does punching a heavy bag develop punch strength? what is the best way to develop your punching power?

Question

i have alot of strength behind my fists, but i want to know what will develop this with results that i can feel working........ pls help me out....

Answer 1

Trust Me ~

Yes, the heavy-bag does help you develop punching power. It's the way that you throw your punch too. Punch through your target not at your target. Turn your hip and shoulder at the same time as if it were on a hinge. Sit down on your punches, you're working for power so stay a wee bit flat footed and dig into the bag.

Try these two things and you will be punching harder. First get one of the new rubber medicine balls the vary in weight, get a five pound ball take the ball with both hands directly over your head and slam it to the ground as hard as you can. You might want to yell out as you do this to control your breathing. As the ball bounces back up (barely) grab the ball and repeat. Try doing a round at a time with a minute rest.

Take the same ball, lay on your back balance the ball with both hands but keeping the balls weight on just one hand. Toss the ball up as high as you can alternate hands each round.

I gave mt Brother, Brent the same advice about a two weeks ago. Just ask him if it's working or not.

Good luck and thanks for the question Trust Me.

Answer 2

Punching the heavy bag is a good way to develop punch strength. But there is a methodology to follow for correct punching practice.

Take a piece of chalk and draw a dot on the heavy bag about throat height. Now as you attack the heavy bag 'focus' your punches on that dot. You can put the dot anywhere you like.

Remember to throw 'bunches of punches', but don't go wild, concentrate your punches so they all land on a single area of your opponents body: chin, the 'buttons', the solar plexis, etc., and that chalk 'dot' will help you to automatically focus your most devastating punches on one area.

Give it a try.

Answer 3

The bag is good but you could do everything that everybody here is saying and it will help a little, but if that was the way to get power in your punches than every single boxer would have knockout power because everybody does hit the bag,, I know this is going to sound dumb and I'll probably get harassed by this but I am going to say swimming because I used to box and I hit harder than most and the only thing that i can say gave me that power was being on the swim team.

Answer 4

Yes that is the main reason for hitting the heavy bag. the weight and resistance develops punching power along with developing good combination punching and overall balance. Santana covered it best. He is correct about the medicine ball, the rubber one develops good strength and is a tough exercise. I tried the exercises he described with the ball and it burns partner. try all these exercises in 3 minute rounds with one minute rest in between.

Answer 5

I like to go crazy on the punching bag, for 3 minutes (1 round) I'll punch hard and fast non-stop.
This conditions my body, if I get tired I'll lean my head on the body (as if I'm leaning on my opponents chest) and work on body shots.
Think about it, you don't get to rest in the ring so why should you rest while working the bag for 1 round?

Answer 6

Learn to use your legs while punching
Strengthen your legs
overhead squats
front squats
back squats
deadlifts
1 leg deadlifts

strengthen your midsection....abs/obliques lower back