Boxing Supplies Blog

If boxing is as much of a passion for you as it is for me, you know the value of using quality boxing supplies to achieve your personal goals.

This is just a quick guide I wrote up for those of you who, like me want to get the most out of your boxing fitness routine.

Boxing Gloves

You’ve got a few options when it comes to choosing boxing gloves. If your going to be hitting a heavy bag you’ll probably want a good pair of training gloves like these black boxing gloves shown here. These particular training gloves are the ones I use. They are called Ultimate training gloves and are made by a company called Ringside. I actually bought these on a recommendation from a buddy I work out with. These are strong, durable gloves with great wrist support. My hands feel well protected and I feel more secure about hitting that bag hard. If you’re a guy with average size hands you should be looking at around 16 to 18oz gloves. My wife uses 12oz everlast boxing gloves and tells me they’re perfect for her. You can also get good training gloves from TKO, as well as Titleboxing.

If you’re into shadow boxing, I’d recommend you look into getting a pair of weighted gloves. You can where these guys when you’re jogging or use while shadow boxing to increase speed, strength and stamina.

They also make speed bag gloves. I don’t currently own a pair of these and may look into it in the future. Lately I’ve only been punching my heavy bag for about 25 minutes a day for cardio so I haven’t taken a serious look into these gloves yet.

Heavy Bags

The heavy bag is where I spend most of my training time. I’ve found using the heavy bag gives me more bang for the buck than any type of cardio workout I’ve ever tried. It also helps build strength and endurance and is a awesome way to relieve stress. Currently my heavy bag workout consists of 5 2 1/2 minute ’rounds’ with a 60 second rest period between each round. I’m not a amateur boxer, I do this for fitness and for each round I’m going all out on that bag with kicks, punches, elbows and knees (I’ll even headbutt it if I’m feeling particularly aggressive. lol). A true boxer would be much more concerned with technique than I am. I’ll probably write a heavy bag tips article another time.

Speed Bags

Your big decision with speed bags is ‘What size do I need?’. Basically the larger the bag, the slower it is and therefore easier to keep up with and hit. The speed bag I use at the moment is an 11×7 everlast speed bag mounted on a platform. The guy I work out with is way better at the speed bag than I am. He currently uses an 8×5 bag and man he gets that thing going. lol. If your just getting started I’d recommend you get something close to the size I have.

If you’re looking for boxing supplies & martial arts supplies check out Knockout Boxing Supplies. You’ll find something for the entire family there.

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