How to train your shoulders

[Jamesfranklin]

Do some strengthening exercises for your shoulders, it will takes time to make your shoulders strong enough to deal with such training.

[F l i c k e r]

I feel like my shoulders are super heavy and get tired quickly by using my 18oz sparring gloves. My techniques suffer a bit as well from the heavier gloves.

Any ways to condition / train your shoulders to adjust to the weight?

Punch above your eye level with the gloves.

or with little 2-3 lbs weights when training.

Whenever you shadow box basically, punch upwards. That way it'll condition your arms/shoulders. Specially when fighting those taller than you.

A little trick I learned in mexican gyms.

edit- also, since you're using 18oz. It's no big deal. That should happen. Because naturally, you will wear smaller gloves for fights and as a result, your shoulders won't get anywhere near as tired.

[OctoberRed]

Punch above your eye level with the gloves.

or with little 2-3 lbs weights when training.

Whenever you shadow box basically, punch upwards. That way it'll condition your arms/shoulders. Specially when fighting those taller than you.

A little trick I learned in mexican gyms.

edit- also, since you're using 18oz. It's no big deal. That should happen. Because naturally, you will wear smaller gloves for fights and as a result, your shoulders won't get anywhere near as tired.

Gyms in Mexico or Southern Cali?

[F l i c k e r]

Gyms in Mexico or Southern Cali?

I haven't been online in a minute so this is way late but in SoCal. Though, everyone not under the age of 13 in that gym, were more mexican than american.