Originally Posted by Chris N.
I hear you. :) About the bag, shadow boxing, etc. like I've said before you want to do things for the right reasons. The things that you work on should add to your sparring experience making it a learning experience as well. You should check out that book sometime, it'll give you enough to work on so that the next time you throw a punch you won't feel a mindless zombie. Besides that whenever there's a fight on TV or even a sparring session at your gym you should watch it intently. Wheather it's good or bad you ought to watch what both the fighters are doing. Recognize their styles, try to find out what either fighter is trying to accomplish, and then little things like how they move, defend themselves, set up their punches, and what kind of mistakes they're making. Ask yourself how you would fight them, and that's the kind of observation/thinking that will come in handy when you have a living, breathing and punching opponent infront of you.
I've been fortunate when it comes to roadwork. I live in a small town in Michigan that offers plent of unbeaten paths to run on. I also have a nice pair of running shoes that takes some of the stress off of my legs. One thing that I learned is that good stretching helps eleviate a lot of the pressure on your feet.
As for your stamina I found a simple exercise that will definately give you a run for the money and will really test your stamina. With a nice sturdy chair you can do step-ups, and as the name implies you'll be doing step ups onto the chair. This can leave you pretty winded if you go at a quick pace. You can incorporate a light weight while you're doing it and work in intervals if you so desire.
Another good exercise for your endurance is burbees. Rossboxing.com has a good burpee routine that is drawn out in their gym section.
By the way what's an Orbitrek?
