throw faster punches?

[RugbysFinest]

I box and i was wondering what would help you. Ok what would make your punches be throw harder and faster. What muscle group whould you work out. Your lats and shoulders?

[Arsehole_John]

I'm guessing get like those weights that you can attach to your wrists and punch a punching bag with those on for awhile.

[PanzerMK1]

do some punches while holding dumbbells

[HarryG]

do some punches while holding dumbbells

^ I would recommend that or getting weighted boxing gloves. Most of boxing is all technique, muscle just slows you down. But if I had to say what muscle group you use the most I would have to say triceps.

[elitebear]

make your torso twist faster. helps a lot with the strong arm

[Ravi Dev]

I box and i was wondering what would help you. Ok what would make your punches be throw harder and faster. What muscle group whould you work out. Your lats and shoulders?

When Bruce Lee was asked how to punch faster, he simply replied:
"Punch faster."

basicly what he is saying is that you just have to focus on punching faster, focus on your target, focus on the action, & let it flow.

[Frank_The_Tank]

start training with a speed bag

[KopyKat]

The only safe and most effective way is to hit a heavy bag over and over with PROPER form. Learn to punch while moving too for even better neural response. Remember throw your hips into it, a punch is a whole body movement where the body works in unison to emit maximum force. Snap your hips and torso into it timed with the extention of the arm to the traget.

[m27]

The best way to slow yourself down is to tense your muscles.
Keep yourself relaxed, power doesn't come from a stiff arm, it comes from a big arm (which you can only increase the weight of with mass-building exercise) and speed.

[jmacknd74]

The upper back plays a big role in how fast the punch is thrown because the faster your arm is pulled back(of course along with the torso).
Force=Mass x Acceleration
got it?

[bluemarlin04]

shadow box, speed bag. No one else here knows what their saying

[kronik85]

Most of boxing is all technique, muscle just slows you down.

tell that to tyson, or any heavy weight boxer.

[BROTHERHOOD]

Its a lot about your core and just overall strength. Just lift weights you dont have to be huge to throw a hard punch, just stay fit.


But whatever you do, DONT punch with dumbells in your hands. LOL. Ive trainded martial arts most of my life and im telling you thats not a good idea at all. Infact it probably can be bad for you, boxing isnt like resistance training you cant apply the same training techniques to everything.

[Sittin on 22s]

practice man, get a buddy to put his hands up and just hit that ****

[JRPDS]

none of these guys know what they're talking about all you need is cell tech to be a great fighter!

[crazyjoe]

shadow box, speed bag. No one else here knows what their saying

yes, shadowboxing is indeed under-rated... i think mostly because people tend to think you are crazy...

make sure you do it hard enough that you sweat your ass off....

[tom10]

When Bruce Lee was asked how to punch faster, he simply replied:
"Punch faster."

basicly what he is saying is that you just have to focus on punching faster, focus on your target, focus on the action, & let it flow.

This is the best answer to this question. Bruce Lee knew a lot about training as you know. It has been proven thousands of times, if you want to punch faster, you must punch. No drills or special training with weighted gloves or whatever will help you punch faster than just punching by itself.

Baseball players around the world still use weighted bats to help them swing faster. I have no idea why they do this! It literaly has been proven thousands of times that if you want to swing regular bat faster, then you must swing a regular bat.

[Pating420]

I agree.

I go boxing too, do the speed bag to work on .. well, speed. Shadowboxing is good too, try doing combos (fast) when shadowboxing. My trainer helps me work on speed by doing 6 uppercuts all in one quick motion.

Don't worry too much about punching HARD yet, once you get the speed the strength will come with it. Besides, in boxing -- if you're able to hit your opponent and he wasn't able to block it (because of speed and not strength) it will affect him more than hitting him really hard but he was able to block it.

But overall the most important thing in boxing is your form. If you're fast but yet have wrong form then it is useless. Twist your torso, extend your arm, etc. You don't really use your arms when you punch you use everything from your upper arm to your shoulders to your lats and the rest of your lower body for support.

Good luck!

[AustinG]

But whatever you do, DONT punch with dumbells in your hands. LOL. Ive trainded martial arts most of my life and im telling you thats not a good idea at all. Infact it probably can be bad for you, boxing isnt like resistance training you cant apply the same training techniques to everything.

i disagree with you there. tell that to the professional boxers that practice in the gym i box at. strange there pro and have very fast hand speed but i often see them shadow boxing with 2-5lb weights in there hands.

[tom10]

I agree.

I go boxing too, do the speed bag to work on .. well, speed. Shadowboxing is good too, try doing combos (fast) when shadowboxing. My trainer helps me work on speed by doing 6 uppercuts all in one quick motion.

Don't worry too much about punching HARD yet, once you get the speed the strength will come with it. Besides, in boxing -- if you're able to hit your opponent and he wasn't able to block it (because of speed and not strength) it will affect him more than hitting him really hard but he was able to block it.

But overall the most important thing in boxing is your form. If you're fast but yet have wrong form then it is useless. Twist your torso, extend your arm, etc. You don't really use your arms when you punch you use everything from your upper arm to your shoulders to your lats and the rest of your lower body for support.

Good luck!

I agree 100%!

[Wheyhem.]

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[tom10]

i disagree with you there. tell that to the professional boxers that practice in the gym i box at. strange there pro and have very fast hand speed but i often see them shadow boxing with 2-5lb weights in there hands.

There has been few studies that have suggested that ONLY at the elite level (pro) that weights could be of some use. There is only a few of these and it has not been proven totally wrong....yet.

[Wheyhem.]

do some punches while holding dumbbells

if your gonna do that, dont lock your elbows out

[Pating420]

If you want to work on speed (speedbag) mix and match your routine. Use the right, then the left, then left and right, you know what I mean.

I do a L R LL R L RR pattern then keep doing that til I'm really fast. When my arms are quite tired I do L R L R L R just alternating then I go back into L R LL R L RR. Then from that I do an speedbag exercise where you hit the bag first with your left hand then the right hand follows right away after it (all in one motion), then after that you do the same but with your right hand first.

Anyway I don't really have a specific routine but I mix everything up with the exercises and the speed. I try to keep the highest speed that I can go for about 1 minute then I slow down and go faster and etc.

I use some basic drum snare patterns (left and right hand exercises) as a basis for my speedbag patterns.. I play drums. Haha. But that's just me.

You'll find your own style eventually

[Lector606]

Go to the sports training section and look at some upper body plyometrics...

Aside from relaxing, you need to become more explosive, which will basically come from olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, and LOTS of practice.

[Lector606]

Oh yeah and I wouldn't punch with weights in my hands either. Not only does it seem worthless I am pretty sure it would be hard on the elbows.

[user]

LOTS of practice.

it is practice damn it, speed bag is for hand-eye co-ordination

[Apollo Creed]

About shadow boxing with weights, it does have some benefits, mainly in strengthening the muscles,as you work it from a different angle from curls n skullcrushers. What it also does is make your hands feel lighter if you perform a shadow boxing round without weights. If you are going to do this, never use dumbells, use hand weights, n never lock out.

About increasing speed, speed ball, floor to ceiling ball both work great, but only once you've taken the time to learn the technique, as opposed to wanting to look good (you will look better with proper technique). Combos in shadow boxing help, also, skip n hit the pads.

In Short, train your ass off in the boxing gym.

Thats my opinion anyway, hope ive helped.