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Bag drills

Just a bag, but I love it
A heavy bag is usually made of leather, canvas or vinyl
and is stuffed with old clothes and sand. It weighs
about 70 pounds and must hang from something very
strong and durable.There should be about six feet of
space around it.

It isn’t much to look at, but a boxer acquires a fond-
ness for a big firm bag, just the same.After all, they do
spend a great deal of time together.

How important is the heavy bag?
1. It’s the first thing you’ll ever hit. Where you will
learn and continue to strengthen and sharpen
punches.

2. It’s the first thing you’ll ever dodge, block or keep
up with. Where you will learn and continue to
develop defensive moves and footwork.

3. It’s the first place you’ll experiment. The bag is a
boxer’s laboratory. Each new step, punch, block and
counter is dreamed up, worked out and fine tuned
here.

In short, bag work develops technique, endurance,
strength, balance and coordination. It’s the place you
begin and always return to.The bag is a boxing staple
— always has been, always will be.

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