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Whats up guys, this is my first post in the conditioning forum, although I have been lurking around here for about a year so no worries I have read the faqs etc. My college has a boxing club and every year we put on fights to support missionaries in Bangladesh. There are four rounds in the tournament and each round gets progressively longer. In the finals there are 3 two minute rounds. So as you can see the fights are not very long. I was wondering if I should be doing sprints and circuit based work, or more traditional roadwork and LSD type exercise. Thanks for the advice.
 
What you should focus on would depend on what areas you need to bring up the most, and what time frame you have to work with. Read EZA's conditioning thread and it should give you some ideas. In the short though do both, as both are needed for a complete program
 
ok yeah I have about two months before the first round and I would say my conditioning is very average to slightly above average. I was planning on doing mostly circuits/sprints with some LSD mixed in now and then.
 
I would say because you are 2 months out, you need to be getting in the harder paced aerobic work now and in 2-3 weeks start the sprints and intervals.
The week leading up to the fight you want to be winding down (with 2-3 days directly before it being lazy).
 
btw I was joking, I'm sure you picked up on that but I don't want to be the cause of a guy only training with a heavybag then trying to have a boxing match!
 
hahaha no worries i picked up on it, although I definitely want to incorporate some intense heavy bag sessions into my training
 
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three 2minute rounds isn't to bad really, you can easily get the cardio up for that. Plyometrics, swimming, running, sparring are all ways of preparing
 
mikehmike said:
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three 2minute rounds isn't to bad really, you can easily get the cardio up for that. Plyometrics, swimming, running, sparring are all ways of preparing
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3 2 minute rounds at amateur boxing pace is harder than you might think. I have gassed more than I expected in both of my fights.

The pace is quite a bit faster than even 100% sparring.
 
mschatz said:
3 2 minute rounds at amateur boxing pace is harder than you might think. I have gassed more than I expected in both of my fights.

The pace is quite a bit faster than even 100% sparring.
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Esp. for the first time out. You tense up so much more, which eats up the gas tank real quick. Plus you're not breathing like you normally would. You tell yourself you will, but you won't.

In my first I had excellent cardio (I thought) and was dying by the 3rd round. It felt like the 10th x 3 minute rounds of sparring. The other guy was even more gassed, thank god.

By my third time out I was much better, more relaxed, yet still pretty bagged by the end of the third.
 
Yeah I've sparred 6 times so far and by the end of a few of them I was just exhausted and really just trying to avoid punishment. Thankfully no one I've sparred yet has been amazing lol.
 
fightinirishfan said:
Yeah I've sparred 6 times so far and by the end of a few of them I was just exhausted and really just trying to avoid punishment. Thankfully no one I've sparred yet has been amazing lol.
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Yep, and wait until you compete. My team spars at a very good pace almost every day of practice. 3-4 days a week, and I still got tired in my fights.

Dan - I think you're absolutely correct that the stress of the situation contributs to the fatigue.
 
mschatz said:
3 2 minute rounds at amateur boxing pace is harder than you might think. I have gassed more than I expected in both of my fights.

The pace is quite a bit faster than even 100% sparring.
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Ofcourse the actual competition is harder than "practice" =). Thats why if you have to fight THREE 2 mintue rounds you need to train for SIX 2 minute rounds.

I was just saying three 2's isn't to tough, especially since so many amateurs just come out balls to the wall and if you can relax for a few minutes then it will settle it out.

But I haven't had an amateur boxing bout so I'm a noob I guess.
 
mikehmike said:
Ofcourse the actual competition is harder than "practice" =). Thats why if you have to fight THREE 2 mintue rounds you need to train for SIX 2 minute rounds.

I was just saying three 2's isn't to tough, especially since so many amateurs just come out balls to the wall and if you can relax for a few minutes then it will settle it out.

But I haven't had an amateur boxing bout so I'm a noob I guess.
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I routinely spar 6 or more rounds at a time. Still got tired.
 
mikehmike said:
Ofcourse the actual competition is harder than "practice" =). Thats why if you have to fight THREE 2 mintue rounds you need to train for SIX 2 minute rounds.

I was just saying three 2's isn't to tough, especially since so many amateurs just come out balls to the wall and if you can relax for a few minutes then it will settle it out.

But I haven't had an amateur boxing bout so I'm a noob I guess.
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Ummm...So, how do you know?
 
yeah i've heard it described by many of the veterans that its essentially a sprint balls to the wall so I figure if I can control the pace of the figh through better cardio it will definitely help
 
fightinirishfan said:
yeah i've heard it described by many of the veterans that its essentially a sprint balls to the wall so I figure if I can control the pace of the figh through better cardio it will definitely help
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In the amateurs, most of the time the better conditioned fighter beats the more skilled fighter...in my opinion.
 
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