Quick abridged version because I'm heading out.
Weight training makes you faster, not slower, for one main reason.
You build the Type IIa muscle fibers from explosive muscle bursts. This is what gives you power. Power comes from the velocity times the force ( P=Fv ). The more force behind the punch ( F=ma ) is the mass times the acceleration.
How this relates to the muscles is simple. The muscle obviously work to pull. The quicker a responce you can get from your muscles, the more power you will get out of them. Type IIa muscles are fast-twitch muscles.
Easy ways to work them are weigthed exercises followed directly by a plyomteric exercise on the same muscle group. This is complex training. YOu gain both the speed and muscle mass in your workout.
Any other q's, I'll check back later.
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