Originally Posted by Ghost

IMO you will do far better on 3 days of balls to the wall training than you will trianing 5-7 days a week.
Recovery is so important. I spend quite a bit of time reading training manuals for other sports, american football, sprinting, endurance running, bodybuilding etc
They are packed full of science. They have many things in common. One of them being rest and the benefits.
I think the world of weightlifting has the nicest saying "you grow when you rest"
This is very true, in fact if you look in more detail, central nervous system function which affects things like improving technique, improve whilst resting.

I have a real hatred of the twice daily training routine in thailand. IMO they are wasting a hell of a lot of time and if you compare how dutch thai boxers train compared to how thais train then its not hard to see why the dutch have managed to send fighters over that knock thais out left right and center. Do they have better technique in holland? No, maybe they have better boxing, but was is noticeable is that they are much ,much stronger and these days fitter too.
They employ weight training, body weight training, one boxing session only, they separate what they do to different days of the week. one day is padwork, one day drilling techniques, one day sparring.
PLus their diets are better.
Thais have more technique, no doubt and its good training there for that, but i wouldnt train the way they do for fighting as i know i can do better.

In the UK i would train 4 days a week.2 on, 1 off, 2 on, 2 off.
If you imagine someone training monday and tuesday then resting wednesday and then traiing again on the thursday, its even bloody obvious the guy that rested wednesday is going to be able to train harder on the thursday. If you can train harder you get more out of it. Its common sense. More isnt always more.
I actually consider rest and diet to be part of my training. I take a rest day as seriously as a training day because as they say, "when you rest you grow".