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  • A Comprehensive Guide: How to Fill and Hang a Heavy Bag

    A heavy bag is an essential training tool for combat sports like boxing and Muay Thai. It provides an excellent way to improve striking techniques, build strength, and enhance overall conditioning.  However, filling and hanging a heavy bag correctly is crucial to ensure its durability, stability, and optimal training experience. In this article, we will…

  • Best Punching Bag Gloves for Beginners [2022]

    Whether you are training for a fight, or you just want to get in fighting shape, a high-quality pair of punch bag gloves are a must to keep your hands and knuckles protected. I’d recommend using a pair of 14oz gloves for hitting a heavy bag. If you have a lighter bag, or a Bob…

  • 6 Weeks Boxing Training .pdf [2026]

    6 weeks isn’t enough time to get to an elite level but let’s say you’ve signed up for a charity white collar boxing match and need to get as good as possible in 6 weeks, then you’ll need a plan and a program, or programme if you’re British. You can download the .pdf near the…

  • Nordic Hamstring Curl at Home

    Nordic hamstring curls are very popular thanks to Instagram’s Knees Over Toes Guy – Ben Patrick. The curl is a great exercise for developing muscle mass and strength in the hamstrings/backs of the legs. It’s also touted as one of the best exercises for preventing injuries to the hamstrings and knees. Disclaimer – Perform the…

  • Band exercises for Boxing

    Resistance bands are pretty good for boxers, they provide constant variable elastic tension from all possible angles. Unlike weights which provide “gravitational resistance” in a downward, vertical plane, bands can provide elastic resistance, that increases the more the band is stretch – providing the ideal ‘strength curve’ or power curve for throwing a punch –…

  • Boxing Tips for Beginners (from home)

    I made a video about with some pointers when drilling and practising shadow boxing at home, during covid. Whilst you can train for boxing at home without any equipment, home boxing equipment including resistance bands, punch bags and reaction-‘bags’, will make training a lot more fun! Throw Boxing-Feints Don’t pass out, instead twitch your shoulders…

  • Best Free Standing Punch Bags for Adults – 6ft (Amazon)

    Thought I’d do some research on 6ft Freestanding punch bags for adults and wack the results together into some tables. All statistics correct at the time of writing. It was surprisingly hard to find many standing punchbags on Amazon.com These are the best punchbags for under £250 or $250 based on reviews: The tables look…

  • MMA – 6 Week Training Program .pdf · [2025]

    The hardest part about getting started – is well, getting started. I guess it’s a good idea to procrastinate a little bit about starting MMA, it can be quite hardgoing, especially if you go to a gym that just throws you in the deep end. You can get a good base of fitness and technique…

  • Bas Rutten Boxing Combinations – Explained!

    The Bas Rutten Boxing Workouts are a great way to do some functional fitness, especially during lockdown when the gyms are shut. Bas shouts out the combinations and you punch away, according to what combinations he shouts out. Pretty simple really and a decent home workout. I’ve been doing 2 rounds per day during lockdown…

  • Plyometrics MMA Workout

    Power is one of the most important physical attributes a fighter can possess. It can be the difference between a knockout victory or a loss – how many times have you seen a fighter behind on the judges scorecards only to see them win the contest with a knockout blow? A powerful fighter is one…