Any boxer here? I am thinking of replacing my 20 minutes treadmill with 20 minutes punching and kicking sandbag instead.

vandaalen · 2014-12-05T10:08:24+00:00

MMA-trainee here.

I just do intervalls on the sandsack. 1,5 minutes of explosive combinations, like jab, cross , hook, hook, or jab, cross, kick, kick in example, and then 1 minute pausing, 5x3 reps. I am not on the pinnacle of being fit though, so there is room for longer periods of action.

Make sure you are bandaging your hands properly and wear boxing gloves, or freefight gloves though.

You want to get 180 inch inelastic handwraps. There are many different ways to wrap them. Just watch a couple of youtube-videos and try them out at home. I wouldn't bother with folding a knuckle pad, since it doesn't help for anything, than making it more difficult to put on the gloves in my opinion.

I prefere doing it with MMA-gloves, since I am able to stabilize my wrists much better, especially when throwing hooks.

Also watch some videos on how to deliver correctly. Especially with kicks you can easily bruise your foot, if you aren't doing it correctly.

Watch some videos about it. Here is some to get you started:

http://m.howcast.com/guides/856-MMA-Fighting-Techniques

[deleted] · 2014-12-05T14:53:57+00:00

As others have mentioned, it's true that aerobics do nothing for aesthetics and may even be harmful when compared to anaerobics and diet alone.

That said, I recommend you take it a step further and actually learn how to fight from a professional.

Pick a martial art that you like, and get in the ring. That'll get your aerobics, and the confidence from knowing that you can smash most other men will help with women.

vicious_armbar · 2014-12-05T15:51:53+00:00

If you want to learn how to properly strike so you can fight then your best bet is to find a boxing or Thai boxing coach at a boxing gym or mma school to teach you the basics.

Most MMA schools let people pay a "mat fee" [a cash payment at the door] instead of buying a membership. This is much cheaper if you just want to work on one aspect [striking for instance], or won't be able to come to the gym that often. Talk with the owners of local boxing/mma gyms around your area. In my experience they're always willing to work something out with you.

If you only want to hit the bag for fitness, and don't care as much about fighting or proper technique then you should download the Bas Rutten MMA Workout. Bas is a famous mma fighter, who crossed over from kickboxing to MMA. He goes over how to properly punch and kick; then he has 4 different workouts that you can use on the heavy bag [Boxing, Thai Boxing, All-Round Fighting, and the All-Round Workout].

Here's some reviews for it: http://www.amazon.com/BAS-RUTTEN-MMA-Workout-CD-DVD/dp/B00CXS6T02

Here's a torrent where he explains how to properly strike. If you're only interested in the striking part you can just download those video files and skip the others to make the download go faster: http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4087165/Bass_Rutten_Big_dvdA_s_of_Combat

Here's a torrent his workout routines: http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/3438981/Bas_Rutten_MMA_Workout

Remember to seed the torrents!

As another poster said you're going to want to get some non-elastic hand wraps and some bag gloves. If you repeatedly hit the heavy bag with any kind of force without these items you're eventually going to injure your hands.

If you want to mix it up you can practice striking on the ground. I've been doing this drill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyLOxIJqi0o

After 4 rounds at 5 minutes each you'll be pretty tired.

orvken1 · 2014-12-05T09:33:57+00:00

Cardio is essential for jack shit.

If you want to be a runner => treadmill

If you want to be ripped =>weightlifting.

It is true that cardio-vascular exercises are very good for your health, but if you do proper weightlifting it is an excellent exercise for that.

[deleted] · 2014-12-05T10:04:36+00:00

For whole body workouts, do competitive swimming sets. Keeps it interesting.

For whole body muscles, I cannot recommend rock climbing enough. The opposite of boring for sure.

Dreamtrain · 2014-12-05T10:10:25+00:00

The best cardio is sprinting, jog 60 seconds, sprint for 15 seconds for a mile. You'll feel right away the huge difference between actually pushing your own body forward against fatigue and gravity over having the treadmill move you.

If you're gonna work on a sandbag do it, i.e. you want to practice punching and kicking then do that training under a discipline that practices such.

[deleted] · 2014-12-05T10:35:06+00:00

Make sure the spot on your leg you hit the bang with stays above the ankle.

Left foot forward, right foot back and turn it so your feet indicate 2 o clock. Reverse if lefty.

Raise palms so your wrists are at nose height. With every punch you turn them so when they are extended the wrists face downward.

Exhale when punching and kicking.

aguy01 · 2014-12-05T18:39:12+00:00

The most effective cardio for boxing is boxing.

Title	Any boxer here? I am thinking of replacing my 20 minutes treadmill with 20 minutes punching and kicking sandbag instead.
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Date	December 5, 2014 9:20 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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