SPEED BAG...what's the point??

[CRO-Luka]

i've bought a speed bag a year ago, my friend said that I was doing a quite good job. But now I just don't have the will to do any more speed bag punching. It's so boring. I don't see the point in doing that, I just do all other stuff that boxers should do

[Snakey]

i've bought a speed bag a year ago, my friend said that I was doing a quite good job. But now I just don't have the will to do any more speed bag punching. It's so boring. I don't see the point in doing that, I just do all other stuff that boxers should do

Well for a starter it helps you get rhythm and it also helps accuracy and speed....so mate you should be doing it.

[CRO-Luka]

ok i'll start today
should i just do left-right.... or some different combos like left-left-right or something else?
in series? how many repetitions would you advise

thanx

[alex w]

start with only one hand. then use the right. the best to start with is left left right, left left right.
when you can use left then right.
not only does it encourage timing and muscle endurance, but it also increases the speed of hands leaving the body, the slowest big of a punch.
good excersize, but yes pretty boring

makes you look hard as hell in the gym tho!

[CRO-Luka]

makes you look hard as hell in the gym tho!

i like that sentence i think i'm gonna spend a lot of time infront of the speed bag

today i did 500 with left hand, and 500 right hand. tomorrow i'm gonna start left-left, right-right. is 500 repetitions enough for each hand or should i go for more?

[alex w]

500 is good. im surprised you can do that much in one go actually, unless you have pauses.
how many times are you letting it bounce. you should allow 2 bounces. one on the backboard and one on the front.

[CRO-Luka]

no pauses i don't wanna sound cocky, but i guess this is called power of will...when it starts to burn as hell then i just wanna go for more and more till i can't hold my arms high any more.

whoops...i did only with 1 bounces .
But 2 bounces?
.. but i've read this stuff on a site saying something like this:
The bag will swing back, hit the backboard, come forward, hit the backboard, swing back, and hit the backboard. When the bag comes forward again, strike it with a backhand or straight punch. This may seem tricky at first, but be patient and eventually, you will master the rhythm.

...this makes more sense to me, maybe i'm wrong?

[alex w]

depends how good your bag is. if its really fast (as the one in my gym is) then you have to do 2 bounces. you should be hitting it hard, it speeds it up

[CRO-Luka]

i think it's a pretty good bag. it bounces off properly, well that also depends on how you hit it. i did with 2 bounces today, 300 hundred each hand seperately and then 500 hundred left-left-right-right.

what do you think how many days per week should i do speed bag training?

[alex w]

as many as you can m8, its hardly gonna hurt!

[CRO-Luka]

i was afraid you might say that well whatever it takes

[alex w]

thats the sprirt, and hey big delts are cool anywho

[CRO-Luka]

lol yea they're definately cool. whoa you're a fast replier

[alex w]

they dont call me lightning gatti for nothing
wait theydont call me that atall

[CRO-Luka]

lol they should, cuz if ur cross is as fast as your replies then they better watch out cuz the lights will soon be out