Weight and punching power

maybe you reached a platue [sp]

 

Dont worry, speed is a vital comonent of power. Imagine this...you get walloped by a 20lb sledge going 5mph or you get walloped by a 5lb slege going 20mph...which hurts more?

The most powerful punch in the world doesnt help you if you cant hit the guy, so look at it as an opportunity to use your power more effectively.

 

No.

Your punching power goes down when you lose mass.

 

Your speed may go up, especially if all you lost is fat. My power went up when I lost about 15 pounds of lard because lard doesn't make you faster. And like Boxaholic said, more speed means you'll be able to actually land.

 

The speed difference is probably negligible. Perhaps you improved your technique.

 

Why is that probable? I beg to differ, it's not like a punch is all weight shift.

Most definitely. It was hard to have proper technique with 15 pounds of blubber on me especially hooks and uppercuts.

 

Then that is the answer. No need for anything else.

 

I disagree because they influence each other. Power from weight shift dropped a little, power from torso twist increased and speed increased as well.

 

Well I can hardly measure these things accurately, so it should be standard practice in these threads to assume that weight loss is akin to power loss. It is the best starting point.

Otherwise the question is a waste of time.

 

I'm not following that logic at all. If it's not easily measured, it doesn't exist? :huh

 

No.

Just that you can't give any advice on it. Or, if you think you can, get the rules straight since you will be using the same rules for everyone. I suggested that a sensible place, if any, to start would be, 'less mass means less power'. After all, it is reasonable to assume that power will be lost as a result of losing weight. If you do no think that is reasonable then ask yourself if a person is likely to increase punching power as a by-product of losing weight.

 

It's not reasonable at all IMO to assume that dropping weight means losing power, because with a drop in weight other attributes may improve. Both me and the OP feel much faster after weight loss, and speed contributes to the power of a punch. I am also more agile at this weight, which means I can move my body around easier, and I'll be more effective in getting my weight behind a punch in the first place. Weight is simply not the same thing as punching power especially if that weight is fat. I don't see the sense nor reason in your statement.

 

Being faster will not help if you lose weight in the process. Hell, weight divisions are in place for a reason.

A guy with rubbish technique at middleweight will still hit harder than a fly weight who has wonderful technique.

As for fat, it will actually help punching power. It can even help strength. Being able to land effectively is irrelevant.

 

Speed plays a larger role in power than mass.