I just don't understand bags versus freestand.

I'd go for a hanging bag if that's an option for you, freestanding I think is more dependent on the resistance of tje spring the bag sits on. I used to work in a care home looking after teenagers, and with a free standing bag they could knock it over fairly easily within a couple of weeks of training when they hit tje bag high (ie headshot) but then almost broke their hands when working on body shots because there was no movement in the lower part of the bag. It really didn't matter how heavy the base was (we filled it with 100kg) , when they hit the bag high, the leverage of hitting further away from the base could quite easily pull the whole thing over

Sorry it's not the best explanation, just come off a 15 hour shift, but yeah , if you've got somewhere for a hanging bag, go for that all the way

 

Freestanding sucks. Never do it. Had one with a 150kg basee

now I have a 6 foot hanging Outslayer muay thai bag and stuffed it with cut fabric
To a weight of 60kg and it feels perfect for all striking inc. boxing. Might need something else for uppercuts and knees.

 

Update when you know more mate, I'd like to know! Just watch your hands on the body shots

 

is it a space issue? You have a garden?

 

I can punch a heavybag without any protection full force with no issues except skin of course, where I rub vaseline on knuckles. Just gotta strengthen your wrist with push ups and forearm exercises like wrist rollers and hand grippers (try captain of crush).

And hit the bag slowly and gradually over time to strengthen it, eventually becomes easy.

 

I completely understand you, I am a private person and I dont like training infront of others.

I actually built a gym from scratch in my back garden, and designed the building with a metal beam running across supported by two engaged pillars. I hang the bag from there using those metal girdle trolley than run across thr beam with 1000kg rating. Only so i didnt have to train in the garden with everyone looking, and to dampen the noise.

I just know for a fact that the standing bag has horrible feedback. Its honestly such an empty feeling, compared with a hanging bag filled with fabric.

The weight and force of the bag on the structural integrity is definitely a concern when hitting it so no need to damage your house, but if you could build some type of a wooden shed in a garden or some car
Port type thing and a metal frame inside to hold that bag, maybe 2.5 meters high, could be an option.

otherwise find a quiet’ish gym lol. But i totally get you!

 

Yeah, I would have said bench press too but i know many here wouldn’t be interested in bench pressing because its detrimental to boxing, but anywhere where you need to support a lot of weigh on your wrists helps.

Boxers do an exercise where they plank in a push up position, and support their weight on their fists instead of palms:

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you can slow this down, and pivot on your knees to start with so as not to injure yourself, just be careful because this is really advanced the way beterbiev is doing it. Klitckos and others did this too