I'm trying to work on power

[The_Sandman]

I've heard that power is born, not made. But I've also noticed that people who have strong legs have a lot of power. Sergio Martinez for instance was a cyclist before becoming a boxer. He has pretty good punching power. I know when I throw a punch, it starts from the legs. If I want to improve my punching power, should I work out my legs?

[ad98]

I've heard that power is born, not made. But I've also noticed that people who have strong legs have a lot of power. Sergio Martinez for instance was a cyclist before becoming a boxer. He has pretty good punching power. I know when I throw a punch, it starts from the legs. If I want to improve my punching power, should I work out my legs?

Yeah working your legs should increase power but its important that your core is good (Glutes/Hips/Abs/Obliques) so work the core just as much
Personally after I started working my Lats and Traps I found my punch increased in power
These would be best exercise's to do would Imo
For the Legs Squats Deadlifts and some kind of Calf raise
For the glutes Squats hits those but Bridge lifts are good as well
For the hips I find Kettlebel swings to be the best
For Abs situps on a decline bench are good also hanging leg raises
For Obliques Twist situps and Barbell twists
For Lats Pullups Chinups and 1 arm rows
For Traps Shrugs Upright Row and Neck Bridge
Try and do a 5x5 routine instead of something like 4x8 cause that's gonna cause muscle hypotrophy which is just extra mass to carry

[SBleeder]

Yeah working your legs should increase power but its important that your core is good (Glutes/Hips/Abs/Obliques) so work the core just as much
Personally after I started working my Lats and Traps I found my punch increased in power
These would be best exercise's to do would Imo
For the Legs Squats Deadlifts and some kind of Calf raise
For the glutes Squats hits those but Bridge lifts are good as well
For the hips I find Kettlebel swings to be the best
For Abs situps on a decline bench are good also hanging leg raises
For Obliques Twist situps and Barbell twists
For Lats Pullups Chinups and 1 arm rows
For Traps Shrugs Upright Row and Neck Bridge
Try and do a 5x5 routine instead of something like 4x8 cause that's gonna cause muscle hypotrophy which is just extra mass to carry

Screw lifting weights.

Power comes from technique, and from the strength built from training... roadwork, skipping rope, and simply hitting the bags and mitts.

My gym work tires my legs out far more than any weight training could.

[~AK49~]

^That

technique, technique, technique. Also, when you are training dont punch the target, punch through the target. Just keep pushing yourself in training, and you'll develop.

[Bingo33]

on power

Balance and leverage make punching power so your technique must be perfect. Some guys swear by strength training, not sure myself. I would use dumbbell lateral raises, presses behind the neck, and lat pull downs. This along with chinning and pull ups. Biceps don't do anything for punching power, Russian research in the 80's proved this, but the tricep gives the jab power so do rope pulls for the triceps. I would also do lots of dips inbetween parelell bars for chest, triceps.

[Jack3d]

Screw lifting weights.

Power comes from technique, and from the strength built from training... roadwork, skipping rope, and simply hitting the bags and mitts.

Please explain to me how exactly distance running and jumping rope gives you strong and powerful legs.

My gym work tires my legs out far more than any weight training could.

You don't have to beat the crap or tire out your legs to make them strong.

Please give your bro science and ignorance of the human body a rest. You have no clue what you are talking about

Balance and leverage make punching power so your technique must be perfect. Some guys swear by strength training, not sure myself. I would use dumbbell lateral raises, presses behind the neck, and lat pull downs. This along with chinning and pull ups. Biceps don't do anything for punching power, Russian research in the 80's proved this, but the tricep gives the jab power so do rope pulls for the triceps. I would also do lots of dips inbetween parelell bars for chest, triceps.

Please tell me where Russian research says that triceps give you power? I'd love to see that load of non-sense

Power comes from the Legs and Hips. That means Heavy Box Squats, Deadlifts, Power Cleans, Box Jumps, Depth Jumps, and really anything that involves jumping. Explosive movements like these will build power.

Power will improve with technique as well, but there are ways you can develop in with a proper strength training routine.

[-FLIP-]

I don't know how much more power you can get by working out your legs.

But you should definitely improve your technique, and really just keep punching.

I mean if for one day your trying to increase power and you have a choice either working out your legs or hitting the bags/mitts...I would choose hitting bags/mitts.

[Spartacus Sully]

what kind of power do you want? the power to move your opponet around, out muscle him and wear him down in the clinch? or the power to knock him out?

cause if you want to knock people out, its alot more about timing distance, accurecy, and technique.

[SBleeder]

Please explain to me how exactly distance running and jumping rope gives you strong and powerful legs.

Perhaps because I have extremely strong and powerful legs... I have knockout power... and I haven't lifted weights since my college football days?

How often did Sonny Liston hit the old barbell squats? Any video of Tommy Hearns throwing up power cleans? Perhaps Bob Foster did a lot of depth jumps in his spare time.

There are fighters in my gym who do all sorts of leg weight training... they can't jump rope for more than ten minutes, or make it through a mile of roadwork with construction boots. And most of them punch like creampuffs.

[THE REED]

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