Hands hurt everytime i punch

[Oldtymer]

I been hitting a stand up punching bag for about 2 weeks now. And my hands kind of hurt when I throw a punch. Is this normal?

[oldtownboxing]

Please tell me you're wearing gloves. Laugh as you may it's been done. I don't mean to be a wise guy buy it sounds like you went out and bought a stand up bag, brought it home and started punching it. I'm sure the wife thinks its sexy but you have to wrap those hands and learn how to punch. If you want to stay home and hit the thing buy some LARGE gloves and try to keep the impact on the two large knuckles.

OldTownBoxing

[Lords Gym]

Please tell me you're wearing gloves. Laugh as you may it's been done. I don't mean to be a wise guy buy it sounds like you went out and bought a stand up bag, brought it home and started punching it. I'm sure the wife thinks its sexy but you have to wrap those hands and learn how to punch. If you want to stay home and hit the thing buy some LARGE gloves and try to keep the impact on the two large knuckles.

OldTownBoxing

[the phenom]

well is def not normal amean wrapping ur hands is the most important thingif u dont wrap u can get hurt with gloves onif u think its serious u mite want torefrain from hittin the bag for atleast 2 weeks and jus shadowbox and work on ur thechnique

[Von Milash]

another interesting thing is that many newbs wrap their hands too tight which actually causes the pain it's supposed to mitigate. bone rubbing on bone. I'm EXTRENELY finnicky about three things in life... the tightness of my wraps (and I'll actually re-wrap them several times in the early stages of my workout until they feel just right), my hockey skate laces (which I'll tie and re-tie several times over the course of a game so they're perfect), and my hair. lol.

[Oldtymer]

Well my dad said to me that your're not suppose to be hitting the punching bag for an hour which I tend to do. Thats too long spending time on the bag he says.
So what my dad is saying, you think could be a factor about my hands throbbing when I throw a punch?

Oh and by the way I do were wraps and i wear them the right way. the wraps feel just fine on me.
I put on Boxing gloves on too like your're suppose too. I also close my hands real tight before when i hit
the bag.

[Scrap]

Ive a feeling youre not wrapping the hands correctly 80% of boxers dont I see the techniques for wrapping hands on sites and theyre wrong. Theres to many people put to much bandage on the palm so when they punch the metacapules spring, plus they bandage to tight when you make a fist the knuckles expand, look into it

[Lords Gym]

this is how you need to wrap mate.

http://www.ringside.com/WrapYourHands.aspx

[Tito BHB]

If all else fails..Then perhaps consider taking vitamin tablets and such..
things like cod liver oil are reccomended..
Wont notice too many changes quickly..But its quite simple to just remeber to take on tablet a day..
And if its a problem that nothing else seems to help then long term these tablets do you good.
Peace

[the phenom]

what i want to know is how the fuck u hit the bag for an hour u must have good stamina or do u jsut do it on and off on ur own pace?

[voodoo_dude]

the same thing was happening when I first started boxing
I know its not what you want to hear but the best thing to do is take 2-3 weeks off to let them heal properly.

Think of it this way, you can carry on with your (ridonculous) schedule and do your hands serious damage and then have to wait many months for them to fully heal, OR you can just take a few weeks off.

[the phenom]

^^ yeah def let them heal

[Von Milash]

this is how you need to wrap mate.

http://www.ringside.com/WrapYourHands.aspx

that's more or less the way I do 'em. I actually tie the left one looser than the right because I beleive nothing is symmetrical so neither should your stuff be. your left hand has different needs that your right, too.

[GOLDENBOY213]

all i say is that if your hands are hurting dont u ever try to get in the sport ur a queer

[Von Milash]

how do you put people on ignore?