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Originally Posted by Mre802
Update on the crawling. It can't really be used as a passive exercise as i had hoped, after a day of crawling my legs are on fire, :P its muscle ache, it may just be because im not used to it but i'm willing to give a few more days to the cause.
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You should train more closely to what your goal is.
If you want to be a better runner, you should spend most of your time running. Same with punching, swimming, shooting or whatever you're trying to accomplish.
Cross-training is good, so much as its not the sole focus. You say you want to be a better puncher, so you've opted to crawl like a gorilla. That's not the most direct approach to becoming a better puncher - if that is your goal.
The best way to improve your punching will be to work with a boxing coach.
He'll feed you the focus mitts to teach you how to put together punches, might have you shadow box (to practice what you've learned and get it into muscle memory) and then do some light sparring so you can put it to work in real time.
You might spend some time on your own hitting your punching bag to work on power and placement of your punches.
You might spend some time conditioning to be a better boxer - which would include running, skipping rope, lifting weights or even swimming.