Heavy Bag

1234usmc
1234usmc Posts: 196 Member
edited November 21 in Fitness and Exercise
Before anyone says it, I did a search. There was nothing recent so I thought I would ask again.

Today is my birthday and my wife and kids gave me a gift card to Dicks, for the purpose of buying a heavy bag. I have always talked about it but never wanted to spend the money. I have googled heavy bag workouts, I was just curious if anyone on here had experience with using a heavy bag? What works best? What kind of results? etc

Thanks

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  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    I thought they censored the word Dicks?

    Anyway, i use a hanging bag. It's only 70 lbs, so it moves around a bit, which i personally like because it simulates a person moving around. But it's sand, and sand settles, so it gets really hard & painful toward the bottom. Not good for kicking.

    Here's a decent guide on choosing a bag -
    heavybagguide.com/


  • ThatMouse
    ThatMouse Posts: 229 Member
    Apparently not censored, interesting.

    I use the heavy bag at my gym - once I have a house of my own, I plan on buying a heavy bag (and enough stuff so I can work out at home if I want).

    I don't know of any formal workouts, most of what I've found is just tabata training - hit the bag as hard and fast as you can for 30 seconds, rest for 10, repeat for around 8. A quick google search turned this up, which may be even better for that.

    Personally, as I don't box but do karate, I set a timer for a few minutes and rotate between hard and fast punching, moving around the bag and throwing occasional jabs, kicks, etc. I also just love hitting things, so if I have a bad day, I just go in and hit it with not much of a plan. It does great on arms and I've noticed an increase in speed and power, but I don't train exclusively on a heavy bag so I'm not sure what's due to that and what's due to other exercise.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited July 2015
    1234usmc wrote: »
    Before anyone says it, I did a search. There was nothing recent so I thought I would ask again.

    Boxing, punching bag. It's in there.

    It's about the same as brisk walking in terms of burn, maybe a touch higher. But hard to get accurate because so much depends on fitness level and exertion level.

    I love mine. It's a hell of a workout, in ways completely different from running or lifting. I do a lot of footwork work, jabbing to start, then moving into longer and heavier combinations. Always with correct footwork.
  • bstudler7
    bstudler7 Posts: 1 Member
    I personally prefer Everlast and their heavy bags, I did karate for five years have a black belt and it is definitely my bag of choice.
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    Heavy bag is an intense workout if you are throwing elbows, knees, and whipping in kicks. Nice gift!!

    I don't like bottom anchored ones as much. Free swinging is best in my book

    You can't do a leg sweep and jump back up to a strike position on an anchored bag

    Kind of a critical skill for real life self defense. Because you are gonna get knocked down.....and people move.


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