how can i train a stronger PUNCH??

[Dmitri]

how can i train a stronger punch??

thanks

[sickman99]

upper body plyometrics

[Irishman]

Build your triceps for that knockout punch!!!

[Sam_2005]

Train up your forearms, trust me you get a hell of a lot of power in your punch from strong forearms.

[Taekwondo Guy]

look at proffesional boxer, look at bruce lee...they had/have huge lats.

the punch comes from the lats, triceps and shoulders with recruitement of the chest.

60% of a good punch is from technique IMO, you can have all the power in the muscles but if you swing like a girl your not going to KO anything.

In boxing they teach us to perfect the technique, some of the heavyweight greats used to say that their trade mark punches came from perfecting the technique and seeing what came natural.

after a heavy bag session its always my shoulders/lats that are sore the next day

[Awais_uk]

i dont know if you got powerballs over where u are, u can get them off ebay for about £20, little gyro things that work the hell out of your forearms. I used it for about 6 months and definately felt the difference. If not that then pick up light weight while u self-spar or shadow in front of a mirror.

[Sam_2005]

Originally Posted by Taekwondo Guy

look at proffesional boxer, look at bruce lee...they had/have huge lats.

the punch comes from the lats, triceps and shoulders with recruitement of the chest.

60% of a good punch is from technique IMO, you can have all the power in the muscles but if you swing like a girl your not going to KO anything.

In boxing they teach us to perfect the technique, some of the heavyweight greats used to say that their trade mark punches came from perfecting the technique and seeing what came natural.

after a heavy bag session its always my shoulders/lats that are sore the next day

I was gonna use Bruce as an example lol

[thunder10]

yea i definately would say your shoulders, tris, lats, and chest are all involved. As everyone else said, technique has a lot to do with it. Having a strong core and legs, and using them properly, are extremely important.

Kind of like swinging a baseball bat, without your legs and form you have no power.

[bencozzy]

dont forget to throw in speed drills as well, you can have a strong punch but if its not fast it wont do much good.

and all the big players in the punching action i believe have been covered
pec
delt
forearms
lats
tricep
bicep

and remember you draw your power from the ground up, so deffinitely train the legs including calves and your core muscles(abs obliques lower back)

[Classik]

Bruce lee used a technique to hit harder.... When he was hit something he would aim for the back of it.... basically following through with your whole body.. Say your going to hit somebody in the Arm from the side.... Punch like your going to punch them in the ribs, your body follows through and does alot more the arm.... thats what i do when i scrap... knock somebody right the **** out!!!

[stin]

get yourself a heavy bag and punch around on it, you can probably find some bag workouts and routines by searchin yahoo or google.

[_SaVvY_]

absolutely 100% agree that lats are a big part of powerful upper body striking, lats and hips, its nothing to do with arms - strong lats, strong hips, and even stronger technique (check the form of mma legend vitor belfort) an pretty soon there wont be a punch bag heavy enough

[Blueice]

I saw this science behind martial arts thing on TV a while back where they hooked all the martial artists up with elctrodes and such and then they created 3D renderings of them as they sparred. It was some cool stuff. But they were explaining a punch and how it gets it power. When you watched these guys throw a punch they showed how they drew 'power' from the ground and it went from the ground up your legs and into your uppper body as your rotate through. I used to do some martial arts and from what I remember of learning on my own if you aim through the target(like said above) and once you hit keep pushing forward you get a pretty solid hit. But lets not forget technique. Bruce Lee mastered this..ever hear of him doing "the one inch punch".

[John H.]

Originally Posted by Irishman

Build your triceps for that knockout punch!!!

AND, your shoulders, biceps, lats, abs, upper and lower back, etc. BECAUSE the power of "punches" comes from all these Muscles. And your lower body as well especially strength in your legs because they support your entire upper body and allow the "follow-through" of the "punch" when executed.

If you ever get into a fight, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with trying to avoid one at all costs because a real Man will find any alternative if possible however when that is the only way to solve the problem you will always want to beat the other person well without any question - they MUST KNOW they have been beaten or at least you gave them one hell of a workout and you do not want them "thinking" they can ever "revisit" "this" again.

[El_Torro]

Originally Posted by Blueice

I saw this science behind martial arts thing on TV a while back where they hooked all the martial artists up with elctrodes and such and then they created 3D renderings of them as they sparred. It was some cool stuff. But they were explaining a punch and how it gets it power. When you watched these guys throw a punch they showed how they drew 'power' from the ground and it went from the ground up your legs and into your uppper body as your rotate through. I used to do some martial arts and from what I remember of learning on my own if you aim through the target(like said above) and once you hit keep pushing forward you get a pretty solid hit. But lets not forget technique. Bruce Lee mastered this..ever hear of him doing "the one inch punch".

Bump, technique comes before physical conditioning. Only gotta watch guys 'windmilling' to see it does absolutely nothing!!

[Blueice]

Rofl. "Windmill" is by far the greatest technique ever imo. J/k of course.

[Builder101]

Power of punch is mass and velocity. Your back and chest help get the punch going fast and the amount your arm weighs is the mass.