Stamina help

[Daryl Ando]

Can any of you guys give me a good stamina building excersise? My stamina is really horrible, so horrible I feel as if I am going to die after some tuff sparring...

Thanks in advanced.

[Erik]

Depends upon what you're' doing, but I'd suggest swimming and relaxing while sparring.

[Daryl Ando]

Well at this time I don't have the option of swiming, but slow sparring I can do.

Thanks, What about a diet? Is there any diet than can help with stamina along with the slow sparring?

[Tony Dismukes]

Swimming, calisthenics & running will all build generalized stamina. However, I've found that the single best exercise to build stamina for sparring is ... sparring. (The same goes for grappling.) If you can push yourself to regularly jump in there and spar/grapple even when you think you're too tired, you'll make good progress. Don't worry about how well you're doing or that you might lose the match because of fatigue. Just relax and do the best you can. I found that when I stopped worrying about whether I was losing or winning, my functional endurance went way up. Worrying too much about victory or about looking good leads to tension. Tension leads to quick fatigue. If you can just relax and enjoy the experience, you'll last a lot longer.

[Zujitsuka]

Can any of you guys give me a good stamina building excersise? My stamina is really horrible, so horrible I feel as if I am going to die after some tuff sparring...

Thanks in advanced.

Try out Taku's Interval Training. (http://www.trainforstrength.com/Endurance1.shtml)

[Gene Williams]

Run. Build up to three miles in less than 30 minutes 3 times a week, then do intervals for about 20 minutes 2 other times. Run hills. Run in sand. Or do lots and lots of repetitive kata and basics instead of intervals.

[jjaje]

By relaxed sparring, they don't mean slow sparring, it means not being all tense all the time. That will tire you out way way early. Talk to your instructor about when you should and should not be tense when throwing techniques.

Look up boxers roadwork - that is a good way to build up some endurance.
Also running in a fartlek (snicker laugh) style (jog a bit, run real fast for a bit then back to jog...)
work circuits with a timer 2 minutes on a heavy bag, 30sec break, 2 minutes of jump rope, 30 sec break, 2 minutes of pushups, 30 sec break.... work up to doing 3 minutes of exercise. And make rest an active rest if possible -walk, do some slower squats...

[David Beckwith]

I know when I first started sparring I would sub-conciously hold my breathe. And I would be so tense that I felt like I had zero stamina. Exercise and practice helps build stamina but work on being relaxed and control your breathing.

[Erik]

Diet - my energy levels and endurance have become more steady since I started eating a lot of fruit and oatmeal and not eating out much.

Natural ingredients take more time to breakdown than processed ones. This means a more steady, less stacatto flow of sugar to the muscles.

Processed grains (most snacks) somehow slow me down and tire me out.

Maybe this will work for you?

[jwinch2]

I find that Enzyte has dramatically increased my stamina. Now I have a little healthy respect around the clubhouse...

Hey are we talking about the same thing... :laugh:

[Daryl Ando]

Thanks all of you, I will start right away using the stuff you guys shared with me. I allways spar and I felt my stamina rising but It didn't seem to be rising fast enough... but now I see that I was doing the right thing...It just takes time.

Thanks all of you.

[jeet kune do student]

Can any of you guys give me a good stamina building excersise? My stamina is really horrible, so horrible I feel as if I am going to die after some tuff sparring...

Thanks in advanced.
The best stamina building exercise i think is running the way my issru karate instructer told us was to find a quarter mile track and run the straights and walk the curves start off with a mile. another good one is grappling because it takes so much out of you these are just some ideas

[shevbo]

I was told that jogging is not a very good stamina builder if your doing a martial art.

You can be the fastest mile runner but you won't be able to handle a 30sec round.

When you run your not developing your stamina for sparring. Do bag work with intervals. That way the upper body gets used to the continous work-out.

Or do grappling (as recommended) with intervals. But in a marathon sort of way.

[GodofGamblers]

How old are you?

Older people, such as myself, tend to fight "in spurts". If you look at Holyfield's fights, you can clearly see the difference between the young Holyfield and the old one.

Mix it up. Wind sprints. Swimming. Bag work. Try them all. Breathing exercises will help. When you're completely beat. Meditate and visualize yourself doing another ten lifts or punches.

But age is a BIG factor. At least for me.

[Jeff Burger]

For stamina I like a combo of muscle endurance and anaerobics.

Body weight squats and push ups...by the hundreds and sprints.

Jogging for 45 minutes will help your aerobic but not your anaerobic.
Your aerobic however will help you recover faster from your harder workouts.
So aerobic jog everyday and jog with sprints every other day...or least when you over being sore from your last sprints.
I recently got back on the program and Im sure Im going to be sore for a couple of days from todays sprints.

A 45 minute jog is not easy but it is on the body as far as looking at it from a breakdown stand point.
Even when you are sore you can do a 45 minute aerobic paced jog.

I find jogging boring so sometimes Ill jog a bit drop and do push ups. Jog a bit see a jungle gym and do chin ups, pull ups or dips. Jog a bit and do squats.

Thats pretty general.
For intervals try to make them performance specific.
For kick boxing I LOVE Thai pads (arm and belly).

[Daryl Ando]

Well after I read these repies I didn't reply... I had free time so I joged and I found it boring like Jeff said so I did some push ups and stuff and I think that I will stick to this training method.

One last thing, does jump roping help with stamina? I just started doing it and I lost a good amount of weight.

Thanks

[jjaje]

I find jogging boring so sometimes Ill jog a bit drop and do push ups. Jog a bit see a jungle gym and do chin ups, pull ups or dips. Jog a bit and do squats.

...snip... I LOVE Thai pads.

Jeff, I agree totally - this is what I refer to as roadwork that a lot of boxers do. Breaking up the jogging with some strength exercises really helps as we do this while sparring and grappling - use periods of intense exertion and periods of quick rests.

Mixing up your running pace is great too. Sometimes when running in the neighborhood, I will sprint and jog based on peoples front yards. Sprint for 3 yards, jog for 3... mixing up the numbers.

In our office we love Thai Pad too - probably going to have it for lunch today :wink2:

[Jeff Burger]

Next time you order Pad Thai asked to have it with Kai Tod on top.
Mmmm...arroy.

Count down...
Take a 5 lb dumbbell do 100 punches
Take a 4 lb weight 100 more
Same with 3 lb
Then 2 lb
Then 1 lb

Jeff