This content is protected Haven’t boxed in about two years ever since the first Covid lockdown when I stopped training at the boxing gym. Have access to a punchbag now over the Christmas period and using it to stay fit. I’m not punching hard btw since I don’t have wraps, just trying to get the muscle memory back and the feet moving properly. Reckon I’ll find a new gym in the new year to start again, desperate to spar regularly as I miss it badly.
Unfortunately not mate! Would kill to have this sort of set up. If it was mine I’d have a wallbag and a treadmill in the shed too.
Bit of advice that I’ve heard from a smart boxing guy, I can’t tell if you’re doing it or not but that’s how it should be in my experience. Anyways, when you’re stepping in with your jab and your foot is coming off the ground, your foot should hit the ground after you land the blow, Old timers believed if your foot hit the ground before you hit the target, the power went to the floor. It sounds odd but I feel the difference. So the order of contact is just in case I sound indirect. fist to chin, foot to floor.
Cheers, will give your suggestion a go. I was always told by coach to try and plant the front foot simultaneously with the punch but will see how it feels when landing first.
I will say to add to the credit of my words Jack Dempsey and Joe Gans both advise this! Hope it works out for you.
Yeh mate I’d say that as well tbh land them both together. Unless we’re talking about a literal fraction of a second after, but when I’m explaining to kids I’d just demonstrate and tell them to step into it as they jab
Gave this ago today and understand where you are coming from, definitely allows me to create more snap in the punch. I think it’s better suited to taller rangier boxers who can punch down though. Slowly getting my fitness up, did ten two minute rounds (1 minute rests) quite comfortably.
Good to hear, hope it serves you well. Do you do much short distance running? 400-800m intervals are a good tool for your wind.
Cheers will try to incorporate that at the gym. Right now I do my cardio on the exercise bike and also incline walking. Do strength training with weights three times a week. Probably not conducive to boxing training because I do heavy pressing exercises and my shoulders tire out quite quickly during rounds on the bag and also pads back when I was training at an actual boxing gym. But I’m not taking the boxing seriously so won’t alter the weight training.
I don’t think heavy pressing will effect your shoulder endurance, I don’t tire anymore in the shoulder region a whole lot unless I’m trying to actively build the endurance and I standing press some chunky weight. Shadow boxing with weights did the trick. Careful with treadmills they create an imbalance and will be bad for your knees in the long run.
