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Alternate Punching

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The alternate punching exercise involves executing punches in quick succession, engaging the upper body and core. It enhances cardiovascular fitness, increases shoulder endurance, and improves coordination and speed.

How to do it

  1. Stand with knees slightly bent, feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Keep the core engaged and shoulders relaxed.
  3. Punch forward with one arm, rotating the torso slightly.
  4. Quickly retract the punch and extend the opposite arm.
  5. Continue alternating punches in a rhythmic manner.

Muscles worked

Primary Deltoid Anterior Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head

Secondary Obliques Rectus Abdominis Triceps Brachii

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