are you a beginner boxing or are you thinking about getting a heavy bag
for your own home well on this video i show you the four biggest mistakes
beginners make on a heavy bag four big mistakes for you to avoid
number four is the one that i see all the time so
make sure you keep watching for number four because that's the one that you
really want to avoid and after watching this video and
working on the mistakes that i tell you about
your boxing will improve so much
my name is tony jeffries olympic medalist former undefeated professional
boxer seven times national champion european
champion welcome to my youtube channel so the heavy bag this thing has been
around boxing gyms since boxing gyms existed it is probably
the oldest piece of equipment in a boxing gym and let me tell you this
hitting one of these things is not as straightforward as it may seem
but after watching this you're going to know exactly what you need to do
when you are hitting the heavy bag well let's start off
with the boxing basics do you know the boxing basics if you've got no idea
about the boxing basics check out this video here wherever the
link is on on here and i go over how to box it's very
important that you know how to box and understand the
fundamentals before you start trying to hit one of these so watch that
quick video and you'll get all the information you need to know about how
to box once you've got the fundamentals down
and you know the basics of boxing then you come to hit the heavy bag one
of the biggest mistakes i see with a first timer or a beginner hitting
a heavy bag is this where they'll hit it
they'll hit it as it's coming and now the thing because it's swinging so much
that they're doing good but that is not the
case at all when you're letting the bag swing like that you're losing control of
the bag it's on you to be able to control a bag put the bag where you want
to put it how do you do that well when the bag is
swinging you've got to hit the bag when it comes back
now if you notice when i hit the bag when it comes back
i kind of stop but within its tracks if it does start to get out of control and
it swings hit it when it comes back and there you
see it stops the bag in the tracks and you're taking control of it number
two is pushing your punches so a full job
or a cross and i'll push it you don't never want to push
your punches you want to throw it out and let it come straight back
to your face and if the bag is not moving that's fine
i prefer bags like this which is big heavy but they're pretty soft so i
prefer bags like this so if they're not swinging that's
totally fine don't worry about the bag doesn't have to swing
when you are throwing these punches like i see you want to get it all the way out
and all the way back rather than you see that
pushing don't push the punches now the third big mistake
is being out of range if i'm out of range the only way i can hit the bag is
by leaning in if you're out of range
throwing punches you're going to lean in like this and
this is a bad position in boxing you don't want to be like that you want
to be more comfortable so make sure you're in range when you
are in range it should be like this even though my arm's bent a little bit
it's bent a little bit because when you're punching you need to punch
through the bag if i was here
still out of range you need to be a little bit closer
so more here so i can really hit that bag
and hit it solid now mistake number four this is the big one what i see so many
people doing is holding the breath when you're
punching the heavy bag if you hold your breath when you're
punching the heavy bag I'm just breathing now you're going to get out of breath
within 30 seconds you need to relax exhale
and forget about power this is the biggest mistake i really see
with people who come boxing for the first time or the first
few times you're not holding the breath you need to try and relax
and exhale with each punch
and if you relax and exhale with the punches
you're not just going to reserve more energy your punches are going to be more
fluid they're going to be faster they're going
to be better and your technique is going to be better
as well so them right there is the four biggest mistakes i see
when someone is hitting the heavy bag for the first time if you can avoid all
of those mistakes you will see your work on the heavy bag
is going to improve a lot and as well your boxing will improve a
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