How to train on a punching bag. Basic exercises and training principles.

Remember to warm up!

Regardless of whether you already have experience in combat sports or are training completely amateur you should remember that training on a bag requires a good warm-up of muscles and joints. Not warming up properly before training can lead to painful injuries and that's probably not your goal.

One form of warm-up can be hitting the bag - but remember not to hit too hard until all the muscles are properly warmed up.

Protect your hands!

Remember that bag training requires proper hand protection, which requires the use of a training gloves, you can read more about the recommended types of gloves and hand protection during bag training in the guide: How to choose gloves for training on a boxing bag

Examples of exercises on punching bags

In the videos below you can see examples of exercises using boxing bags i mMA bags. You don't have to copy them but it's good to be inspired by them and to remember how to avoid common mistakes during training.

Check it out in the video below:

• how to tie boxing wraps / tapes

• what a correct boxing position should look like

• how to avoid basic mistakes when moving around

• how to hit the bag correctly

Check it out in the video below:

• how to train boxing endurance on a punching bag
  

See in the video below:

• how to improve your punching power

How to improve punch speed by training on a punching bag

MMA bag training:

Training bags are also often used by MMA fighters for ground training. With the help of this type of bags you can train not only stand-up techniques but also throws and ground techniques. See a sample workout in the video below.

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