help... :(

[A_Munk3y]

ok
i have a punching bag
i punch it about 5000 times a day (yes i count^^)
anyway after abuot 500 the parts i put in red get red
after about 1000 the skin rips and starts bleeding
i put up with it but its starting to get annoying
is there anything i can do? or i just have to keep putting up with it?
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7991/untitledbh2.jpg

[bigboywasim]

There can be many things that can cause your problem. Do you have any martial art background? If not then you could be hitting the bag wrong. Also if you hit the bag too much it is not good for you as well. When you are hitting the bag it should move a little bit back and forth. If not then your bag is too heavy. You should always use gloves on your bag unless it is one of those crappy Wavemaster bags. They are good for nothing.

[A_Munk3y]

its one of those stationary ones that you fill with water..

nope.. no martial arts background

wait why do i have to use gloves?
i mean you cant use gloves if you fight someone, and im pretty sure their face/ ribs/ watever is gonna be tougher that the bag..
if i use gloves ima break my knuckles if i actually hit someone

[bigboywasim]

Originally Posted by A_Munk3y

its one of those stationary ones that you fill with water..

nope.. no martial arts background

wait why do i have to use gloves?
i mean you cant use gloves if you fight someone, and im pretty sure their face/ ribs/ watever is gonna be tougher that the bag..
if i use gloves ima break my knuckles if i actually hit someone

The bag you have is a Wavemaster. There are different types of bags. Some of them are really hard (like the heavy bags boxers use) so it is not a good idea not to use gloves. Since you have no martial art background you probably do not know that much about bags.

Your chance of breaking a hand in a fight is pretty good because you do not have proper punching technique since you have no martial art background. Punching is not that difficult. Look up boxing techniques, how to throw punches with proper fist and using of waist and having proper form.

[chillaplata]

Wasim, your sig picture is beyond awesome. I'd sign up to be her punching bag any day, even though it would probably hurt a lot.

[chillaplata]

I'm no expert but someone who is hitting a bag as much as Munk3y is may want to tape up their hands as well as using gloves, unless the bag is very soft.

[A_Munk3y]

http://www.musclefinesse.com/golds-gym-punch-bags.asp
its the top red one
xcept its black
i do tape my hands, but no gloves
i looked up punching techniques but it doesnt tell me how to punch with my knuckles
just form
i got the form but its the thing i pointed out that gets ripped and hurts

[A_Munk3y]

losers... dont want to help me :P
RACISTS!!!

[OmaPlata]

Originally Posted by chillaplata

Wasim, your sig picture is beyond awesome. I'd sign up to be her punching bag any day, even though it would probably hurt a lot.

didnt john cougar mellancamp say "it would hurt so good"?

[OmaPlata]

Originally Posted by A_Munk3y

losers... dont want to help me :P
RACISTS!!!

you troll, go back under your rock and call your mommy back with you, she cant blow as well as you sister and the beeotch wont swallow either. worthless family

[KiotoQuinn]

Why should you wear gloves? Youre right, if you were in a real fight you wouldnt, but you also wouldnt strike your dude 5000 times or whatever you say. And every fight Ive ever been in resulted in either a broken finger/s, or bloody hands. So nothing is out of the ordinary.

[A_Munk3y]

Originally Posted by OmaPlata

you troll, go back under your rock and call your mommy back with you, she cant blow as well as you sister and the beeotch wont swallow either. worthless family

hey man wtf is your problem? insulting my family is pretty childish
you really need to grow up.

your on this forum so im guessing your a martial artist..
show some respect kid... seriously thats pretty low

Originally Posted by KiotoQuinn

Why should you wear gloves? Youre right, if you were in a real fight you wouldnt, but you also wouldnt strike your dude 5000 times or whatever you say. And every fight Ive ever been in resulted in either a broken finger/s, or bloody hands. So nothing is out of the ordinary.

ya.. ive been in allot of fights, never broken a bone
reason being is i have strong knuckles.. but my question is like i said
the skin on the finger part is always getting cut
so if there is anything i can do.. like maybe im punching wrong.. not form, but the actual knuckle part..

[howulikemenow]

i tear the skin on my lower or middle knuckles when i do alot of bag work. i think the reason i do it is because when i get tired i start getting sloppy. i know its not because i don't know how to punch because i boxed for several years. i think it is just from sloppy punches after getting tired. maybe this is happening to you also? just a thought.

[KiotoQuinn]

I dont know much about punching form. I just punch the way I punch. I had a heavy bag in my basement that I try to hit every now and again just for the hell of it. I wear some MMA gloves that I bought and I use these wraps that came with them. My hands are usually a little sore but never bleed. Id suggest using something like that. Really light MMA gloves.

[A_Munk3y]

Originally Posted by howulikemenow

i tear the skin on my lower or middle knuckles when i do alot of bag work. i think the reason i do it is because when i get tired i start getting sloppy. i know its not because i don't know how to punch because i boxed for several years. i think it is just from sloppy punches after getting tired. maybe this is happening to you also? just a thought.

ya.. maybe it makes sense

Originally Posted by KiotoQuinn

I dont know much about punching form. I just punch the way I punch. I had a heavy bag in my basement that I try to hit every now and again just for the hell of it. I wear some MMA gloves that I bought and I use these wraps that came with them. My hands are usually a little sore but never bleed. Id suggest using something like that. Really light MMA gloves.

ya.. i got mma gloves, but i dont like to use them much.. id rather just barehand
i personally punching with gloves makes your hands more prone to injury if you really have to hit someone