Punchbag Cardio

[Kas]

Can some post me some routines I can do on a punchbag for cardio.

Also im planning to do this in morning before breakfast, do I just wake up and begin..? Or can you take like water or something

 

[Skilla_Staz]

Have you done any research on this topic?

 

[MrS]

Cardio before breakfast loses fat, so yeah, good for you.

Have a banana, not water.
Stretch well, and start.

Punchbag routine, you have to know how to hit it properly.

 

[Shiftkey]

Wrap your hands, wear 12+oz gloves. Otherwise you'll fvck up your wrist like I did 2 days ago

Do 3 or 4 hit combos (jab, cross, jab; jab, cross, hook; jab, cross, uppercut; etc). If you want to add in kicks, even better. Repeat the same set of combos for 2 minutes, then switch it up every 2 minutes. Every 10 minutes, punch the bag as hard and fast as you can freestyle for 30 seconds, then cool off for 2 minutes with shadowboxing. Repeat the whole thing for 30 minutes, then do an ab workout for 10 minutes (crunches, leg lifts, superman, etc - do your research). Stretch for 10 minutes and you're done.

That's basically the cardio class of my kickboxing studio, with too much variation to list. If you do that 5 days a week first thing in the morning, fat will fly off your body. Drink water, don't eat anything (not milk or juice either) until after the workout.

 

[MrS]

I think I need to use my mexican wraps.
Furthermore, 2007 my amateur career begins, hooray!

 

[WesCottII]

I think I need to use my mexican wraps.
Furthermore, 2007 my amateur career begins, hooray!

Wow. Congratulations man.

 

[MrS]

I really can't ****in' wait.
Attend as many local amateur tourneys and ones overseas.
Who knows, maybe I can make a run for the Olympics in 08, but that's a long shot. What's life without goals though, eh?

 

[Skilla_Staz]

What's life without goals though, eh?

Extremely pointless in my opinion. Good luck on that man. Excuse me, I forgot, luck is for the ill-prepared. Let me rephrase. Go kick some ass bro :box:

 

[MrS]

Got some sparring tonight, I think I'm eating too much about an hour before, but who cares, guy.

It's ALL about mind and preparation.

 

[iLoveCookies]

Can some post me some routines I can do on a punchbag for cardio.

Also im planning to do this in morning before breakfast, do I just wake up and begin..? Or can you take like water or something

Punching bag routine? I dont know if there is a routine persay. Stretch jumprope shadow box to work on your form start with just punches and work some combos out. get your footwork down and hit the bag.

 

[Warboss Alex]

Wrap your hands, wear 12+oz gloves. Otherwise you'll fvck up your wrist like I did 2 days ago

everyone, pay attention to this. punchbag cardio is fine if you're a boxer and know how to do it safely, but if you hurt your wrist you can forget weight training for a while. train smart.

oh and Kas, yes, drink water while you do cardio, it's important mate.

 

[Kas]

then do an ab workout for 10 minutes (crunches, leg lifts, superman, etc - do your research). Stretch for 10 minutes and you're done.

5 days a week? Is that overworking your abs too much.

 

[Shiftkey]

everyone, pay attention to this. punchbag cardio is fine if you're a boxer and know how to do it safely, but if you hurt your wrist you can forget weight training for a while. train smart.

oh and Kas, yes, drink water while you do cardio, it's important mate.

Fortunately it was only a slight sprang and I'm nearly recovered.

5 days a week? Is that overworking your abs too much.

For most muscle groups 5 days a week is 5 times too much. Abs, however, recover much quicker. Maybe when you first start out you can limit the ab workout to 2 or 3 times a week. I haven't had any problems working them 5x a week - they don't even get sore anymore.