If you shadow box with weights then shadow boxing without get you faster??

Question

If you shadow box with weights then shadow boxing without get you faster??

Answer 1

I imagine that it would be a lot like running with ankle weights. After you get use to it then take the weight off you run faster. I imagine it would be the same shadow boxing with weights.

Answer 2

I don,t know about that because when I ran track we wore weights on our ankles thinking that when we took them of it would make us faster it did not work and the weights mess up my ankles I don,t think they could hurt I can see where they would make your shoulders stronger but make you faster I don,t think so

Answer 3

It may make you faster if you are not in top condition.  Most coaches opine that a fighter who is already in fighting shape won't get faster by punching with weights.

However, it still has its benefits.  It can increase your "strength endurance", which is an aspect of strength that is hard to train solely by punching alone.

A major problem with weighted punching is that you have to decelerate the weight at the end of the punch in order to avoid wrecking your joints.  This literally trains the antagonist muscles -- those muscles that, when contracted, work to slow your punch down -- and can have a deleterious affect on punching speed and power.  Therefore, weighted punching should only be done when building a base of strength, not when you are in training for a fight.

If you want to add strength training to your routine, use exercises that don't have an element of deceleration at the end.  A medicine-ball slam or wall throw, for instance, allows you to accelerate against resistance without the need to slow down the weight at the end of the movement.  Of course, you can say the same thing about heavy-bag training; it's why the heavy-bag is considered the number one tool for increasing speed and power.

Answer 4

that's a great idea for boxing. it will make your shoulders stronger and help you raise the threshold of lactic acid so you can fight longer. do lots of sets of 3 minutes but only but a 15 second break when doing it with weights

Answer 5

yes it will obviously make you faster that is the whole point of the exercise and why we do it.

Answer 6

it has a better chance of injuring you.

It will not make you faster.