What muscles are used to throw a punch?

Question

What muscles are used to throw a punch?

Answer 1

I think that you would have to consult a physiologist for an accurate answer to this one. Just taking a stab at it, I would say almost all muscles are used in some way. Here are some of the muscles I can think of: eye, neck, shoulder, triceps, biceps, delts., traps., psoas, forearm, wrist, finger, back, glutes, hamstrings, quadriceps, calves, foot, toe, and of course the most important muscle, the heart.

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Answer 2

the muscles you Ideally use to throw a punch are your legs, hips (abs would add to this), shoulder and arms.

thats for a straght punch. other muscles in your back and chest will add to it.

this is what makes the difference between having punching power and not.

Ideally it should be your legs driving your entire body weght behind a punch.

EDIT: I'm not surprised by the lack of knowledge about punching. Many martial arts teachers put people through a process of "dumbening" (to steal a word from the simpsons) where you actually lose common sense.

To not state that power comes from the leg push is one thing, to state that it is solely the arm is blatant ignorance of fighting that NO martial arts student should have.

Yes there are times you are not able to maximize in every situation, however to ignore this reality that it is very doable most of the time and at most ranges (obviously not in groundfighting- that is why a groundfighter can nullify a striker's abilities when taken down).

"chambering" serves no purpose except to take away your power and give your opponent an advantage.

It is no surprise boxers don't take other martial arts seriously.

Answer 3

Deltoids, Biceps, Triceps, Forearms , even the Abs, ( every twisting motion) , and the chest muscle, all contract when throwing a punch. It is essential in strenghtening all of these in order to throw an accurate and strong, powerful punch.

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Answer 4

There are a few. You will use the muscles in your arm to raise your fist, the muscles in your hand to make a fist, & your waist to properly twist as you throw the punch (for extra power).

Answer 5

Legs
Shoulders
Midsection...lower back/abs/obliques

to some degree
chest
triceps
but most of your power comes from the first list of muscles

Answer 6

You should use you whole body to punch. If you are just using your arm try to focus on your triceps and deltoids.

Answer 7

yiquan can give you best answer. that is whole body.

force generate from foot, through by leg ,and transmit by waist ,drived by back, and accerated by shoulder,and reach to arm and finaly puch opponet by fist. any link is weak, you can not make huge punch.

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Answer 8

Mostly hips & shoulder muscles.

Answer 9

The deltoids, biceps, & triceps

Answer 10

Correctly, all of them.