Timeline for What are the primary muscles worked when hitting a Heavy Bag?
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| Jun 17, 2020 at 9:48 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Aug 6, 2012 at 13:06 | vote | accept | Meade Rubenstein | ||
| Aug 2, 2012 at 22:36 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackFitness/status/231156526700695552 | ||
| Aug 2, 2012 at 17:35 | comment | added | JohnP♦ | @IvoFlipse - Yes, although meade is correct in that the basic muscles will pretty much remain the same for almost any punch - pecs, tris, delts. But, the emphasis of the muscles between a hook/uppercut/jab/cross will be slightly different, and will also affect the lower body utilization. For instance, you will drive more upright with your legs for an uppercut, vs. more horizontal drive for a cross. | |
| Aug 2, 2012 at 16:58 | comment | added | Meade Rubenstein | @Ivo - I think there's a difference in any exercise depending on technique/specifics (bench pressing could be looked at as bench pressing OR incline, decline, close grip, board, etc...) - but I'm assuming there's some common primary muscles used for a boxing focused heavy bag workout. | |
| Aug 2, 2012 at 16:19 | history | edited | Ivo Flipse | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 2, 2012 at 16:19 | comment | added | Ivo Flipse | Doesn't that depend on what punches you throw? | |
| Aug 2, 2012 at 15:04 | answer | added | JohnP♦ | timeline score: 11 | |
| Aug 2, 2012 at 14:39 | history | asked | Meade Rubenstein | CC BY-SA 3.0 |