pushups

I was mainly refering to olympic lifts (clean jerk, snatch).

 

Fair enough. I just think that different stuff works for different people.

 

pylometric press ups are best were you push your body off the ground

 

Hmm. Well...

If you can't do enough pull ups....try working in some negatives, the muscle strength and endurance should improve drastically and within a month or two you should be able to belt out 8 no problem..

Calisthenics are actually more beneficial because they're all natural movement and require alot more stabilizer muscle unless you're performing kettlebell/dumbbell presses which are somewhat on par.
They also are easier on the ligaments and tendons due to this natural movement and the fact that they add functional mass. Weights, even if done correctly, may add a bulking factor which may interfere with flexibility if stretching is not made FIRST PRIORITY. With calisthenics, losing flexibility is almost impossible.

For those who are thinking that it may become abit too easy...wear a weight vest.

Trust me, 50-80lbs may not seem like much weight..but if you strap that on and try doing pull ups, dips, or pushups...you will feel the difference immensely...hell probably couldn't even perform 3 reps. lol

 

I couldn't agree more

 

At the risk of sounding like a dumb ignorant ******* (which I am), what's a negative?

 

A negative is just a "forced rep" for example....lets say someone couldn't do a full pull up. a negative pull up would be just lowering your self from the bar.

You can use negatives with pretty much any type of stregth training...its a great way to get through a plateau

 

A negative is doing the eccentric phase (lowering phase) of the lift slowly, about 5-10 secs per rep.

 

Wrong, your power comes from moving your body in one unbroken motion from your feet to your fists, you can't say 90% is your legs, if anything most of your power comes through your waist, if you want to punch harder work on your waist/core strength more.

 

True. I agree. I am one of those people who think that power is something genetic.

It can be improved slightly but never really gained upon in large portions.

For example, Malignaggi has a great physique...and I am quite sure if he could put more power in his punches he would...sadly it's just not in his arsenal. He has great punching technique, and I would think he trains his body very well as he appears amazingly conditioned...so I don't think he lacks core strength and technique.

I just think it's something you are born with more or less. Another example, some people are fantastic sprinters, while others with the exact same physique, dimensions, age, sex, are unable to compete anywheres near the same level.

 

you'd best be wrapping your hands well

 

malignaggi cant punch hard because his hands are brittle.

 

malignaggi doesnt need ko power its not his style

 

Power isn't a style...it's an attribute, something you add to your repitoire(hope i spelt that right).

 

didnt mean it like that i meant the way he fights and throws his punches having ko power wouldnt make much difference