To increase the speed of impact, you need to make some extra effort during training. It is important to perform the blow technically correctly, to have developed muscles and ligaments, to be relaxed when attacking.
Martial artists and professional boxers can boast of a quick and sharp punch that can incapacitate an opponent for several minutes. It is believed that a similar speed of the arms and legs is gained by perennials by training, repeated several times a week. This is true, but if you focus solely on impact speed, you can significantly improve your performance in a few weeks.
Impact strength and speed are not always compatible
If you are a bodybuilder, you are unlikely to be able to significantly increase your punch speed. The fact is that in "pitching" muscle fibers are pulled together and cannot work quickly. By increasing the mass, sharpness is lost. Of course, there are athletes who can throw quick hits, but they used to be boxing or other martial arts. Muscle memory helps to apply the developed technique and speed. However, it will hardly be possible to increase the speed indicators.
In addition, during muscle pumping, the ligaments become clogged, which have an important role in striking.
Therefore, if you decide to increase the impact speed, stop pulling the iron. It is better to work out with your weight, but here you also need to take into account some nuances. When pulling up and pushing up, the movements should be made sharp, with the same sharp exhalation, as if you strike a blow when straightening (pushing up), bending (pulling) your arms.
Additional exercises
To increase the speed of the blow, the hitting technique is important. If kicked or kicked correctly, daily repetitions will help increase speed. In this case, it is important to imagine the hand thrown out for a strike in the form of a nucleus tied to a cable. The hand itself is the rope, and the fist is the core.
It is imperative that both arms and legs at the moment of impact be relaxed and quickly return to their original state. The extra inertia of the return of the leg and arm back will give speed.
Constant sparring with a partner helps develop reactions. This also applies to the speed of perception of the situation, and the ability to evade an attack, and the speed of striking. Combat practice will gradually increase strength and speed.
Striking with dumbbells in your hands or with weights on your legs helps build the explosive power you need to increase your speed and power. Exercises can only be performed after a good warm-up, concentrating on each individual beat. It is important to pay attention to the position of the body. If it is stable, then the blow will be more powerful. When the body is unstable, a lot of force and momentum goes into restoring balance.
Working with a pear at a ragged pace. While practicing blows on the pear, you can change the pace from average to maximum. At the same time, the maximum pace is kept for 10-15 seconds, after which we again switch to medium speed. This increases the sharpness and explosive power.
It's important to know! The punch speed can be developed if the muscles are well trained and the punch technique is delivered.
