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  1. boxing_kid

    boxing_kid Member Full Member

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    How many hard sets a day do u recomend?im tryna build punching speed and more power.I already know 90 percent of punching power comes from legs,but im trying to add more.
     
  2. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Do 100 at least per day.
    I do however believe that you're underrating upper body strength in terms of generating power, there are guys with no legs and freakish upper body strenght that had concussive power like none other.

    Just try this before a sparring session.. do your pullup & pushup routine just before your sparring session, you will note the difference.
     
  3. Jazzo

    Jazzo Non-Facebook Fag Full Member

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    If you are going to get any power from mere push-ups then you should perform them in a plyometric fashion.

    I would seriously advise that you get into Olympic styled lifts for explosive strength though.
     
  4. MrSmall

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    Olympic lifts are not the be all and end all, dear Jazzo, even though they seem to be your favourite. Do you not feel that medicine ball throws are nearly as effective in building punching power?
     
  5. Rakim

    Rakim Captain ****wit Full Member

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    I'd say they're as good as plyometric pushups.


    I can do about 25 pushups, maybe 30 with a gun to my head.
     
  6. Jazzo

    Jazzo Non-Facebook Fag Full Member

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    MrSmall, hello.

    Do they seem to be my favourite? I was not aware, though perhaps you are correct.

    In any case, nothing is the be all and end all.

    I have never worked to build punching power, because frankly (everyone gets one free boast and this is mine!), I have badass power :D

    It comes down to this:

    Do you have time to fit in Olympic styled training? If yes, go for it. If no, it is not the be all and end all (as you have pointed out).

    I think that you will find this to be a fair assessment.
     
  7. Calahan

    Calahan New Member Full Member

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    I personally wouldn't do pushups every day, especially if your training for boxing. Depending on how many reps you can push out, I would recommend doing 9 sets twice a week. Try doing 3 normal sets, three incline sets (with your feet proped up on a bench), and 3 sets of close grip. Once you can do a lot of those, try adding in a set of handstand pushups against the wall. Also, you might want to invest in a set of pushup bars (They dont have to be those expensive rotating ones) to save your wrists.

    I have found found that doing pushups, pull ups, handstand pushups have improved my strength and size, but if its pure punching power your after, try using a bigger heavy bag, and try adding in some power rounds.

    I personally think being strong definately has its assests in boxing, and especially MMA, but just remember some of the hardest punchers in boxing history didn't lift weights.

    I also think that olympic lifting is pretty fricken dangerous unless you have a certified coach, and even than people with picture perfect form develop all kinds of shoulder, knee, and back pain as a result. Weight lifting to me is sort of a narcisistic, white man invention. I suppose it has its short term benefits when your young and have plenty of testesterone flowing through you veins, but it will catch up to you later in life.

    peace
     
  8. joekirkbycobra

    joekirkbycobra King Of The Ring Full Member

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    do press up claps in sets of ten till you cant do no more
     
  9. AK-47

    AK-47 Shoot 'em up Full Member

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    Ahh puching power
    Clap pressups?
    Do them till failure, thatss what i do
    But too get my strength i go on the heaviest bag and just concentrate a whole round on power punches. Trust me 58 kg bags are pretty hard to move around

    Mike tyson says he has so much power because he was given a very heavy bag to hit at a young age
     
  10. Rakim

    Rakim Captain ****wit Full Member

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    I didn't think plyometrics were supposed to be done until failure.
     
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    ralphc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The tradition in boxing is to do your pushups on your fingers and knuckles. It is much more difficult and you will find that you won't be able to do as many.
     
  12. Relentless

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    you thought right.
     
  13. viru§™

    viru§™ Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Half of what he said is complete bollox, I wouldn't take any notice.
     
  14. Calahan

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    No I am not saying you will die earlier. I'm saying it can take its toll later in life in the form of arthritis, tendenitis, and worn cartilage in the lower back, knees, elbows, and shoulders. I've seen people injure themselves permanently in the name of strength.


    I feel weightlifting is sort of a sport on its own...In general I don't see many avid weightlifters in the gym who also practice boxing or MMA. I also just hate to rely on paying someone for resistance, when there is so much you can do with your own bodyweight.
     
  15. Rakim

    Rakim Captain ****wit Full Member

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    Bodyweight can't be adjusted. For example, I can do 30 pushups in one set but I only want to do about 8-9 reps, so I do bench press instead. I do pulldowns instead of pullups because I can only do 2-3 pullups and I like to do 8-9 in a set. I'm not saying bodyweight exercises are any less effective (for me, dips work well for 8-9 reps) but some people just find weights easier to work with. I don't see anything wrong with either method.