I think that they may help you to be stronger in the clinch but in terms of actual punching power, I don't believe it will make a significent difference. Your thoughts?
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I think it's a definite possibility, but there are so many muscles you use when punching that you don't use for weightlifting that there's always a possibility you're not gaining power.
I learned that principle a few years ago when I took up and interest with archery. I was in a bow shop and some skinny kid walks in, arms the size of bean stalks but plenty of experience and pick up a bow with a 70lb draw and pulls it back no issue. Then some big ass jacked dude comes in, with no experience with bows probably his first time picking one up. He grabs a bow with the same draw weight (now keep in mind he probably literally weighs twice as much as the skinny kid) tries to pull it back and can't for the life of him. No matter how hard he shook, pulled and tried he couldn't get the string back. Same thing might be true for boxing, different muscles used.
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Originally posted by Salim_Shady96 View PostI think that they may help you to be stronger in the clinch but in terms of actual punching power, I don't believe it will make a significent difference. Your thoughts?
In short, its worth doing if done properly, but dont put too much stock in weightlifting.
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Originally posted by 2ofEverything View PostI think it's a definite possibility, but there are so many muscles you use when punching that you don't use for weightlifting that there's always a possibility you're not gaining power.
I learned that principle a few years ago when I took up and interest with archery. I was in a bow shop and some skinny kid walks in, arms the size of bean stalks but plenty of experience and pick up a bow with a 70lb draw and pulls it back no issue. Then some big ass jacked dude comes in, with no experience with bows probably his first time picking one up. He grabs a bow with the same draw weight (now keep in mind he probably literally weighs twice as much as the skinny kid) tries to pull it back and can't for the life of him. No matter how hard he shook, pulled and tried he couldn't get the string back. Same thing might be true for boxing, different muscles used.
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just go to the thread dead lift and boxing on page 4 I covered this !It covers speed which is power and will help!
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Originally posted by juggernaut666 View Postjust go to the thread dead lift and boxing on page 4 I covered this !It covers speed which is power and will help!
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Originally posted by Salim_Shady96 View PostInteresting responses, I also think that if you were to do the wrong type of weight training it could impact on the speed of your punches. This would of course effect how explosive your punches were.
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