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Originally Posted by Arch0wl

and I can tell you why

it is somewhat misleading to say that squats help you develop punch force because a lot of people will take this to mean that like, glutes and hamstrings will help you with punch force

the main things about a squat that help you are

1. hip muscles
2. quad muscles, specifically the quad muscles used in a quarter squat

hip muscles are enormously important in punch force. MMA fighters all have ridiculous obliques, if you haven't noticed.

quarter squat is a joke of an exercise for training purposes, BUT it is by far the best exercise to improve vertical jump height

http://www.stack.com/a/quarter-squat...jumping-higher

rack pulls from the knee probably have a similar effect

so it makes sense that squat, but especially quarter squat would have this effect

I would also imagine the second half of a bench press (engaging more shoulders and serratus) would have a far higher correlation with punch force than the first half

I mean, yes ?

Are we agreeing here that bench press isn't much relevant to punch force IN COMPARISON to maaaany other exercises ? If not, could you please let me know what I might have misunderstood ?