Mike G and Brian stann talking about leslies cardio

[ChoKuRei]

Long time lurker here....
At the beginning of the fight they mentioned she ran 6 miles a day as part of her training camp, and also talked about her resting heart rate.
I was listening to the joe rogan podcast, and the guest was steve maxwell, a Bjj black beltch and fitness coach. He said the only way to train your body for sport specific conditioning is to actually train the sport itself, and that cardiovascular exercise is not a directly translatable quality you can bring into any sport..

I also remember urijah faber mentioning during a press conference that he found out that dan henderson never runs, and has not included running into his training for years.

What say you sherdoggers? Maybe that time spent running six miles a day would be more beneficial if she was training technique at high intensity, being able to improve technique and train her body for sport specific movement. Her resting heart rate certainly didnt help her against the cyborg..

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

i think it benefits people to cross train - most athletes do cardio exercise on top of their usual training - if you only ran, that would be no good probably - mir i think talked about how he used to only spar for conditioning but got a big benefit out of a more balanced regime

also, they need to say something positive about smith - they cant say, oh this chick is the only one who would fight cyborg for cheap in brazil, shes dead

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

I thought they were talking about the Borg.

 

[Siesta]

I thought they were talking about the Borg.

So did I.

 

[GOAT]

They were talking about Cyborg. TS's belt is so white, every member of this forum requires sun tan lotion.

 

[skysolo]

Long time lurker here....
At the beginning of the fight they mentioned she ran 6 miles a day as part of her training camp, and also talked about her resting heart rate.
I was listening to the joe rogan podcast, and the guest was steve maxwell, a Bjj black beltch and fitness coach. He said the only way to train your body for sport specific conditioning is to actually train the sport itself, and that cardiovascular exercise is not a directly translatable quality you can bring into any sport..

I also remember urijah faber mentioning during a press conference that he found out that dan henderson never runs, and has not included running into his training for years.

What say you sherdoggers? Maybe that time spent running six miles a day would be more beneficial if she was training technique at high intensity, being able to improve technique and train her body for sport specific movement. Her resting heart rate certainly didnt help her against the cyborg..

Everybody's different but more importantly everybody considers himself/herself an expert.

 

[Grijswaarde]

I don't know man... my girlfriend is a marathon runner and she seems to have good cardio with every other sport she does (and does not train). There is probably some truth to it, but running 6 miles a day will without a doubt give you more cardio in the ring.

 

[goodnamestaken]

I was recently preparing for some Golden Gloves fights. For my first fight, I was doing my usual boxing training as well as runs of 3-5 miles (with sprints mixed into the run) 2-3 days per week.

I suffered a minor back injury in the fight. Nothing serious, but it was painful to throw punches that required any serious torque. I spent three weeks after my first fight doing nothing but running. A week before my second fight, I finally got back in the gym and started hitting the bag again and tired out much more quickly than usual; that is to say, I was breathing heavily. My legs felt fine, though.

What I've learned from the experience is that running does help slightly with boxing/MMA cardio--it's better than nothing--but it helps more with leg conditioning than anything. The sport-specific conditioning--hitting the bag, sparring, drilling, etc.--will prepare your cardio the best for that particular sport. Of course, as is always the case, too much of anything isn't good. Too much sparring brings too much damage. Even focusing too much on hitting the bag is bad for your joints. Too much running can be bad for your knees, etc.

I think this is one of the biggest reasons why cross-training is so beneficial. You still put in the work while allowing other areas of your body to recover. Swimming-based workouts in particular are famous for this.