Heavy Bag Drill With Resistance

Attrition in the ring often determines the victor. Barring a knockout, it will not matter that your skills are on par or even superior to your opponent, if you cannot maintain a competitive intensity the entire bout. Competitive intensity for a boxer means he/she can sustain constant intervals between doing high levels of aerobic work (80% or better of maximum heart rate) and explosive anaerobic movements for 2-3 minutes over as many rounds necessary.

The drill I am doing in the video is an advanced progression to heavy bag training. The aim of the exercise is to increase strength endurance to the point of combat readiness. Before attempting the exercise or one of its likeness, one should have a base level of cardiovascular fitness [ability to maintain an elevated heart rate (80% of MHR) for 30 minutes or more, 3 days a week]. If you meet that prerequisite, then gradually work the devices featured in the video into your heavy bag routine one item at a time over the course 6-8 weeks.

The exercise is quite strenuous to do for 3-12 rounds, but the surplus on stamina that you'll gain makes it worth the effort.

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