Comparing Two Types of Punches (Jab and Cross) On the Basis of Maximum Impact and Muscle Involvement

Abstract

Boxing is a combat sport in which the participants perform different types of punches. In this study, a setup was designed to measure and compare the forces delivered by two types of punches i.e. jab and a cross performed by 10 healthy males and the activity of the muscles such as biceps and triceps. The forces were measured using force plate connected to PASCO CAPSTONE while the muscle activity was measured as Electromyography (EMG) on BIOPAC. The results indicated that both the jab and cross punch delivered approximately the same average force while considering the area parameter, the triceps were more involved in delivering the force when performing both types of punches as compared to biceps.