Heavy bag - Revision history

Ric at 13:53, 19 April 2008

2008-04-19T13:53:51Z

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	[[file:Patterson.Floyd.Bag.jpg\|left\|~~frame~~\|<center>[[Floyd Patterson]]</center>]]		[[file:Patterson.Floyd.Bag.jpg\|left\|thumb\|300px\|<center>[[Floyd Patterson]]</center>]]
	[[file:Firpo.LuisAngel4.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|<center>[[Luis Angel Firpo]]: circa 1923</center>]]		[[file:Firpo.LuisAngel4.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|<center>[[Luis Angel Firpo]]: circa 1923</center>]]
	A long, cylindrical bag suspended by a chain, covered with leather, and filled with either a fibrous material or water. They weigh from 50 to 150 pounds. It is used by boxers to practice their punches, [[footwork]], and stepping. It helps to build muscles in the upper body, wrists and hands. It also helps build endurance. Boxers punch it, move around it, and push it back, just as they would an opponent.		A long, cylindrical bag suspended by a chain, covered with leather, and filled with either a fibrous material or water. They weigh from 50 to 150 pounds. It is used by boxers to practice their punches, [[footwork]], and stepping. It helps to build muscles in the upper body, wrists and hands. It also helps build endurance. Boxers punch it, move around it, and push it back, just as they would an opponent.

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2006-11-16T02:38:20Z

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			[[file:Patterson.Floyd.Bag.jpg\|left\|frame\|<center>[[Floyd Patterson]]</center>]]
	[[file:Firpo.LuisAngel4.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|<center>[[Luis Angel Firpo]]: circa 1923</center>]]		[[file:Firpo.LuisAngel4.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|<center>[[Luis Angel Firpo]]: circa 1923</center>]]
	A long, cylindrical bag suspended by a chain, covered with leather, and filled with either a fibrous material or water. They weigh from 50 to 150 pounds. It is used by boxers to practice their punches, [[footwork]], and stepping. It helps to build muscles in the upper body, wrists and hands. It also helps build endurance. Boxers punch it, move around it, and push it back, just as they would an opponent.		A long, cylindrical bag suspended by a chain, covered with leather, and filled with either a fibrous material or water. They weigh from 50 to 150 pounds. It is used by boxers to practice their punches, [[footwork]], and stepping. It helps to build muscles in the upper body, wrists and hands. It also helps build endurance. Boxers punch it, move around it, and push it back, just as they would an opponent.

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2006-07-28T00:11:24Z

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	[[file:~~Damato~~.jpg\|~~300px~~\|right\|thumb\|[[~~Mike Tyson]] & [[Cus D'Amato~~]] ~~on the heavy bag~~]]		[[file:Firpo.LuisAngel4.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|<center>[[Luis Angel Firpo]]: circa 1923</center>]]
	A long, cylindrical bag suspended by a chain, covered with leather, and filled with either a fibrous material or water. They weigh from 50 to 150 pounds. It is used by boxers to practice their punches, [[footwork]], and stepping. It helps to build muscles in the upper body, wrists and hands. It also helps build endurance. Boxers punch it, move around it, and push it back, just as they would an opponent.		A long, cylindrical bag suspended by a chain, covered with leather, and filled with either a fibrous material or water. They weigh from 50 to 150 pounds. It is used by boxers to practice their punches, [[footwork]], and stepping. It helps to build muscles in the upper body, wrists and hands. It also helps build endurance. Boxers punch it, move around it, and push it back, just as they would an opponent.

Ric at 20:08, 7 May 2006

2006-05-07T20:08:17Z

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[[file:Damato.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Mike Tyson]] & [[Cus D'Amato]] on the heavy bag]]
A long, cylindrical bag suspended by a chain, covered with leather, and filled with either a fibrous material or water. They weigh from 50 to 150 pounds. It is used by boxers to practice their punches, [[footwork]], and stepping. It helps to build muscles in the upper body, wrists and hands. It also helps build endurance. Boxers punch it, move around it, and push it back, just as they would an opponent.

<small>Summary courtesy of [[Box Like the Pros]], by [[Joe Frazier]], pp. 70-72.</small>

[[Category:Glossary|heavy bag]]