Originally Posted by
Frost
which has already been mentioned and why saying tabatas are better than distance running was wrong, and why saying distance running is of no use is alos incorrect, its useful at the start of a conditioning block to build a base, and its useful throughout a training block to aid recovery from harder sessions
and i agree some more specific training, light bag work, shadow boxing, shadow wrestling might indeed be better, but what running does is allow you toe easily regulate intensity without a heart rate monitor and to keep your heart rate within a specific range, if you have access to a HR monitor than doing sports specific work might be better, especially if you are in a heavier weight class
I run distance, and in combatives, I have endless endurance.
BUT, that being said, you MUST run both intervals and distance, or, like you said, you won't be used to your high HR during a fight, and you can burn out. I know during the clinch drills, after my third or fourth opponent, I was getting pretty tired. It wasn't recommended, but I just took my blows and charged the guy, because I was so tired that I was in no mood to duck, dodge, or weave. I opted for the infinitely less desirable act of taking a few punches and closing on the guy as soon as I could. That's how I identified my HR shortcomings.
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