The Boxer's jog.

[Sharla]

I think we're still talking 2 different types of strength and within different ranges of movement. I think both would have their benefits.

As for long runs burning fat - they do that. Once you train long enough to deplete all your glycogen stores you have to burn fat after that - typically I think that time is assumed to be at around the 2 hour mark.

If you do this weekly you can train your body to burn fat more efficiently and that's when it becomes really beneficial to keeping your weight down. In my experience you also need to be careful not to loose too much upper body muscle though and it can be hard to strike a good balance.

Until you train long enough to use up all your glycogen stores you might benefit more from shorter more intense workouts though and over a shorter period they will burn more calories.

I think the cardio and running training you do might be best tailored to your individual needs and also of course depending on what you enjoy doing. I sit a bit above my fight weight (which is bantam so typically a lean division) and have to be slightly underweight when I compete so this kind of training makes that easier for me to do without being too obsessed by my calorie intake.

I just enjoy it too and have met a lot of interesting people through running with them including a lot of my closest friends!

[Youngblood]

I think we're still talking 2 different types of strength and within different ranges of movement. I think both would have their benefits.

As for long runs burning fat - they do that. Once you train long enough to deplete all your glycogen stores you have to burn fat after that - typically I think that time is assumed to be at around the 2 hour mark.

If you do this weekly you can train your body to burn fat more efficiently and that's when it becomes really beneficial to keeping your weight down. In my experience you also need to be careful not to loose too much upper body muscle though and it can be hard to strike a good balance.

Until you train long enough to use up all your glycogen stores you might benefit more from shorter more intense workouts though and over a shorter period they will burn more calories.

I think the cardio and running training you do might be best tailored to your individual needs and also of course depending on what you enjoy doing. I sit a bit above my fight weight (which is bantam so typically a lean division) and have to be slightly underweight when I compete so this kind of training makes that easier for me to do without being too obsessed by my calorie intake.

I just enjoy it too and have met a lot of interesting people through running with them including a lot of my closest friends!

This makes a lot of sense I think. I think it is good that I am no longer just jogging and have replaced it with sprints. Part of my training goal is increasing upper body strength, as well as explosiveness and torso and leg strength. I still do jog but not nearly as much, and like with other workouts I make sure to load up on the supplements right after to not have the workout eat into my upper body due to a lack of fat. Make sense?

[donnydarkoIRL]

I've taken two weeks off from much running and I feel great. Faster, more stamina, fitter.

Strange.