is there any training, weights and exercise that will increase my punching power by alot?
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is there any training, weights and exercise that will increase my punching power by alot?
Yeah, the best being to throw full power punches at a heavy bag. Also using heavy free weights (dumb bells, barbells) and doing fast reps of upper body exercises will help as it increases speed + strength (power). Skipping helps aswell because it works most of the muscles you use when throwing a punches. Overall best has to be just using the heavy bag though IMO.
Practicing snapping punches while shadowboxing will also help. (It increases speed to help with power).
Cheers mate.
for a hard hit.. you deff want to work the heavy bag.. shadow box.. want to work a lot of shoulders and back.. and legs as well
The best way to increase puncing power is to improve punching technique. imple tings like making sure to get your wegt turned, keeping your hips in front of your hands, turning your shoulders through so that they drive the punch instead of swinging your arms...These things are vitally important and, to my mind, more essntial than big arms or benchpress numbers
LEGS LEGS LEGS focus on doing squats and lunges and all that bullcrap and you'll have more power, look at guys like Tyson, Frazier, Marciano they got their power from their legs
power really a natural thing u can never improve it by loads
Don't know about that. Mine's risen considerably. :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by spagy
you could hit with all the force in the world but it would all just be a big waste unless you can actually land the thing. say you have a good punch, maybe even downright great punch, if you find yourself unable to get it into it's target or if your opponent saw it coming -- in effect allowing him to brace himself for the impact, if not simply rolling away from it -- your punches are all bark no bite. sure you might look scary on a heavy bag, but a bag is not hardly the same thing as a thinking and adapting opponent. its all about getting the punch home and with that power follows naturally as a result.
hold a light dumbell one or two pound work your wake to 5 pounds, alternate your punch, go fast for a couple of secojnds, then slow, fast,etcQuote:
Originally Posted by English Bulldog
a really really good way to improve your punching power by impressive amounts is to shot put.
get a dumbell. go outside into your garden. throw it as far as you can with the right hand 5 times, then change sidees. the act of hurling against resistance will really build up the same muscles used for straight punching.
but remember, power comes from the conversion of bodyweight behinf a punch, not the muscles in the upper body. improve your timing and co-ordination of the punch. thrust your hips into the shot and rotate your upper torso into it.
Thats more of a speed/endurance builder. Still good training though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by canuck kid
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Originally Posted by ThomasTabin
some good advice in this thread
but what is being underestimated is the legs
do alot of squats, do alot of jumping, do ALOT of running up and down stairs
the guy above me already stated "Look at Tyson, his power came from his legs"
that's the problem with heavyweights nowadays
they all rely on arm strength, that's why they can't hit as hard as tyson
his legs were humungous
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Originally Posted by spagy
yes you can try improving technique, no boxer ever starts with excellent tech, unless it is a fluke. trust me work with hitting with leverage and you will see a tremendous gain in power
I believe I stated the importance of Legs!Quote:
Originally Posted by 1magine
Basically your whole body helps your power though, the legs are only the start, abs/back muscles help transfer that power along with chest/shoulder/arms...technique is also very important.
nothig helps power like good technique ...so only if u already have perfect punching tecnique 4 maximum power,its almost no use useing the wieghts ...also dont get in the habit of hitting theheavybag as hard as u can all the time because your knuckle bones will bruise & youll need a week or 2 till u can hit the bag w/ out having shin splints in your arms lolQuote:
Originally Posted by English Bulldog
but when your hitting the bag make sure its the last 2-3 inches f your arms extension that radiates the power outward with snap (KO power)
and that falls under technique ....distance matters so much u need to find your own distance so as not to smother your power or overextend your punch ....kosta tzu is a great power puncher w/ those strit shots because he knows his distance
Id like to know what "natural" power is , scientifically how it is possible etc,
Some people just are naturally good at transfering weight to the end of there hands. Most people punch the weight arm there arm, natural punchers use there shoulders and legs much more, its just something built into them.
Some people can catch balls betters than other etc, get my drift? ;)
But do you mean "good" like a skill that can be gained by anyone if they practise enough, or are you talking an inbuilt thing which can't be achieved by others however hard they try ?
Very true, a big punch is only useful if it can be landed. Fighters like Hamed and Witter have big punchers because people dont see them coming, their unorthodox style means they can land at will sometimes and really shock an oppenent. Meanwhile a guy like Danny Williams, hes huge and has arms the size of tree trunks, yet hes not really known as a puncher, because his shots are telegraphed and people can prepar and make him miss.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasTabin
Often, having a big shot is about NOT throwing it, for if you need to load up on it, then its predictable and can be read etc. Myself while clearly not being a world class boxer... :o my biggest shot is a right straight, thus i work primarly off the left jab, often not following it up with a right straight, keeping my shots in singles, just lining up the right time to let it fly, ie. jab while on the back foot and as he comes on shift the weight forward into a right straight after the 2nd/3rd jab splits his guard.
But people are right, their are a few very important issues for power:
Legs Technique Natural transfer
of which are probably more important that raw strength.
As people have said many people seem to have a naturally good weight shift and leg drive that creates power, but it can be learned by perfecting the technique side. Its not about swininging arms, rather driving from the legs and hips and snapping a punch with the full power.
No one is born with an inbuilt technically sound boxers punch, some people are just closer than others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poom