Do Broad Shoulders Help You Hit Harder?

[Lokotron]

If so how do I grow broad shoulders so I can have a large back.

[g0tcha]

you cant grow broad shoulders but you can increase your shoulder muscle size which will help with the broad look. you cant grow a bigger back as well unless your talking about increasing the muscles in your back to make it wider due to muscle size like your teres and lat muscles. i'll be puttin up a vid of shoulder workouts soon that you can checkout on my youtube as well as back workouts if you want to check it out below.

goodluck

[Righthandbanger]

apparently, borad shoulders help.. my coach reckoned it made up for me being so short lol, but honestly the only times I've ever been rocked (twice) it was by tall scrawny mofos who were skilled enough to catch me off guard.

shoulder muscle strength and endurance are necessary but how big they are isn't necessarily relevant

[#1Assassin]

u cant grow broad shoulders, they do help alot as far as punching power goes though. height, reach, broad shoulders and wide hips all help u hit harder but u cant grow any of it. thats why punchers are born not made.

if u want to hit harder focus on getting better tecnique, guys like hearns and mcclellan werent considered punchers in the amateurs simply cuz they hadnt learned how to get leverage on their punches.

other than that try to improve your handspeed and your strenght. the strenght that matters as far as punching goes is the legs, the core and the back. be careful not to put on too much muscle though. if u go above your natural weight u will lose more speed than u gain strenght and acctually punch weaker, also if u put too much across your back u will lose the snap in your shoulders which is the key to punching power. too much on the legs and u will have to move up in weight and fight bigger guys.

[EzzardFan]

height, reach, broad shoulders and wide hips all help u hit harder

Marciano was arguably one of the hardest punchers in boxing. All those who faced him attested to that fact. He repeatedly punched La Starza's forearms in an attempt to bring down his guard, and ruptured all the blood vessels in them. He also had 43 KOs in 49 bouts.

Marciano was 185lbs and 5'11" with a 42" chest, a freakishly short 68" reach, and stoop shoulders.

There's a sound argument that shorter reach actually provides a better basis for punching power by making it easier to leverage weight behind the punch, because the arm reaching vmax plus the transference of weight better coincide with the punch connecting, and because the momentum to force translation occurs more quickly due to greater rigidity and faster deceleration.

I can go into more detail if required.

But having said that, punching power is mostly down to technique, particularly speed and weight transfer, so make the best of what you got

The single best way to improve punching power is to practise hitting the heavy bag. The heavier the bag the better

[SpecialOne]

a lot of things are just natural

[alza1988]

Strength Training For Fighters

[alza1988]

If so how do I grow broad shoulders so I can have a large back.

Sounds a bit like bodybuilding to me mate .
From the last article .

2. Strength Training Is NOT Bodybuilding

Many old school trainers cringe at the thought of weight lifting, as their interpretation of this phrase is akin to bodybuilding. The phrase weight lifting causes one to automatically envision large, muscle-bound bodybuilders.

Let's get one thing clear...

A fighter has no business following a bodybuilding routine. Bodybuilding emphasizes aesthetics. The activity involves posing various muscle groups for a panel of judges. There is no concern for athletic qualities such as speed, power, and endurance. An athlete trains for function. A fighter will not gain points on the judge's scorecard by crafting a symmetrical pair of pectoral muscles. To compare strength training for a fighter to bodybuilding is like comparing a fresh orange to an artificial apple.

Please note that this is not a knock against bodybuilding. Bodybuilding is simply not the ideal strength regimen for a competitive fighter.

[Frighteous]

olympic lifting will broaden your shoulders.

[DR.ORGYY]

a lot of things are just natural

yep..........