I spar here and there but I don’t think I’m ever gonna get in ring for official match ever, I been going to boxing gym from like a month now. I took it up as cardio for cutting and staying in fight shape just for sake of it, I know basics like exhaling short, head movement, stance or whatever

Today I was shadow boxing with those 2-3 pound dumbbells but this dude (amateur boxer I spar with here and there) told me it’s counter productive and can actually negatively effect my punch because I’ll feel heavier when I do it in real? What did he mean? I mean I don’t think I’m ever gonna step in official boxing fight even as amateur but I don’t wanna ruin my punch or whatever lol I seen usyk, loma, fury doing it so I thought it would be good? If anything I thought it would just make me faster when I punch without weights lul

I shadow box with the 5lb dumbbells
And the 3lbs dumbbells for speed

Amazing upper body + cardio workout

Throw in some pernell whitakker style dips and head movements for a bit of legs



I just do that in my garage no plans of getting in the ring unless I’m fighting Canelo for 5 million

If you are trying to do resistance training for the throwing of the punch, you would need to use cables from the back (opposite direction of the punch). That way you are pulling the weight in the natural direction that you throw the punch.

Right now, you are simply fighting gravity to keep your fists up and in theory you will punch high without the weights.

I mean that’s what I was doing too but what that dude meant by counter productive? I don’t see how it can negatively effect my punches??? In fact it should actually make them faster and lot of boxers like canelo, ggg, loma shadow box with weights too

Wait is that good or bad? Me punching high?? I just started month ago