For sure im going today, ill update when i go check the prices or buy
punching bags
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Speed bag, heavy bag, double end bag.
For the beginner, I would recommend a speed bag for the home, along with heavy bag and maybe double end bag.
Speed Bag and Double end bag can really tone, cut and burn the shoulders, with less chance of injury. I recommend The Speed Bag Bible book and video for learning the speed bag. And the author has a teaching website I use it and I have gotten pretty good on the speed bag. (Much better than Hilary Swank in the boxing moving
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There are several videos for double end bag and heavy bag training. available. I would think you could get all bags for less than $300.00
wrap you wrist if you are going to punch hard on bags.
For the beginner, I would recommend a speed bag for the home, along with heavy bag and maybe double end bag.
Speed Bag and Double end bag can really tone, cut and burn the shoulders, with less chance of injury. I recommend The Speed Bag Bible book and video for learning the speed bag. And the author has a teaching website I use it and I have gotten pretty good on the speed bag. (Much better than Hilary Swank in the boxing moving
)There are several videos for double end bag and heavy bag training. available. I would think you could get all bags for less than $300.00
wrap you wrist if you are going to punch hard on bags.
can you substitute running / jogging with jumproping?
hmm. turns out i have no space in my house for a hanging bag. would a free standing bag work well to help condition your body? ( make it fit ) what would the differences be from a hanging bag? . would the standing bag tip over if hit / kicked too hard?
A freestanding bag would be better than nothing.The few times I have worked out on one, I found my lead foot would constantly come into contact with it when I moved in and when you hit it with a power shot, it tips backwards quite a bit.This makes it ineffective for combination punching IMO.With a hanging bag, you have no issues with the lead foot and the bag can't tip over.But, like I said, it is better than nothing.You may be able to really load down the base by first filling it with sand and then adding in some water to make the sand heavier.
nah ill just wait a while to get a heavy bag i guess. waste of money on free standing
Free standing Bag
I disagree. For a freestanding heavy bag, try some carpet tape on the bottom. I just came back from a sporting goods show where several booths had Freestanding heavy bags, and lot of top level martial artists ( west coast demo teams) and pro-boxers from the everlast booth were pounding away at them demonstrating various targets or devices that attach to these heavybags. Very little Creep or tipping over. The Carpet tape really seemed to work.
here is another idea. Try hanging heavy bag from a wall mounted speed bag unit.
Checkout the picture on the far right of this link: (Blue Bags)
this is a speed bag unit from PrimeFighter sports.
PRIME FIGHTER HEAVY WEIGHT ADJUSTABLE QUICK CHANGE WALL UNIT - Model 400
and it is rock solid.
hope it helps
larkcmieh13 said:
I disagree. For a freestanding heavy bag, try some carpet tape on the bottom. I just came back from a sporting goods show where several booths had Freestanding heavy bags, and lot of top level martial artists ( west coast demo teams) and pro-boxers from the everlast booth were pounding away at them demonstrating various targets or devices that attach to these heavybags. Very little Creep or tipping over. The Carpet tape really seemed to work.
here is another idea. Try hanging heavy bag from a wall mounted speed bag unit.
Checkout the picture on the far right of this link: (Blue Bags)
this is a speed bag unit from PrimeFighter sports.
PRIME FIGHTER HEAVY WEIGHT ADJUSTABLE QUICK CHANGE WALL UNIT - Model 400
and it is rock solid.
hope it helps
but im afraid its gonna tip over if hit too hard. and if it keeps falling backwards ( leaning back or tipping over ).. you cant do any combinations
Standing punching bags are awsome, i bought one when i was into tae kwon do
great HIIT training
if you know how to punch it can help you get better
if you dont know then it can hurt you if you hit it wrong (like breaking a pinky)
they are great for cardio if you hate running or some other repetative things
great HIIT training
if you know how to punch it can help you get better
if you dont know then it can hurt you if you hit it wrong (like breaking a pinky)
they are great for cardio if you hate running or some other repetative things
I don't know anything about boxing, I just want to say something about what sergex said. I've read on the subject, and spot reduction is supposedly a myth. Meaning, you can't work out one area of your body, and expect to lose fat there. Where you lose fat at is genetic, as is where a lot of it gets put. So a good heavy bag workout would reduce overall fat, not just in your arms/chest.
To answer some questions about substituting jump rope for running, jump rope and running are similar, but jump rope will help with as someone said before, footwork as well as rythym. Running will definately give you stamina but don't rely on one golden workout that will accomplish all your needs. Please be careful with a bag. You can seriously hurt your wrist, fingers, etc if you don't work it right. And if you want to learn to fight, I suggest taking a martial arts class. You can find more information from your local schools about their emphasis (physical, philosophical, or otherwise), or you can find out more about the style that sounds most appealing to you online.
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Another important factor in fighting-- the most important, is to fight. You need a real live opponent who can react to you and you off him. It will teach you more about fighting than a bag can. A bag is more ideal for practicing, not learning. Hope this helps and go ahead and send me some private messages or post questions if you have them.
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Another important factor in fighting-- the most important, is to fight. You need a real live opponent who can react to you and you off him. It will teach you more about fighting than a bag can. A bag is more ideal for practicing, not learning. Hope this helps and go ahead and send me some private messages or post questions if you have them.
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Hanging bags is the big drawback. I love my heavy bag more than anything but I have to haul it out to my backyard and hang it on one of those old T shaped laundry hangers that cavemen used before Drying machines. I need to get one of my roomates to lift the chain while I lift the bag or else it is immensely difficult. so I rarely can do it when home alone. I also have a standing bag. It is no substitute. No way no how, not even close. The standing ones are also called tap bags. If you hit them harder than a tap they make a big ka'thwump sound on the floor and if you actually hit one full force it will probably fall over.
If you just want to burn fat and build muscle there are easier ways. I mean my hands are always scabbed up even though I use quality bag gloves. The workout is more than most people can handle and the bag is expensive clunky and You are lucky if you have an old relic antique clothes hanger in your back yard because if you are in an apprtment all you can do is spend $400 on a stand or you can ask you local gym to hold onto it for you and then your bag hours are dependant on your gyms hours and kids might play with it or break it or hang on it or whatever when your not around. Unless you are serious about punching power, stick to your treadmills, tae bo and the like. Punching bags are quite needy
If you just want to burn fat and build muscle there are easier ways. I mean my hands are always scabbed up even though I use quality bag gloves. The workout is more than most people can handle and the bag is expensive clunky and You are lucky if you have an old relic antique clothes hanger in your back yard because if you are in an apprtment all you can do is spend $400 on a stand or you can ask you local gym to hold onto it for you and then your bag hours are dependant on your gyms hours and kids might play with it or break it or hang on it or whatever when your not around. Unless you are serious about punching power, stick to your treadmills, tae bo and the like. Punching bags are quite needy
Ugh, seriously. I have a weak little 40 lb that I got a long time ago...I'l since had to strap it to a support beam in my garage for resistance. But what I've learned from that is...
Bags, especially heavy bags, need to have a space designed for them. I am talking like put the bag in there and build around it. They don't just go anywhere like you'd like them to.
Bags, especially heavy bags, need to have a space designed for them. I am talking like put the bag in there and build around it. They don't just go anywhere like you'd like them to.