SJM

Well i run on the treadmill twice a week for 70 minutes each time and i try to increase my distance everytime. Today i ran 6.4 miles and i started feeling a little sick afterwards. Is it okay if i keep trying to increase my distance or should i just stick to 6 miles everytime?

NsBLife

It would be much more beneficial if you cut your two sessions of 6 miles in half and running 3 miles 4 times a week, just spread it out. As for increasing distance, that all depends on how you feel, your body will tell you when your overdoing it. There are plenty of other ways to get better cardio than just running longer, such as sprints, and other explosive exercises.

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SJM

i would do that but i cant because i dont have time to run 4 times a week, i mean i do but if i ran and did my boxing in the same day i would be over training. im just gonna stick to running 5 miles twice a week, thanks

NsBLife

Fair enough, although I don't agree that you think you would be over-training. What speed do you do your treadmill runs on? Maybe run less but much faster...

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SJM

i run on speed 6 with no incline.. and sprint 5 or 6 times on speed 8 throughout the workout

bill1234

I would try what NSB suggested. That is what the majority of the most conditioned fighters did. Get up early for a run, go back to bed, get up in time for work, then after work go train.

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SJM

I'll give it a try, are you sure that it wont effect my training at all?

NFFC

I doubt it very much

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Brooklyn Rican

It wont at all..i jog all the time before i box. It's good to get your heart pumping anyway. Don't worry about it messing up your workout. Running will not get you sore unless you're overweight and very unhealthy. Running is just for cardio don't worry about it affecting your workout cause it wont. The only affect is better stamina.

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Captainobvious

are you in an area where you can run outside? If so, you'll gain more from your runs as running on grass, different elevations (hills) works you much harder.

The treadmill is good too, but actual road work is more beneficial.

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