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Originally Posted by EricLikesLifting
so is your recommendation based only on intensity or do the different types of sparring also play a role in frequency? I do a lot of action reaction sparring, with varying intensities. soon i hope to do a little more free or you go i go sparring, should i cut back the volume or if the intensity is about the same as the action reaction, am i all set?
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Depends on what else you are doing for training (resistance, intervals, etc.) Recovery needs are the issue, as I see it. If you're not fresh, something has to give/be cut back. Someone working more sparring, or other drills for that matter, more frequently may likely have to cut back on other work.
I tend to believe that if you are working sparring or drills,it should almost always be with intensity; otherwise, why do it? If fighting is all out, then the practice should pretty much simulate that. So, do the sparring or drills as much as you need to or want to, then fit in other training according to your needs and capability.
A big issue with free sparring is risk of injury. We tend to work drills and simulations more, and then move into more frequent, but still limited, free sparring closer to competition.