Shadoboxing with weights

[the killer]

Speed, i do this everyday for about 3 rounds

[gramm]

I also do it everyday, but I hear a lot of mixed things about doing it. some people say it actually slows down your speed, and the extra weight makes your mind wanna drop your hands. I dont know if I agree with that. does everyone else use dumbells to shadow box?

[iceman]

i've done it, i hate it(so that may mean it works), theory is that it makes you like(or feel like) greased lightning after you let the weights down and just use hands. i think Scrap had a post about its the snap back not the push out that makes you quick, so if you agree to that this may be of mediocre help. i think this was started by the Russians, but i could be wrong

[WayneFlint]

i've done it, i hate it(so that may mean it works), theory is that it makes you like(or feel like) greased lightning after you let the weights down and just use hands. i think Scrap had a post about its the snap back not the push out that makes you quick, so if you agree to that this may be of mediocre help. i think this was started by the Russians, but i could be wrong

Its a load of crap if you ask me, emulating having 2.5-5kg hands, how is that boxing specific? over using all sorts of muscles that really arent required to throw a good shot? resistance is good but the majority of the resistance is in the wrong direction due to gravity in this case, theres much better ways to add resistance to the trigger muscles of a shot.

Thats just how i see it, i do see lots doing weighted shadow boxing so maybe they get somthing from it that im not aware of, all i see is a bad feel and drilling poor technique i find it hard to see the benefits of it outweighing the cons.

[Kimbo123]

the thing im thinking of it strengthins the muscles needed in the certain punch

[iceman]

actually i also have seen lots of folks "hurt" their elbows because they use 5 lbs and snap it like a punch...ow.

[Scrap]

Throughout a punch there are different Feels, the explosion as we call it comes at the last 4" ofthe punch,. or direction if you like.With Rubber or Elastic, the feel is better than Iron as iron is constant, elastic is not. Plus it elastic, brings the fist back qiucker a good habit to have.