Boxing Bag Training?
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From: shazlikd on 10 May 2006 07:09 A while ago, I borrowed a friend's very heavy boxing bag to give it a try. I have been told that using a boxing bag *provided you keep moving about on your feet* is exceptionally good for your cardiovascular fitness. I gave it a try, and it worked incredibly well, except "dancing about", and hitting the heavy bag, aggrevated some injuries I have. More recently, I have set up a much lighter bag, and have tried a modified training routine. Most typically, I will be involved in approx 30 secs of rapid "hook punching" on the lighter bag, with my feet deliberately flat-footed. I then alternate this with approx 30 secs of very very rapid walking and/or very gentle jogging about in a small area. I then go back to the bag, etc. The hook punches don't jar my body as much. I have found that while the more traditional style of boxing bag workout definitely is a very vigorous cardio workout, I have found that it causes problems with my injuries, as mentioned previously. I have found that with my modified routine, I am about 99.99% pain free. If it was causing me problems, I would stop straight away, but this is definitely not the case. I am not that interested in gaining technical proficiency as a boxer. *** I am only trying to find out if my modified boxing bag routine is a reasonable cardiovascular exercise? *** (assuming that the workout is suitable for me) As an aside, I have been to physiotherapists etc, and I do a LOT of walking, swimming, and careful abdominal exercises to help with my injuries. There is very little I don't know about the remedial side to the problem.
From: Herbert Cannon on 10 May 2006 09:38 If your training is aggravating your injuries stop training and do something that does not. Try shadow boxing.
From: Steve Freides on 10 May 2006 13:28 <shazlikd(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:1147259387.524982.234680(a)i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > A while ago, I borrowed a friend's very heavy boxing bag to give it a > try. I have been told that using a boxing bag *provided you keep > moving > about on your feet* is exceptionally good for your cardiovascular > fitness. I gave it a try, and it worked incredibly well, except > "dancing about", and hitting the heavy bag, aggrevated some injuries I > have. More recently, I have set up a much lighter bag, and have tried > a > modified training routine. > > Most typically, I will be involved in approx 30 secs of rapid "hook > punching" on the lighter bag, with my feet deliberately flat-footed. I > then alternate this with approx 30 secs of very very rapid walking > and/or very gentle jogging about in a small area. I then go back to > the > bag, etc. The hook punches don't jar my body as much. > > I have found that while the more traditional style of boxing bag > workout definitely is a very vigorous cardio workout, I have found > that > it causes problems with my injuries, as mentioned previously. I have > found that with my modified routine, I am about 99.99% pain free. If > it > was causing me problems, I would stop straight away, but this is > definitely not the case. > > I am not that interested in gaining technical proficiency as a boxer. > > *** I am only trying to find out if my modified boxing bag routine is > a > reasonable cardiovascular exercise? *** (assuming that the workout is > suitable for me) If your training taxes your cardiovascular system to a reasonable extent, such that you begin to see benefits over time, then yes, your training if effective. Only you can be the judge of whether or not it delivers the results you seek. Anything that keeps your pulse elevated significantly beyond normal should provide a training effect as long as you do it intelligently - don't overtrain, don't undertraing, back off and otherwise change your routine periodically, etc. > As an aside, I have been to physiotherapists etc, and I do a LOT of > walking, swimming, and careful abdominal exercises to help with my > injuries. There is very little I don't know about the remedial side to > the problem. If you tell us about the nature of your injuries, we might be able to comment better, but it sounds like you're doing fine, and if that's what you wanted in response to your message, you've got it. -S- http://www.kbnj.com
From: Topo Gigio on 10 May 2006 15:29 <shazlikd(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:1147259387.524982.234680(a)i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... .. > ...... it worked incredibly well, except > "dancing about", and hitting the heavy bag, aggrevated some injuries I > have. If you consider getting injured "worded incredibly well" you are in trouble.
From: shazlikd on 12 May 2006 07:34
Thankyou for some constructive comments. The answer to your question is I have a bad lower back, and my left knee is causing me some trouble. I am fairly sure my left knee trouble is caused by a tight illiotibial band, or so I am told. I am doing as best as I can to help with my lower back and left knee (and I have sought medical treatment).......it is trying to balance a good cardio exercise -vs- not aggrevating my injuries. I also do a lot of walking and swimming, and careful abdominal exercises. I actually manage it very well. I am looking for good, vigorous, cardio workout that doesn't cause more pain. |