Reddit mentions: The best heavy punching bags

Can you get a bag on a stand or one of those punching dummies and put him in your room? Like this one?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ND13TCZ/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07ND13TCZ&pd_rd_w=qTBye&pf_rd_p=80559f3c-f83b-49c1-8a72-40f936e9df7a&pd_rd_wg=ayUHW&pf_rd_r=RXH6YBF946XR0H8SFSPT&pd_rd_r=c431633d-5c84-11e9-8963-117ccf44e055

That's what I have and it goes with me everywhere. Just fill it up the base with water and you are good to go. Sand is better but if you are in an apartment/home its easier to just use water as you can just dump it out fast when you have to.

This one is even better as it has the torso for kicking but its more expensive

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NF3VDP4/ref=sspa_dk_detail_7?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07NF3VDP4&pd_rd_w=qTBye&pf_rd_p=80559f3c-f83b-49c1-8a72-40f936e9df7a&pd_rd_wg=ayUHW&pf_rd_r=RXH6YBF946XR0H8SFSPT&pd_rd_r=c431633d-5c84-11e9-8963-117ccf44e055

If not at least see if you can pick you a bag.

https://www.amazon.com/Everlast-Power-Freestanding-Heavy-Black/dp/B07BL36JD4/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=punching+dummy&qid=1555006075&s=gateway&sr=8-4

Feeling the impact will definitely help vs just shadowboxing in the air.

The training dummies are kind of expensive but they last forever. I've had mine for over 10 years now and I consider him/it to be one of the best investments I have made. The price hasn't dropped much since the days I bought mine. At least consider it.

There is a bonus too. You can use him as a coat rack for your jacket. I dress mine up like a street thug complete with leather jacket and black wig. Makes for a better "experience" when I'm kicking the shit out of it. Just don't leave him in front of a window as neighbors will think you got some weird dude staring at them all day in your apartment. (since from their perspective than can't see anything past the waist).

> which is cool because we never get to use these strikes during kumite.

Unless you're a total dick. lol.

A heavy bag is probably a much more versatile tool for you given your living situation. You will definitely get feedback from hitting it that will help you improve your technique by testing the structure under force. Plus you can incorporate some lateral footwork as well. Although I definitely enjoy striking the makiwara, I think a heavy bag more closely resembles the physics involved when hitting an opponent. A makiwara increases in resistance the further you punch through it. A heavy bag has less resistance the further you punch through it.

For me, I went a slightly different route. I bought the Century Versys VS1 "Fight Simulator" (groan). It's basically a 100lbs sand base with a foam core tube zippered on top. It is very much like those inflatable punching bags you may have played with as a child. You hit it and it bounces back. It doesn't take much to knock it over, but when you prop it up against a wall, it works quite well as a makiwara albeit with a much softer striking surface. However more importantly, when propped up against a wall, it provides adequate resistance that increases the deeper you penetrate with your strike.

It's a good piece of kit. I use it to practice striking drills. Compared to a heavy bag, having the top move around better simulates how someone's body would respond to a strike to the head or neck. Unlike the wavemaster bags with the large plastic base, the soft sand base is quite short giving you full range to practise anything from low leg kicks to strikes to the head. I also pick it up and do sumo squats with it to work my legs. Aside from the noise it makes when you hit it, it's actually pretty quiet. And it's got a small footprint, so you can easily drag it out for training and then move it off into a corner when you're done with it.

This - Banana heavy bag - is what I would recommend for any martial art where kicking is involved. This will give you the option to train low kicks in a fluid way. Mixing strikes up and setting up kicks.

This - Uppercut bag - is what I would recommend if you're a boxer. Uppercuts are an important strike and this makes it easy to train them.

You can go with any kind you want, really. I have a regular one, almost identical to this one and I love it, but I wish I had bought one of the ones above. With those two kinds you can do anything and if I had to choose I'd go for the banana bag. Cause you can buy a ring to put on that one to train uppercuts, so that settles it for me personally.

Just make sure the material used is thick (preferably leather) and that the hooks for hanging it are sewn properly onto the bag. Also I would wrap that sucker in high grade duct tape (not the cheap kind) before you wear the surface down. I did that and mine is like new beneath the tape. It makes a difference if you don't have a lot of money. Also if you're anything like me, you might wanna use it for ground and pound and that also wears on the bag.

Now about the gloves. People have different philosophies on this also. I go with open gloves (bag gloves or MMA style gloves) for home training, because they will let me use my stop watch and things lie that. But generally my take is that you should use the kind of glove that you would use for fighting. Get comfortable with your equipment and you'll have an easier time making those strikes pop.

So think about it for a day or two and get the equipment you need. You'll love having a bag at home :) Also buy a 'hanging solution', they often don't come with the bags and the kind of hooks that resemble these (even the top quality, thick ones) will break easily. My brother and me broke about a handful of those and the screw part of the hook will stay in your ceiling or whatever you hang it in. They can't handle the stress. Get a real heavy bag hook/hanging solution.

like everyone said it’s all about your diet and eating 4-5 small portion meals.Replace sugar with stevia and try to stay active as possible.I say get rid of the treadmill and get yourself a good Jumprope, which I feel is a much better exercise, really anything where you are using every part of your body.I have a big basement so over the years I have been able to add different exercise equipment(barbells,dumbells,punching bags etc)

since you have limited space,I suggest saving up and getting
these

wavemaster

wavemaster pro

shamrock triple gym

you already doing good with swimming so continue with that

love that everyone is suggestion ippo since that is what got me motivated to stay fit and try boxing/martial arts.you ain’t gonna find that anywhere legally to stream so you’re going to have to use torrents and other sites.

Have you ever thought of including hitting a table punching bag into your self-care routine?

Joking (or not) aside, what makes me look forward to self-care time is that those minutes are completely mine. Example: I do a hair mask once a week, and for it to work I have to keep it on for 10 minutes. That time is pure free-time, a space where I can keep my mind off responsibilities and just stay on my phone/read something/staring into space without it being time wasted because I'm actually using it to take care of my hair! It's just an activity that doesn't require attention.

So my advice is: buy something that takes a while to act (more than five minutes, less than fifteen/twenty) and doesn't require much thinking/preparation, but just sits there doing its thing while you relax and enjoy your "free-time". It also needs to leave you room to move and not restrict your vision or hearing if you wan to read/listen to something.

The bath bombs in your wishlist might work, but they do take longer. My advice is getting

• hair masks (like AMAXY Royal Essence Honey Infused Hair Mask, or Keratin Hair Mask),
  
• face masks (like Laneige's Water Sleeping Mask),
  
• hand masks/gloves (like Moisturizing Gloves Hand Mask - they're made from touchscreen material!),
  
• nail masks (like KOCOSTAR Nail Therapy)
  
• foot masks (like Aveeno Repairing Cica Moisturizing Foot Mask)
  
  The last two leave you with less room, but you just need to listen to podcast/audiobooks, or have everything at hand.

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one of the best investments was when i got my husband a punching bag. All in all it was about $175. its a regular punching bag and it comes with a stand like this. We got it with the stand because we rent and know we're going to be moving sooner rather than later. its substantially cheaper if you can just hang it and get one of these. I got a cheaper pair of gloves and googled "punching bag workout". I started doing a quick circuit that takes about 10 minutes but it works out every muscle in my body. I do that and do weights too. You dont have to start off buying something big. I got a kettle bell for $8 from marshalls, a jump rope for like $3, and hand weights for $5 at target. So you can start off with something inexpensive like that. Less than $20 and you already spent less than you wouldve for a month at the gym.

I've used one of these with MMX in P90X3 and it definitely helps change it up a bit. Just remember to wear some form of hand protection. I chewed up my hands pretty good before getting some light sparring gloves.

Everlast sells a pretty good heavy bag stand with speed bag attachment. I bought one from Sports Authority for a little under $300 for the stand and bag. It uses steel tubing and it holds up pretty well against punches and kicks -- Here you go

If you want to actually throw power punches, I would recommend you both take boxing classes and get a heavy bag and at least some hand wraps. Otherwise, you're likely to mess up your hands and wrists. The downside with that solution is that it would cost money and time, both of which you've said that you don't want to invest in.

There are other alternatives like stand-up bags, but that's also costly and you would be able to easily knock them down unless you're a very small or weak puncher.

You could possibly wall mounted bag but that's inadvisable unless you have a strong brick/cement wall or you have a place where you don't mind shaking off pieces of the drywall.

Your original solution with hand-held pads might still work if you're willing to take a few boxing pointers, but most people don't know how to hold pads or punch properly.

Kenpo with a heavy bag is one of my favorites. Nothing like letting out the weeks frustration on the bag. It will exhaust you and work your shoulders more.

Amazon has an 80lb everlast bag for 41 bucks. If you have prime it ships free. With gloves, hand wraps, and a ceiling mount I spent like 70 bucks and love it. After P90x I'm going to look in to more heavy bag workouts.

http://www.amazon.com/Everlast-4008-80-Pound-Traditional-Heavy/dp/B00076ZE76/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405605397&sr=8-1&keywords=everlast+heavy+bag

Sounds interesting and economical, if you're handy with construction. Did you weld it together? Do you have a photo? I'm very curious.

As for the ceiling bags shaking the house, I use a heavy spring inbetween the ceiling mount and the bag. Does great in dampening the vibrations and it's better for your joists.

If you can't modify your apartment to hang a bag, you could invest in this product:

http://smile.amazon.com/Pull-Core-Unit-Gorilla-Gym/dp/B00FM63MCA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1459204670&sr=8-2&keywords=Gorilla+Gym

It's a $80 pull-up bar, that they make a punching bag attachment for -- you can hang any size weight bag on it and it should be stable.

You can also get a free standing bag like this:

http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00EUXR59M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2CI6POHOSRNN6&coliid=I3QEE0BOCYTOBL

I would have to say this punching bag would change my life the most. It is great for fitness and it would really help with getting some stress/anger out.

I'm a beginner as well. I have both Everlast handwraps and off brand handwraps. Both do the job fine. Remember to wrap your hands and wrist well to prevent wrist injury.

I have Ringside IMF Techs and they're great, but pricey. Plenty of good options out there, check out /r/boxing and search for glove recommendations.

My bag is an Everlast C3 Foam bag, which is supposedly one of Everlast's higher end bags. It's been about a month and it's holding up fine. Ringside and Title make decent bags, too. I also have the Everlast bag stand, which is noisy and creaky, but it does the job.

oh that sounds like a cooler idea for me LOL thx
rn I just found this:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00076ZE76/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_b2f19gh_c_x_w/135-2250908-7308950?pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&pf_rd_r=XQXC2BS2KEB6YJSD9H2Q&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=bff542a4-43f6-5051-9fbc-d24cf0378d48&pf_rd_i=2438371011

which one did you get?

Ill recommend you buying him a banana bag so he can train punches, low kicks, knees and full jabs (300 this is sparta kick), be aware that most of the bags will come unfilled so you will have to fill it with clothes, I will truly recommend that you buy something like this https://www.amazon.com/Combat-Sports-Muay-Heavy-100-Pound/dp/B006K3YL2Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480722159&sr=8-1&keywords=banana+bag+muay+thai or like this one, https://www.amazon.com/Muay-Thai-Heavy-pounds-FILLED/dp/B00CW8WEQG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480722159&sr=8-2&keywords=banana+bag+muay+thai that what I would buy (6'2 218 lbs)

Hanging for all the reasons already said. If you can spend a few extra bucks and have the room I suggest getting a Muay Thai Heavy Bag. This is the one we have in our gym. I personally like them better because they're heavier and it's easier to practice body/lower punches on it. There are cheaper options then the one I posted.

It sounds like you'd need a freestanding bag. Anything on the wall, no matter how well you secure it, is going to make a lot of noise for your neighbors, and the freestanding bags have a lot to reduce noise between them and the floor (which itself is much thicker than the walls). I don't have any brand recommendations aside from "I kinda like Everlast bags".

edit: a wooden dummy is loud no matter where it is and how you secure it. I dramatically underestimated how loud they are when I purchased mine, and even in my basement, it can be heard anywhere in the house.

I got my heavy bag which is air and water filled. Can adjust weight from 70 to 140 lbs. its long you can do knee strikes and kicks. Better on the hands and wrists and legs during kicks.Just would be a pain to take it off and on the rack..you would need a stand or hang it from ceiling but i love using it more than the regular heavy bags

https://www.amazon.com/MaxxMMA-70-140-Pound-Water-Punching/dp/B00J8ZT9XC

This is what I use. Just keep the plastic bag your heavy bag comes with to cover the underside and throw a tarp over the top. Tie them on when you're not using it. I've had mine since February and it's totally fine.

Obviously you may want something cheaper and differently-shaped than this; just make sure the bag is solid where the chains connect. I wouldn't recommend canvas material on the bag. I had one and it gave out in the month (tore where the chain connected to the bag).

I've never hung a heavy bag in my own place, just bought a stand to hold it up. This one worked pretty well for me.

I have this one and it's probably the best one I've ever bought

OP you would probably be better off asking in /r/MMA or /r/boxing for some better answers.

It sounds like you will be fine with a regular free-standing punching bag like this. Your downstairs neighbors won't be too crazy about it, but unless youre planning to do full 30-60 min training sessions every day I wouldn't worry too much. Just don't decide to go beast on it at 3am.

Do you have a balcony? You might be able to buy a bag + stand and put it on your balcony if there is enough room. However, this can also be quite noisey, but again, if you just want it to just beat up for a few minutes out of the day I really wouldn't worry. Thing is, you might really get into it and want to start training, but cross that bridge when you get to it.

Be sure to have some wrist/hand protection. I've fucked up my wrists a good few time taking naked fury hailmakers into heavy bags.

Happy cake day

Grab one of these. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004CY3HHI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_muM7BbNXMGWSB

I have taken hitting classes before as I stated. I plan on re-visiting it before I jump in.

When I say bagstand I mean something like this.

I have no where to hang a bag and am not sure if these are worth getting? Like I stated I would be using it outside in my backyard.

I have this in my office: http://amzn.to/2FoedjC and it noticed it helps reduce stress and its fun

https://www.amazon.com/Everlast-70-Pound-MMA-Heavy-Bag-Kit/dp/B004CY3HHI/ref=sr_1_1?s=sports-and-fitness&ie=UTF8&qid=1484853033&sr=1-1

Punch it out. Reflect on what makes you mad, while your hands fly.

It'll come to you once you've thrown a couple thousand punches. Good Luck.

Like this. Whatever you would call that :P

You're welcome

;)

we have a bunch of these at my gym, they work pretty good but the lack of swinging makes you really have to concentrate on moving your feet and not standing stagnant

Black Canvas Punching Bag... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CSB0C6G?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

The other one just go to a major sporting goods store.

Everlast 100-Pound C3 Foam Heavy bag

Get a Wavemaster

Updated everything with current prices/etc, this should be all you need for a proper home setup, minus maybe a full length mirror to check form.

Bag Stand $156
Heavy Bag $34
Speed Bag $25
Proper Swivel $18
Proper Bag Gloves $40-60
Hand Wraps $12
Medicine Ball $32
Jump Rope $7

Buy this, and this.

Set them up where he games. He can stomp and punch all he wants.

There are also free-standing bags

I'd consider bags marketed for Muay Thai, considering they take the greatest amount of abuse (with lots of sharp elbows and knees). If that's beyond your budget, going for a bag that's at least 100 pounds will let you keep punching.

Since your mounting is going to be less than ideal for a heavy bag, I strongly recommend getting a spring and don't just hang it with chains.

This is what I bought: http://www.amazon.com/Ringside--Poundheavy-Duty-Heavy-Spring/dp/B006K408LG/

Initially I had my bag hanging in the garage with just chain but was sort of worried by the shock traveling up. I bought that spring and put it in and it does a really good job of absorbing some of it. Initially I bought some springs that are used for patio swinging benches, since I saw some people talking about using those online for their bags, but those are rated far too high (like 300 lbs) and thus don't absorb enough imo.

If you need a picture of it installed, I can provide.

Ringside Steel I-Beam Heavy Bag Hanger https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NZIXBU/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_nQtwxb3885VE9

Ringside Heavy Duty Bag Spring https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006K408LG/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_uRtwxbH3TC0W8
Or
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-352-lb-Capacity-Heavy-Duty-Porch-Swing-Spring-SP-9649/100193571

I use the home depot swing on wooden joists in my basement and there's no vibration at all, that setup would be fine. Maybe add a small length of chain if you have to drop it down

These guys are being flaming assholes. Some people vent through physical exertion. It is necessary to learn to control your anger to the point where you will not physically lash out at something or someone that doesn't deserve it. However, it seems to me that's exactly what you're trying to do here. If you aren't at a place yet where you can just suppress the destructive urge when you're angry, you're at least at a place where you can understand when you're calm that wrecking shit isn't okay.

To that end, a [http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0046XKIC2/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1462334102&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=Standing+punching+bag&dpPl=1&dpID=31ehvDXQAIL&ref=plSrch](standing punching bag) might be helpful to you. They can be a bit on the expensive side, though. Failing that, keep in mind your pillow could always use an aggressive fluffing.

All that said, this should ideally be a temporary measure until you get to the point where you can suppress your desire to destroy things even when you're angry. If your anger is bad enough that you're not able to stop yourself from doing things you'll regret later, sooner or later that's going to come back to bite you in a big way. There are classes for that kind of thing, and they're not the farce the memes and movies make them out to be.

Good luck on your journey of self-improvement. Don't listen to the obnoxious dicks that want to bring you down just because you're not finished yet.