| Show II HOW I TRAIN BY ny JA JAMES ES J J. J JEFFRIES U By permission IH of oC William Morris Inc copyright 1909 1000 Now ow that I have lu actually started d my t training raining I hope to bo be able to decide v very ery soon noon Just what I am good for Cor That four tour nub mile run yesterday did me Inc mea 0 a n. world of oC good and I fool feel free treo to say t that hat I never buyer felt better In my lift JUt than I tb llo at tho the present timo limo rho Tho trouble with our om present day f fighters the fighters tho reason why th the n men on now da a-da days fl-days R laS s 's are aro not as ns good as us the they were y ears ago ago Is la that the they dont don't know h how ow to train Most ost young roun fellow t think hink that all the they have o to do Is to tout p put ut In Jn a lot of ot hard hartl work to fit them them- selves elves s That is all nil wrong It Is noto not s so o much the amount of or work as the I kind ind of ot work that counts Plenty of or s sleep leep Is also e essential When I am training I generally go goto o oto t to o bed at 8 never ne never after 9 0 I arl arise c car early b generally about 0 G o'clock a and antl nd after a cold bath 1 get on the r road oad Tho The morning morning- Is tho the daly time f for or running Tho The air all Is fresh then anti and t there here Is plenty of ot I probably i abl ably never nO run rOn the same mo distance twice twice- It all depends on how hew I feel feol I Some of ot the young Inexperienced t fellows tel fel l- l I lows owa read In the papers that a n successful successful suc sue fighter tIghter ran ten miles every day a while white he was training He be believes beHaves believes be- be Haves that If it ho runs eleven cloven miles he will wUl bo ho In even better bolter condition Eats Eat I Light ht Breakfast I generally feel teel pretty hungry when I Icet back bacle but I only cat eat a a. light tight breakfast maybe breakfast maybe some somo eggs some fruit and a l little water I leave coffee entirely alono and drink water sparingly sparIng For the rest iest of ot the morning I root rest up TIm The afternoon afternoon after after- noon I 1 upend In the gymnasium hut but I the kind of ot work I i do tie always depends on how I am feeling In the tho evening I 1 eat cat my only big meal of ot the tho day Even en then I al always nl- nl ways n. S 'S get up from the table with room for more moro A mistake that Is la generally gen gon- made mado by fighters Is that of or drinking water with meals I have o found that m my best resting hours are aro between 2 and 5 Ii o'clock In tho the morning With most people however one ono hour before beloro midnight Is la better than two after Strange Str-ange ns fiS iw i It t may seem I eat cat and sleep more w when iI hen I am not In training than when I am doing doln rea real hard work Tho The reon reason rca rea S son on for tOr this can easily be bo seen When t the he muscles arc are covered with fat It r requires more snore nourishment to pene pene- I rate to them always makes I me feel feol laZ lazy and out on time the ranch It was not unusual for tor me mo to spend spond the tho b better etter part of ot the tho day in bed bed My h best advice to an anyone one who Is I t ti trying to break into tho the fighting game rame i la Is s first of ot all nIl to get gel a trainer who t k knows his business I Tho The lon longer or you ou have o to train th the tho b better It is for tor you ou When I was fighting I never thought of ot entering the tIme ring without at least five or si six months preparation I doca doesn't t pa pay pa and time the fighter lIghter that hes he's tho the exception IH Is not dOln doing his duty b by himself of ot by the public that pays nas to i see him light I I |
