Originally Posted by
BodyHead
My advice to increase your handspeed is to just keep working at it and work at it some more..
set some particular time aside from everything else to do things like ..
when shadow boxing really put in the effort to better your technique and speed and really push the punches out fast and snap them out..
also i do this thing.. not a clue what its called bt you get an elasticated ribbon thing...put it around your shoulders or just under on your back and hold the ends of it in your hands and throw strait shots like shadow boxing but just strait shots mixing it up with foot work and bobbing weaving etc in front of the mirror..
speedball will help a great deal make sure to set time aside and get that down and keep working at it.. step it up from time to time instead of getting comfortable at a certain speed...
all the while when you box and sparr or whathave you you could try wearing 16 ounce gloves and really put in the effort to make you punches faster and better... of course with the heavy gloves and all the effort in forcing yourself to pick up the pace of your handspeed and workout... its likely you'll tire alot quicker, but in the long run it'll benefit you and you'll see the changes it will make :P
Peace
Some good advice there, cc
What I've found works for hand speed is throwing hard shots FAST! hand speed is a combination of technique and the right muscle fibres.
It's all very well throwing thousands of fast shots as you can but that won't develop as much speed because there's no resistance to stimulate the fast twitch muscle fibres into developing and when you punch soft you are not using as many muscles as when you punch realisticly.
Plyometrics will help all over, a correct punch is more than just arms... a lot more, you're whole body needs to be explosive... i swear by sprints... great for leg strength and power, explosiveness is what you want.
Then there's also repetition, like BHB said... muscle memory will help you be able to effortlessly throw fast shots and combos, shadow box focusing on perfect form and technique... shoulder and hip rotation etc.
Ever wondered why you can walk effortlessly for miles and miles with out feeling the slightest bit of fatigue on your legs? your muscle fibres are developed specifically for that through repetition, they remember that movement and know exactly how to contract.
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