Say I were to shadow box?

Say I were to shadow box w/ 15 lb wrist weights slowly and well controlled so as not to throw out my arm.





I was thinking this could be great for building speed and strength in punches, increase cardio, AND develop muscles in the arm (and possibly some added shoulder strength).





But then I was thinking it could be joint injury...


Any thoughts?





If it%26#039;s safe... then what%26#039;s the longest I should considerably go for?





I already jump rope 20 minutes a day (Two ten minute sets) with two 5s on my wrists and 10s on the ankles.|||I%26#039;d say shadow box without the 15 lb wrist weights, and you won%26#039;t have to worry about joint injury.





If you want to increase your strenght, hit the weights, but don%26#039;t overdo it as not to affect your speed with too much muscle mass.





good luck!|||The primary purpose of shadowboxing is to develop technique. I suggest that if you want to build strength in punching, weight training is a good option. To develop speed while maintaining you technique, use 16 oz. sparring gloves instead of 15lb weights. 15lbs is a bit too much weight to have an effective shadowboxing session.





Like any form of exercise care must be taken when executing any technique. Be sure to extend your arm all the way, but not to over-extend, this is what leads to joint injury when practicing with weights. Also, it is a good idea to switch it up i.e. shadowbox with weights and without, so you have an idea of your progress.





A good shadowboxing session (in general) is split up like this:





3-5 mins boxing


15-30 sec rest


10-15 rounds





Note that much of this information is from MY personal experience and that every martial artist is different. Good luck with your training.|||I would suggest building up the weight level over time from the 5lbs-10lbs-15lbs., just to be safe.


However, it should be ok, as long as you don%26#039;t have any prexisting strains or other issues in this area.