boxing

[jakey_0322]

i am trying to start boxing and wanted to know if you guys new some good bicep and tricep exercises for this to help my punch. and one more question if i did my bench press with db's on a exercise ball would it make any difference or would it better or worse. thanks for your help.

[Casey]

Well, I think doing it DB press on a exercise ball would help with balance, and stability. It's a good idea, never thought about that. I also didn't know that weights could really help your punch much, more thought that would be training with a punching bag, and maby boost the stength with press exerices, pull ups, dips, and what not.

[travis8798]

strength will help, but a punch is mostly in technique I think....

[jrsone11]

Originally Posted by travis8798

strength will help, but a punch is mostly in technique I think....

Completely true. My buddy gut messed up my some little who could fight.

[pinoywagi]

im a friend of manny pacquiao, the filipino boxer, try to do more push ups and pull ups, it makes your body stronger, for stronger abdomen, ask help from someone to hit your abdomen with a basketball, instuct them to hit you with the ball in your abs to the level that you can handle, the gradually increase it.

Originally Posted by pinoywagi

im a friend of manny pacquiao, the filipino boxer, try to do more push ups and pull ups, it makes your body stronger, for stronger abdomen, ask help from someone to hit your abdomen with a basketball, instuct them to hit you with the ball in your abs to the level that you can handle, the gradually increase it.

thats a ghetto azz exercise lol.

$hood RICH$

[gxryan]

yeah thats pretty wild lol but cool

[pizdac]

Well to make it clear, to get strength: lift weights, to get a harder punch: ask your trainer/learn the essential techniques

[Taekwondo Guy]

pffffftt... basketball

we use medicine balls at my gym, all a basket ball will do is slap the skin as it has no mass to it.
Grab a 6kg medicine ball and drop it on your friends gut when he's doing push ups, as things get easier, icnrease the height you drop the ball

[Tygerwoody]

I know this is an old post, but this is my area of expertise.


Weight lifting is NOT good for boxing. If anything, the less weight lifting the better. Power does NOT come from your arms in boxing. 90% of your punching power is from your WAIST. Its all in the technique. To practice on how to punch proper, bend your elbows 90 degrees while facing your fists forward and your arms at the height of your shoulder. This will make you look almost like a weird zombie. Anyway, you will punch your punching bag WITHOUT MOVING YOUR ARMS. Keep them in the 90 degree angle, staying at the height of your shoulders. Just TURN to punch. Punch with your waist and legs. It will feel kind of stupid, but it is actually teaching you how to punch proper. When you are comfortable punching in this awkward way, begin to use your arms the way you should.

[argos]

Lifting is no good, and biceps are not a player in punching, if anything obliques, legs and lower back and shoulder are what you want. I fought golden gloves a few years ago, and im starting to train again and they tell me to stop lifting because it makes you tight, and less flexible. like the post above says push ups pull ups dips. if you want to lift i would recommend resistance training. the biggest thing of all those especially when first starting out is get your cardio up and work on form. power will come with form. and some people are just natural punchers. hope this helped. and good luck with the training man. if you have any questions drop me an IM: christo2455