Is the heavy bag a good tool to use to increase speed,i know power of course,but if i constantlly hit the bag correctly,but hard,i have to be improving speed right? also How many rounds on the heavy bag would u recomend for a amatuer heavyweight myself,i usually do 3 two mintue rounds!
its not just heavy bag kid 3 rounds non stop skipping rope 4 rounds of shadow boxing 4 rounds of heavybag 4 rounds of mitt work 4 rounds of double end bag 3 rounds non stop speed bag (3mins a round not two) and three days a week replace the 4 rounds of heavybag with 4 rounds of sparring. include your floor work and road work everyday.
the heavy bag isnt for power punching. more for range finding. the bag shouldnt move much, an if it does u move with it and keep ur range.
The Heavy is helpfull of course its something that improve many things including your body punching which you cant do on other bags. I get in 4 rounds.
I agree, 3-4 rounds on the bag is right. But remember something, it is not the quantity of rounds you do it is the QUALITY of the rounds you do. When you hit the bag those 3-4 rounds you should be working really hard and do drills. Try this next training session. Start out circling the bag, throwing jabs and crosses. After one minute go all out on the bag for 30 seconds straight with all your combination without sacfricing quality. Then circle the bag for another minute throwing jabs and crosses and when the 30 seond whistle goes off punch non stop until the bell rings. This will improve your conditioning and stamina and prepare you for amateur fights really well.
quality rds is the key as someone has pointed out...3-4 high quality technical rds works...I can't stand watching kids and adults alike go 10 half-ass rds on the bag while they digress their skills because their poor technique develops into awful habits....whatever you do do it right and develop good habits
