A few years ago I bought both a set of gloves and a 4 foot punch bag on eBay. I arranged for a hook to be drilled into a board going across my garage rafters (which provides added strength rather than just drilling into the rafter itself) and secured the bag.
Over time this has proven to be a great addition to my home gym.
It adds something that again is so different from other exercise. I don't use it all the time but the punch bag does provide a totally different workout from anything else.
You can actually have a superb workout from just shadow boxing (I have an earlier post on this so do a search in the archives to find this). Yet adding the punch bag does really add something. There's nothing like some resistance to start getting some benefit from landing a lunch
As always start slowly. I did a series on boxing as training earlier so have a look at this. Make sure your gloves are decent so you don't do any damage to your fist. On that subject, don't also try landing the hardest punch possible - that will ensure you damage something! Make light contact at first and then you can progress by making heavier contact later. To be honest, with a hanging bag, that is to me a pain as the bag then start swinging against my squat rack (I don't have the luxury of endless room around it).
Keep in mind therefore that the real purpose for most gym enthusiasts is not to train to be a fighter or boxer, but to obtain higher levels of fitness.
As you progress, you can also start landing kicks. when you do you need to try to keep these simple. If you have not trained as a martial artist, then you will find balance and coordination difficult. So simple kicks at first and then gradually increase the complexity and power.. This gives a phenomenal workout.
Happy training
Andy at Fitter Future
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