Gray Maynard Grip Strength and Punching Power Tested On ESPN Sport Science

Rope climbing without his legs his INCREDIBLY hard to do.But like always Sportscience make dumb links between rope climbing and punhing power.Yes it will make him have a stronger back and grip but it has nothing to do with punching power you dummies.Punching power comes from the legs and the hips,not the shoulders or hands…

Props KungFuLowKick, exactly right. I have to say though…5’8″ and 172lbs??!? Jeezz…Maynards got more muscle mass than I thought…

@Pope
Its true that it helps to have stronger shoulders so they wont get tired too fast but if you take a Gray Maynard who does the same training,has the same muscle mass but has no technic,he wont hit hard.You arms are supposed to be whips and all the force comes in majority from the hips and legs.The rest will come from the whiping motion of the rest of your body.Thats why huge guys like Jeff Monson who bench alot punch really weak,they are too tense.Gray has a good boxing thats why he hits hard.The rope climbing probably helps him more in grappling im sure.

an you dumb F*** big hand do not matter at all but big wrist do because they take more impact … look at brock lesnar biggest hands and wrist and back musle and shoulders in the sport but never knocked out any mma fighter? its lean also like silva if you have to much musle you will be weak also with not enuf musle but if you are in between like junior dos santos then youll get more knock outs duh

@mma mike
I just know what anybody who boxes knows.And Sportscience aren’t professional at all they once said punches from mount were stronger then standing up…As for Gray he never said it was a punching power exercise he said it was a good core exercise.My boxing coaches always told me muscles play a fairly small role in punching power and that yes you need to turn your shoulder but the force comes in majority from the hips and your technic.But what do they know they are just the 2nd best boxing gym in Quebec.

kungfulowkick,since you know so much maybe you should fight in the U.F.C,when you grow up.

@murrell
I just talked about Gray’s technic once and I said it was good so I don’t know why you say that.I just said sportscience is dumb to make the link between that exercise and his punching power.You’re just insulted that I told you you were ignorant when you were saying Silva was lucky with a triangle wich is totally true.

I’m so in love right now, thanks for the pic Bruno…Glad I’m stocked up on astroglide!

ok my bad for calling you a dumb F*** i got alil over excited but every boxing gym is different im from america but i dont discresmenate so im saying its all around if you have to much musle its useless it have to be equal unless your gonaa end up like bob sapp he got beat up by someone thats 159 pounds and he is 340 pound … you feel me

punchers are born they are not made. Anyone that boxes knows this. Yes you can make your punching power better, but that is only through technique.

slim is the only guy here who has a clue what he’s talking about. Your born with K.O power, or you aren’t.

I knew that annoying little turd had to be from Quebec. Please let everyone know what gym you are talking about so you can get ktfo