Punchbag for Fitness

Fr. Jessip

Hi all

Im not a boxer but I'm looking into buying a punchbag to use as part of a general workout for offseason/preseason training for GAA

Would i be better off getting a lighter bag, or would i just outgrow that when i get stronger?

or would a heavy bag be just for actual boxers?

below is the link to the bag i was thinking of getting (which is 30kg)

any suggestions welcome

thanks


http://www.ringsportireland.com/product_catalogue.php?sec=12&cat=17330&product=18103

pbffan

A lot of people go for half their body weight

colly10

You won't outgrow a light bag but for what your looking for i'd go for a heavy bag. For your fitness and strength i'd do a ladder on the bags, it forces you to work hard. That involves -

15 seconds hitting the bag as fast and hard as you can
15 seconds break
30 seconds hitting the bag as fast and hard as you can
30 seconds break
45 seconds hitting the bag as fast and hard as you can
45 seconds break
1 min hitting the bag as fast and hard as you can
1 min break
45 seconds hitting the bag as fast and hard as you can
45 seconds break
30 seconds hitting the bag as fast and hard as you can
30 seconds break
15 seconds hitting the bag as fast and hard as you can
15 seconds break

Lay into it, proper combo's don't matter, right left right left, your looking for strength and anaerobic fitness. Do this as fast and hard as you can and you'll be surprised how much it will take out of you, I find it tougher than throwing combo's at the bag for 5 x 2 minute rounds (with 30 sec break)

Also get good quality gel wraps and at least 16oz gloves or you could be making bits of your hands in no time. A new heavy bag can be quite hard and there won't be anyone else working on it to soften it up.
I wouldn't buy Adidas gloves, they're nice to spar with but most of them won't last on the bags and not alot of the weight of the glove is due to padding over the knuckles, your looking for a glove with alot of padding over the knuckles. Velo would be a good option, dirt cheap but very hard wearing and well padded for bag work

Fr. Jessip

cheers for thats, great advice

when you mean quality gel wraps do you mean like this?
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=628&q=everlast+hand+wraps&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16331642962682201085&ei=I9T-TKCPI8q5hAfwqNDQCw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=image&resnum=4&ved=0CCAQ8gIwAw#


and would any of these three gloves fit the bill?

http://www.ringsportireland.com/product_catalogue.php?sec=12&cat=24330&product=24332


http://www.ringsportireland.com/product_catalogue.php?sec=12&cat=17383&product=14463

http://www.boxfituk.com/boxing-gloves-bag-mitts/fit-box-ultimate-spar-glove/prod_1925.html

Fr. Jessip

Fr. Jessip wrote: »

cheers for thats, great advice
Would any of these three gloves fit the bill?
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Good advice above. I use that myself.
Any of those gloves would do but I'd buy 16 oz myself, it increases the difficulty but since you're not sparring or anything the gloves don't need to be too fancy, a pair of bag mitts will do you starting off.

gene_tunney

Don't get gel wraps, buy normal hand wraps. Make sure they are long enough, at least 180 inches or 4.5m

Fr. Jessip

what's the difference between gel and normal wraps lads?

keane=cock

your talking about spending a lot of money here pal.

38pound is the cheapest gloves your looking at and ur bag is expensive too. would u not join a boxing gym or take a boxercise class? they are cheap enough n u will get tips off fellow trainers and obviously the coach.

cheaper option and way more benificial

Fr. Jessip

yea i know its fairly pricey but i want to move away from the gym as its not that handy to get to and im relying on buses so im trying to set up a gym at home, no excuses for not goin then!

colly10

I don't know about the gloves ye have posted, they are expensive anyway for what you want them for.

The ones here are 40 and I know they're hard wearing and well padded (which is all that matters if your not using them for sparing -

http://www.pakvelo.com/Large.asp?MSecID=4&Sub=7&ProdID=104

As for the wraps, those everlast ones ye posted are ok, personally I prefer the Adidas gel wraps ye can buy in Elveries, think theres a bit more padding on them.

As for what the difference between normal handwraps and gel handwraps is -You wrap normal handwraps yourself like shown in the videos -

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=boxing+hand+wrapping&aq=0

With gel wraps, you just slip them onto your hand like a mini glove then use the attached tape to wrap your wrists. I like Gel wraps cause they're handy and they save me the hassle of wrapping my hands, i'm not saying they're better than normal wraps though, they're probably worse

Wild_Dogger

Double ended bag bruv

colly10

Wild_Dogger wrote: »

Double ended bag bruv

I'd say that would frustrate the life out of the average guy that doesn't box. He'd spend more time catching fresh air or slowing down to time the shots.
Great for boxing and i'd love to be able to work one like Roy Jones but the OP's looking for fitness and power