Who here has actually gotten more powerful via plyometrics?

[We want Floyd]

I've messed around with plyometric excercises but never really stuck with it. Have any of you guys actually seen major improvements in your punching power by incorporating plyos to your workout?

Or is plyos overrated

[cultofodin]

Having heavy hands is mainly something you either have or don't but as far as explosive conditioning plyometrics if anything are underrated I think. The drawback is some of the exercises are injuries waiting to happen and you have to recover from them so you won't be as sharp the next day.

[Verstyle]

I've gotten a lot faster using it. I haven't used it in like 2 years but it did it's job.

[BetterCallSaul]

I wouldn't use pylometric exercises as a basis to gain power. Obviously, the constant contraction of the muscles will strengthen you up somewhat, but pylometric exercises should be used for speed and reactions.

[Chr0nic]

all i do is polymetrics

[Equilibrium]

Been doing some plymetrics for a couple of months, but i can see a difference already. I feel faster and it seems my punches have a little more snap.

I do some medball throws, medball slams, the exercise where you do the motion of cutting a tree with an axe but with a medicine ball in your hands, don't know what its called. I also a couple of resistance exercises agaisnt a wall.

If you guys got some good ones i'd like to know about them.

[cultofodin]

I tend to think the lower body, leaping, bounding type plyometrics are way better than than the upper body stuff. Different stuff works for different people though of course.

[Del Coqui]

Been doing some plymetrics for a couple of months, but i can see a difference already. I feel faster and it seems my punches have a little more snap.

I do some medball throws, medball slams, the exercise where you do the motion of cutting a tree with an axe but with a medicine ball in your hands, don't know what its called. I also a couple of resistance exercises agaisnt a wall.

If you guys got some good ones i'd like to know about them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqs4RUoPHcA

that **** will kill you! also check out the plyo push ups from that dude, good stuff.

[We want Floyd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqs4RUoPHcA

that **** will kill you! also check out the plyo push ups from that dude, good stuff.

I like that , thanks.

There's also one I found on the web. It starts off with the med ball being set on the ground, you get into your fighting stance and you bend at the knees to grab the ball and throw it forward, kinda like a chest pass in b-ball/ or depending which punch you wanna work on, either the jab or straight punch.

The other version is the same thing, but you're throwing the ball to the side, to simulate a hook punch.

What the guy did in the video is he set-up about 10 med balls on the ground all in a row, about 3 yards apart and he picked it up one at a time at a fast pace.

[mspiegelo]

I've messed around with plyometric excercises but never really stuck with it. Have any of you guys actually seen major improvements in your punching power by incorporating plyos to your workout?

Or is plyos overrated

major improvements when done properly. my power has improved tremendously