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Hamidabdul101
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« on: November 05, 2011, 12:31:25 PM » |
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Hey, is this a good idea.
Trying to build up my punches, i have a phone book, its decent enough, i get my sister to hold it, i punch it lightly, she doesnt like it when i punch it hard so im just going to use it for distancing and light punches, mainly for speed, although that does result in more power. Is it a good idea? Or bad?
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Rednaxela
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 12:54:00 PM » |
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Find a better way than getting your sister to hold it.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 01:53:48 PM » |
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Spike it to a wall or a telephone pole or something. Holding someone's punching target is only fun for so long.
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Hamidabdul101
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2011, 01:54:28 PM » |
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hmm doubt the parents will allow me to spike it to a wall.
any other ideas? TElephone pole? dont think so lol.
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2011, 02:00:25 PM » |
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Can you figure a way to hang it from a pull up bar?
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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2011, 02:05:56 PM » |
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Lol, wtf, are we really having a conversation about the best thing to hang a phone book off so you can punch it repeatedly.....isn't that a little punching bag you can get for this purpose?
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« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2011, 02:57:36 PM » |
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Man, get a grocery bag and fill it with sand and punch that if you have to.
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2011, 03:07:22 PM » |
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To be honest, I don't see the point. In my opinion you'd get better results if you hang a piece of cardboard from the ceiling and punch that. Concentrate on form and breathing and try to finish your punch one inch behind the cardboard. Don't "overpunch".
Get the cardboard to hit the ceiling, try to land a solid punch when it's coming back down. This will increase your speed and coordination and should have a higher effect on your punching power than hitting a phonebook. If you want to toughen up, do knuckle push-ups and bounce yourself a little off the ground with every rep. Be sure to keep your wrist in a straight line from your lower arms though to avoid injury and don't do those when you are tired.
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« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2011, 03:41:19 PM » |
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Yeah I got some rope and a drill. I'll use that. I'll make a cardboard one and a Argo one. Every week ill go into Argo and pick up a free catalogue or two. I will then crate a whole bag lol. Yeah I would by a bag but I'm not rich and I like to improvise and get away with spending least money possible
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« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2011, 03:51:23 PM » |
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Oh yeah, just thought of one more thing. When I started punching "drills" (I did them mostly for endurance training), I forgot to keep my feet busy (ironic, endurance, duh  ) and actually had lost a bit of overall mobility the next time I stepped into the ring. Keep moving in and out and sideways, you wouldn't stand still in the ring while sparring, don't do it while training your skills either. take care Oliver |
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« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2011, 06:08:00 PM » |
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you should get a duffel bag, fill it with sand, and punch it. a duffel bag - make shift barbell.  |
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« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2011, 07:21:40 PM » |
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At our dojo we use telephone books whenever we need to strike with full force. I say it is a good tool to use for that purpose. A sandbag like SirCroc suggested might be a little too hard if you aren't used to striking like I am. I'm sure most of you are much more accustomed than yours truly which renders my last two sentences useless.
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« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2011, 10:15:25 PM » |
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Hey, it seems like your looking for an innocuous way to hit your sister! Kidding. My brother and I beat each other so much my dad hung a punching bag up in my bedroom when I was young in an attempt to get me to stop fighting. That just made the beatings worse on my brothers part Why not just get a bag? |
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« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2011, 11:53:19 PM » |
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Take phone book, get ductape. Find a tree, mast, roof beam inside etc and tape it on. I like to be inventive aswell, recently bought 25 balls of expired hay that could no longer be used for animal food. Great striking targets(hard as heck, but still soft), when they are beaten down, I used them as archery targets.
So, tons of options if you are inventive. Look around, and I am sure you will come up with something you can do to create a decent striking target.
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