I'm really liking the new gym. The weather was kind of chilly on Friday, but I got there. I'm still working on developing the routine, but I will do that, too. Here's the recap.
- 37 minutes of roadwork
- 6 rounds of shadowboxing
- 2 rounds on double-end bag
- 2 rounds of stretching
2 comments:
Hey Steve,
I'm curious about your roadwork. How far do you run? Do you time the miles, and if so what do you shoot for?
Early on I tried 40 minute roadwork sessions, but I wasn't happy with my sparring endurance. Recently I've fallen into shorter more intense runs.
-Nerd of Steel
Hey Nerd of Steel,
My roadwork varies a lot; that's how I keep interesting. I vary the duration of the roadwork sessions. I also vary the speed.
I don't really time the miles these days because I do the training somewhat unconventionally. For example, I will go fast for a while, then slow, then fast, then medium... Sometimes, I will stop and do some shadowboxing for a minute or two, and then continue on my way.
The idea is to keep myself from getting into a rut, a mindless routine. I get bored very easily, so I find the variety helps me a great deal.
In the past, I, too, tried to do regular long runs. While I still think longer roadwork has its place, I find that shorter and varied gives me better results than longer and same.
Like you, I have noticed the biggest difference in my endurance for sparring.
It's also important to remember the value of sport-specific training. Are you training to be a long-distance runner or a boxer? Perhaps you're training for both sports. For me, I used to be a distance runner, but I figured out that really long distances (say, longer than 8 miles) are not for me. Therefore, I remind myself that I'm a boxer, and the roadwork is part of the training, but not at the center of it.
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