Improving Handspeed: Modern and Old School Training

What are some methods old school fighters used to improve handspeed?

What are some ways that current fighters use to improve/work on their handspeed?

I am aware of the speedbag, and also of shadowboxing with light weights.

 

Practice fast, I know that sounds stupid. But it's just like running, how do you run faster? You run fast.

 

I rekon practice perfect technique because the more efficient the technique, the faster the punch will arrive.

Then with resistance training, it's more affective to use rubber bands than light weights.

Then practise hitting fast, you'll need strong cardio to maintain a fast pace so work on coniditioning to keep up and be effactive speed puncher.

Thats all ive got....

Anyone know how to practice reaction time? Thats a big thing with speed...

 

How is shadow boxing with light weights going to improve your speed? Thats a complete falicy. The speed at which a muscle contracts will not improve with a resistance in play. Bedt way to improve speed would be to remove all resistence. So remove weight, and remove the resistence caused by tiredness, Perhaps very short rounds of 20 seconds focusing on speed only, good rest then go again. The weights one is a load of shite. There's other methods too...

 

This true Jeff Thomas?

I would only do it based on the fact it's common even in reputable fighters and instructional videos. (Jeff Fenech training video, i've seen pacquaio, mosley and mayweather all use light weights)

Also shadow boxing with resistance bands requires you to explode out contracting through the resistance(Ive been doing this). Then remove the bands and youve made a lot more elasticy snap in your punch.

 

Old school: learn how to properly punch, and trying to do it fast.
New school: lift weights.

It's actually the new school answer to nearly everything, mostly the term "if done correctly" is applied behind it.

 

hit the bag hard and fast.

 

The way forward as regards speed, is proper maintainance. Motorized stretching and repairing Biophysical response. We dont do it, repair joint degeneration and muscle Balance. If we get a new car it gets the full Monty, as regards getting looked after. The most expensive thing we will ever own, our Bodys the most amazing peice of Machinery there is we neglect. Strange

 

learning how to punch doesn't that have to be 'done correctly'?

 

Of course.

 

I swear by the shadowboxing with weights, then shadowbox fast without weights. Do it consistently, I was at my fastest following that routine, my bro's also improved their speed the same way. I first got the idea from a Don Familton video ages ago where he said the russian amateurs used it to improve handspeed with success.

 

I know that resistance bands and hand weights work great for me and I only do them 3 times a week. With the hands weights I do alot of different arm and should movements that will help alot with handspeed. let me know if you want to learn it.

 

seriously you people are looking too much into this, the punch bag is simple and effective, use it.

 

Ok shadowboxing with weights adds a restriction to the muscle which will reduce the speed it contracts. By shadow boxing with a resistence then doing away with the weight and doing normal rounds at super high speed then you will get faster, but the weight is only there for psychological reasons initially and does nothing to improve speed. Bands are better for improving the strength of a contraction. With regards to the weight after the initiation of a punch surely the 'weight' will dissapear during the punches course of flight? Whats the point in that?

 

Is a training discussion forum, just throwing around ideas.

If the bloke just didn't think of hitting teh bag i think he's too dumb to be a boxer