Effective and successful fighting requires a comprehensive development of the fighter’s body. The mere mastery of a series of punches is not enough to obtain an effective victory. For this purpose, various methods of development of the fighter are used, aimed at the body’s endurance.
Nowadays there are two trends in the development of this quality.
General and special stamina.
General endurance is trained first of all with the help of all general training exercises, such as running, swimming, and skiing. The basic direction requires a long work of the athlete. We develop special exercises for a certain target group. In our case – for long and exhausting fights, both physically and emotionally. The main exercises for such training will be sparring, exercises with weights, on stuffed bags and balls, power load with a partner. Special strength endurance is also called anaerobic endurance.
What does anaerobic endurance do for boxing?
This is the increased efficiency of the athlete’s body in conditions of grueling work at the limits of possibility. The main goal is to counteract the fatigue of the boxer.
Such training is always carried out according to a certain schedule. As a rule, it is made by the boxer’s coach and he controls the degree of load. This is required so that the body of the trainer could first of all recover before the next session.
The most common exercises for the development of strength endurance.
The most common method is to work with weights. This includes cuffs, belts, and also dumbbells are used. The purpose of this work is for the boxer to increase the physical energy expenditure of the exercise. The execution goes on until the exerciser is tired. During the rest, which lasts about 2-3 minutes, you should monitor your pulse as soon as it is about 100 beats per minute – you need to resume the exercise.
Working with a bag has a good effect on the development of anaerobic endurance. Boxers perform the exercise for three minutes with a series of strong blows from 5-6 times and the rest between series is up to 5 seconds. This exercise should be performed until the athlete begins to lose strength. This will be noticeable in the overall physical condition: the speed will become much slower and the technique of execution will change. Bags of different shapes are used for this training.
Exercises with boxing paws will be an integral training of strength endurance. The main goal is to improve your punching technique, reaction, quickness and sense of space. The advantage of the exercise is that it imitates a real fight and it is possible to vary the load, which makes it possible to change the tempo, strength and types of blows. But the quality of the exercise itself is influenced by the trainer’s ability to use his paws and work with the boxer as effectively as possible.
There are also many exercises used in sparring.
The main criteria for these exercises will be:
Reducing rest time between training rounds;
Increasing the duration of the round;
Vary the intensity of the work in the round itself throughout the class – change partners. All of these key points are controlled by the coach and makes the appropriate adjustments.
In conclusion it should be added that this is only a small part of exercises and techniques used in the training of the modern boxer. The most effective training will be provided by a qualified boxing coach who will competently control the entire training process.
