Aren't you guys amazed at how Tommy Fury has all those bro lift muscles and still punches like a feather?

[ELPacman]

As a puncher I can confirm this... There is a big correlation between strength and punching power. When I'm off training completely, I lose all My strength,.and curiously, My power goes bad too.

ANd strenght is tightly linked to explosive muscle fibers so there is that connection too.

Yes. I think you need those muscle fibers, connecting ligaments to move fast. Those fibers/ligaments in conjunction with strength equal your power and those fibers/ligaments might be more what is God given.

Like I said, you can build up strength, but those little fibers, I'm not sure how you can. Can you take a slow Joe and train him on speed all day? Perhaps, but you might have to get him to sacrifice else where, to get the speed up (less heavy lifting, thus losing strength). Rather if he was born with those fibers and ligaments, that would allow him to stay strong and move fast without the need to sacrifice.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Yes. I think you need those muscle fibers, connecting ligaments to move fast. Those fibers/ligaments in conjunction with strength equal your power and those fibers/ligaments might be more what is God given.

Like I said, you can build up strength, but those little fibers, I'm not sure how you can. Can you take a slow Joe and train him on speed all day? Perhaps, but you might have to get him to sacrifice else where, to get the speed up (less heavy lifting, thus losing strength). Rather if he was born with those fibers and ligaments, that would allow him to stay strong and move fast without the need to sacrifice.

The primary genetic factors for punching power are ligament attachment points and bone and muscle density.

There's more than one type of strength. A lot of people these days have the misconception that slow oxidative is the determiner for strength. You can absolutely train for fast oxidative or fast glycolytic, and in any case, the most important aspect of power is the efficiency of your kinetic chain (technique) and placement and setup. Want to knock a guy out? Hit him with a punch he doesn't see. Need more power? Get your technique right when it comes to the efficiency of your movement. Many people can learn to significantly increase their power, just from learning to properly leverage the mechanics of power generation.

There's a ton of ways to increase speed and power. Just has to be done right, and there's a lot of wrong old theories out there which get in the way.

[Willow The Wisp]

Not at all.
All athletes train for what works best for their:
• Sport
• Position played
• Personal style
• Body type
• Enhancement goals

If body sculpture weight training was always the answer for boxing, they'd all have that look. But some do and some don't.

Important to note that excessive resistance training can very often produce unwanted increases in muscle oxogyn need and decreases in stamina, speed, snap, and power.
There is also a reputed correlation between excessive slow twitch musculature and "glass jaw syndrome".

[The D3vil]

He needs to holla at SugarHill. That's who taught his brother how to sit down on his punches.

Power's about technique too, you know

[GrandpaBernard]

Timmeh Bradley another with an incredible physique who lacks pop