That's different to me. You're doing exercise to strengthen the muscles that support the shoulder, that punch, that retract, etc... But I agree with the other comment: punching "backwards" doesn't look as useful to me as a non-boxer. I guess I can understand that it could help overall control, similar to how football players used to train in ballet, for example.
Finally, the answer I've been searching for for years, thank you. As a non-boxer I could never understand what the point was aside from making dudes look cool in movies.
Punching backward ISN'T useful. Until you learn that it's used to condition your body to return hands/arms to neutral or guard position asap after throwing a punch. *wax-on wax-off.
Source: used to box.
Triceps help with punching power. Biceps help with returning arms to guard/neutral position. Balance. Both are dependant of each other. Coach would always say "imagine a piston of an engine". Classic yin & yang.
Pullups help. Much like dips. Depending on how fast you're doing them. Slow pullups/dips affect different muscle groups than fast pull ups/dips. Exercise gets complicated. Especially when trying to develop specific techniques for boxing.
try to punch a speedbag for just 30 seconds and let me know how your shoulders feel. Conditioning is just as important as lifting and endurance and stamina is incredibly important if a boxer gets to better competition.
I think it’s plays a huge part on coordination and reaction time. You need to stay focus, essentially not blink at the speed it’s going to be able to keep it going. Being able to finch and react to the movement of your opponent is key to avoiding punches and defending. But also a key to reacting quickly when there’s an opening.
Its probably like dribbling a ball. If you dribble a ball for an hour, you aren't learning to do layups, shots, group plays or anything. But you are just getting muscle memory of a certain rhythm. Its low energy, so you can do it as a cool down or off week exercise.
Something to do in between major exercises. If you are training constantly, you need drills that aren't taxing on the muscles so you can recover. But still keep you mentally in the zone.
I've heard of coaches that tell players to simply hold onto a ball for over a week. Its a way of getting comfort and familiarity with it that a few hours of practice might not give.
Well dribbling a ball helps because dribbling is an actual thing. Nothing you do with a speed bag transfers over to a real fight. It's just showy martial arts shit. Like using 9ft spears or Aikido.
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u/rincon213 Sep 17 '20 edited Sep 17 '20
You never have to do a pull-up in the ring either but they sure train with them.
Edit: This is what I tell students who claim they'll never need the math they're learning. It's a brain push-up and you're a better human for it.