How long do you usually hit the bag? How do you usually split up the times? For example all hooks, only jabs, combos, non stop straight punches. I'm just trying to get some ideas.
I start with a warm up of the following. Jabs-100x one,two-50x Hook-25(each hand) Double hook-25(each hand) Then I do a what we call (rapid fire- punch about chest height for a fast continous pace) for one minute.. Then I start my rounds. 5 minute rounds-5x
3 Minute rounds Rest; If 30 seconds rest then i stay 30seconds recover If 1 minute then i do an excercise example floor plank till next round I always go fullout on bad and put everything i can think about in it, every round a change bag to change style and use footwork headmovement and speed/power punches
3 min work, 30 sec rest I usually do: 1 rnd of mixed punches 1 rnd of 1+2+step+1 1 rnd of jabs 1 rnd of body work Sometimes I just work on combos that I'm interested in at the time. Currently that's the Tyson "step to the right+right hook to the body+right uppercut+left hook"
Yes, 5 minute rounds on the bag ALMOST equals a 3 minute sparing round. That's my opinion though. You know, train hard so the fight is easy...
Usually 3 minute rounds for proper training session or 2 minute rounds of conditioning drills. otherwise can spend rounds of 10-15 minutes straight casually practicing skills.
10 (or more) X 2 minute rounds to maximize intensity. 10 X 3 minute rounds for endurance. Switch it up depending on how I feel. Used to do 10 x 2:30 cause I figured I could "work the other 30 seconds out", but changed timers so...
Fair enough man :good I think i'd end up slowing my pace down a helluva lot if I was doing 5 minute rounds
3 minute rounds, 1 minute rests.. Working everything off the jab, mixing up combos. Focusing on footwork, head movement, technique. Last round i normally jog on the spot, punching continously for 30 secs, then jabs and straights for 30 secs, continuous punching, then hooks, etc.
What are you trying to accomplish? If you are just starting out, you need to put in the work so that you can, with confidence, put in a for-real 3 minutes on the bag. If you have some sparring experience or are preparing for a fight, you want to fight the bag; move around, in and out of range, slip punches, counter, etc... One thing you never ever want to do on the heavy bag, or in any other aspect of training, is do something just to do it, to get the reps in. That is shutting off your brain, and boxing is a very thoughtful activity. In the ring, doing something just to be doing it, getting caught without ideas, can get you nailed.
