Quote Originally Posted by Wolverine27 View Post
Sorry about my dopey post, I wrote it this morning from my Blackberry right before going into work.. Let me clarify. Im 36 years old, Im a police officer with a wife and baby and I dont plan on actually getting into the ring and fighting anyone. I do believe boxing training to be very effective for my fitness goals which are: weight loss, stamina and conditioning gain and muscle tone. I have been using my own workout now for about three months and it keeps evolving. Currently I run for 30 or 3 miles whichever comes first, then 3 rounds on the heavy bag (30s rest), 3 rounds of speed bag (sometimes with no rest) then 2 or 3 rounds of skipping (i have to rest because this kills my calves). I finish off with some pushups and ab circuits. I have lifted weights since the age of 16 and have built a lot of mass that i wish i didnt really have. So I dont want weights in my program anymore. I really want to focus on cardio health and endurance. My question really is this: Would it be advantageous to keep my runs at 30 mins, or should I shorten them and do more boxing training, or a combination of both, (one day run longer, the next shorter with longer and shorter boxing workouts). With a full time job and a 4 month old baby I really only have an hour max before my wife will be less than enthused about me exercising daily. I really respect the members of this site and appreciate any and all advice. Thank you in advance.
John

If i was in your situation i would run for an hour one day, a half hour run is ok but you sound like your reasonably fit so could probably do with upping the 30 minutes. the next day spend the entire hour boxing. You can have the 30s rest every round if needed and your session can be a lot more structured so you get the most out of.

That's all i'd do as simple as that, instead of doing 1 session with a short run and a short boxing session you can now do a long steady 60 minute run then the alternative days give your upper body a decent long work out while your legs get a bit of rest from the run so they are fresh for the next day.

i reckon you'll feel the difference in a couple of weeks. Let me know what you think of this.