Training smart.

Not training like a ******. Some people struggle. cough!- Ylem

 

true- he went full ****** and stayed there.

 

Think about it like this.

Kirkland and Paul Williams probably train harder than Pacquiao with the stuff they do, but Pacquiao trains much smarter than them.

When you're on the bag, instead of doing 50 rounds every day of the week, think about training hard, but with purpose allowing yourself plenty of recovery time. Maybe the first round you work on perfecting your jab, then next round is you work on your 1-2, just stuff like that.

I know there are some guys who think they're going to go out and shadowbox with 20 pound dumbells. Yeah they may get a good workout in and train hard, but it's counter productive.

 

Its not always about the Slap, the Tickle is more important :yep

 

:good

 

My idea of 'training smart' means always keeping your mind active. Too many guys train too much, until it becomes repetitive , the mind shuts off and you just trudge along. You can't fight that way; you have to be alert and mentally active in the ring. I like to stress the idea of always working on something in every drill and exercise.
For example, you never just go 3 rounds on the heavy bag, standing there punching for 3 minutes at a time. You create scenarios: If he throws this punch, I slip, counter with this, throw this combination and get out over here. You use feints, everything you would do in a real fight because that is how you condition yourself to actually do these things when it counts. By doing it all the time.
That is also why I always prefer shadowboxing to jumping rope- one exercises the mind, the other distracts it.
Always work sharp.

 

Except recently, Pacquiao's idea of recovery involves late night partying and womanizing. It's probably driving Roach and Ariza nuts (& Jinkee too) the way Pac's been disregarding their instructions.

When it comes to recovery, training smart means knowing your body's limitations; i.e. more workout time does not always equate to better. It means, recognizing your strengths and weaknesses, followed by proper prioritization.

Think of it as resource management, and evaluating benefit over cost. You have limited training time and work capacity. It's about maximizing performance benefits using the limited resources and tools you have at your disposal.

Training smart involves constantly assessing your training regimen, adopting effective training methods, and discarding ineffective ones. This is where a good coach/trainer helps the most. Granted with enough time, most people can probably figure out what works through trial and error. But with a knowledgeable coach, you get to bypass all that.

 

Training smart is training according to what scientific books prescribes. Bompa is one, if not the single best in the business. It's all about planning and periodization if you want to achieve peak performance.

 

Maddog, Greys post is as near as dam it. You will get more Nuerophysical response from a Tickle than a Slap, plus a quicker one, with more response. Plus its more Fun, the Tickle is more supple to the Homeostasis. Conditioning is important big believer, more important is the Pscyhcodynamics of achieving it

 

There are so many different ways of creating movement its endless. Its understanding what you are working with is sometimes the hard bit.