Is hitting a Heavy,Heavy bag a must to gain power?

[Domain]

Do I have to hit a 300 pound heavy bag to get strong on my punches? how come I seen guys hitting a 40 pound bag at the gym and they hit harder then me? They told me they dont F with the bigger bags cause they dont wanna hurt there hands, but I thought you need to hit a big bag to gain punching power?

[Larry Merchant]

yes it is a must

[Nacho_Analstain]

if it moves its too light

( bit of an egsaduration (sp?) but you get my drift)

[Domain]

but how come they hit hard as hell but they just punch a bags from 40 to 80 pounds max at the gym?

I never seen them hit the big bag ever they only **** with the light bags, speed bags, double end bag and the light heavybags they seem to always hitt he lighter bags when it swings forward at them hard as hell and it swings far and then they hit it again when it comes back.

[shawn_]

Power comes from technique, not hitting heavy ****.

[Domain]

Power comes from technique, not hitting heavy ****.

How so? because me i only **** with heavy **** though but my shoulder and wrists hurt like a mu****a now so i havent hit the bag in 2 weeks.

[Nacho_Analstain]

a human head wont wobble around like a 40lb bag, they look like they hit hard cause they are punching females around the gym

[Domain]

a human head wont wobble around like a 40lb bag, they look like they hit hard cause they are punching females around the gym

punching females? a human head weighs less then 40 pounds though lol so your logic is a bit off.
my friends who train said that heavy bag training is to help your body attack alot and help you unload on a target.
doesnt mean that it will make you hit harder just gives you a bigger bag to hit is all.

I only hit the big bags and i think it messed up my shoulders and wrists.

[Verstyle]

ive gotten stronger while hitting the heavybag,thats all I really do at the gym.

[fraidycat]

Hitting the bag properly is a matter of technique, not of strength per se. You want to make the punches snap loudly but not make the bag swing much; at least, not for the jab and the cross. Think of snapping a towel -- you want to throw the jab and cross the same way, pulling the punch back a split second before impact so that it cracks across your opponent's headgear or body.

The hook is different; you want to drive it through the guy.

Physical strength helps, but technique rules the heavy bag. A properly-executed punch uses every muscle in your body, starting from your toes, across your feet & calves, up your legs and glutes, into your back and shoulders, with your arm and hand tensing and then relaxing to transfer, not deliver, the momentum.

For this reason, a properly-delivered straight punch should not require an extremely heavy bag. I would think that a pro should be able to rock a seriously heavy bag with the same technique as an amateur would hit a lighter bag.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.