sprint training vs long runs??!

Not to claim I know much about this subject(hence my stamina topic) but I think sprints would be more beneficial for amateur bouts. Since they're just 3-4 round all out bouts, you'd need this kind of explosive energy than mere long distance alone wouldn't provide. For example, I just did distance running, and I sparred, but when i was forced to fight in bursts I found myself gassed by round 2. Yet in the end, oddly enough I had enough energy to go on a run afterwards. If I had paced myself when fighting, like pros preparing for 12 rounds, I probably would not have been nearly as tired so quickly.

 

well my coach runs five miles pretty regular, and he can go 12 rounds.

 

So anyone that runs 5 miles pretty regular can box for 12 rounds?

 

Stuff like this makes me want to hurt people.

Boxing is in a weird phase right now. Most of our trainers are older folks, and most of us are what you'd call 'millennial' kids. We're used to having access to any information we want. Our trainers, a lot of them, are stuck in the era where you do what you're told, because it's wisdom passed down firsthand from generation to generation.

I'll go ahead and say it: Distance running will have not have any appreciable positive impact on an amateur boxer's performance.

We're talking about a fight that lasts 11 minutes at most, with two breaks. That's not even enough time to engage the aerobic system (20 minutes or so). Amateur boxing is for all intents and purposes totally anaerobic. Hell, you can hold your breath for two minutes if you want.

Distance running is good for the following reasons:

1. Weight control
2. Recovery
3. Relaxation/focus

It's a supplement to your real training--sprints and intervals. You can't do them every day, and the longer runs help you recover from them. Anyone who says running 6 miles is mentally or physically harder than a good interval workout is ******ed. I can half-kill myself by running a mile. How hard the workout feels is determined by how hard you push at the end and for how long--You don't feel like **** the whole six miles, only at the end, because you're trying to get the most out of the run. I feel the exact same at the end of a long run or a short one (1-2 miles). And it's never as bad as I feel after sprinting.

So for amateur boxing, structure your roadwork program around sprinting.

 

I jerk off left-handed pretty regularly, and I can run 5 miles...draw your own conclusions...

 

ummm...i dont know. But he does and he can. So...I mean what? I don't have a degree in sports medicine. What do you want me to do, wikipedia you something? Or just tell you from my experience what has worked.

 

I come to the conclusion that you need to get more *****

 

i think running is the most practical optionn and it conditions your legs too.
i never said those options wouldnt build will power, i just said running was great for building will power if you ran hard enough. I never said running was the only option to build will power either, so relax buddy..

 

Good post:good

Distance running has it's place in a pro's training to increase stamina and control weight but amateur bouts are just too short for very long runs to be beneficial.

I'd say running six miles is nowhere near as demanding a tempo run at 85% max heartbeat rate or a sprint/interval session. But then again I wouldn't regard 6 miles as a long distance.

Serious long distance running (10 miles plus) is much more demanding then any speed/interval training. When I was at my fittest and running over 15 miles on my long runs it completely wiped me out for the most of the day. My body would be running on empty for the last few miles and my stomach would be queasy as all the blood left my internal organs to fuel my muscles with oxygen. Anyone who says speed training is more demanding physically and mentally than long distance running hasn't run far enough.

 

Just finished sprint 50, jog 50, sprint 50 for 15 minutes straight. Tommorrow I will run 3-5 miles. Wednesday I will do some more sprints.

Sprints and long runs both have their advantages, so do both!

 

im a amature boxer getting ready for a fight and i do both...M,W,F,S i run 3 miles at a good speed

T,TH,S i do interval sprints...so ill run for 30 walk/jog for 30...i do that 6 times and to finish it off ill jog about 1/2 a mile.....i think the sprint worked really good and you can feel a difference in your training like a week later....i feel a lot better in the gym now with breathing and going hard the entire work out....i say try both but if you have to chose...go with the sprints.....theyre tough but they work

 

x2

 

Qft, aerobic fitness does make your anaeroibic abilities a lot more affective.

The way i see it is your aerobic conditioning will keep your revs high while anaerobic will be your accelerator....or maybe im talking out my ass but it just seems that way.

 

i fully agree with you, i find when im doing 6km to 10km runs consistantly my fitness is so much better in sparring. I am a amateur,dont just think about fitness for the fight, thing about fitness for the gym aswell, in the gym we spar 3 minute rounds and my longer distant runs help me spar more rounds then just 3..