Punching with weights

Letters24You
Letters24You Posts: 263 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all,

I just recently started a mini strength training routine for my back, shoulders and arms that lasts about 15 minutes. I'm very much a beginner when it comes to exercising and sticking with it so I've started with a small routine that I know I can do every night. That being said, last night I decided to throw some punches (at the air of course, like I saw being done on JM 30 Day Shred) while holding 2lb weights. Not sure why I decided to do it with weights in hand but I did.
Does anyone know if this is a good thing? Good for toning? Strength traing? Bad? as in bulking up or anything?

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    there is absolutely positively no way on earth or middleearth that you will get bulky using 2 pound weights.

    also i'd first check to make sure you have correct technique for punching before adding a weight since that can make a huge difference on your joints.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Yeah, you won't bulk up.

    You very well good eff up your joints and connective tissue. Be VERY careful jerking weights around.
  • nonstopper
    nonstopper Posts: 1,108 Member
    You can use 5lbs weight and you will just tone up! No worries!
    Try shadow boxing with it.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    Who exactly are these women who bulk up lifting 2 lbs???
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Yeah, you won't bulk up.

    You very well good eff up your joints and connective tissue. Be VERY careful jerking weights around.

    ^^^
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    Just be careful when you throw an uppercut and avoid your jaw. I ended up with a bloody lip once. True story.
  • kinmad4it
    kinmad4it Posts: 185 Member
    Be careful your grip doesn't fail and you end up lobbing one of the weights into the telly. Not done that myself, but I'd be astonished if someone somewhere hasn't done it.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    Who exactly are these women who bulk up lifting 2 lbs???
    the ones who are concurrently eating 3000 calories a day over what they need?
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    the ones who are concurrently eating 3000 calories a day over what they need?

    True...wrong "bulk", though. You could eat a surplus of 5000 kcal/day and you're not going to get huge muscles from lifting 2 lb weights.

    Sorry, just annoyed that I've opened up 3 threads in this forum today and 2 of them somewhere in the thread mention "women getting HUGE from lifting weights". It's almost like you just look at weights and you get huge! Just curious who these women are? It must be nice as I work my butt off for every ounce of muscle I gain.

    Okay, rant over.... :)
  • vinnieti
    vinnieti Posts: 79 Member
    there is absolutely positively no way on earth or middleearth that you will get bulky using 2 pound weights.

    also i'd first check to make sure you have correct technique for punching before adding a weight since that can make a huge difference on your joints.

    Haha,,, not even on middle earth? :)
  • Letters24You
    Letters24You Posts: 263 Member
    What is shadow boxing?
  • Letters24You
    Letters24You Posts: 263 Member
    Thanks for the input everyone!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    there is absolutely positively no way on earth or middleearth that you will get bulky using 2 pound weights.

    also i'd first check to make sure you have correct technique for punching before adding a weight since that can make a huge difference on your joints.

    :laugh:

    I am now picturing Jillian Micheals training hobbits.
  • JasonDetwiler
    JasonDetwiler Posts: 364 Member
    Yeah, you won't bulk up.

    You very well good eff up your joints and connective tissue. Be VERY careful jerking weights around.

    Then why do Olympians compete in the clean & JERK? So confusing...
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Yeah, you won't bulk up.

    You very well good eff up your joints and connective tissue. Be VERY careful jerking weights around.

    Then why do Olympians compete in the clean & JERK? So confusing...

    They're VERY careful........
  • myfitnesslife75
    myfitnesslife75 Posts: 163 Member
    there is absolutely positively no way on earth or middleearth that you will get bulky using 2 pound weights.

    also i'd first check to make sure you have correct technique for punching before adding a weight since that can make a huge difference on your joints.

    :laugh:

    I am now picturing Jillian Micheals training hobbits.

    LOL! Tomorrow when I do level 3 of 30DS I'm going to have that visual in my head while I'm swinging 3 lbs weights, shadow boxing. I must be doing something because my left elbow muscles are a bit sore today. :)
  • Mighty_Rabite
    Mighty_Rabite Posts: 581 Member
    When punching with weights.. make sure not to bang your joints! Stop the punch short of 100% extension and you should be good to go. Also, hold onto them suckers, don't want them flying anywhere.
  • Letters24You
    Letters24You Posts: 263 Member
    Thank!!
  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    Who exactly are these women who bulk up lifting 2 lbs???

    I want what they're having
  • myfitnesslife75
    myfitnesslife75 Posts: 163 Member
    When punching with weights.. make sure not to bang your joints! Stop the punch short of 100% extension and you should be good to go. Also, hold onto them suckers, don't want them flying anywhere.

    I went easier today and my elbows feel much better now. Guess I was punching that shadow too hard! whoops...
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    You can get weighted gloves too.

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