biceps in boxing

[tomhead69]

what do the bicep muscles do for boxing and what do they contribute to

[Pecs]

The biceps is a relatively small muscle on the arm. It does contribute to hooks and uppercuts. (punches that curl the arm). It contributes to the withdrawing of your punches as well. cheers

[Sugarj]

They certainly take the main brunt of the shock absorption when landing hooks and uppercuts.

That said development of the biceps, triceps and forearm muscles all contribute in some ways to increased performance in boxing whether it be for power, speed or strength (useful in clinches, pushing your opponent away even if it is an illegal move!). When training your biceps, the triceps act as a stabilising force which is why your triceps go hard when you do bicep curls.

[GTL]

nothing..

thats the best answer youll find.. real talk

[jberg]

depending on weight class, it varies how much bicep you should have. find the weight cat your in, look at the top pros, they generally have similar body compositions. ive been told to lay off the bicep curls, and do more tricep work (eg. dips)

[palefire15]

depending on weight class, it varies how much bicep you should have. find the weight cat your in, look at the top pros, they generally have similar body compositions. ive been told to lay off the bicep curls, and do more tricep work (eg. dips)

Smokin Joe says to never do bicep curls.

[tomhead69]

what about doing some heavy bench is this good

[PunchDrunk]

depending on weight class, it varies how much bicep you should have. find the weight cat your in, look at the top pros, they generally have similar body compositions. ive been told to lay off the bicep curls, and do more tricep work (eg. dips)

First off, I wouldn't call dips 'tricep work' although the triceps are certainly heavily involved. Dips are a compound movement that utilizes a number of muscles.

Second, 'laying off the biceps and doing more tricep work' is not such a good idea. For several reasons. The biceps do have a role to play in boxing, as do all muscles in your body. They are involved in retracting your arm from straight punches, keeping your guard up, hooking and uppercuts etc.
To avoid injury, and especially to enable free movement and proper technique, you need a balance between your agonist and antagonist muscle. If your triceps are much stronger than your biceps, this can actually make you slower than a less strong but more balanced tricep/bicep relatioship. The reason for this is that your muscles have a stretch reflex, that puts on the brakes if the stretching of the muscle is too fast for the muscle to cope, strengthwise. When your triceps contract, your biceps are stretched, and of the triceps are too strong in relation to the biceps, your biceps will activate and work against the acceleration.
So basically, you'll want to train your biceps as much as your triceps. If you do dips, add pullups or rows or some otherpulling movement. This also goes for any other exercise, ie. if you do a lot of ab work, do as much work for your lower back. You'll be more balanced, and reduce the potential for injury.

[PunchDrunk]

Smokin Joe says to never do bicep curls.

I wouldn't say never but there are certainly better ways to spend your time and energy.

[MILE KITIC]

what about doing some heavy bench is this good

ofc it is, why not... but not all the time, you should do like piramid series(20reps warm up, 10 reps, 5 reps, 1 rep, 5 reps, 10reps)