Question for boxers...

[Gobus]

Is there any specific regiment or exercises that will increase my punching power? I know hitting the heavy bag will, as that's what I do right now, but I was wondering if there is any specific exercises or routines or even heavy bag routines anyone out there follows that they have personally found to greatly increase punching power.

My jab seems to be my biggest problem, as I can throw it pretty fast, but its lacking power.

And finally, does anyone recommend some speed drills to increase speed and reaction time? I know its a lot of questions, but I would really like some input from experienced boxers as I am just starting out. Thanks for any help!

 

[Warpath]

Just fight mother fucker.

 

[mdd]

make sure your form is right on, use the power from legs and not just your upper body, twist at the hips so to say, its kinda hard to explain on here

follow through straight past the mofo's jaw as well

i never really boxed, i just trained for about 6 months, and learned to be dangerous really.

last week it finally benefited me, i dropped some dude with one shot

 

[MikeK]

Twisting at the hip is the only way to get real power into a punch... and snap your arm back, think of yourslef as a whip, you need to be very snappy with a punch and get it back FAST, getting back to ready is pretty much the most important part... Speed is a huge factor if the force behind a punch, and if you know about this kind of thing, try blocking the arch, and shorting your punches.

As for training, just have a normal weight lifting routine... You get speed from pratice, combining weight lifting and punching drills is how you get some very powerfull attacks.

just pratice pratice pratice!!! on the speed bag, on the heavy bag, and dont forget real sparing... sparing is the most important thing. Most of the time in boxing, it all comes down to exp. All the quickness in the world coudnt help someone going up agains a vet.


And its already been said, but punch threw what your aiming at... If your trying for a jaw shot, dont aim at the jaw, aim about 2 inches behind the guys head.

Encase your wondering about my creds, i won the German title 2 years in a row before i retired...

 

[tad69]

Punch like the bitch just fucked your girl long and hard with 12".

 

[Thaibox]

Find a boxing coach.

DO NOT "have a normal weight lifting routine" as was said. If you want power....train for it.

 

[MikeK]

Find a boxing coach.

DO NOT "have a normal weight lifting routine" as was said. If you want power....train for it.

heh worked fine for me... i used a 5x5 routine. Its all about speed... the quicker the punch, the more power will be behind it. If you can, read some of bruce lee's stuff. He took formal boxing and mixed it with his jeet keen do. He had some of the best tech. ive ever seen.

Speed isnt made in the gym...

 

[Debaser]

Speed isnt made in the gym...

Um...really?

 

[MikeK]

Um...really?

In boxing? Yes really. You get speed in your punches by pratice, footwork drills, ext. ext.

Ive been doing this for over a decade, and i make my living as a trainer... I have just a little exp. in this

 

[Thaibox]

Ive been doing this for over a decade, and i make my living as a trainer... I have just a little exp. in this

Please don't post "credentials" to justify your misguided theories.

I've been doing "this" for 22 years. Yes, I have read some of Bruce Lee's "stuff"...all of it actually. I've also trained with Dan Inosanto and Paul Vunak if you want to talk about knowledge of Jeet Kune Do(not "keen do"){it seems that someone training for 10 years would know how to spell this}. Mr. Lee's incorporation of boxing into Jun Fan has nothing to do with this topic.

My(as well as many of my students') best speed and power improvements have come from IRON.

If you think speed is not developed in the gym, you have wasted the last decade of your life.