Heavy bags and Carpal Tunnel?
larry hotchkiss
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>pushed and he was severly beaten by four other people. I stopped at that
>point but I really wanted to hit him harder. Will this bag dramatically
>improve my punching power with the risk of damage to my arms?
>Any advice and also conditioning techniques are welcomed.
>Thanks.
I personally believe the heavy bag is a great workout as well as a
tool for learning to punch properly. Just being shown how to punch will
mean little if your wrists and hands are not capable of supporting the
proper method. Many people who get involved with MA and do not condition
thier bodys to handle punching often times find themselves hurting their
hands when it comes to a real life situation. I would recommend starting
out slow, don't try to beat the bag to death your first time. As time
goes on start to put more power into the bag. Just like anything else,
you have to learn to walk before you can run.
I often follow the theory that when striking a hard object (the
skull) I will try to use hammer and open hand strikes (or elbows, since
they are not as easily injured as the bones in the hand). Take it easy.
Michael Kelley
times. Recently I had some problems sleeping because my arm was going
numb all the way down to my hands. What's the deal? Is it the bag or a
pinched nerve. I just read in a post earlier about carpal tunnel and
heavy bags. Also, I was in a fight recently and I threw three punches to
the head of someone who punched me in the face. I knocked him back but i
wanted to get a little more power into it. I basically spazed on him
throwing the punches in a flurry. By the time I could throw another I was
Tom DeLosh
>I just got a heavy bag for Christmas and I have pounded on it a few
>times. Recently I had some problems sleeping because my arm was going
>numb all the way down to my hands.
Be careful with the heavy bag. Even boxers wear gloves and wrap
their wrists before working out on it.
-TD
Frank James
Michael Kelley (mke...@zeus.towson.edu) writes:
> I just got a heavy bag for Christmas and I have pounded on it a few
> times. Recently I had some problems sleeping because my arm was going
> pinched nerve. I just read in a post earlier about carpal tunnel and
> heavy bags. Also, I was in a fight recently and I threw three punches to
A few questions :
1) Do you wrap & tape your hands and wear _good_ bag gloves (2 inches of
padding) ?
2) If your bag hard like a rock (95% of bags on the market are too hard)
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Vince Kellen
without thorough and extensive training in the techniques of
punching. All it will do is cause you pain. Most likely the pain you
feel in your arm is nerve damage as a result of hitting the bag
without proper technique/conditioning/training.
Vince Kellen
Kevin Paul Crum
Heavy bags will not do any damage if you are using proper technique.
Are you tensing your whole body at the moment of impact? Are you making
sure you have a straight wrist when you punch? Are you breathing out when
you punch? Can you pass the pencil test? If you don't know what that is,
E-mail me and I will explain it.
Putting power in a technique requires a few things.
1. Passing the pencil test.
2. Proper hip motion.
3. Relax at the beggining and tense the whole body at the end of the
technique.
4. Make sure the back foot is locked during a punch.
5. Proper distancing and timing (obviously)
6. Proper breath contol
7. Straight wrist
8. Punching with the correct nuckles
If you like, I would be happy to explain the concepts to you. I'm only a
second degree black belt so I don't know everything but if I can help
you, let me know.
Good Luck in your practicing,
Kevin
PS I'm not sure the head is the best place to punch. Try the floating
ribs or solar plexus if you are going to puch. It works, I just got
dropped to the floor tonight during practice!
On 16 Jan 1996, Michael Kelley wrote:
> I just got a heavy bag for Christmas and I have pounded on it a few
> times. Recently I had some problems sleeping because my arm was going
> numb all the way down to my hands. What's the deal? Is it the bag or a
> pinched nerve. I just read in a post earlier about carpal tunnel and
> heavy bags. Also, I was in a fight recently and I threw three punches to