Methods of measuring punch power progression?

Jeff - stick with med balls mate. They are a time tested method... if it ain't broke? If you need some med balls to use, http://www.stadia-sports.co.uk/ - good selection and good service.

 

Its like you two are a ******ed married couple. Damn. I put up a good suggestion for you but you apparently just blew right over it.

Theres two good ways of measuring your punching power as I see it...

1)Take a 3lb medicine ball (yes they come that small) and throw your punch and release it at the end and measure how far it goes before it lands. When you can throw it farther youve increased power, or when you can throw a heavier medicine ball with proper form the same distance youve also increased power. The reason for a light medicine ball is because when you punch with a glove on theres little resistance so you should use something light.

2)Load a barbell on one end, put the unloaded end in a corner, lift up the weighted end, get in your stance with the loaded end in your hand. Have a camera that will let you upload to a computer and record yourself for a few punches (it is very close to a punch if you try it). Upload the video, you need to know how many frames per second your camera takes, count the frames it takes you to throw your punch with the barbell, figure out the time in seconds. Find a formula online (im not going to do it for you since Im not so anal as to need a number for my punching power) and calculate your power yourself.

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If you were half as intelligent as you claim you are then you would of never asked that question. Seriously it is one of the stupidest things i've heard on here and that's quite an achievement, hence my congratulations. The real icing on the cake is the fact that you are acting like i've said something stupid and that i'm the dummy here . Seriously you've given me a good laugh and I appreciate it.

 

It could be beneficial for your strength if you make sure you do it rarely and compliment it with some more sports specific movement, the problem with a shot put is that it is too heavy so you'll be activating muscle fibres that aren't required when throwing a punch. The key to to any fast, powerful movement is coordination and efficiency so hitting the pads, bags and sparring partners with balance and good technique are the best ways of getting your punching power up.

That's not a silly question at all because throwing a shotput isn't really that different from throwing a punch, atleast it's alot closer to it than lying on your back and pushing a weight in the air :nut

 

Thats so sick. I can't say i wouldn't buy something like that.
Those pads were better than the bag, i wonder if scrap has stuff like this.

Quantifying your power is important for measuring progress and gathering reliable intell on results. These things also measure speed hit aswell as number of contacts, Calzaghes gym has one of these. On his undefeated dvd it shows him hitting it 1500 times in a round(there abouts).

I can see why Jeff made this thread.

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I'm not big on the light medicine ball throw. It doesn't measure the nature of power, it'll measure the speed in power more than the strength.

I believe the power should be recorded in the contact.

 

that site has some great stuff

 

the above is quite possibly the greatest post i have ever read

btw pugilist your second exercise the barbell punches are a great measurement of punch power and a great exercise - my favourite weight lifting exercise

 

x2 the bolded and underlined part ROFLMAO, good job bomber!

and thanks for the kind words.

 

poor lefty.

Above- Remember measuring power and developing it are 2 differant things.

 

u just Fed him in the A

 

Look at the dates of the posts you quoted, I haven't completed my degree and I never said I did, I'm doing it at the moment. Obviously you start with the fundamentals in anatomy, physiology, social programming etc. You know, learning the terminology and the framework before moving onto the more interesting things that I hadn't had a chance to look into at the time of the posts you've quoted, my questions there were legitimate questions, I didn't ask anything stupid like 'Is 1RM of a bench press a good indicator of punching power?' or anything ridiculous like that did I? My advice on stretching there is spot on, I got the fight prediction wrong so I'm obviously not psychic, Quantum theory says that it is possible to travel into the future but not into the past and I stand by what I said about Roy Jones, he is obviously a very skilled boxer however compared to James Toney his skills are poor.

I love the fact that I upset you so much that you felt like you had to look into my posts from the past, I come on this site to talk **** basically, I could imagine it'd be a hard life if you took this site and it's ramblings as seriously as you obviously do.