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Hey Tony what shoe you would recommend for practicing boxing otherthan boxing shoe. I see youre wearing some Nikes, what model do you recommend the most, and also I need some Best Joggers if you have any suggestions
Tony thanks for your videos the whole family are taking an interest in the punch bag now, i was gona invest in an aqua bag wrecking ball type bag have could you review one?
I met an amateur boxer at my local gym on Monday afternoon and we did a 15 x 2 minutes round and 3 x 3 minutes rounds on the heavy bag, very hard by the end. But worth it.
I'm probably around 12 years in a row on the heavy bag...and I mean DAILY...do not miss a day; holidays, birthdays, even sub-zero freezing days in my garage. Regardless, I'm hitting that bag. It's the one and only exercise I truly love. Of course, over the years, as I've improved, I've added a water bag at head level, and two double end bags...along with the good ole ground and pound bag for when things hit the floor. LOVE BOXING...and love your videos, Tony!
About same story here. Only about 5 years ago have I discovered a sudden passion for boxing. I am 40 and in the best shape ever. I hit the heavy bag 4 to 5 times a week. I have added an uppercut bag and a speedbag. My next plan is also the double end bag. Keep it up man.
@@maranathashalom9402 forget about your weightlifting theories and Instagram programs. It's all about endurance, explosivity, dynamics. It's not about growing muscles (although you will develop stronger core, and frame for sure). Weightlifting has become so much of a trend for the past 2 or 3 decades that people forget about the basics of training. Been there, done that. Wish I understood this when I was 20.
I concur. The heavy bag is the number one tool to get in super shape! I am 40 and only started about 5 years ago. Passion came out of nowhere. I am never bored on the bag and hit it about 4 to 5 times a week. I love to spare as well and I did try to join a boxing gym but I must say I no longer have the energy to get going after work. So my workouts are in the morning or during lunch time. Almost every day. Easy and most fun way to get a great workout in 20 to 30 minutes. Do it.
I just shadowbox cause my living quarters are too limited for hanging a heavy bag. I jump rope in my kitchen for a couple hours. I have a bosu ball and a slam ball, ab workouts, pullups, chinups, pushups. It's the best I can do atm. If I ever get a better home, I'll add a bag and a fixed pullup bar.
I bought a heavy bag a few months ago. Never boxed in my life and as an old guy who has never been in a fight, I don't plan on starting if I can avoid it, but let me tell you, hitting that bag for 20 minutes a day has really helped me get into better shape and it's a heck of a stress reliever. Thanks for these videos, Tony!
Hitting the heavy bag strengthens the hands, wrists, elbow and shoulders and associated tissues specific to boxing technique. Many lift weights to increase muscle mass and strength to increase punch power but the lifting technique does not develop muscle nor punch power in the same way as punching a heavy bag. This is the principle of specificity. Better to punch a heavier and heavier bag to increase muscle mass, strength and punch power. The heavy bag is just another type of weight that provides resistance which you overcome by punching it (rather than lifting it). It's the same principle used in weight training only it's more specific to boxing.
One of the things I've learnt from Tony, is using 1 , 2 and 3 Kilogram Dumbbell weights to develop speed, strength and power, particularly the 1 Kg Dumbbells to enhance speed, in specific boxing techniques, particularly in specific Boxing combinations. Like a heavy bag, the Dumbbell weights still develop the specific punching muscles in the upper body, core and legs.
Double end bag and teardrop/uppercut bags are my favourite. Due to injury I prefer using an aqua bag now. To stop getting bored from monotonous repetition you need to be creative and mix up how you train on the bag. For example implement movement, changing levels, tempo, power. Add defence in between shots and combo’s. Not only will it make training more enjoyable, it will consistently improve your skills.
Heavy bag isn't boring for me. It's the only cardio I actually enjoy. Most of the other stuff is mind numbingly dull while the heavy bag has my mind engaged working on technique, speed, power, combinations, and even defense.
I've watched alot of RU-vid boxers and i can tell you tonny u really are a real boxer...there many Conn's..ure a true fighter..i like ure teachings of fence and defence.🤛🤜✊👋
I'm starting to prefer the double end bag personally, more timing and accuracy required! Especially the Ringside infused foam ones, they don't deflate!
Yeah man I love the double end bag! At the gym they have heavy bags so that's the only chance I get on one but my double end bag at home with some heavy gloves seem to work my shoulder stamina ok as well as the accuracy, movement etc
@@johnny2hats329 yeah this is true the more tools the better I'd say but at the same time finding the tool you love most and using the shit out of it gets good results too😁
@@shaem482 Something you may be interested in, I've bolted a few eyelets to the walls of my gym so i can work the double ended bag while holding a 50lb bungee at various angles...it's good for practicing those power shots
I've had a heavy bag for many years at home. If you have the space, get a really big and heavy one like Tony has in the video. I prefer to work out in a gym, but when I can't get to my gym (like during Covid lockdowns) it is an awesome workout. There are many free box timer apps for your phone to do different length rounds (see Tony's other videos for details about that!).
Sugar Ray Leonard, the one and only! Great advice, eliminating bad habits is even more difficult than learning from zero in all sports and complex activities. Regards!
Tony, you are the absolute best coach anyone could ever have. You have such a wealth of knowledge and explain it all in a very interesting and colorful way. Thanks for all of your excellent instructional videos!!
As always in your videos, there is interesting information in this video, Tony. I've used heavy bags for about 17 years as the essence of my Modern Karate (Boxing, Savate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Karate) Training. Heavy bags are a terrific medium for cardio fitness and developing realistic combinations. However, at my age of 65, my recovery isn't as good as it was decades ago. Even doing heavy bag work sessions three times a week, with a rest day in between, I have quite sore muscles in between workouts. With Covid 19, I've been avoiding my gym where the heavy bag is, for the last three months. What I've learnt from you in another video, Tony, is the use of 1 or 2 or 3 Kilogram Dumbbells in each hand, Shadow Sparring in front of a window (simulated mirror) to enhance speed, working down to Shadow Sparring using no weights. I'm following a lot of advice from a range of your videos, particularly developing and fine tuning many 3 -10 technique combinations. The Dumbbell Shadow Sparring has been a revelation, as I can train 5 - 6 sessions per week, and recover more quickly after each session. I still feel the specific muscles used for Boxing Dumbbell Shadow Sparring have been worked hard, but not as hard as the heavy bag. My pulse rate works at 110-126 beats per minutes for the Dumbbell and no weight Shadow Sparring, compared to the 120-150 beats per minute I attain on the heavy bag. Of course if we ever get past Covid 19, I'll go straight back to the gym to use the heavy bag, but I'm probably going to do a greater proportion of home training sessions with Dumbbell and no weight Shadow Sparring. Brilliant content in this video, as usual, Tony. Thanks a bunch for putting them on RU-vid, mate!
I'm not by any means 'good' realtive to any experienced hobbyists, but I grew up hitting the heavy bag and B.O.B and when I finally started sparring guys, most were surprised that I didn't have prior formal training. So definitely better than nothing! 👍
Hitting the Heavy Bag has been one of my favorite workouts for years. It definitely helps in building your stamina. I always did 3 minutes and 1 minute off.
Good basic information. Straight to the point. That is what people need to know. There will always be excuse why not to but, in my opinion, they are the ones who aren’t really serious about training. The ones that are serious will go to a health club, gym or get one for the home and look for drills to keep changing things up! Mindset is everything!
Thank you, Tony. You gave me confidence and a feel of power. I'm just started shadowing your techniques; although I'm 39, I feel I can learn many valuable things from you to defend myself. Thanks.
Great for increasing your power, though they do take a lot of space, are cumbersome to set up, and pretty pricey to replace should it fall apart, one way or another ✌
Yeah, that's what i thought didn't get one cuz I rent, but got one of those floor mounted water deals. Works great. Maybe $150-$200 with the gloves. Wish I had gotten it years ago.
You don’t have to swing for the fences with every punch. Most of your punches can be in the 20-50% power level, you’re looking to improve movement and technique. You should be using your imagination, treat it like a real fight, when you imagine a good opening you up your power a bit. But yeah, don’t go ham the whole time.
Fist push ups; straight arm plank on fits; dead hang, rope climbing, farmers walk. Any grip strength exercises. Many people assume hand wraps primarily support the wrist, in fact they’re more for knuckle protection. Boxers are prone to “boxers wrist/fracture) due to this. Personally I rarely use wraps, maybe a normal glove under my boxing glove to keep my gloves getting too sweaty.
Probably from bending your wrist in on hooks cos you need to be closer &/or hit more to the front of the bag. Try doing straight punches only for awhile and see if it still happens.
Been watching all these videos the past few weeks, any chanc3 u can make a video on combos and practice for training on a Everlast Omnineck standing heavy bag please, thanks Tony.
Epic story meeting Sugar Ray...I remember meeting James Toney in the gym lol. I saw a photo of him with the coach on the wall, and I asked..."oh you know James Toney?" He says "Yeah we grew up together." ....The lady working the front yells out "Hey James !! This kid wants to fight you."....Making a straight line in my direction was James "Lights Out" Toney. He gets nose to nose like a face off and asks "You wanna fight?"....I said "Not at all, but I'd like to get your autograph."
I look at it this way...if you train and condition with pillows,the first time you hit a big mean aggressive attacker,you will inflict no pain or damage. I personally choose larger people to spar and grapple with as well.
I was thinking about buying a boxing bag and I was confused because ppl were buying light bag for their kids as I read in comments under the products. I didn't think of the heavy bag doesn't hit back. I didn't buy the bag yet. I guess I'll buy non-heavy bag, I think it's important the bag should hit me back, otherwise it won't imitate a fight. I'm beginner and I don't wanna create bad habits. Thanks for the advice , master. Or maybe I should buy a heavy and light bag same time?
I donno about , but I like using the bag lol. I usually do one round of something then rest then another round of something else so it’s not monotonous, however I get it, only doing one type of move over and over is boring but I usually mix it up between one smriund jab, one round other hand jab, one round moving, one round slip, one round ducking, one round combo and so on
Heavy bags are a fantastic workout, but there's a serious chance of compression injury. Water bags are a godsend. Always lock your wrist before impacting the bag. This will almost eliminate any chance of spraining your wrist.
Is hitting the heavy bag better before or after lifting heavy weights? For example, I wake up at 4:30 in the morning and hit the bag at 5am for 20 mins. Then hit weights at 2pm? Is this a good workout routine on a weekly basis
I never got used to the mitts either, it feels disingenuous. I used the bag to get rhythm to which sparring was that disc scratch to create the perfect buildup to an eventual rhythm dump KO.
To me I'd not about FUN it's work and trying to improve strength and conditioning. Folks today worry to much about FUN instead of actual Training. 💯 Thanks again Tony for the great video.
I use a 45kg bag, with a pulley spring, chain and rope. The system let's me set it up at all kinds of different heights, and is secured with a cleat. The pulley's let me do all kinds of stuff with the attached rope as well. Love you, coach!
Sir I have one doubt is that 3-4 Feet punch bag which is heavy one is suitable for kick boxing or not ?? Actually we have made double slot punching bag by the help of tailor, means it would be filled with sand inside slot and in outer slot with some raw wooden powder something. I am going to start boxing soon that's why I am asking for your advice
Hmm, I'm no kick boxer but 4-5 foot heavy bag I think would be more ideal for kickboxing. I've never kick boxed but I have friends who use a 5 foot heavy bag to train kickboxing. Hope this helps, though I'm no kick boxing expert.
I guess only if you know how to work the bag and don't let it work you. Just my humble opinion. That's what I was going to say. You have to imagine someone throwing punches back especially right after yours so you have to be constantly moving your head and being light on your feet. I'm no expert but I grew boxing since I was 8 and I thought to myself if my opponent ever planted his feet I would move in a left or right direction and make them have to reset and throw a faint punch and once I could make them move off balance then hit whatever they leave open, but constantly moving. Too bad I didn't stay in boxing. Being a kid growing up in Texas. Football was where all the fun was as a kid. Boxing was more of a solo sport. But for several years after that I was still putting on street tournaments with the neighborhood kids. There was probably 12 regulars and sometimes we had new people and friends wanting to box . Sometimes we would have someone's older brother for obvious reasons. But all the matches were one on one and around the same age so it wasn't unfair. The guys that were heavy set were to slow and didn't last very long so as long as you kinda knew how to fight, size didn't matter. It was fun. Wish I stayed in longer. Growing up in the hood knowing how to fight is a must whether you like it or not. Unfortunately everyone wants to pull a gun instead of fighting. Maybe we have a younger generation that doesn't know how to fight idk. Obvious not everyone, but why not just fight and nobody dies? Both parties get to go home to their families and nobody goes to prison for life. Seems like that's a better way to do it than shooting each other in my opinion. I grew up with guns because of my family but we never had to carry them around. I was raised that guns were for self defense purposes only.
The only downside of a heavy bag is the same as its main upside. It'll let you train whatever you want however much you want. Unfortunately many people get lazy or don't have plan for the workout before they walk up to the bag.
To be honest, working out in general is going to improve your stamina and cardio whether your lifting weights or doing runs or doing sports. When your active and healthy your body develops good habits and your organs function better.
My boxing coach says hitting the heavy bag is a waste of time!! And even stops me hitting it!! Of course I know the benefits of hitting a bag myself, really puts me of going training when he does that.
Hi Tony im a new boxing coach club and i have a boxer that i think is ready for his first fight his weight is 70 to 71 kg 98% of the time should i ask him to drop weight to get in a lower weight category.
I live in an apartment in Tokyo and for safety reasons I cannot hang anything (especially something heavy). Punching heavy bag can be boring but shadowing all the time is even worse :(
Try getting better longer wraps to go over your wrist more times and knuckles but over time your wrist get stronger and so do your hands. Also good form and having a tight fist when you hit the bag.
Hey Champ Tony, I have a very interesting question.. how do you work on Timing your throws? Thanks for your great Tips, i appriciate it dearly. Even though i kickbox, they really help my game
I remember I'd been using a punch bag in my shed for a year before I went to a gym and after I'd sparred a few times I was doing some light sparring with a coach and he stopped and said 'thats the problem with the heavy bag.' I'd switched off randomly. After that how I used it was completely different. Everyone should do some sparring at a good gym because it transforms how you train from what you think you need to what you actually need.
Hi! Every time I hit the heavy bags specially the tall Thai bags I get a feeling of dizzy and even a small headache some times. What’s yours opinions about that? On the other hand if the bags is behind a wall or if someone holds it I don’t get this feeling. If someone is doing boxing for years who can tell if this is not one of the reasons for cte?
