The psychology of making noises when punching

[MeiXiang]

Does it really help a fighter's vigor, punch power and will to make manly noises when punching? I'm talking about the Wimbledon Tennis debate where it was considered unethical for players to grunt during match performances. Now that's not much a problem when hardly anyone can hear a Boxers' grunt during a bout but I still question its effectiveness at all. Do you make manly noises?

[vcvc]

it tenses your core/abs aswell, incase of a counter to the body

[SplitSecond]

you obviously never boxed, the "noises" as you say is simply breathing, you do it to breathe, yes, you punch harder when giving you muscles oxygen

but the main purpose of it is upon expelling a sudden or high burst of energy, if you dont exhale, inhale, exhale, you will quickly burn out, get light headed

it grants you stamina

[MeiXiang]

Ah - thanks for the explanation. That clears things up.

[ИATAS]

I almost can't watch the Peterson brothers. uuugghh!

[DarchinyFAN]

you obviously never boxed, the "noises" as you say is simply breathing, you do it to breathe, yes, you punch harder when giving you muscles oxygen

but the main purpose of it is upon expelling a sudden or high burst of energy, if you dont exhale, inhale, exhale, you will quickly burn out, get light headed

it grants you stamina

I dont think he is referring to standard noises of energy exertion, I think he is talking about what guys like Anthony Peterson do.

[deuce_drop]

breathing technique that allows you to keep control over your breathing as well as making you hit harder and the ability to hit faster...... coupled with, your body would be better prepared for a counter shot as mentioned above.....

exhaling while you're doing any exercise allows you to contract further, tighter, and can get you some extra pop in your punches because of the contraction of exhaling and doing a physical act at the same time.


some guys i think over do it, but at the same time, it's a timing thing as well as the above mentioned.......

[frosty-g]

various reasons for it being useful.

-quick, sharp exhalation increases pressure inside like someone pointed out this is good for if receiving a bodyshot counter, also for keeping the body strong when you land your punch.
-makes the punches a little quicker, especially so in combination punching.
-helps with rhythm as you are effectively creating a "beat" that you can work in time to (even if you don't really hear it you can sense it well enough)
-metabolic reasons: because you are using up more of your anaerobic capacity if you fail to at least breathe a little when throwing shots. inevitably you do use it up but might as well not waste it, especially when considering all the above reasons/benefits to begin with

in boxing matches you shouldn't make too much noise as you'll get told off, and this especially goes for televised matches where the broadcasters will get pissed about it dominating the audio. seeing as they're paying for screening the thing they have a large say in these matters.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

I almost can't watch the Peterson brothers. uuugghh!

Lamont Peterson vs Devon Alexander...Monica Seles special guest ref

[SplitSecond]

various reasons for it being useful.

-quick, sharp exhalation increases pressure inside like someone pointed out this is good for if receiving a bodyshot counter, also for keeping the body strong when you land your punch.
-makes the punches a little quicker, especially so in combination punching.
-helps with rhythm as you are effectively creating a "beat" that you can work in time to (even if you don't really hear it you can sense it well enough)
-metabolic reasons: because you are using up more of your anaerobic capacity if you fail to at least breathe a little when throwing shots. inevitably you do use it up but might as well not waste it, especially when considering all the above reasons/benefits to begin with

in boxing matches you shouldn't make too much noise as you'll get told off, and this especially goes for televised matches where the broadcasters will get pissed about it dominating the audio. seeing as they're paying for screening the thing they have a large say in these matters.

wtf you talkin about, devon alexander literally shouts with every punch he throws