Shadoboxing with weights

[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.

[the killer]

I use 3lbs weights and i dont have any pain or problems with this. its like putting a weight on your bat before you go to hit the ball(baseball) everyone does that. It makes your hands feel lighter and easier to throw

[WayneFlint]

I use 3lbs weights and i dont have any pain or problems with this. its like putting a weight on your bat before you go to hit the ball(baseball) everyone does that. It makes your hands feel lighter and easier to throw

I see what your saying and i see what people are trying to emulate while doing this however i just think its not the best of ways to do things in boxing, listen to scrap and you will be doing yourself a favour. elastic isnt going to cause the same overly tense guard as weights because the resistance isnt there until its activated by your movements either by a punch or defencive manouver or a simple guard/muffs on.

also with the weights as you build momentum throughout the shot it no longer requires much intense contraction throughout the movement as momentum of the weight builds, whereas elastic will add resistance as the punch develops which is one of the oldest strength building principles right there so that must be a nice added benefit.

Not to mention its going to have you boxing from a slightly different stance than usual as youve drastically changed your centre of gravity by having big weights in your hands so your probably going to be well off balance, it seems to me your guaranteed to end up leaning/reaching on the front foot unless you have overly good posture. in time both these bad habits caused through the training and the effect of the training method itself will start costing you speed rather than developing it. doesnt sound like good speed training to me, doesnt sound like good anything training really.