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Knockout Facts:

• Forceful punches rely on the impulse-momentum relationship.
• Impulse is the amount of force developed in a short space of time.
• Resistance training, Olympic lifting, ballistic, sprint and plyometric training methods are proven to develop impulse.

Catch Up…

Essentially, Impulse is the amount of force developed in a short space of time. This is often called the rate of force development, important contributor to running, jumping and throwing performance, as well as… yeah you guessed it, PUNCH FORCE.

Smart Training for a Complex Sport

Boxing is a very complex sport. Fighters need to be fast, strong and explosive for high intensity actions over three minute rounds, therefore aerobic and anaerobic endurance are important. This means that on top of a huge catalogue of skills and technical ability, a boxer also needs to train for a mixture of well-developed fitness qualities.

Training for this can be quite difficult, as a strength and power athlete (javelin, weightlifting, sprinting) will have high impulse but fatigue quickly, then a marathon runner will be aerobically fit but not very fast or strong.

A boxer needs both, so getting the right combination of aerobic and strength training is vital. There is a method we can use called Concurrent Training, this is where aerobic and strength training are manipulated for the appropriate goals of the athlete.

We will cover this with more detail in a future post because this is important to optimise physical performance, prevent over-training and reduce the likelihood of injury.