do boxers run or jog?

[good right hand]

i always thought running and jogging was the same but i had the luxery to run with my old high school's cross country team and i was very fast to find out that running and jogging are two different things.

both are great to do and although running is harder and may strengthen your legs and endurance more, it may be better to jog if you are looking at a day of sparring and bag work.

is road work running or jogging?

[MagnificentMatt]

i always thought running and jogging was the same but i had the luxery to run with my old high school's cross country team and i was very fast to find out that running and jogging are two different things.

both are great to do and although running is harder and may strengthen your legs and endurance more, it may be better to jog if you are looking at a day of sparring and bag work.

is road work running or jogging?

To me, running twice a week and jogging once a week.

[elTerrible]

when you do it on a treadmill, what speeds do you use?


what would you consider jogging speed and what would you consider running speed?

[Drunkenboxer]

Slow cumbersome jogging is apparently terrible for a fighter, it increases your aerobic (Slow, constant) energy, but reduces your anaerobic (Fast explosive) energy... Running is waaay better, But I personally think hill sprints and high intensity interval training are more suitable for fight sports...

Ross Enamait said it best; "Train fast and become fast. Train slow and become slow"

[xoum]

you want to train once a week long distance just to help you go through loong training sessions....imo

[MrSmall]

both

[RDJ]

Neither, I do roadwork.

[Hagler/Pryor]

The higher the intensity the better, but only if you can keep it up for 5-10 miles day after day, on top of your day to day boxing training sessions. You are not trying to become a runner, but a boxer who is fit enough from a cardio-vascular point of view to go 12 rounds.

[Mike_S]

I say I go for a run, it's not a jog, unless like at the moment I'm sort of injured so shouldn't be doing any I don't think really but still been managing jogs and speed it up a bit towards the end. Usually I just go at the best pace I can and try and do it faster every time so I'm pushing myself, wether they're half an hour or an hour long.

[Thomas619]

high intensity roadwork everyday???

[Hagler/Pryor]

high intensity roadwork everyday???

It was another way of saying I am trying to run quite fast. I run five miles four times a week at under 6 minutes/mile pace.

When I was competing regularly, I was doing roadwork every day.

Obviously, I also skip rope.

[Jazzo]

From all I have witnessed and experienced, it depends on the individual and the influence of the trainer.

Marciano believed more = better (so he would be a slow long distance jogger), but the way we have evolved suggests interval training is better for the heart. Also, boxing consists of rounds with breaks in between. The Rock was obviously mega fit and even today not all boxers do it by the textbook.

If I had all the time in the world just to workout, I would mix interval training (fast runs and sprints) with longer distance work (less often).

[MagnificentMatt]

Can't argue with results, once again it comes down to...different things work for different people... Haha

[good right hand]

I run five miles four times a week at under 6 minutes/mile pace.

When I was competing regularly, I was doing roadwork every day.



thats a great pace, you would have made a great long distance runner.

[Youngblood]

Meh...you run how your goals dictate. There is no set rule, but some guidelines. Overall, for power and explosiveness, you want a high intensity sprint, like say a tabata sprint to get full benefit for both aerobic and anaerobic systems.

If you are going into a fight and need to lose weight, well then longer jogs are more likely of use. All depends what you want and expect from it.