how does one improve punching power?

[New England]

you cant get SIGNIFICANTLY stronger without putting on ANY weight!

i know you're a troll, btu this is the training / nutrition forum, so i'll take the opportunity to educate some other people.

you're not takinginto account the composition of one's body. if i eat like garbage and get fat, then start to work out, eat right, and strength train, i can get significantly stronger both in the weight room and functionally while losing weight.


you can absolutely "get significant'y stronger without putting on any weight," particularly in the context of a sport that can last up to 12 rounds.


conditioning will allow you to punch harder over 12 rounds. so will timing, technique, etc.

[juggernaut666]

i know you're a troll, btu this is the training / nutrition forum, so i'll take the opportunity to educate some other people.

you're not takinginto account the composition of one's body. if i eat like garbage and get fat, then start to work out, eat right, and strength train, i can get significantly stronger both in the weight room and functionally while losing weight.


you can absolutely "get significant'y stronger without putting on any weight," particularly in the context of a sport that can last up to 12 rounds.


conditioning will allow you to punch harder over 12 rounds. so will timing, technique, etc.

Exactly,this kid didn't even know what role the tricep played in with certain punches.

[AlexKid]

1) Strengthen Your Legs
2) Strengthen Your Fists
3) Improve Your Upper Body Rotation
4) Punch Through The Target
5) Plant Your Feet
6) Bend Your Knees
7) Don***8217;t Over Extend
8) Improve Your Speed
9) Stay Relaxed
10) Be Precise

Above are some of the ways for increasing punching power

you forgot "bulk up" like butterbean, power = speed 2 x MASS its much easier to gain mass than speed and clearly it doesnt slow down butterbean when hes punching

GET BIG!

[AlexKid]

i know you're a troll, btu this is the training / nutrition forum, so i'll take the opportunity to educate some other people.

you're not takinginto account the composition of one's body. if i eat like garbage and get fat, then start to work out, eat right, and strength train, i can get significantly stronger both in the weight room and functionally while losing weight.


you can absolutely "get significant'y stronger without putting on any weight," particularly in the context of a sport that can last up to 12 rounds.


conditioning will allow you to punch harder over 12 rounds. so will timing, technique, etc.

you just agreed with me though, you didnt educate anyone, I did, you then took my knowledge and spouted it as if it were your own, b4 you read my post you clearly thought putting on muscle size was the only way to increase strength

newsflash, ronnie coleman isnt the strongest man on the plannet

[AlexKid]

Exactly,this kid didn't even know what role the tricep played in with "peeleft: certain punches.

beginner troll?

[PitbullParsons]

Exactly,this kid didn't even know what role the tricep played in with certain punches.

coming from the guy using his biceps in his hooks. If you're using them then you're doing it wrong.

power comes from technique. make sure your bodyweight is behind every punch. your punch starts at the feet and works it's way up and out the fist. power comes from down low.

[juggernaut666]

coming from the guy using his biceps in his hooks. If you're using them then you're doing it wrong.

power comes from technique. make sure your bodyweight is behind every punch. your punch starts at the feet and works it's way up and out the fist. power comes from down low.

This was covered already,and no ,you do you useyour biceps and chest in hook punching ,If you use your legs thats where added power comes in ....you cannot just hit hard with technique or legs the other parts have to come in play,if that was the case everyone would have k.o power.For me torso is more important than legs the pivot for me is more important than leg because most of the time i do not have the luxury of planting my feet,i dont need my legs to generate huge power i get that from the waist up

Everyone is tailored different my hook power is delivered from mainly my lats/bicep and shoulder ,i usually only thrust with legs on body punches which does generate more force however if i just used legs and technique and not rip into the punch with the other muscles the power is not even comparable .the one who can maintain balance and momentum with the preferred Muscles working in sync will have the stronger punch as they can....strong joints will ultimately really seperate who can punch on another level because it helps transfer/absorb the energy when making impact....a strong Forearm/wrist is almost always the cause of someone who has limited punching,you can really only hit as hard as your hand can take and the wrist is what supports the hand.The foreman helps absorb the shock.....Tyson/foreman/Marciano...all three had huge forearms and for their time were the hardest punchers......I myself had a 15 inch forearm and can tell you the importance of it,and that's at a body weight of 155/170.

[Palidovic]

Chop trees,and swim.

[Elroy1]

lots of heavy bag, but start with a light bag, so it does not damage wrist and does not compromise the technique.

Bag 40 kg

1. Work the heavy bag regularly
2. Pay attention to the quality of punches, the sound, so they are snappy
3. Increase the weight of the by 10 kg, after half a year or a year ( depends on your age and work rate, etc)

repeat steps 1-3

stop when reach 100-200 kg bag

also, when reach 100 kg bag, I believe you can safely work on Willie, really smashing it.

Besides all that there is need to do special exercises to conditions wrists, knuckles, stretch muscles, isometric exercises, etc

^^^^ This is NVSemin's special..

I agree with all this, it is the prescription for power.

[Elroy1]

This was covered already,and no ,you do you useyour biceps and chest in hook punching ,If you use your legs thats where added power comes in ....you cannot just hit hard with technique or legs the other parts have to come in play,if that was the case everyone would have k.o power.For me torso is more important than legs the pivot for me is more important than leg because most of the time i do not have the luxury of planting my feet,i dont need my legs to generate huge power i get that from the waist up

Everyone is tailored different my hook power is delivered from mainly my lats/bicep and shoulder ,i usually only thrust with legs on body punches which does generate more force however if i just used legs and technique and not rip into the punch with the other muscles the power is not even comparable .the one who can maintain balance and momentum with the preferred Muscles working in sync will have the stronger punch as they can....strong joints will ultimately really seperate who can punch on another level because it helps transfer/absorb the energy when making impact....a strong Forearm/wrist is almost always the cause of someone who has limited punching,you can really only hit as hard as your hand can take and the wrist is what supports the hand.The foreman helps absorb the shock.....Tyson/foreman/Marciano...all three had huge forearms and for their time were the hardest punchers......I myself had a 15 inch forearm and can tell you the importance of it,and that's at a body weight of 155/170.

I completely agree with all of this Jugs and when it's said that power comes from the ground that's all good and well but it's still transferred through the arm and you cannot have any weak links there obviously, it's a whole body movement.

I feel the waist and torso contribute more to the power of the hook as well and even that Russian study that gave the contributions of arm extension, trunk rotation and leg extension for punches found that even in pro boxers with the best technique, it was core strength and trunk rotation even alone that made still the greatest contribution and arm extension/flexion and trunk rotation/core strength combined contributing far more. It is still true that the better the punch technique the greater percentage produced from legs than arms of course.

And forearm, wrist, hand strength is definitely the limiting factor in punching beyond doubt!

In fact, this is actually circumvented in boxing only by the wraps which hold the hand and wrist joings tightly together artificially beyond the point which they'd be busted under natural circumstances. And also the gloves which pad and spread out the impact also. A lot of top boxers often bust their hands apparently in street fights for this reason!!

These guys who laugh at you for mentioning muscles such as those in the arm as contributing large amounts of power to your punches are speaking from status quo and have F/A practical experience or knowledge of what they are ****ing talking about my friend!!!