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What the difference from bag work and push ups- or the bench press, does punching a bag provide the same mechanics as push-ups?

Taichi wrote:What the difference from bag work and push ups- or the bench press, does punching a bag provide the same mechanics as push-ups?

Completely different dynamics, the bag works the whole body.

if you think that bag work can be replicated by weight-lifting... you're doing it wrong.
bagwork involves the whole body, you can do footwork, shot selection, upper body movement, its about a lot more than just throwing bombs

Taichi wrote:What the difference from bag work and push ups- or the bench press, does punching a bag provide the same mechanics as push-ups?

The mechanics are not really relatable at all. In fact push ups and bench press provide very little carry over even for each other due to differing mechanics and body placement of the exercise. Remember, specificity of training is very important. If you want to be good at something, do that thing. Bench press and push-ups will not help you mechanically with anything related to bag work and bag is very necessary if you want to box.

if you want to learn how to throw hard and fast punches with good technique then you have to throw lots of punches at bags, pads, people and thin air, nothing else will do

True enough ... and the expertise of the Mitt Maestro who teaches you -- and the quality of the Spar Mates -- makes all the difference in the world.

I understand the purpose of a heavy bag and hitting the pads, but does the speedbag really help?
They say its good for timing, but its a different kind of timing than fighting. Anyone agree or disagree?

Tony1244 wrote:I understand the purpose of a heavy bag and hitting the pads, but does the speedbag really help?
They say its good for timing, but its a different kind of timing than fighting. Anyone agree or disagree?

conditioning for keeping your hands up

Taichi wrote:What the difference from bag work and push ups- or the bench press, does punching a bag provide the same mechanics as push-ups?

First, bench presses for boxing are done with dumbbells. Because they isolate the triceps, free up the wrists to turn on the press, and don't build out the chest. Secondly, push-ups are done for conditioning, strength, and explosiveness in your straight punches..These should be done with your strength training workout as well. That's all entirely different from your Boxing Gym workout.. You should separate the 2 workouts by at least 4 hours for proper recovery. That's why you stop your push-ups, pull-ups, set of presses or set of curls the instant you lose speed and form -- so you don't break down the muscle, don't add bulk, and you recover extremely rapidly so you can box without fatigue.

There's several kinds of punching bags --- The double-end bags develops quickness, sharper vision, and better timing.. The speed-bag builds hand speed, endurance, and snap.. The heavy-bag develops power, endurance, and punching technique.. There's uppercut bags to hone uppercuts.. But whatever the bags, they're not a strength workout.. All the bags have a purpose and for none of them are for strength.. That's your strength workout.