Extending Arms - Shadow Boxing

[cambay411]

Another way, this is just a clue as regards straight shots, any for that matter. What stops the tricep from working to its max is the muscle which is its antagonist, the Bicep. Now there are stretches that stop this and interesting ones they are.

Scrap, one of the stretches you posted for me actually helped a lot. I've noticed a strong correlation between punching speed and the amount of time I spend doing stretches.


But what are your thoughts on the transfer of weight between legs while you punch?

At first I figured it made sense, but lately I find more and more I'm comfortable keeping most my weight on my back leg, even while throwing shots. I feel that some weight naturally transfers to the front but, too much throws me off balance.

The other day I had a guy tell me to keep my weight always evenly distributed between both legs, and to never step or pivot with the jab and to always maintain that balance between the two legs... and at this point I'm pretty confused as to what the correct way is.

I dont want to build habits that are technically incorrect, regardless of how comfortable I am doing it.

Student or Scrap can you please tell me where the stretches are you are talking about in this post?!?!?!?!

[The Student]

Cambay please see the quote below, plus the link at the bottom.. there's a whole topic on scrap's stretching program... some great stuff there!

okay you did weights, at a guess i would think the muscles that oppose the action of the jab the frontal muscles of the shoulder want losening and stretching. Look at scraps stretches try the stick one you can do it with a woody band. Now another you can try is put your hands to your side. Palms facing forward then pushing your shouders back, put one of your hands behind you and put it on the forearm 4 inch above the wrist of the other arm. Now push up with the straight arm and resists with the other arm and hand, while raising, when at 90% start coming down with the bent arm and resist with the other arm 3 times each side that should sort it after 2 weeks of doing it the jab should be a lot faster. Do it 2 times a day.

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...programme.html

[cambay411]

Awsome stretches i recommend everyone to read this if you get a chance. Student believe it or not im haveing a hard time understanding the stretch described in your quote lol. I imagine one forearm across my back grabbing my other arm and then using a motion like a shoulder shrug while resisting with the arm and hand grabbing that arm. Is this wrong?

[The Student]

to be honest I had a tough time understanding it as well.. Sometimes Scraps descriptions take some time do decipher, but they're well worth the time spent trying to understand.

I'll try and explain it, BUT keep in mind I might be doing it wrong as well...

1) stand casually with both your hands to the side, but your palm facing forward instead of facing your body like you would normally stand)

2) reach behind your back your back with one hand (left for this example) and grab your right forearm about 4 inches above your forearm (I'd say about half way between the wrist and the elbow

note: for this step, make sure while grabbing your forearm, your palm is facing outward to the front of your body (or to put it another way have ur palms facing the direction you are looking), If you were to naturally reach around and grab your forearm you would have your palm facing backward.

3) once you have a grip of your right forearm, slowly start lefting your arm by bending at the elbow as if your doing a slow bicep curl.

4) once you have gone up 90% of full motion in your right arm slowly bring it back down to your side

5) repeat above steps with opposite arm

6) do it 3 times for each side

7) do it twice a day



.. hope that helps.. Scrap can correct me if I'm wrong.. good luck

[Scrap]

Shoulers and kneck back at all times, Theres a better one than that, well a few but youre not getting them