Any advantages to using the heaviest heavy bag in the gym

SlySlickSmooth

I hear a lot of such strong punchers using these amazingly heavy heavy bags, is there any advantage for someone to be using such a heavy ass bag?

Pony Boy

I don't think there's any advantage but you use a heavier bag when you are working on power punches. Mainly to the body for example when you are boxing in the pocket or against a slower moving opponent.

BarryRobinson

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Originally Posted by slickslysmooth

I hear a lot of such strong punchers using these amazingly heavy heavy bags, is there any advantage for someone to be using such a heavy ass bag?

They are great for "sit down" bag drills

Dickie Smalls

Might as well just use a 70lb bag, because you can throw all you got into the it with a smaller chance of breaking your wrists than you'd have punching a 100lb bag.

If you get a 100lb+ bag; you best wrap them wrists, especially if you want to go Joe Frazier on that sh*t. They can be good for training jabs and crosses.

Bingo33

Marciano used to use a very heavy, heavy bag. The philosophy being his punches should be able to throw back a 200 pound man. Not sure I believe that. Probably less risk to your wrist with a lighter bag. I never liked a very hard bag myself. I noticed that heavy bags are much harder than they were years ago. I hit one that Joe Louis used to hit and it was pretty soft. I guess easier on the hands.

alza1988 · 09:56 AM

My new home bag is 68ib .It's in the exact same place as this bag only it's 1 foot bigger but they are very similar .This one is 3 foot my other is 4 foot but I used the stuffing out this one to get the weight up .Here they don't do weights hardly I had to weight it myself they go by size ( foot etc ) . When I use my home one it makes most the ones in the gym feel light .There is a huge one in the local gym though and it's a quality one and gym .I like to use that as well but for me 68 ibs is plenty .Without the huge one though the rest in the gym would feel light .My new bag is a good one .
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smokin_joe

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Originally Posted by slickslysmooth

I hear a lot of such strong punchers using these amazingly heavy heavy bags, is there any advantage for someone to be using such a heavy ass bag?

To increase your strength and endurance!!!

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Pony Boy Interim Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Los Angeles Posts: 759 Rep Power: 7 Points: 68,236.78 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 68,236.78 Donate	I don't think there's any advantage but you use a heavier bag when you are working on power punches. Mainly to the body for example when you are boxing in the pocket or against a slower moving opponent.

Dickie Smalls Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 238 Rep Power: 0 Points: 677,225.92 Bank: 1,606,860,350.21 Total Points: 1,607,537,576.13 Donate	Might as well just use a 70lb bag, because you can throw all you got into the it with a smaller chance of breaking your wrists than you'd have punching a 100lb bag. If you get a 100lb+ bag; you best wrap them wrists, especially if you want to go Joe Frazier on that sh*t. They can be good for training jabs and crosses.