dumbells

[boxing_kid]

would shadow boxing with dumbells increase actual hand speed?its obvious it increases power,but im curious if it increases hand speed.I do alot of drills involving boxing with dumbells around 4 or 3 lbs.

[TheRock49]

I do them reg, and I think it does a little. I mean its not a miricle work out or anything but it def doesnt hurt.

[murphyx500]

I was told not to fully extend the punches tho, and to not throw hooks with dumbells, as you could hurt your shoulder. Try shadowboxing a few rounds with the weights, then do a round without, it feels pretty good, you feel much faster that round without the weights.

[RDJ]

One thing it certainly increases is the chance of being injured.

[TheRock49]

RDJ your pictures always scare me...

[RDJ]

RDJ your pictures always scare me...

I thought it was funny :D

[TheRock49]

Maybe in a sick satanic kinda way...

[BlackWater]

They have these things called boxing gloves that you put on your hands and were meant to be punched with.

[RDJ]

They have these things called boxing gloves that you put on your hands and were meant to be punched with.

:good

[boxbible]

Using rubber tubing for punch resistance is way better than using dumbells.

The actual action of stopping the dumbells' momentum is what causes injuries to the shoulders. With rubber tubing, since the resistance increases at the end of the punch due to the stretching of the tubing, it doesn't over work the antagonist muscles that put the breaks on the punch.

[gatto]

its awesome