intervals or other training methods,many big guys have joint problems when running and i feel running is not ideal for every boxer... Distance Running is great for losing weight if one needs to,as are long distance walks...

 

@enquirer:
if you benefit by long walkings, then don't let anybody tell you otherwise!
But how long ( miles or kilometers and time ) do you walk when you mean long walks??
I assume you have a quit fast pace when you walk, isn't??

 

Thanks Des. I have two methods of long walks,the first is six or so intervals of ten minute walks throughout the day,the second is a morning 30/40 min walk and then 3/4 ten minute interval walks throughout the day...
Im not really sure about the exact speed,but id say brisk,and i havent measured the distances either,i just know that it works for me....
I remember years ago i was only doing walking as my routine and decided to run six miles a day for a week (not advisable.) ,i was able to do so easily,which shows the walking must have kept me in shape to run six miles at decent pace with no previous running base...I also did a similar deal with squats,i was just walking for training and i started some weights for a while,on my first day back i squatted 130 kg for ten reps on the free rack,not bad considering that was my best ever on the free rack and that was only with walking as my conditioning....