Want to start training next year, what equipment?

Shadow boxing is good for balance, see if you can't go five or ten minutes initially. Make sure your weight is always centered, never off balance. Snap those punches, no lazy puches, ever. And like someone else said step into em'. Remember, it's in those legs; so see about a jumprope to keep you light on your feet. Strong legs (think Mike Tyson, Prince Naseem..) It never hurts to drive upward into the target bending those legs like a dead lift. Punch about 2-4 feet through the target if ever possible. Take er' fuckin' head off! Do not go easy on that bag.. Pretend it's talking shit if nescessary.. Make sure the wife knows things are going to be a little different around there if she wants to "get smart." Show her Raging Bull if nescessary. Gels are good. Just don't let the dog get em'..

my buddy and i actually just started working out in his home garage. just doing basics like working the heavy bag and mitts a little bit. before each workout we run for a mile or so. he actually used to attend a gym and he teaches me a bit that he learned from there a while back but i do however want to get the proper training so i think while doing these smaller workouts in his garage i will also eventually make time for the real deal.

Blue, when did you decide you wanted to Box? and why do you want to box??? I am a newbie and I want to box! for starters alot of people Say i should, and #2 I always wanted to do it but never anyone around to push me in the right direction! and now the internet is around so maybe people on forums can guide me????? I am a small guy 5'8 128-130lbs and a 33inch reach.. i am also a left!, I am not sure if i have an advantage or a diss adavantage!!!??? some people say i do and some are just insecure and dont want me to become something better then themselves, like some of my so called friends! -Chris-

would the $80 training gloves give me more hand protection? I'm a guitar player so that'd suck if I messed those up

Those gloves are fine - will give you enough protection, & easy to take off when you're done with a workout (important when you're exhausted & there's no-one around to pull them off.) Go for the 16 oz gloves - the more weight on your hands the better. After getting in decent shape & getting used to hitting the bag, would however recommend atleast checking out a gym & seeing how it is done properly. PS. If you haven't seen the movie already, rent out Million Dollar Baby - got some good training tips in that, ie. move around the bag, don't just stand their & hit it.

Oh the money isn't really an issue.. I mean a few hundered for all this stuff isn't very expensive I want good gloves to protect my hands thats why I wanted the pro training gloves.. should I just go with their $30 gloves http://store.everlastboxing.com/everlast-semi-pro-velcro-training-gloves.html instead, for bag work? bro trust me its so much easier just to go pay a gym dues and work out there ...they teach you the proper mechanics of the punch ... i used to think i was joe somebody before i spent a few hours at a boxing club and they actually showed me how to throw a jab ...where you step into it ..and that one little tweek made all the difference instead of just throwing the arm punch i used to throw go to a gym its your best bet

Nope no one's gonna train me. I'll probably read some stuff on the internet, go hit the bag a lot and do exercise. run 3 miles a day < lmao. Maybe in a few years. I'm gonna go with half miles and then work my way to 3/4 miles then whole miles etc.. gonna be a while though. Thanks for the advice. Sure, try to work your way up to 3 miles slowly but surely (drink tons of water), and remember when you hit the heavy bag its like hitting a girl, its not how hard you hit but how good you hit it!

Oh the money isn't really an issue.. I mean a few hundered for all this stuff isn't very expensive I want good gloves to protect my hands thats why I wanted the pro training gloves.. should I just go with their $30 gloves http://store.everlastboxing.com/everlast-semi-pro-velcro-training-gloves.html instead, for bag work?

who's going to train you? I mean, no disrespect but do you know what the hell you're gonna do once you get all this equipment (its expensive)? If you live far away from a gym and you don't have at least someone looking out on the way your hitting the bag etc. at least you should get a training video. To answer your question, you know what I liked a lot, those water filled heavy bags, man those are good, I think they also sell like a round bag which is like 70 pounds or so, for combining upper cuts with hooks, those are good too. If you're going to get a speed bag, make sure the platform is heavy and over 2 inches thick to bounce the bag back at a good speed. Get a good size mirror where you can see your full self, abs bench would be nice and run at least 3 miles a day, combine it with sprint repetitions, try skipping (get the heavy handles to start with, it'll help) at least 6 mins straight. Good luck buddy. Nope no one's gonna train me. I'll probably read some stuff on the internet, go hit the bag a lot and do exercise. run 3 miles a day < lmao. Maybe in a few years. I'm gonna go with half miles and then work my way to 3/4 miles then whole miles etc.. gonna be a while though. Thanks for the advice.

No point in ruining a good pair of Pro gloves for bag work - buy some 16oz cheap gloves from K-Mart or wherever to get you used to the weight, & use them for your bag work. Use the Pro gloves for sparring, nothing else.

yeaaah my idea is the best equipment is to go to an actuall boxing gym 16 oz pro gloves are gonna run ya about 50-100 dollars by themselves hoss a decent punching bag that wont tear apart in 2 monthes is gonna run you about 200 ... some decent wraps will be about 15-20 gel wraps anyways and this shit tears up very quickly might i add so your gonna be replaceing it at least 2-3 times a year so your gonna run into the 1000's range really fast just go to a gym trust me

who's going to train you? I mean, no disrespect but do you know what the hell you're gonna do once you get all this equipment (its expensive)? If you live far away from a gym and you don't have at least someone looking out on the way your hitting the bag etc. at least you should get a training video. To answer your question, you know what I liked a lot, those water filled heavy bags, man those are good, I think they also sell like a round bag which is like 70 pounds or so, for combining upper cuts with hooks, those are good too. If you're going to get a speed bag, make sure the platform is heavy and over 2 inches thick to bounce the bag back at a good speed. Get a good size mirror where you can see your full self, abs bench would be nice and run at least 3 miles a day, combine it with sprint repetitions, try skipping (get the heavy handles to start with, it'll help) at least 6 mins straight. Good luck buddy. I would tend to agree with this guy but there's nothing wrong with a bit of heavy bag work so crack on. However, 16oz gloves? Sound like sparring gloves to me just use bog standard punch-bag mitts you don't need anything fancy for the presumably limited training you'll be doing.

I want to start training next year, to get in shape, in my home garage. I'm not going to be sparring or fighting or anything like that (yet?). So I believe the equipment I need are hand wraps, training gloves, heavy bag and speed bag (and mounts? do they come with them?). I am going to go with Everlast (please don't suggest other brands/discuss how bad Everlast sucks or whatnot etc). Was thinking for gloves, they're professional training gloves, 16oz, blue. For hand wraps I was just going to go with the evergels. Not sure about the bags though who's going to train you? I mean, no disrespect but do you know what the hell you're gonna do once you get all this equipment (its expensive)? If you live far away from a gym and you don't have at least someone looking out on the way your hitting the bag etc. at least you should get a training video. To answer your question, you know what I liked a lot, those water filled heavy bags, man those are good, I think they also sell like a round bag which is like 70 pounds or so, for combining upper cuts with hooks, those are good too. If you're going to get a speed bag, make sure the platform is heavy and over 2 inches thick to bounce the bag back at a good speed. Get a good size mirror where you can see your full self, abs bench would be nice and run at least 3 miles a day, combine it with sprint repetitions, try skipping (get the heavy handles to start with, it'll help) at least 6 mins straight. Good luck buddy.