Everlast Hydrostrike: Water Punching Bag Review 

This bag is not designed for kicking. *5secs later, kicks the bag

Hi it's Ramsey Dewey and yes, this is my real voice

Do you have to use water to fill the bags or can you use the blood of your defeated opponents?

That seems pretty practical. And you can fill them with hard OR soft water for that different resistance ;)

As a physic, i can tell that the water punching bag bounces less due to the elastic behavior of the water. Every hit deforms the bag and bounces it. The energy used in deforming the bag makes the tempersture going up so a bigger part of the energy used in hitting the bag transform in increasing the temperature (this don't happen as much as in a solid punching bag), sorry for my bad english

Imagine disliking a punching bag review

0:35 Ramsey fights like he's in the 1930s and the reward is a load of bread

i remember the very first time i hit a heavy bag it was a sand bag and top was so compressed it was like a brick wall but i did not know so i walked up bare knuckle and hit the top of the bag with a big chuck liddel style overhand right and messed my hand up , dont think i broke it but it was so swollen i couldn't make a fist for about a week.

Imagine the bag breaking, man the cleanup haha

Bought one of these after your review and very pleased. It sure is a beast and the lack of massive swaying and ease on your wrists is what sets it apart

My last gym had one. I believe it was about 100lbs. Personally, I loved it. Good for conditioning bare hands. I did use kicks sometimes, but not much as well as knees and elbows. I only wish they had full length versions. Again personally, I love aquabags.

I don’t understand why this hasn’t been done: the Thai bags are great BUT after a few years of use, they pack hard at the bottom & the top gets flimsy. Easy design fix would be to attach a hanger at both ends so as the filling starts to pack, turn it over & let it re-settle. Any feedback?

Honestly could watch Ramsey bare-handed punch that water bag for an entire video

The reason that the sandbag swings a lot more than the water bag is that rubber and water absorb the energy of the punches a lot better by deforming and distributing the punch. The sandbag transfers energy through most of its volume and the inertia of your punch is added to the bag's almost completely.

The Ramsey Dewey voice (^TM) is like listening to an audio book for children. Very soothing.

We tried water bags in the 90s. They didn’t work out so well for boxing. Have you ever heard the old saying that water turns to concrete if you hit it fast enough? That’s what happened when the mid-weight guys started throwing power punches on them. Even with wraps and gloves, some guys got bruised and bleeding knuckles. Everlast came up with a fix, by adding an inch of high density foam to the bag lining, but most boxing clubs were turned off by the bad experience.

I have a regular Everlast 70lbs canvas heavy bag, this is my 6th one, so sooner or later I'll need another. So I might try a water bag next time, if I can find a used one for cheap. I usually buy unused ones, whereas the people thought they would use them but didn't. Thanks!

It's good to have both kinds of bags. The water bags stay stationary, which is nice for all the reasons you say, but likewise it is good to have the movement of an ordinary bag so you work on your footwork.

Hey Ramsey. That might be a bit outside of your usual topics, but I was wondering: I have seen a few MMA fights with multiple fighters on each side. To me they always looked more like multiple 1:1 fights happening at the same time than two groups fighting each other. Do you think we will maybe one day see group tactics or even formation fighting in unarmed martial arts? Or are these events to rare for something like that to emerge?

OMG! Have you ever fought in a ring or cage? I don't think so! Watching you on the bag, my knee was pulling out constantly.

We need one of those "ego bags" at my gym! I went to kick one of our heavy bags after quarantine and holy hell, the shin conditioning went down the drain in the months before! I didn't walk the day after.....

Awesome. At 4:00, you answered the only real question I have in regards to these bags: Can you hit them with a lot of force without much sway? Thanks a ton. :D

I think the purpose of this, specially the smaller ones is it emulates coming at you movement, because it is like a pendulum. Aside from the angles, and toughness, I think what separates it is movement.

You could technically make a softer bag by instead of doing polyethylene bag a silicone bag. It probably wouldn't break and would have more of a skin texture. Fill with ballistic or silicone gel instead of water perhaps, would swing more. But that'd be a different bag.

2:40 Better keep Jourdan away from them then 😊

You can buy/use an engine block lifter for hanging bags if you have access to one. Those elbows sound like they must hurt, I'm a wimpy grappler tho

Yes please do more Product reviews, there are not enough trusty ppl on here when it comes to fighting gear ( and i rly could not give less of a fuck if its sponsored or not you deserve all the money you can get my brother ) Ty ^^

I'd appreciate seeing you clinch dirtybox throw & ground & Pound those dummies back there in the background. :-) Blessings brother

Thanks ...great review, I'm going to buy one

Likely less likely to break or leak. Water can absorbe and dissipate force better (within the bag.) Likely also why they swing less.

Great review coach Dewey, I will look more into water punching bags the next time I'm shopping for a bag.

Hey Ramsey. I have one of these in 100lbs in my gym and I completely agree with your review and it only took me one kick to realize that this was not a kickboxing bag. I tore my pectoral muscle lifting weights and I was wondering if you have any experience with reconditioning and how long before I would be back striking like before.

I bought the 100lb as a starter to practice boxing had it for 2 years and conditioned my knuckles hitting it barehanded. I even kick it, personally I like the water heavy bag, but all heavy bags are good. awesome review

The water bags are different because they are variable loading and have a dampening effect. When I say variable loading it's this: At the bottom, you have all 150#s. At about half way up, you are only hitting on the water at the striking point and up. Think of it this way. A stack of plates. When you lift at the bottom, all the weight must be lifted but if you lift in the middle, it's much less. Most kicks are at the bottom of the bag, most hand strikes are half way up or more. I'd bet your undercuts hurt a lot more than your jabs. :-) The internal dampening of the water is also why they don't sway as much. When you hit the bag it sends a shock wave across the bag, which is some what reflected back to the point of contact. That energy is absorbed by the water. (the dampening effect.) Thanks for the review.

You need to add this to your review playlist. Thanks from Texas.

I have a Everlast hydro speed bag. Instead of it being a wooden base, it’s plastic that you fill with water. It had no bounce so I had to put a bunch of weights on top. I think Everlast is trying to explore in using water.

I find personally that water bags and tires are perfect for Savate. Mind you, the Savature kicks with a wrestling shoe or otomix style shoe and that makes a difference. I find one round bare knuckle gives your hand all the condition you need so you don't break your hand. Great review 🍻

These water punching things are insane. I need to get One of these this is absolute 🔥 🔥 Always had thought these would be good but never ever seen one untill now lol. Nice

i was sold soon as i saw no gloves..but plz continue..

Ramsey! Could you make a video on a cheap workout/routine to train when on a trip or when a gym is not an available option? Saludos desde el sur austral de Chile!

Calming voice coach lol. Great review and demo.

The leather bag completely filled with sand has no give. The problem with that is that all the shock of the punch (or kick) travels back into the arm. That creates problems down the road on the joints. You really need to have bags that give. Use of the heavy bag is different than hand or shin conditioning so routine practice with a sand filled bag will cause problems down the road.

My first heavybag was hanged from my apartment balcony. A water bag would have been great to keep the apartment from shaking or the bag from swinging into the wall, had it been an option 20 years ago.

Another valuable video thank you

What if you fill the bag with water + starch... (+ something so it does not rot)..... i think that would be nice

The aquabag has the same patent number as a water buoy sold on eBay for a quarter of the price.

Geting more and more from spiderman to Venom, waiting to see the venom shirts:D

Hi Ramsey Dewey, why not use a boat buoy instead. Cheaper and should be the same as what you are using here.

Very in depth with the review. Well done bro 👍

Yeah what an awesome voice.

I love your "Venom" top.

Fill it with oobleck

Mine definitely leaked unfortunately. I upgraded to the aqua bag brand

Do you use sand filled bags at the jx fight club?

Hey Ramsey, I've been watching your videos. I'm a father of 4 amazing kids, married to a beautiful wife, and life is just busy as can be. Seeing you train at 45 is nothing less than inspirational and I've been trying to find examples to keep fit best I can. I would really like to visit your gym one day in Shanghai. I have come to understand how realistic MMA training is, and am letting go much of traditional gimmicks and tricks to further focus training on specific combat. I respect your content. On my page not that you should visit, I put up some light bareknuckle sparring matches with Kung Fu. Went through phase you also experienced where I felt to prove the effectiveness of it. Haha. Made some noise. But, the evolution of fighting, or rather the truth of it, never changes but it is easy to miss because of all the Bullshido. My uncle trained me in Taiwanese Military Kung Fu, San Da, and Suai Jiao. The old school non watered down way. That is my base. Got into Wing Chun for the past 13 years but I'm deciding to walk away from it. I discovered too much gimmicks and wasteful forms and non proven theories that led me to believe it's a bunch of hoopla and bullshido. Some techniques work but nobody fights like that naturally. Chi Sao isn't real combat.

which one to get an 80lbs or 100 lbs? 5ft or 6ft to hung it in my 8ft ceiling garage? I will be using it for boxing and muay thai too. I already have a 45lbs round water uppercut bag and a double end bag too..I used to fight in muay thai and also did some boxing while I was still competing in wrestling. Now I just wrestle but like to hit the bags still:) Been looking at the teardroo bags too but I think I can get more out of a full bag, what do you think?? My dad will be using it for cardio too

Do a video of dropping one of these from a tall building.

Is this water bag better for the joints? I have heard some people saying that they hurt more when kicking or punching than regular bags? What about mold?

Good video bro. Hey do you think I can use the bag for muay thai too and of course boxing? . I was gonna get a longer bag but my 17 year old likes the tear Drop bags..he wants to use them for kicking,kneeing and boxing . I have elbow tendonitis so I was looking for something softer and this looks like a good softer bag that will be easier on my joints?? It also resembles a tear drop bag. Do you think this should work for my needs? .My son is a wrestler who used to fight in muay thai and boxing. We both will be using bag just for cardio and to have fun with it since I used to do some boxing and muay thai myself. Thank u. I also been checking out the liquid shock bag that has foam outside and I think a bladder inside for water so it supposed to be softer and good on joints? But like I mentioned before son likes tear drop bags

I got one that I filled all the way up and it is FIRM. Now im trying to find a way to get water out of it. Any help? Its too heavy to turn upside down and drain

Man your a beast in the strike game. 💯💪🏻

I heard that these are better for impact for your fists

good review

Hey could you answer my question how much does it weigh if it’s filled to the brim the black one at the end? About 190 or 200lbs? Or

Sooooo... the water bag swings less cause water absorbs the impact, and the energy you put in your hits is partially disperded, whereas instead the sand bag absorbs close to no energy. So, weight for weight and at equal heights, a bag filled with water will swing less. Source: I'm an engeneer. SCIENCE! :D

Great review…! One question - is it any quieter than other bags? I’m considering getting one to hang in my apartment (it won’t need a stand as I’ve got a pull up bar drilled into the ceiling), and just wary of the noise. I do have pretty thick walls and have rarely had noise complaints despite playing music unreasonably loud quite often, so I think I might be Ok regardless, but any thoughts on the noisiness would be greatly appreciated!

Interesting. I've never seen them before. I've got one somewhere that's got like a layer of gel stuff on the outside, which idk... But never seen these . Thanks. 👍 I particularly like the small one for body shots... hooks, uppercuts, shovels etc. Think I'll order one if I can find it. Also I've never really seen your striking style before, so much as more grappling and stuff with just abit of striking. So that was also interesting to watch for me. I'm guessing you have a background in some sort of karate or similar art maybe? Which developed into more of a kickboxing style later on? Idk... You don't seem to have a straight up Muay Thai or Boxing type base to me anyway. But what do I know haha. Anyway it's an interesting style. Thanks again Sir. Ps: Why do you have a floor to ceiling ball so close to that cupboard/shelf thingy with gear on it? And bag near a fire box? 😄 Maybe it's just the angle but idk...looks to me like it may get in the way or balk me abit. Or worse some new student gets carried away and accidentally smashes it or breaks the fire box and sets off a fire alarm panic lol. Love your gym though.

I'll check your vids that said I'd also appreciate you showing some of your striking on the wall bag back there. - Thanks for sharing this and Blessings brother

Thank you im about to use mine for the first time n add it to my training etc

great review man

That's what I was gonna bring up they do absorb similar to how a muscle would.

Put a T-shirt or drop it in a cloth bag? I had one which had an outer cover.

Ramsey you deadlift 405? Not bad brotha!

You say they dont swing much but doesnt seem like you hit seriously rather focusing on technique, i mean the punches. Also sand is havier than water no?

You should put Kool-Aid inside. Person who breaks the bag with their fist will be rewarded with all the cool, quenching drink of red KOOL-AID - perfect for the summer! Next thing you know, you have a gym of fully hydrated monsters that can throw hurricane uppercuts with this incentive!

THanks for the review Ramsey. I noticed that when you punch from the right you have a tendency to pull your leg up and down just before the impact 6:50 . After training kickboxing for 3 years, I noticed I had the same tendency, however recentelly my teacher insisted I should never do that, and that instead I should shoot the right punch never loosing contact of both feet from the ground. Since then I feel that I am slower and less efective. Any thoughts?

Do the water bags mold up inside or from using them all the time it's not an issue?

6:16 ask Raven to explain the physics

Really useful!

Where do you buy your rash guards. you always looking dapper af.

Nah i dont even care, your shirt is fucking awesome man

You should narrate audiobooks. Your voice is epic.

Possibly the best review on youtube. You covered EVERYTHING.

Do you need to buy a carrabiner separate?

I only train on bags without gloves, and I've found that there's a big difference in how various surfaces and fillings respond to the hand, and more specifically their tendency to grip the skin if your strike isn't clean (for example a tight hooking punch of the bag moves away a bit). My question is, does the rubber tend to grip and grab your skin more than normal bags? I would think it would be very bad for those cases.

Hi!I like your RU-vid channel but I need some serious help so please help me!I have unfilled 300lbs and how to fill it?Dempsey,Marciano and Foreman used those bags!

ty good sir

Maybe 2010 i filled plastic ball with water( volleyball for kids) and I tie up little higher than my head and I used for punching like simulator of opponent head.

He talks like Keanu in the Matrix

I like the black spider man shirt better than the other Spider-Man shirt 😂

Where can I buy one?

The Everlast Speedbag is a NEVERLAST. I seem to go through one per month. I put about 15 minutes in it per gay. At $45 each it is getting unacceptable.

How would these go keeping them outside in the sun?

Can you fill it up with sand?

Seems fun!

That little boy looks so cute.

Great review, glad I found thid channel through those bullshido womens self defence videos.

what is a feral chest

im getting one

Do you have any stand alone bags like the wave master... I would like to hear your opinion on it