Plyometrics.
That was my teacher’s approach since the old days. Kind of a “new” thing in sports now, but it was the old school way to develop explosiveness.
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out of curiosity, if you are trying to build power, why would you pick mitts over the bag?
Originally Posted by SevenStar
out of curiosity, if you are trying to build power, why would you pick mitts over the bag?
Because people try to push the bag rather than strike. Also it’s suppose to be a head punch not a body punch.
The heavy bag doesn’t react like a persons body. I like it for conditioning but i wouldn’t start someone off there to learn technique. I haven’t done alot of bag work my self. When I was coming up we used those Shields to develop power.
Sevenstar, thanks for the examples.
I came across a couple a good (not great) articles on the subject.
http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/forcetraining.html
…Realize that you can produce huge amounts of force regardless of whether you’re pushing against resistance or not. In fact, the net force created by an unloaded movement can be greater than with a loaded movement. A pitch thrown by a major league pitcher has more absolute force at impact than a heavy lift, yet pitchers aren’t known for their abilities to lift big weights and vice versa. Let me explain. Remember that Force=Mass x Acceleration. Once you understand this it becomes clear that there are 3 ways of maximizing force output…
http://www.powerbasketball.com/040908.html
What are some safe plyometic exercises? Here are some that we incorporate into our athlete’s workouts:
Lower Body
High knees
“Butt” kicks
Power skips
Squat jumps
Knee tucks
Split jumps
Crossovers
Box jumps (on to box only)
Lateral bounding
Broad jumps
Forward hops (over hurdles)
Lateral hops (over hurdles)
Jump rope (heavy rope)
“Speed” ladder
Upper Body/Core
Over / Under
Half twist (and full twist)
Push press
Shovel toss
Twist toss
Tornado" ball
Throw downs
Sit up throw
Push up (clap, step, or ball)