How long are rounds when doing bag work?

[kyleseegrist]

Was looking at an old workout from Sugar Ray Leonard
For those who train what is the most common round lengths for heavy bag and speed bag?

3 minutes with 1 minute rest just like normal boxing rounds?

12-1.30pm
Shadow-boxing
Skipping - 5 minute intervals
Sparring - 5-10 rounds
Heavy bad - 4 rounds
Speed bag - 3 rounds
Sit ups 100-200

[Mike_Erm]

Was looking at an old workout from Sugar Ray Leonard
For those who train what is the most common round lengths for heavy bag and speed bag?

3 minutes with 1 minute rest just like normal boxing rounds?

12-1.30pm
Shadow-boxing
Skipping - 5 minute intervals
Sparring - 5-10 rounds
Heavy bad - 4 rounds
Speed bag - 3 rounds
Sit ups 100-200

3 minutes is good
Once you get better or want to push yourself hit it for 5 or 10 minute rounds working on your rhythm.. Always good to switch it up in my opinion.

[OctoberRed]

Was looking at an old workout from Sugar Ray Leonard
For those who train what is the most common round lengths for heavy bag and speed bag?

3 minutes with 1 minute rest just like normal boxing rounds?

12-1.30pm
Shadow-boxing
Skipping - 5 minute intervals
Sparring - 5-10 rounds
Heavy bad - 4 rounds
Speed bag - 3 rounds
Sit ups 100-200

3 minutes is a very good starting point.

[Mr.MojoRisin']

I personally don't use rds when on the heavy bag. I just set the timer for 30 minutes and punch consistently the entire time. Mix the punches up between hard and soft. Not every single punch has to be a home run.

[Rock&Roll]

This depends on what you are trying to achieve...

For a fighter - 3 minutes for 4 rounds. When fighting, you loose a round in fitness through nerves, so always train 4 rounds AT LEAST in everything you do.

The next most important aspect is INTENSITY. This is reason you even use rounds, otherwise set timer for 30 mins, it won't emulate a fight though.
Very few people hit the heavy bag with enough intensity. 70 percent is not enough. When you are fighting you are going 100% the entire 3 minutes. If you are practicing technique etc, do it in your own time seperately.
Stuff this 1,2 slip slip, move, feint, move blah blah. Just hit the ***in bag, basically non stop.

Amateur fights, especially early on, are mostly about fitness after 5-10 fights, it shifts to technique and style.

[hastingsmassive]

Instead of increasing the time first, increase the intensity- as its good to train for what you'll be doing in fights which is 3m and 1m. If you still feel it too easy then you could either increase rounds to do or make it 4m.