How to improve the power of your punch? List as many ways you can think of please!?

[erics44]

take a fuckin massive run up

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[cambay411]

Honestly, shadow boxing to get the proper form down. Once you get proper form, heavy bag.

Also core and leg workouts. A strong core and legs are the most important in combat sports.

But heavy bag is really whats going to work all these muscles together and give you the feel for hitting with full power. But remember use good form. And dont forget shadow boxing.

[soren321r]

In my opinion you can punch much harder with the perfect technique, you see guys starting boxing with alot power but the punches don't hurt, you teach them a beautifull technique they punch verry dangerous

[Boxer4life]

The first thing you want to do is build up your body with bodyweight exercises, pushups, pullups, and most importantly body squats, all power pinchers have built legs, that way you can gain strength but maintain agility, I would stay away form weights they take away from functionality.

Next, get as heavy bag as you can hit, all power punchers have been known to hit really heavy bags, including iron mike

And third, throw your punches with power, throw as hard and as fast as you can each time and your power will continue to increase, as well as your speed. Consciously put bad intentions behind every punch, whether your shadow boxing or hitting the bag

Also run with a rock in one hand, and halfway switch hands, rocky, and Tyson have been known to do this with claims of increasing strength.

and like the fellas said, form is very important, do all these things you should be fine.

[Stickgrappler]

Hello:

*bows deeply*

One point not mentioned and may be worth a thought that I wanted to add:

Learn to hit just "hard enough" - no need to try and knock off your opponent's head with each punch. You conserve energy this way as well maintain balance/form.

HTH.

Very truly yours,

~sg

[greynotsoold]

Hello:

*bows deeply*

One point not mentioned and may be worth a thought that I wanted to add:

Learn to hit just "hard enough" - no need to try and knock off your opponent's head with each punch. You conserve energy this way as well maintain balance/form.

HTH.

Very truly yours,

~sg

Good point. You don't turn on every punch, but you do throw every punch with proper technique. I remember watching Julio Cesar Borboa ko Gilberto Roman's little brother- moved in and out, punching crisp and hard, but never once 'setting down' on a punch. He won in 4. Orlando Canizales was good at this as well, moving and hitting hard (because his balance was spot on and his technique just right) then turning on a punch when he had it set up. Arguello, too.

[AdamGB]

The first thing you want to do is build up your body with bodyweight exercises, pushups, pullups, and most importantly body squats, all power pinchers have built legs, that way you can gain strength but maintain agility, I would stay away form weights they take away from functionality.

Next, get as heavy bag as you can hit, all power punchers have been known to hit really heavy bags, including iron mike

And third, throw your punches with power, throw as hard and as fast as you can each time and your power will continue to increase, as well as your speed. Consciously put bad intentions behind every punch, whether your shadow boxing or hitting the bag

Also run with a rock in one hand, and halfway switch hands, rocky, and Tyson have been known to do this with claims of increasing strength.

and like the fellas said, form is very important, do all these things you should be fine.

If you stick with bodyweight squats thrn before long you won't be building power or strength, just muscular endurance.

Weights DO improve strength, agility, power and speed, but so few people actually know how to design and carry our an effective strength program and most people involved in boxing coaching would rather stick their heads in the sand and see any weight routine using over 5lb as a 'bodybuilding' workout.

[Scrap]

Functionality, thats something that theres not a lot off.. Well worth a lot of consideration.

[Boxer4life]

The first thing you want to do is build up your body with bodyweight exercises, pushups, pullups, and most importantly body squats, all power pinchers have built legs, that way you can gain strength but maintain agility, I would stay away form weights they take away from functionality.

Next, get as heavy bag as you can hit, all power punchers have been known to hit really heavy bags, including iron mike

And third, throw your punches with power, throw as hard and as fast as you can each time and your power will continue to increase, as well as your speed. Consciously put bad intentions behind every punch, whether your shadow boxing or hitting the bag

Also run with a rock in one hand, and halfway switch hands, rocky, and Tyson have been known to do this with claims of increasing strength.

and like the fellas said, form is very important, do all these things you should be fine.

If you stick with bodyweight squats thrn before long you won't be building power or strength, just muscular endurance.

Weights DO improve strength, agility, power and speed, but so few people actually know how to design and carry our an effective strength program and most people involved in boxing coaching would rather stick their heads in the sand and see any weight routine using over 5lb as a 'bodybuilding' workout.

I do agree with you that not all weights is bodybuilding and using them properly can be helpful like mayweather and pacqiou do, but then you have guys like lacey and urango who abuse them. Also, the statement about body squats not building strength is caompletly false, atleast for me, i have no scientific proof, just personal experimentation. I was doing a powerlifting workout with my boxing and found that it was making my punches super heavy, but taking away from my footwork, and my snap(which has alot to do with functional power imo), i switched to bodyweight and started gaining more power, more agility in my feet, and maintained fluidity in my punches, hard to describe without being able to show you the difference, but i do have video maybe ill put them up and tag you. One after powerlifitng for months, one after bodyweight.

[Scrap]

Functionality, thats something that theres not a lot off.. Well worth a lot of consideration.