Do Broad Shoulders Help You Hit Harder?

[Spartacus Sully]

close grip pull ups are good for punching. better then say wide grip where its really only the first like 5 inches under your arm pit of your back that your working where as close grip is more the full range of motion working the lats closer to the core and under your pits(but not as much under your pits).

[Lokotron]

They don't. But long arms, if used properly, can give you the leverage to generate alot of power. See Corrales/ Funeka/Hearns.

I have long arms and legs my arms are longer then my brothers who 24 years old.

[ELPacman]

Okay guys so basically no excersize will increase my shoulder width but natural growth will.Lately I've been doing loads of pull ups and I feel my back people have been telling me my back and shoulders have grown.

Pullups overhand will definitely work your back. As for me, it's funny cause I never ever did pull ups during my school years but I always hear from people how big my back is. I tell them it's all natural and they call bull**** on me. I barely do back workouts and they think it's all I do. It's definitely natural on some people and just the way your born or your genes. My cousin has the same exact looking back as mines and he barely works out in his life so it's definitely something your born with. A good example of the power you get from a big back is Kelly Pavlik. He's all backpower and just about nothing else lol.

[kbpoetree]

close grip pull ups are good for punching. better then say wide grip where its really only the first like 5 inches under your arm pit of your back that your working where as close grip is more the full range of motion working the lats closer to the core and under your pits(but not as much under your pits).

a wide grip pullup actually works your lats more just try it and you will see...close grip works more your triceps...but yes i'd say close grip is better for overall punching like youve said but as far as your lats go wide is best just look at the lat machines in your gym..they all have wide bars wether its on the cables or a stationary machine such as a hammer strength etc

[TheNegation]

Power comes from your core (Hips, Legs, Midsection)

A Herculean lat spread and broad shoulders won't make you punch any harder

[Spartacus Sully]

a wide grip pullup actually works your lats more just try it and you will see...close grip works more your triceps...but yes i'd say close grip is better for overall punching like youve said but as far as your lats go wide is best just look at the lat machines in your gym..they all have wide bars wether its on the cables or a stationary machine such as a hammer strength etc

with wide grip you notice more of a difference because of the little area of muscle that your working where as with close grip your even making your lats wider around your waist area so as you build muscle its spread out over a much greater area.

also with wide grip its easier to do the pull up to your chest or abs which uses your back more then your arms once you get use to doing this wide grip its just as easy to do it close grip maintaining the use of the back along with a much greater range of motion.

a mix of both will make your back look really nice (Bruce leeish) but for punching all you really need is close grip.

[EzzardFan]

I'm curious... please could someone explain to me how the PULLING muscles in the back are said to aid punching?

[Spartacus Sully]

by adding strength stability and mass to your core and upper body.

[EzzardFan]

by adding strength stability and mass to your core and upper body.

Doesn't mass also add weight?
What does strength have to do with punching?
How does core stability affect punching?

[kbpoetree]

with wide grip you notice more of a difference because of the little area of muscle that your working where as with close grip your even making your lats wider around your waist area so as you build muscle its spread out over a much greater area.

also with wide grip its easier to do the pull up to your chest or abs which uses your back more then your arms once you get use to doing this wide grip its just as easy to do it close grip maintaining the use of the back along with a much greater range of motion.

a mix of both will make your back look really nice (Bruce leeish) but for punching all you really need is close grip.

alright we on same page then lol i just didnt word it gr8