Thanks Ross, that really sparks some ideas.

I'm not sure if this is going to have the desired effect, but what if I tailored my cardio to a time specific goal. So lets say I want to prepare to fight 10, 5 minute rounds. would it make sense to start out doing say 3, 5 minute "rounds" on the treadmill, and gradually increase the number of "rounds", and once I have reached that goal, decrease the rest time between them?

This all makes some kind of sense in my head, but I don't know if its applicable, or if I'm explaining it coherently.

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