Does shadow boxing with 3lb pound weights in each hand help strengthen your punch?

Question

Does shadow boxing with 3lb pound weights in each hand help strengthen your punch?

Answer 1

i do it all the time with 5lbs (the highest dumbbells i got :-(  )

and it does improve your speed.

A LOT.

Answer 2

You'll be fine with the uppercuts, but any other punch will shred your elbows.

Answer 3

Not as much as core training, hopping a ton of rope, sparring, hitting the bag, and other things should.  It can be part of a good warm up or cool down routine though.

Answer 4

stronger and faster

Answer 5

It will help your muscles to become stronger which in turn will make them faster. Speed is the key to punching power. Once you get good technique you will develop speed. Powerful punching is achieved with speed not the size of a muscle or weight of the person throwing it.

Answer 6

It will help with speed...and speed is a component of power, speed+strength=power.