Can you hit the bag every day

[platinummatt]

Is it ok to hit the bag everyday?? or should you rest on days? Its just my arms feel weak today

[yrrej]

You don't have to go all out every day....

[NJFighter91]

I hit the bag everyday for 2-3 rounds except when I spar.

To get good at something, you have to do it everyday. Repetition is the best way for success.

[Pork Chop]

I'm old and lazy so I like to switch things up to stay interesting.

Wednesday I didn't do any heavybag work at all.

Instead I did a lot of plyometric stuff like box jumps, I did extra shadowboxing, footwork drills, circling with the jab, knees high, carry-overs (from football or soccer), sledgehammer swings, medicine ball stuff, and shadowboxing work with an unfilled BOB standing bag- working on being accurate and having enough control to pull a power shot enough that it won't knock the thing over.

Mix it up, work on your weaknesses and if all else, work on footwork & head movement.

[speedoverpower0]

I think you should just have a rest day all together for your body, it helps me. Mine is either sunday or a day where I have way to much homework

[platinummatt]

[QUOTE=Pork Chop]
Wednesday I didn't do any heavybag work at all.

working on being accurate and having enough control to pull a power shot enough that it won't knock the thing over.
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Careful man. if you practice pulled shots, your likely to do them in a match its called "muscle memory" Thanks for your adcie tho and everyones

[Pork Chop]

that's why I only did it for a round. My trainer asked me to. I think he wants more control in the gym during sparring. Too many people missing fights coz they're gettin too ****** up in the gym.

[platinummatt]

Oh right cool. I just thought Id mention it!

[MrSmith]

[QUOTE=platinummatt]

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Careful man. if you practice pulled shots, your likely to do them in a match its called "muscle memory" Thanks for your adcie tho and everyones

Before I went to Thailand, I would've agreed with you. But my trip to Thailand and trained at some of the top Muay Thai gyms. Boy was I in for a surprise, I thought it was gonna be similar as to how we train in the U.S., but their training sessions for the most part, The thai fighters were just going at it w/ about a 3rd of their full power.

I mean if a coach in the U.S. saw that in his gym, he would go postal on his student. But sparring was totally different, the intensity definitely picked up, and if you were unfamiliar w/ any kind combat sports training at all, the explosiveness of the Thai fighters were amazing. From looking half-assed doing drills to looking like "Dwayne Wade driving to the basket" during sparring.

[Pork Chop]

had a nice reply typed up but the forum crashed and lost it.

Most thai camps spar muay thai light, but will punch hard. Kicks, elbows, & knees cause injuries and they fight so often that going full bore with kicks, elbows, & knees makes no sense.

I think my trainer's testing me before putting me in there to spar. He's had me work on 2 different control drills and on mitt work he's been beating the living daylights out of me- not just a shot or two to keep my guard up or get me to use head movement, he's really ben teein off.