Quote Originally Posted by Jamoie
The big question is....does it work

Btw, was gonna mention the bungee at the bottom bit before you typed it. Flinging your arm forward is going to make the weights wanna go further than where your pulling them, causing a bit of a snap back a few moments later.
Cmon now Von, wheres the training video.
oh, it works alright! And yep, there's definitely an upwards momentum issue, but generally there's enough range of motion from the ceiling to the floor that it's not a big issue at the moment, especially if I load it up with a little more weight. Basically, if it's so light that it would hit the ceiling due to momentum, it's not effective anyway, so it should always be heavier than that to begin with. Know what I mean?

The nice thing is that since I'm working a true punching motion, as oposed to isolated movements that come with traditional weight training, it's a total body workout. For example, throwing a cross involves the arm, chest, legs and torso for rotational strength. So it really does develop overall power. There's nothing behind you supporting your back, your legs aren't laying there doing nothing, etc.

Scrap, I'll get that pic up tonight.