I started running years before boxing but when I started boxing I still got tired very quickly. I think the best way to build stamina for boxing is just training longer
@@nokoh yup you nailed it and its true for any sport. Sports specific stamina is what it comes down to. You could be a boxer but if you never played basketball, you will get gassed out quickly and not understand how to manage your endurance/energy properly. You could run a 5 minute mile but if you've never boxed before you will panic when backing up and waste all your energy and not understand how to remain calm. Performing the sport ive realized is the only really effective way to build your stamina. Anything else can be supplemental.
@@senorbonbon ofcourse. My biggest advice is to learn how to recover from blitz attacks and also learning what to do when you're being pressured and having to fight off your back foot or when moving backwards. The first tip I'll give you is learning to control your breathing while circling around. This is mostly mental and understanding to relax in those moments when punches arent actually being thrown at you. Imagine if you were resting for 10 seconds. By 10 seconds you should be able to go again. Throw feints and jabs but relax your breathing and relax your body don't tense up. This doesnt mean throw lazy punches but it just means your understanding at certain times you're actually not throwing to kill, its a chess game and you are changing the pace, rythm etc. A good drill I used to do for conditioning is Id shadow box for 2 minutes, quickly sprint 200 meters and then finish by shadow boxing for a minute without a break. This last part mimics the fatigue component and having to keep your mind and body sharp while you're tired. Slow pace shadow boxing doesn't mimic sparring because it doesn't typically incorporate the change of paces which is actually what tired you out more than anything else. This is why you have to incorporate some element that fatigues you similar to that feeling you get when you're tired in sparring and feel like you cant go on. You must imagine an opponent in front of you especially during that final minute. Imagine him going hard and you have to stay composed and be smart. The second thing many fighters forget is clinching. You dont always have to throw wild. Sometimes a guy is faster than you, longer, maybe better stamina and you're tired. So tie up,. pressure, make it a dirty boxing match and try to smother him. One of the worst things you can do is when tired is try to throw volume and be at the end of his range. It's a common mistake but doesnt actually end well. When you do clinch, you have to learn to control and push his head, control with your punches, move him around and put your weight on him, the closer you are to him, the less likely anything he touches you with will actually do any damage. Control. This is a common thing new boxers don't understand. Yes, you have to have amazing hands but you also have to control his head and control where he moves. This allows you to land cleaner punches and also be able to rest when you're tired and he's putting a lot of pressure on you. Finally, sometimes learning to shell up but mastering the shell and understanding you dont always have to go at one pace. Actually thats what tired guys out. They throw a shitload of volume and then they can't maintain it for longer amounts of rounds. When you're tired start feinting, use jabs, throw with purpose when you do throw. Unfortunately a lot of guys begin to get desperate and just start throwing w.e when they're gassed. Stop doing that. Let your body reset by mastering how to breathe and not getting desperate. Do not start throwing recklessly when you're tired because you will feel like you're suffocating. Just stay relaxed, shell up if there is a blitz and keep moving your feet, counter lead hook, side step hooks. circle, move, don't throw with volume during those moments. Be okay with getting hit, it doesn't matter who you're, you will not dodge every single punch. And if you do try to do that you will just gas out and thats a recipe for disaster. So sometimes just staying composed and not doing too much unnessary movement and taking shots here and there is better for the overall fight. When you try to dodge and move around too much, throw punches without purpose and no gas tank, bad things will happen. Take a few punches once in a while, clinch if you feel its getting out of control , rest and reset.
The running absolutely helps, but you still gotta do the things you're running to get more endurance for. SO ALSO DO MOOOORE BOXING. More intense shadowboxing, more bag work, more mitt work, more sparring. But don't neglect the running.
Yes, running will help keep your legs stay active and work on general cardio... but without resistance/exercise from other joints. Using your body torque is much more exhausting. It made me realize that supplying oxygen is much more complex than I thought. Punching for a long time quickly gasses you if you don't practice it despite being able to run forever
One excercise that helped me a lot to improve stamina is to add 5 burpees while you are shadowboxing, also 5 'knees to the chest' high jumps and keep shadowboxing. It drains you fast and forces you to control your mind and moves while exhausted
Stamina and cardio is a massive thing in the ring I realised that swinging and banging is terrible but defensive dodging and wieveing is so effective and annoys and apponent effectively hit and not get hit is the way to go
I improved my stamina and breathing while boxing by No Joke, Singing. I would put on music and go for long walks singing as many songs as I could, trying to maintain pitch, rhythm the ability to finish the versus. I understand not everyone will be able to do this, but the lung and breathing training you get from singing massively improves that aspect of martial arts.
That's what I do. Not as much anymore though. I'd play all my fave Tupac songs and rap them as loud as I could while doing my combat training or strength training. At the end of the day , boxing stamina just box more.
@dennisrobinson8008 No, I've gained those skills through other means. Learning to sing and increasing the difficulty of singing i.e. walking while singing improves lung function and control of airflow. I wouldn't say I'm an amazing singer, but I can hold notes within my vocal range and have even begun being able to hit higher notes. With the improvement comes better control, which in some aspects carry over to my martial arts training.
Just had my second amateur Muay Thai fight. The recovery tips are helping with the muscle soreness and the cardio tips will help me get ready for my next fight!
Good day Tony! You helped me a lot in my training and I can proudly say that all of it pays off. I won my amateur debut match by KO in 3rd round. Thank you so much man!
You have got marvelous English accent, sir. I enjoy it every single time I listen to you lectures. And the content is just bosting. You make folks love boxing. From Russia with love. Cheers!
I'm 15 and started doing fitness and going to the gym about 5 months ago. Recently I picked up boxing in the gym (there is only 1 heavy bag haha) and began training 15 intense minutes with very short breaks and I was actually looking for videos like this for so long to build up my stamina, you are the best, Tony!
Good stuff, I picked up kickboxing & jiu-jitsu last year. Best decision ever. Sadly our fight gym doesn't have any punching bags, but we still work the drills & spar frequently to out excel every other gym in the area.
Just a tip, don't do drills alone and get a trainer to have your punching form right. Would have to unlearn a lot later if you did not have the right form in the beginning
16 here and box in NZ. I have to train at home because gyms are too expensive but I always do running early in the morning and push ups etc. I don’t like training weights because I don’t want that build
track gets any athlete in shape. I remember Mondays was hell days where we used to do 5-4-3-2-1 500-400-300-200-100, or we would do 6 200s...then we would go and practice whatever other techniques such as long jump, high jump, baton handoffs etc. My legs were BUiLT during that time!
You’re an amazing coach! I’m actually currently doing your master course, but I still like to watch all the videos you post. About 4-6 weeks ago I watched your warm up video that you referenced in this video. Ever since that day I’ve been doing the same warm up before every training session. I can’t even put it into words how beneficial that was for my training. I’m definitely taking down my notes from this video, thank you so much! I sincerely appreciate everything you do for us! It doesn’t go unnoticed. You’re great!
Tony i'm a beginner in all those things and also im old(36 years old) but i enjoy boxing so much atm.I'm impressed by your speech, i have never heard a boxer being able to talk like you or being able to explain things so clearly. So kudos to you, you deserve your audience , keep up the quality work!Thank you coach! ❤
@@agricolaurbanus6209 I did in fact, but he didn't cover what food groups would be good to focus on, portion amounts, or any easy meals that could stay in the fridge so you only have to cook once a week. But you're right, he did say not to eat too soon before bed
Your videos are phenomenal & informative my man. I’m 23 years old been boxing for about half a year. I plan/will go pro one day that’s what I’m working towards so this video was perfect timing since I will be having a fight in Colorado next weekend on the first. Anyways, I do meditate, cold showers, stretching, running 2 miles, & train 5 days a week @ boxing. But my weakness that I truly am working on is my stamina & sleep schedule… appreciate your content as always thumbs up to you bruh
Amazing information. I am a Professional Ballroom Dancer that uses boxing for balancing out my body. As a professional dancer I also utilize these techniques to never appear gassed in competition. I can't tell you how much dancing has improved my boxing and boxing has likewise improved my dancing. Thanks for all your wisdom Tony!
I was British champion cross country runner as a youth I had unreal stamina for that sport. He is so right if you want stamina within your sport you won't get it through running alone.
Thank you so much, Tony! I recently started boxing classes after a few months of self-training using your videos, and my boxing coach was impressed by my level of skill. This is all thanks to your videos. Thanks, Coach.
Coaching myself Tony, the tip about the decompression for recovery will be started tonight. Your a legend putting out this content and secrets you've learned.
I use to run track when I was still in school and a great way to start a season off was to give 60-70% of your total speed and slowly increase your speed as you get fitter. This makes the process more enjoyable.
I can listen to you all day ! I just started at a boxing gym (yikes, at my age! Haha). I am loving it and feel amazing. Thank you for all your lessons. 😊
Running builds stamina like crazy. I used to run around a lake for 3.1 miles in combat boots. I wouldn't push myself hard at first. Did it in 25 minutes. Within 2 weeks I'd bring that down to under 20 minutes. I'd blow by other heavyweights who were jogging along in tennis shoes. Every day I'd add a few blocks. Within 2 months I'd do 2 laps in less than 40 minutes or 6.2 miles. It's amazing how your cardio endurance keeps climbing if you push yourself just a little. You can box 12 rounds and push the pace like crazy. I love to watch Oleksandr Usyk. In his first Joshua fight AJ was dying in the 12th round. He barely finished. He walked to his corner and collapsed on his stool. His face had a tortured look like a NDE. I remember Jerry Quarry being called a "10 second a round fighter" because of his stalling and dilatory pace throwing 20 punches a round. He usually ran only a mile or 2. He had little endurance. For Thad Spencer Jerry ran 5 miles, dominated the fight, finished very strong, scoring a KO with 3 seconds left in the 12th. But he thought all the running made him too skinny and he weighed only 192. He went back to running 1 mile. One thing you can do is eat a lot more. And lift weights for an hour -- in a scientific manner. Usyk put on 23 pounds to become a heavyweight. And he maintained his unbelievable stamina and work rate.
Running is a skill within itself,if you learn to breathe properly you will not get "winded". The stamina you need in boxing is in the muscles used.Not from running; you would be better off swimming which uses most of the muscles in the body.
@@GaryMorris2112 No matter how well you breathe you'll get winded if you don't run (or swim) long distances. Running is for cardio conditioning NOT punching endurance. You punch enough heavy bags, speed bags, double-end bags, focus pads, and spar-mates to build punching endurance like crazy. Lifting weights also helps with punching power and arm endurance. You WILL have punching endurance so don't worry abut it. You may not have great cardio -- and there's nothing like long hard runs for cardio -- and never getting tired -- like 7 miles in combat boots and feeling as fresh when you're done as when you started.
watched this man before. very enthusiastic and thorough. makes him a compelling watch. going to join a boxing gym. in my 50s! love the system although my experience is with other martial disciplines. always prefered boxing and wish i started a quarter of a century back. so much more practical and realistic and creates a much higher level of physical fitness. keep up the good work my man.
The best people in the gyms arn't the ones doing crazy extra stuff in boxing, they may do as many sessions as everyone a day but if they are boxing when they are training, like mitts bag work, shadow boxing, anything where they are perfecting the skill. Your not getting better by running you may gain more stamina but mainly for running, plus youre asking for knee injuries, so why? 12 good rounds is better training than an hour of running, unless your a runner.
although i disagree with mr jeffries on this topic, i still think its great that he gives a plattform where knowledge and wisdom can be presented and discussed.
I like to run in the dark, when it’s freezing. The cold does something to your body, does anyone else have this experience? It’s so refreshing and I get something out of it I don’t get out of running at “reasonable” temperatures
I F-ing love youre straight up videos. Love em!!! Exactly jogging wont cutt it only. I was running one or to miles, not the english mile but the one that sweden use 1 mil = 10 km. I did this once or twice every week and it took me around 50 min. My goal was to do it under 1 hour. Anyway my freind introduced me to boxing at that time. My cardio was amazing. Or at least so I thought before I started do shadowboxing, hit the big bag and do some sparring. It feelt like I was a smoker for 50 years and just started to train. And its a great reminder of all the wrongs I did with my breathing and that I didnt relax my body. Thannks for that reminder Tony:)
I was running during covid lockdown and crazy enough for a 105kg guy I managed to get my 5k down to just under 22mins. Fast forward to 2024 and now it'll taking me at least 45mins. Just goes to show consistency is key and it took me a good few months to get my personal best run. Trust me I gave that run my all guys. Thought I was going to have a heart attack at the end lol... I also started to run 18- 20k runs. All depending on my mood.
FACTS! Jogging/Running is more for weight control. I jogged like crazy when I first started and it never improved my stamina. The way I actually improved it was doing drills IN the ring and lots of light sparring and moving around in it for rounds. I was close with one of the Garcias from Oxnard as well, and they only ran for weight control and that's it. Outside of that, jogging/running isn't much a part of their training as we saw throughout Mikey Garcia's career for example, he never got tired.
Nope, jogging is one of the best ways to improve your aerobic system that we know of. You still need to do specific training on top of that to get sport fit, but as an aerobic base there's very little that compares to running for effectiveness.
@@Matt_Alaric ok, go ahead and do a couple of weeks of jogging only. Then try to spar 4 rounds and see if it made a difference. Because it never did to me.
@@Matt_Alaric I don't care what data you have. I have actual experience and I'm not the only one here who has experienced the same. Have you boxed? Way different from jogging, just not the same focus, thus will not increase your stamina. That's like saying that if you sit on a lat pull down machine and pull down your body weight for a couple of weeks, that'll translate into you being able to do the same amount of pull up reps, which is not the case. Tons of people pull down and bench press more than their body weight, yet can't perform one push up or pull up.
@@Jandro1083 And i don't care about your anecdote, i'm telling you what the scientific facts are. Jogging will and does improve your aerobic capacity, aerobic power, and VO2 max. It will improve all the measures of cardiovascular fitness and performance. Whether you agree or disagree is irrelevant.
As allways you are super competent and It Is a plasure to listen to you. We are not professionals boxers,but we train and we fight in kick boxing so for us boxe Is really important, and the cardio Is One of my obsessions! Greatings from Italy Champion and thank you for all theese advices 🙏🙏
You should also mention that max heart rate is 220 minus your age, for example 220-30=190 is your max heart rate if you are 30. This is the zone you should not stay in for too long.
Love this lad! He definitely knows a thing or two..I jog 3.5 miles usually daily sometimes its not enough. Adding in shadow boxing I've noticed helps with stamina
this is all great advice. for someone who is 20 year old Olympic level boxer but while I understand this is to who this channel is dedicated to its nothing I can use and even if I was 20 years old and was in decent shape I'm not sure that I could make the run you suggest at the beginning of this video regardless how hard I would try.
One thing i do thats helped a lot , is to do your combat training with zero to minimal breaks inbetween sets/rounds. Going from bag, to shadow box, back to bag or speed bag with no breaks. Id do 12 rounds of 3-5 min each , zero breaks. Running doesnt help unless youre swinging your punches while also jogging.
Thank you so much, especially for the section on recovering. I've been trying to force myself out of the stop-and-go training. I'll spar before working a shift at the neighborhood express lube and after a few days blasting it on burning the candle at both ends, psychologically and eventually physically, I'll shut down and scramble to get it together on will power.. never works and its a highly discouraging cycle. But that said, I'm doubling down on the recuperation between training sessions.. Thank you!
Hey Tony! Thanks for all your videos 🙏 Can u make a video on Body sparring? besides the benefits of it which you mentioned, techniques to use, most effective punches etc. I found that it's harder because you can't use feints and punch combos to the head, and the opponents guard is stronger... Thank again!
If people dont want to take the tv out of the room, put it on youtube and put on a 24 hour no ad black screen rain white noise video, we do this and read on our kindles and fall asleep so fast and sleep so much better.
Cheers Tony,there certainly used to be a running track at Ladywell in south east London and back in the day we used to do runs like this although we certainly didn’t have a heart monitor,we just knew when we had worked hard…ps I remember using the hurdles too and nearly throwing up
I just looked at the headline and it reminded me of Marvin Hagler one of the greatest middleweights ever running 15 miles a day on the beach in construction boots. Few boxers have had the type of conditioning that Hagler had.
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Run ❌ Roon ✅ Jokes aside, incredible video, just found the channel and already subscribed, thank you for sharing your expertise
I like walking uphill and swimming for endurance. My calves have tons of strength to put into strikes and my shoulders are nice and robust from all the laps. Not to mention the ability to manage your breathing and stabilize your core at the same time.
When I really improved my stamina boxing I started sprinting for sections during my runs. I’d sprint from say one telephone pole to another. Then jog for two poles. Then sprint again. 3-5 miles of that really had an impact.
Everything from the in depth explanation of breathing between combos and the importance of letting the body rest and properly clean up is A-tier advice. My own advice would be, try to breathe explosively on every hit. For example when you're bench pressing, you wanna inhale when lowering the bar and exhale explosively when you lift it up. In martial arts you wanna have these small explosive breaths by making sounds 'ha' (each individual got their own sounds). Sound makes the air come out better and much more efficiently, so there's a reason why you hear muay thai fighters make funny 'OWAAAAY' sounds, its actually got a purpose xD.
Every sport requires its own cardio and you’re usually nervous and tense when you first start boxing. Jump rope helped teach me to be looser and that helped a lot
Been following your videos, Tony since the middle of the pandemic and got into boxing at the local gym not only to compliment my martial arts training, but to be better physically and mentally. I run at least 3-4 times a week 5K which I never could have done and now seeing this video, it gives me ideas on what I can also do besides run and other physical exercises. Hope to meet each other soon in the near future....Gerald.
Difference between static low intensity cardio and dynamic high intensity cardio. Fight stamina requires training with adrenaline, adapting the body to become energy efficient under the influence of adrenaline, cortisol and other stress factors. Running and jogging will not induce anywhere close to the same level of adaptation to those stress factors, which is why it doesn’t translate UNLESS you reach a level where you can remain calm under duress, reducing the stress hormone response and keeping similar biochemical levels to running, i.e. upper echelon fighters with tons of experience.
Uhhhh what? I remember watching the ultimate run in another video. I thought i'll try that. A few months went by. I tried it. But my memory was bad. I only did each distance once. 8,6,4 hundred. After a month a finally threw in the last 2 hundred, only to come here and find out I was supposed to do each distance twice! If your going to do something do it right. If no one hear's from me again let the world know I died doing something I hate. Thanks Tony!
So many awesome videos I need to start a notebook just for boxing. I like all kinds of martial arts but am loving boxing first right now. I just need to smoke less cigarettes 🤨
one day sprints 5 10 and 15 metres or 10 15 and 20 depending how big you are, day off, next day intermittent jogging 5 minutes on five minutes off at a low to mid pace , day off , next day 4 to 5 mile jog...........done. if you want to do anything on on the last day just do some skipping and line work, every fourth week you should drop your 4 mile jog down to maybe a mile and a half and that weeks sprints should be hill sprints
Sprinting up a steep hill definitely builds burst stamina. If you are having trouble going the distance, roadwork has worked since boxing was invented. Just think about if you have difficulty running just a mile. The first time is rough, but then maybe a week later you find out you can go a bit more. Then you are running marathons and could go 15 if that were still legal. Just make sure you run on grass and not pavement.
I remember when I was training to compete in my second kickboxing fight I trained at a boxing gym to improve my boxing.. hitting the mitts gassed me .. I started jogging and I noticed my stamina explode. I was able to do more rounds on the mitts.
Have any questions about Stamina? Let me know 👇
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Do I train stamina on rest days?
Karam hi mate If its your rest day, you need to rest your body mate, that is actually included in the video mate
What if you dont have a running track
In the shape I'm currently in, this would kill me xD For couchpotatoes I think it's safe to say, walk/jog until you feel ready for more
This is gonna be handy especially when I got sick with pneumonia in 2018-2019 and I'm still overcoming my stamina issues
This guy literally gives you step by step videos on how to become a champ. Amazing how open and giving some people are.
What Champ has He developed.
@@kevinmahon7848 mike tyson, roy jones, butterbean, ivan drago - need i name more??
I started running years before boxing but when I started boxing I still got tired very quickly. I think the best way to build stamina for boxing is just training longer
Yeah there's all these fancy training methods but the best way to get better is just to box
Yeah go harder on the bags and shadow
@@nokoh yup you nailed it and its true for any sport. Sports specific stamina is what it comes down to. You could be a boxer but if you never played basketball, you will get gassed out quickly and not understand how to manage your endurance/energy properly. You could run a 5 minute mile but if you've never boxed before you will panic when backing up and waste all your energy and not understand how to remain calm. Performing the sport ive realized is the only really effective way to build your stamina. Anything else can be supplemental.
@@loverofhumanity I struggle to spar 5 rounds. do you have any tips? I feel like I waste unnecessary energy and movements.
@@senorbonbon ofcourse. My biggest advice is to learn how to recover from blitz attacks and also learning what to do when you're being pressured and having to fight off your back foot or when moving backwards.
The first tip I'll give you is learning to control your breathing while circling around. This is mostly mental and understanding to relax in those moments when punches arent actually being thrown at you. Imagine if you were resting for 10 seconds. By 10 seconds you should be able to go again. Throw feints and jabs but relax your breathing and relax your body don't tense up. This doesnt mean throw lazy punches but it just means your understanding at certain times you're actually not throwing to kill, its a chess game and you are changing the pace, rythm etc.
A good drill I used to do for conditioning is Id shadow box for 2 minutes, quickly sprint 200 meters and then finish by shadow boxing for a minute without a break. This last part mimics the fatigue component and having to keep your mind and body sharp while you're tired. Slow pace shadow boxing doesn't mimic sparring because it doesn't typically incorporate the change of paces which is actually what tired you out more than anything else. This is why you have to incorporate some element that fatigues you similar to that feeling you get when you're tired in sparring and feel like you cant go on. You must imagine an opponent in front of you especially during that final minute. Imagine him going hard and you have to stay composed and be smart.
The second thing many fighters forget is clinching. You dont always have to throw wild. Sometimes a guy is faster than you, longer, maybe better stamina and you're tired. So tie up,. pressure, make it a dirty boxing match and try to smother him. One of the worst things you can do is when tired is try to throw volume and be at the end of his range. It's a common mistake but doesnt actually end well. When you do clinch, you have to learn to control and push his head, control with your punches, move him around and put your weight on him, the closer you are to him, the less likely anything he touches you with will actually do any damage. Control. This is a common thing new boxers don't understand. Yes, you have to have amazing hands but you also have to control his head and control where he moves. This allows you to land cleaner punches and also be able to rest when you're tired and he's putting a lot of pressure on you.
Finally, sometimes learning to shell up but mastering the shell and understanding you dont always have to go at one pace. Actually thats what tired guys out. They throw a shitload of volume and then they can't maintain it for longer amounts of rounds. When you're tired start feinting, use jabs, throw with purpose when you do throw. Unfortunately a lot of guys begin to get desperate and just start throwing w.e when they're gassed. Stop doing that. Let your body reset by mastering how to breathe and not getting desperate. Do not start throwing recklessly when you're tired because you will feel like you're suffocating. Just stay relaxed, shell up if there is a blitz and keep moving your feet, counter lead hook, side step hooks. circle, move, don't throw with volume during those moments. Be okay with getting hit, it doesn't matter who you're, you will not dodge every single punch. And if you do try to do that you will just gas out and thats a recipe for disaster. So sometimes just staying composed and not doing too much unnessary movement and taking shots here and there is better for the overall fight. When you try to dodge and move around too much, throw punches without purpose and no gas tank, bad things will happen. Take a few punches once in a while, clinch if you feel its getting out of control , rest and reset.
The running absolutely helps, but you still gotta do the things you're running to get more endurance for. SO ALSO DO MOOOORE BOXING. More intense shadowboxing, more bag work, more mitt work, more sparring. But don't neglect the running.
Yes, running will help keep your legs stay active and work on general cardio... but without resistance/exercise from other joints. Using your body torque is much more exhausting. It made me realize that supplying oxygen is much more complex than I thought. Punching for a long time quickly gasses you if you don't practice it despite being able to run forever
One excercise that helped me a lot to improve stamina is to add 5 burpees while you are shadowboxing, also 5 'knees to the chest' high jumps and keep shadowboxing. It drains you fast and forces you to control your mind and moves while exhausted
Running helps with breathing control but that about where it ends for boxing. The muscles you use for boxing are what need endurance.
Stamina and cardio is a massive thing in the ring I realised that swinging and banging is terrible but defensive dodging and wieveing is so effective and annoys and apponent effectively hit and not get hit is the way to go
I improved my stamina and breathing while boxing by No Joke, Singing. I would put on music and go for long walks singing as many songs as I could, trying to maintain pitch, rhythm the ability to finish the versus.
I understand not everyone will be able to do this, but the lung and breathing training you get from singing massively improves that aspect of martial arts.
That's what I do. Not as much anymore though. I'd play all my fave Tupac songs and rap them as loud as I could while doing my combat training or strength training. At the end of the day , boxing stamina just box more.
I do that while jogging.
I estimated that being able to sing means you have more self control and are better able to center yourself? Please comment.
@dennisrobinson8008 No, I've gained those skills through other means. Learning to sing and increasing the difficulty of singing i.e. walking while singing improves lung function and control of airflow.
I wouldn't say I'm an amazing singer, but I can hold notes within my vocal range and have even begun being able to hit higher notes. With the improvement comes better control, which in some aspects carry over to my martial arts training.
😂 is that why cadences are sung in military running
Just had my second amateur Muay Thai fight. The recovery tips are helping with the muscle soreness and the cardio tips will help me get ready for my next fight!
When you started training muay thai?
Good day Tony! You helped me a lot in my training and I can proudly say that all of it pays off. I won my amateur debut match by KO in 3rd round. Thank you so much man!
Is your little sister okay? Did she get back up and try to beat the count or did you really starch her? Love to hear the outcome
@@robertpapich she tried to beat the count but the ref stopped the match. it's your mother that I fought btw.
Well done fella
@@robertpapichshut your hating ass up 😂
You have got marvelous English accent, sir. I enjoy it every single time I listen to you lectures. And the content is just bosting. You make folks love boxing. From Russia with love. Cheers!
I'm 15 and started doing fitness and going to the gym about 5 months ago. Recently I picked up boxing in the gym (there is only 1 heavy bag haha) and began training 15 intense minutes with very short breaks and I was actually looking for videos like this for so long to build up my stamina, you are the best, Tony!
Good stuff, I picked up kickboxing & jiu-jitsu last year. Best decision ever. Sadly our fight gym doesn't have any punching bags, but we still work the drills & spar frequently to out excel every other gym in the area.
Great to hear mate
I'm around your age and boxing helps me so much
Just a tip, don't do drills alone and get a trainer to have your punching form right. Would have to unlearn a lot later if you did not have the right form in the beginning
16 here and box in NZ. I have to train at home because gyms are too expensive but I always do running early in the morning and push ups etc. I don’t like training weights because I don’t want that build
track gets any athlete in shape. I remember Mondays was hell days where we used to do 5-4-3-2-1 500-400-300-200-100, or we would do 6 200s...then we would go and practice whatever other techniques such as long jump, high jump, baton handoffs etc. My legs were BUiLT during that time!
I go out for a three-mile run twice a week when I'm not training, and it's made a big difference!
You’re an amazing coach! I’m actually currently doing your master course, but I still like to watch all the videos you post. About 4-6 weeks ago I watched your warm up video that you referenced in this video. Ever since that day I’ve been doing the same warm up before every training session. I can’t even put it into words how beneficial that was for my training. I’m definitely taking down my notes from this video, thank you so much! I sincerely appreciate everything you do for us! It doesn’t go unnoticed. You’re great!
I am 14 and I have been learning how to get better at boxing and self defense your videos really help me. Thank you so much tony
Tony i'm a beginner in all those things and also im old(36 years old) but i enjoy boxing so much atm.I'm impressed by your speech, i have never heard a boxer being able to talk like you or being able to explain things so clearly.
So kudos to you, you deserve your audience , keep up the quality work!Thank you coach! ❤
Your not old man. 92 is old.
Your only as young as ur mentality is🔥
I AM TURNING 39 THIS YEAR!
I'm 46 and i box and train on the regular. It's hard juggling boxing/training, work and life all at the same time.
Lol the pathetic state of the world where a 36 year old thinks he's old....man some of you really had a lame father...or didn't have one
Thank you Tony can you also mention some nutrition tips for boxer endurance
I would 100% watch an hour long video about nutrition
Did you even watch the video to the end?🤔
@@agricolaurbanus6209 I did in fact, but he didn't cover what food groups would be good to focus on, portion amounts, or any easy meals that could stay in the fridge so you only have to cook once a week. But you're right, he did say not to eat too soon before bed
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@@truffeltroll6668 😂😂😂That was a good one!
Your videos are phenomenal & informative my man. I’m 23 years old been boxing for about half a year. I plan/will go pro one day that’s what I’m working towards so this video was perfect timing since I will be having a fight in Colorado next weekend on the first. Anyways, I do meditate, cold showers, stretching, running 2 miles, & train 5 days a week @ boxing. But my weakness that I truly am working on is my stamina & sleep schedule… appreciate your content as always thumbs up to you bruh
Great to hear mate ! Glad my videos help you a lot 🥊
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Skipping rope, light/medium farmers carry for distance, burpees, hitting the uppercut/medium/heavy bags, horse stance, wind sprints, & running hills/stairs.
Amazing information. I am a Professional Ballroom Dancer that uses boxing for balancing out my body. As a professional dancer I also utilize these techniques to never appear gassed in competition. I can't tell you how much dancing has improved my boxing and boxing has likewise improved my dancing. Thanks for all your wisdom Tony!
I was British champion cross country runner as a youth I had unreal stamina for that sport. He is so right if you want stamina within your sport you won't get it through running alone.
Thank you so much, Tony! I recently started boxing classes after a few months of self-training using your videos, and my boxing coach was impressed by my level of skill. This is all thanks to your videos. Thanks, Coach.
This guy is amazing. He's out here doing he's best to help produce champions and he's doing it from the heart. God bless
Coaching myself Tony, the tip about the decompression for recovery will be started tonight. Your a legend putting out this content and secrets you've learned.
This is an ultimate video seriously too much specific knowledge. Million thanks
I use to run track when I was still in school and a great way to start a season off was to give 60-70% of your total speed and slowly increase your speed as you get fitter. This makes the process more enjoyable.
I agree I haven't been running for long but when I look back to the first time I ran I've got loads better
Done that today love it
Best channel for people to know more about boxing, thank you
I can listen to you all day ! I just started at a boxing gym (yikes, at my age! Haha). I am loving it and feel amazing. Thank you for all your lessons. 😊
So much good info compiled in one video. Gonna review that a few times. Especially interested in increasing sleep quality!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful!
Yeah I really liked the part about sleep nit heard much about it before
I’m 13 trying to learn to box. This channel helps so much as I’m obviously not going to get a boxing gym membership
Running builds stamina like crazy. I used to run around a lake for 3.1 miles in combat boots. I wouldn't push myself hard at first. Did it in 25 minutes. Within 2 weeks I'd bring that down to under 20 minutes. I'd blow by other heavyweights who were jogging along in tennis shoes. Every day I'd add a few blocks. Within 2 months I'd do 2 laps in less than 40 minutes or 6.2 miles. It's amazing how your cardio endurance keeps climbing if you push yourself just a little. You can box 12 rounds and push the pace like crazy. I love to watch Oleksandr Usyk. In his first Joshua fight AJ was dying in the 12th round. He barely finished. He walked to his corner and collapsed on his stool. His face had a tortured look like a NDE. I remember Jerry Quarry being called a "10 second a round fighter" because of his stalling and dilatory pace throwing 20 punches a round. He usually ran only a mile or 2. He had little endurance. For Thad Spencer Jerry ran 5 miles, dominated the fight, finished very strong, scoring a KO with 3 seconds left in the 12th. But he thought all the running made him too skinny and he weighed only 192. He went back to running 1 mile. One thing you can do is eat a lot more. And lift weights for an hour -- in a scientific manner. Usyk put on 23 pounds to become a heavyweight. And he maintained his unbelievable stamina and work rate.
Running is a skill within itself,if you learn to breathe properly you will not get "winded". The stamina you need in boxing is in the muscles used.Not from running; you would be better off swimming which uses most of the muscles in the body.
@@GaryMorris2112 No matter how well you breathe you'll get winded if you don't run (or swim) long distances. Running is for cardio conditioning NOT punching endurance. You punch enough heavy bags, speed bags, double-end bags, focus pads, and spar-mates to build punching endurance like crazy. Lifting weights also helps with punching power and arm endurance. You WILL have punching endurance so don't worry abut it. You may not have great cardio -- and there's nothing like long hard runs for cardio -- and never getting tired -- like 7 miles in combat boots and feeling as fresh when you're done as when you started.
This gent is a excellent coach and a credit to the sport of Boxing ….his enthusiasm is endless
Running is the most important Training a Boxer can do. Even more then Sparring and Bag and Pad work.
watched this man before. very enthusiastic and thorough. makes him a compelling watch. going to join a boxing gym. in my 50s! love the system although my experience is with other martial disciplines. always prefered boxing and wish i started a quarter of a century back. so much more practical and realistic and creates a much higher level of physical fitness. keep up the good work my man.
The best people in the gyms arn't the ones doing crazy extra stuff in boxing, they may do as many sessions as everyone a day but if they are boxing when they are training, like mitts bag work, shadow boxing, anything where they are perfecting the skill. Your not getting better by running you may gain more stamina but mainly for running, plus youre asking for knee injuries, so why? 12 good rounds is better training than an hour of running, unless your a runner.
Great to see one of these came out I wanted to know something like this!
although i disagree with mr jeffries on this topic, i still think its great that he gives a plattform where knowledge and wisdom can be presented and discussed.
I got some big kids instigating fights with me, I don't wanna fight but leverage is always nice. Good video
I like to run in the dark, when it’s freezing. The cold does something to your body, does anyone else have this experience? It’s so refreshing and I get something out of it I don’t get out of running at “reasonable” temperatures
i like to run with a blindfold on. crashing into walls improves my mental resilience
I know what you mean. It feels better in the cold.
I F-ing love youre straight up videos. Love em!!! Exactly jogging wont cutt it only. I was running one or to miles, not the english mile but the one that sweden use 1 mil = 10 km. I did this once or twice every week and it took me around 50 min. My goal was to do it under 1 hour. Anyway my freind introduced me to boxing at that time. My cardio was amazing. Or at least so I thought before I started do shadowboxing, hit the big bag and do some sparring. It feelt like I was a smoker for 50 years and just started to train. And its a great reminder of all the wrongs I did with my breathing and that I didnt relax my body. Thannks for that reminder Tony:)
I was running during covid lockdown and crazy enough for a 105kg guy I managed to get my 5k down to just under 22mins. Fast forward to 2024 and now it'll taking me at least 45mins. Just goes to show consistency is key and it took me a good few months to get my personal best run. Trust me I gave that run my all guys. Thought I was going to have a heart attack at the end lol... I also started to run 18- 20k runs. All depending on my mood.
FACTS! Jogging/Running is more for weight control. I jogged like crazy when I first started and it never improved my stamina. The way I actually improved it was doing drills IN the ring and lots of light sparring and moving around in it for rounds. I was close with one of the Garcias from Oxnard as well, and they only ran for weight control and that's it. Outside of that, jogging/running isn't much a part of their training as we saw throughout Mikey Garcia's career for example, he never got tired.
Nope, jogging is one of the best ways to improve your aerobic system that we know of. You still need to do specific training on top of that to get sport fit, but as an aerobic base there's very little that compares to running for effectiveness.
@@Matt_Alaric ok, go ahead and do a couple of weeks of jogging only. Then try to spar 4 rounds and see if it made a difference. Because it never did to me.
@@Jandro1083 It's more than ok, it's a scientific fact. We've got large amounts of data gathered over decades of research that prove it to be true.
@@Matt_Alaric I don't care what data you have. I have actual experience and I'm not the only one here who has experienced the same. Have you boxed? Way different from jogging, just not the same focus, thus will not increase your stamina. That's like saying that if you sit on a lat pull down machine and pull down your body weight for a couple of weeks, that'll translate into you being able to do the same amount of pull up reps, which is not the case. Tons of people pull down and bench press more than their body weight, yet can't perform one push up or pull up.
@@Jandro1083 And i don't care about your anecdote, i'm telling you what the scientific facts are. Jogging will and does improve your aerobic capacity, aerobic power, and VO2 max. It will improve all the measures of cardiovascular fitness and performance. Whether you agree or disagree is irrelevant.
Great comprehensive video.
Great vid Tony, everything all in one vid. Defo one of your best vids!
As allways you are super competent and It Is a plasure to listen to you. We are not professionals boxers,but we train and we fight in kick boxing so for us boxe Is really important, and the cardio Is One of my obsessions! Greatings from Italy Champion and thank you for all theese advices 🙏🙏
This is better than a “buy my course” someone would charge stupid money for. Always awesome content. And I was born up the road in Newcastle 🇬🇧😉
You should also mention that max heart rate is 220 minus your age, for example 220-30=190 is your max heart rate if you are 30. This is the zone you should not stay in for too long.
Love this lad! He definitely knows a thing or two..I jog 3.5 miles usually daily sometimes its not enough. Adding in shadow boxing I've noticed helps with stamina
Tony I m the student of mma but still I take help from your channel 👍🥊
Good man Tony, no padding & airy waffel, just good factual knowledge & information, top man, thanks, good channel, 👍👍,
This guy is The best boxing channel I have ever seen 😎👍
loved it, thank you! Lots of info for a beginner.
this is all great advice. for someone who is 20 year old Olympic level boxer but while I understand this is to who this channel is dedicated to its nothing I can use and even if I was 20 years old and was in decent shape I'm not sure that I could make the run you suggest at the beginning of this video regardless how hard I would try.
One thing i do thats helped a lot , is to do your combat training with zero to minimal breaks inbetween sets/rounds. Going from bag, to shadow box, back to bag or speed bag with no breaks. Id do 12 rounds of 3-5 min each , zero breaks. Running doesnt help unless youre swinging your punches while also jogging.
Thank you so much, especially for the section on recovering. I've been trying to force myself out of the stop-and-go training.
I'll spar before working a shift at the neighborhood express lube and after a few days blasting it on burning the candle at both ends, psychologically and eventually physically, I'll shut down and scramble to get it together on will power.. never works and its a highly discouraging cycle. But that said, I'm doubling down on the recuperation between training sessions..
Thank you!
I really like your long form content. It's very informative.
im starting small with walks, pushing myself to go further every day. So far I'm up to 4 hours.
Hey Tony!
Thanks for all your videos 🙏
Can u make a video on Body sparring? besides the benefits of it which you mentioned,
techniques to use, most effective punches etc. I found that it's harder because you can't use feints and punch combos to the head, and the opponents guard is stronger...
Thank again!
Sure mate, have you watched this one mate? ua-cam.com/video/PIvTJheRF5g/v-deo.html
If people dont want to take the tv out of the room, put it on youtube and put on a 24 hour no ad black screen rain white noise video, we do this and read on our kindles and fall asleep so fast and sleep so much better.
Fantastic video Tony!!
(Although my heart rate increased when you suggested running round the track clockwise lol)
You released this the perfect time for me..... ironically I should be sleeping right now so I can run tomorrow 😂
These tips work like a charm....thank you very much Tony❤
Cheers Tony,there certainly used to be a running track at Ladywell in south east London and back in the day we used to do runs like this although we certainly didn’t have a heart monitor,we just knew when we had worked hard…ps I remember using the hurdles too and nearly throwing up
I just looked at the headline and it reminded me of Marvin Hagler one of the greatest middleweights ever running 15 miles a day on the beach in construction boots. Few boxers have had the type of conditioning that Hagler had.
Run ❌
Roon ✅
Jokes aside, incredible video, just found the channel and already subscribed, thank you for sharing your expertise
After competing for few years I realized that stamina is the most important quality a boxer can have the most pain in the ass to develop
That vid was amazing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge kind sir.
I’m listening..I really appreciate your input and useful information! Thank you!
I like walking uphill and swimming for endurance. My calves have tons of strength to put into strikes and my shoulders are nice and robust from all the laps. Not to mention the ability to manage your breathing and stabilize your core at the same time.
noted, tysm for the free tips and just being a great dude
Thanks for this amazing video.
Do you have any tips for preventing wrist injuries?
Tony you are a treasure to the community. Thank you so much for always putting in maximum effort to share your knowledge with us 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Running will govern stamina to a degree
Exactly what I needed - Thanks Tony !
When I really improved my stamina boxing I started sprinting for sections during my runs. I’d sprint from say one telephone pole to another. Then jog for two poles. Then sprint again. 3-5 miles of that really had an impact.
Nice info and great explanation. Thanks much for this video, sir.
Thank you very much Tony God bless you this is gold information
This is amazing a3very informative. I shall incorporate some of these strategies in my training.
Thanks Tony 🔥
Good content once again👌🏾💯
Jogging and sprinting are critical to endurance always was always will be.
Everything from the in depth explanation of breathing between combos and the importance of letting the body rest and properly clean up is A-tier advice.
My own advice would be, try to breathe explosively on every hit. For example when you're bench pressing, you wanna inhale when lowering the bar and exhale explosively when you lift it up. In martial arts you wanna have these small explosive breaths by making sounds 'ha' (each individual got their own sounds). Sound makes the air come out better and much more efficiently, so there's a reason why you hear muay thai fighters make funny 'OWAAAAY' sounds, its actually got a purpose xD.
Every sport requires its own cardio and you’re usually nervous and tense when you first start boxing. Jump rope helped teach me to be looser and that helped a lot
Been following your videos, Tony since the middle of the pandemic and got into boxing at the local gym not only to compliment my martial arts training, but to be better physically and mentally. I run at least 3-4 times a week 5K which I never could have done and now seeing this video, it gives me ideas on what I can also do besides run and other physical exercises. Hope to meet each other soon in the near future....Gerald.
Thank you Tony! Boxing has provided a new fun way to get fit at 42 years old!
Gonna give them runs a try this week. 😬
Have fun Mark! Never too old to start learning boxing ma man 🥊
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Difference between static low intensity cardio and dynamic high intensity cardio. Fight stamina requires training with adrenaline, adapting the body to become energy efficient under the influence of adrenaline, cortisol and other stress factors. Running and jogging will not induce anywhere close to the same level of adaptation to those stress factors, which is why it doesn’t translate UNLESS you reach a level where you can remain calm under duress, reducing the stress hormone response and keeping similar biochemical levels to running, i.e. upper echelon fighters with tons of experience.
Uhhhh what? I remember watching the ultimate run in another video. I thought i'll try that. A few months went by. I tried it. But my memory was bad. I only did each distance once. 8,6,4 hundred. After a month a finally threw in the last 2 hundred, only to come here and find out I was supposed to do each distance twice! If your going to do something do it right. If no one hear's from me again let the world know I died doing something I hate. Thanks Tony!
I love that little subtle Jab at Logan Paul about real boxers at 09:05
So many awesome videos I need to start a notebook just for boxing. I like all kinds of martial arts but am loving boxing first right now. I just need to smoke less cigarettes 🤨
You should mate,
one day sprints 5 10 and 15 metres or 10 15 and 20 depending how big you are, day off, next day intermittent jogging 5 minutes on five minutes off at a low to mid pace , day off , next day 4 to 5 mile jog...........done. if you want to do anything on on the last day just do some skipping and line work, every fourth week you should drop your 4 mile jog down to maybe a mile and a half and that weeks sprints should be hill sprints
This guy has learned from the school of hard knocks
Last longer than last time
Thank you so much Tony❤
solid content. thank you sir!
From my experience I combined training in the punching bag and jogging to increase my stamina, also the correct breathing while punching
I think running has its place for keeping weight down and clearing your mind out
Running is a skill and boxing is a skill! Just practice your skill!
Sprinting up a steep hill definitely builds burst stamina. If you are having trouble going the distance, roadwork has worked since boxing was invented. Just think about if you have difficulty running just a mile. The first time is rough, but then maybe a week later you find out you can go a bit more. Then you are running marathons and could go 15 if that were still legal. Just make sure you run on grass and not pavement.
I remember when I was training to compete in my second kickboxing fight I trained at a boxing gym to improve my boxing.. hitting the mitts gassed me .. I started jogging and I noticed my stamina explode. I was able to do more rounds on the mitts.
Great Video,very insightful, good job Coach.
Glad it was helpful!
All due respect from India sir 🙏🙏🙏💪
Hey mate, how are you there?
@@Tony_Jeffries I'm fine sir... I keep watching ur videos... Which improves and makes me learn a lot. 👍