Do you throw full power punches while shadow boxing?

I do sometimes, or sometimes i put hand weights in me hands aswell, but its down to preference, the lighter weights dont commonly pratice this,|||No. If you do that your pretty much guranteed to hyperextend your elbow. Thats not the point of shadow boxing. Shadow boxing really is to perfect your form when throwing punches, snapping the punches with good form and bringing them back, keeping your non-throwing hand by your chin, staying on balance while throwing, keeping your chin tucked, %26amp; eyes up (you should be in front of a mirror) .|||yes|||Depends who%26#039;s shadow it is.|||personally i dont. I only do short sharp jabs.





Even if doing a hook i still do short sharp movements. You still get the same exercise from it. Plus if you go %26quot;full court%26quot; as it were and use all your power you could be in danger of causing damage.





HTH|||no why would u thats what the bag is for shadow boxing is to c the way u move and the try to correct it|||save it for the real thing|||I throw with power but I only extend my elbow about 95%. Don%26#039;t risk injury by hyperextending.





The real work in shadow boxing is in snapping the hands back.|||No you shouldn%26#039;t throw punches at full force. You do run the risk of hyperextension. The key to throwing to punch during shadow boxing is to #1 perfect your form #2 pull back your punch as fast as you had thrown it. Keeping correct a stance of even weight distribution (50/50 on each foot) relaxed shoulders + knees slightly bent, are all key points to throwing a good hard hitting punch.|||no|||Just use short crisp movements on all your punches. No need pulling a shoulder socket over extending your arm during practice.