Hitting a portable punching bag is one of the best training tools for any boxer who does not have access to his regular equipment at the boxing gym. A boxing speed bag builds quickness, hand-eye coordination and accuracy, while a boxing heavy bag builds strength, explosive punching power and endurance. Portable punching bags usually weigh 40 to 50 pounds when they are filled with water or sand and ready to use. They can be drained and moved to another location.
Building Endurance
Hitting a portable punching bag can help an individual build endurance that will help in any athletic activity. Boxers fight for three minutes in each round, and you should mimic this when you train on a punching bag. This is a difficult exercise that is tiring and can be difficult to complete. If you don't have access to a hanging heavy bag in a gym, and you have a portable punching bag in your basement, you can set the bag up in a corner and have the same workout that you would with a standard heavy bag.
Offensive Training
Though a portable punching bag may not have quite the girth of a standard punching bag, it often is used in mixed martial arts because it is often in the shape of a man. When practicing on the portable punching bag, you can easily target punches to the head, torso and abdomen. This will give you the opportunity to practice delivering forceful punches and kicks to the most vulnerable areas of the body.
Improving Quickness
You can get a more realistic reaction from a portable punching bag than a standard heavy bag, because it does not weigh as much. Though a standard heavy bag is ideal for building explosive punching power, the portable bag will rebound much more quickly than the standard heavy bag. That means you will be forced to move your feet quicker to get into a position to deliver a hard punch or kick, and you will have to be quicker with your hands when delivering a punch.
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