Boxing w/heavy bag good cardio?

[tempest2003]

hey all, traiing myself to box, using this as my cardio 3-4x a week on top of my 4x a week lifting routine. i spend about 20mins till im pouring with sweat. is this good cardio? looking to get cut mostly while adding some muscle with prop

 

[NickyE3]

i think it is good cardio and good shoulder work.
that shit tires me out fast as hell

 

[Ulter]

Excellent

 

[medical]

some of the best. I can run 12 miles @7:00 pace but 3 minutes on the HB leaves me gasping!

 

[Bozwell]

without a doubt ,I love the heavy bag whatch out for killer pumps though

 

[KD1]

If you are a newbie its great, but if you previously boxed, then added 40lbs of muscle, its really hard on the joints ( elbows, wrists, shoulders ).

 

[Maffiosa]

I use the HB and speed bag almost every day for cardio, its not tuff on my joints and i burn a shit load of cals. Make sure your hitting the bag right tho, you can mess yerself up just being wild and throwing haymakers as a noob~

 

[KD1]

I use the HB and speed bag almost every day for cardio, its not tuff on my joints and i burn a shit load of cals. Make sure your hitting the bag right tho, you can mess yerself up just being wild and throwing haymakers as a noob~

If its not tough on your joints you probably younger than 30 or dont have a lot of punching power.

 

[tempest2003]

right now im working more on technique so im putting some umph into it but im not going full force every blow, more working on accuracy and technique like i said than anything, ive read lots about people injuring themself's using the heavy bag, last thing i want to do! thanks all

 

[cmdubs]

I work the heavy bag 2-3x/week and love it. Be sure and get some hand wraps and good bag gloves so you don't mess up your hands. I also incorporate "burpee" intervals into my training. They're kind of like a squat thrust with an added jump from the squat position. Great HIIT mixing them in with bag intervals.