Punching Bag

Corholio

Was thinking of investing in a punching bag to help with weight loss. Ive read a few people say its a great way to burn off calories. Any recommendations and whatd be an ideal workout with it.

I'm 22, 15 stone. Been on a much changed diet last month or so. Plenty of protein and cut out junk food completely. Thanks mostly to posters on this board. Would like to get down to about 12.5 stone which i was about a year ago before i needed surgery on my knee.

Cindy Love

you havent mentioned whether you have any martial arts or boxing background so its hard to say.

Also what kind of bag do you have/are you using?

Most people will suggest using a rounds system. Sounds easy but it really isnt!
I do 3min rounds with 1 min off. I try to punch/kick like i mean it for the full 3mins and always keep moving. (its hard to describe this in a post--need to show u or find a video link...)

In total ill do about 30-40 mins of bag work.

Sometimes ill do weights prior to this workout-sometimes ill just work on the bag-depends on my energy levels and my goals.

If your aiming to loose weight its a good investment but bear in mind you need to have room for the bag (it moves) and youll move around it.They tend to be heavy so youll need to mount them somewhere strong too.

Be careful if your only starting out(easy to sprain a wrist).

best of luck

oh and its also good to train with music (the beat helps keep time/rythym)

Dragan

Corholio wrote:

Was thinking of investing in a punching bag to help with weight loss.

As previously asked for you have any martial arts or boxing experience? If not then i would suggest you go to a club and learn how to throw a punch and a kick.

Despite what popular cinema would have you believe there is far more than throwing any punch that just moving your fist.

You can break knuckles , bones in the hands, your wrist. Hell i even know one guy who broke his elbow , but thats more because he's an idiot than anything else.

Bag work and shadow boxing is fantastic if you put the effort in, as it works on balanc, co-ordination, timing as well as cardio and weight loss and a lot of muscle benefits also.

If you can find a class then thats great, but even if you know someone who has boxed then seek help from them!

Boru.

If you're new to it you can find some great resources on Ross Enamaits site, http://www.rossboxing.com/

Nothing better than blasting the bag for awhile.

BrianD3

If you want to teach yourself some basic boxing skills this page is excellent
http://seaford.abc.users.btopenworld.com/contents.htm

loz

Dragan wrote:

Hell i even know one guy who broke his elbow , but thats more because he's an idiot than anything else.

ROFL

Dragan

loz wrote:

ROFL

Swear to Christ dude, funniest thing i ever saw!

Went for a spinning back fist when he didn't even know how to jab, hit the bag at the elbow with his arm fully extended as the bag was swinging back.

*snap* *chuckle*

loz

Dragan wrote:

Swear to Christ dude, funniest thing i ever saw!

Went for a spinning back fist when he didn't even know how to jab, hit the bag at the elbow with his arm fully extended as the bag was swinging back.

*snap* *chuckle*

ouch !

saying that i've hyperextended a couple of times ridgehand strikeing a bag ( didnt bend arm ! doh ! )

Dragan

In Silat last night we were doing cupped palm slaps to elbows to a knee strike.

I got a little over excited and clinched for the knee, lucky my sparring partner got the pads up for the knee or i was in BIG trouble!!!!!

He has a head like a brick, i coulda hurt myself!!!

loz

Dragan wrote:

In Silat last night we were doing cupped palm slaps to elbows to a knee strike.

I got a little over excited and clinched for the knee, lucky my sparring partner got the pads up for the knee or i was in BIG trouble!!!!!

He has a head like a brick, i coulda hurt myself!!!

We dont do a great deal of clinch work - so im no expert - but isnt if difficult to get knee to head from clinch without some great manipulation of the opposition - you 'd have to release grip from head, ( or at least part your elbows ) to get head do for knee ? - and once the elbows are apart your control is lost ?

Dragan

The whole point of the clinch is that it allows you to move and control the opposition to how you want them to be, not just limit there own movement.

In this case , as it was only sparring and the guy was not expecting it as most of the class had never done any clinch work so it was automatic.

If he had been experienced in the clinch he would have been much better able to control.

In a normal "fight" situation, the main idea is to drive some extended knees to the body first, so that when you go for the knee to the head they will pretty much move the head down themsevles, as they try and bend to lessen the impact of the suspected knee to the body!

Someone inexperienced in the clinch is easy to get with a jumping knee.

I have also had people who are REALLY good in the clinch move me around with ease, even though i may be much bigger and much stronger than they are.

I can't really explain it, it's the fact that a great fighter with a great clinch can stop your head moving, and kinda force some movement himself, so not only can you not really see down the line of the body and you have to guess where his kness will end up, but you will be automatically be trying to balance yourself and therefore suceptible to being forced to move.

Oh yeah, and you can elbowed to bejesus as well!!!!

loz

Dragan wrote:

I can't really explain it,

You have ! - i know what you mean - i got dragged round the mats and kneeded to bits at the boards meetup last summer

Dragan

Cool.

One thing many people on this board as copped is that i have difficulty describing movement.

I will never be a writer i fear!!!