hitting the heavy bag

I don't think hitting it every day would do you any harm--------if you are using proper technique to avoid injuring your wrist, elbow or shoulder joints. Nothing says you have to pound the bag all out all the time. Use a timer to keep your time on the bag uniform----say, 3 minutes at a time with a 1 minute rest between sessions like in a real boxing situation.

At a minimum, get some hand wraps and some bag gloves and you should be OK. For more protection and a little more intensity, get some 16 oz. boxing gloves and use them for striking the bag. The added weight of the boxing gloves will tire your arms a little faster than a pair of bag gloves and offer more cushion for the hands.

 

i have a 100lbs. bag and i start of good but then i start hitting it hard and the next day my forearms feel real sore

 

make sure you stretch really well. i had forearm pain until i got better at my technique and got used to the stretching and the exercises from working the bag.

 

wrap your hands and hit it often

 

This makes most sense to me, but I also hear people say 'don't u spoil ur beautiful 16oz gloves just to pound the bag' or things like that - in spite of this I like using good gloves for bag work

 

If possible have two pairs...it's plausible that those extra heavy gloves will promote bad habits :yikes[dropping your hands] or other stuff -> like your timing etc:boxx

 

Keep in mind you can use it for different drills.

I use mine for 3x1 rounds, and I may practice 1+1+2, move, 1+2+3, move right, feint+right to body+3

Round 2 I might skip rope

Round 3 practice defensive movements and counters.

Round 4 plyometrics

Round 5 double end bag, which is also good for a variety of different drills

Round 6 heavy bag, body/head combos (currently working on overhand right, left to the liver)

So on and so forth. Mix it up. You don't have to beat it senseless every round, every time.

Practice form and technique first and the speed and power will follow naturally.

 

I have a pair of 16oz Everlast that I use for sparring and a pair of 14oz Ringside that I use for bag work.

Not surprisingly, the Ringside gloves feel better on the bag. I think they are a better quality.

 

:good nice, man
Ever tried some Grant gloves on the bag? for example some 16oz Grant gloves, to some it must appear almost as a crime to use them for bagwork but hey they feel wonderful!