The Purpose of Flow Drills

I know many of you may wonder why we review flow drills over and over again. one simple reason can answer your question: muscle memory.

What is a Flow Drill?
For those of you who have never heard of a flow drill, a flow drill is a choreographed sequence of movements that are practiced between two partners. Making every movement become an instinct which cuts the time for you to react.

SEE->PROCESS->REACT

Ultimately, flows drills will help cut your reaction time by building muscle memory.

What is Muscle Memory?
Muscle memory is a common term for neuromuscular facilitation, which is the process of the neuromuscular system memorizing motor skills.

When an active person repeatedly trains movement, often of the same activity, in an effort to stimulate the mind’s adaptation process, the outcome is to induce physiological changes which attain increased levels of accuracy through repetition. Even though the process is really brain-muscle memory or motor memory, the colloquial expression "muscle memory" is commonly used.

Individuals rely upon the mind’s ability to assimilate a given activity and adapt to the training. As the brain and muscle adapts to training, the subsequent changes are a form or representation of its muscle memory.

If you want more information on Muscle Memory, check out the Why Flow Drills section on the Champions Boxing Blog.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
--Aristotle

React Swiftly,
Alex