Can somebody tell me some good stretches for "punching&

[Ruben95632]

Hello, I was wondering if somebody could give me a list of good stretches that I should do to keep my upper body muscles loose so my punches can maintain their speed.

I played soccer for 10 years and practiced muay thai for about a year so I already know all the hip/leg stretches that work well, if you need advice on how to kick higher or kicking flexibility just ask.

But I was wondering if somebody could give me a list of stretches that I should be doing in order to keep my shoulders/lats/arms and upper body in general flexible so I can be more functional and stay quick for my punching.

It would be greatly appreciated, thanks for reading.

[JusticeZero]

I could show you a few, but they're hard to explain. The easiest to explain is basic enough - backbridge, then walk forward and backward a few steps.

[Ruben95632]

Walk forward and backwards with my arms?

[JusticeZero]

Arms and feet together. Builds coordination while also being a pretty intensive stretch of the core and shoulders. Core is important to everything. I could show you a few more, but it's hard to communicate them without using style-specific language - one of the main ones I push for is to coil a switch from lunge-right to lunge-left without picking up the feet starting through the back foot and making sure to isolate each section as much as possible.

[Evil Dave]

Dynamic stretching for the shoulder, a quick Google/Youtube search will give you a few results with images and/or videos. Also, looking into an exercise stretch band for increased range of motion exercises for the shoulders.