striking

A lot of the old time Boxing greats have said chopping wood/ sledgehammer slams helped them generate power. I get that boxing strike power comes from the hips, but is there any reason using a sledgehammer would be better for developing punching power over a kettlebell swing? I also get that...

Excellent podcast with Firas Zahabi (coach of Georges St-Pierre). In the course of the podcast, they talk a fair amount about strength and conditioning as well as fight training and the threads of "easy strength" are pressed throughout. The ending is a little pedantic with weird philosophy talk...