Category: Heavy Bag Training

Question Hi Randy, I found your articles on heavy bag training to be extremely helpful. I have been boxing ( for fitness and self-defense) for about 8 months. During that time I managed to get the classic boxer’s sprain. I had an X-ray, and nothing was broken. When it didn’t...

Without a doubt, the most common questions I get are about heavy bag workouts.  More specifically, how to design a heavy bag workout that will keep your training interesting, provide maximum health and skill benefits and avoid training-related injuries that are far too common when people buy a heavy bag...

What benefit could there possibly be to hanging a big, stuffed bag from the ceiling and repeatedly pounding parts of your body into it?  Put that way, one might question the benefits of heavy bag training. But if you look a bit deeper, apply a little “health and safety context,”...

I get a lot of questions from people about how to avoid or recover from sore or injured hands from working out on the heavy bag.  Common mistakes when people are new to heavy bag training is that they do too much too often or they try to “kill” the...

I got an email from a subscriber who is experiencing hand and wrist pain as a result of heavy bag training.  Since this is a common question, I thought I’d share it on the blog: I have recently begun using a heavy bag, and after each session I experience pain...