Taking care of my hands????? what to do?

[Hitman932]

i have started training myself to fight, i have a guy lined up to train me seriously but im gonna wait about another month before hooking up with him as i need a lot of work on my cardio still......

i have been hitting the heavy bag and focus mitts almost everyday and am experiencing what i expect is a normal amount of soreness ( for a beginner) in my hands and wrists... my question is what if anything special should i be doing to combat this????

should i ice my hands and wrists after hitting the bag??? more than once a day??? should i use heat at all????

i wrap my hands and use gel gloves so i think im alright on that account...

also, should i let my knuckles get dried out and busted up or should i try to keep some moisture on my hands.... i figure its only to my benefit to let my knuckles callous over ASAP.. but i dont know for sure....

also if someone could recommend some literature as far as proper punching technique and whatnot it would be appreciated...

thanks in advance!

[Chipper]

Boxing Books!

Some titles for you to read.

Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense
By: Jack Dempsey
You can read the full online version here http://qigong-schweiz.ch/jdbook.pdf
To Purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Championship-F.../dp/0913111007

BOXING, A self-Instruction Manual
By: Edwin L. Haislet
To Purchase: http://www.ryukyu.com/Merchant2/merc...ory_Code=OT_BO

Boxing Mastery: Advanced Technique, Tactics, and Strategies from the Sweet Science
By: Mark Hatmaker, Doug Werner (Warning all the pictures in the book show them in a SOUTHPAW stance but it's not that big of a deal)
To Purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Boxing-Mastery...594155-6716817

The Ultimate Boxer: Understanding the Sport and Skills of Boxing
by Christy Halbert
To Purchase: http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Boxer.../dp/0963096850

The Ultimate Guide To Weight Training for Boxing
by Robert G. Price
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Weigh...e=UTF8&s=books

The only book I don't physically own is Jack Dempsey's but I'm going to buy it.

[j]

The only book I don't physically own is Jack Dempsey's but I'm going to buy it

good luck! i personally wouldn't pay $250 plus for any book. i mean, it would have to be some kind of secret training manuel like you see in kung fu movies.

[Chipper]

good luck! i personally wouldn't pay $250 plus for any book. i mean, it would have to be some kind of secret training manuel like you see in kung fu movies.

Yeah....I found that out after googling a bit.

Well the online version is fine I could aways print that **** out.