# boxing bag / punching bag.. need info
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 20, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167 "2007-10-20T18:51:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Silver\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver_WS6)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/1 "2007-10-20T18:51:46Z")
So im looking to add a lil something to my work out routine beside running and my bicycle so im looking at a punching bag but it cant mount it from the ceiling at my apartment so im looking at a standing unit like this ??
[http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=16231&cp=1190161&parentPage=family](http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=16231&cp=1190161&parentPage=family)
what you think ? good bad ? your experience
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### Author:  [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/2 "2007-10-20T21:16:12Z")
🤣
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### Author:  [@04liquidS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04liquidS)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/3 "2007-10-21T02:39:02Z")
I have the kind that’s on a hollow base and you fill it with water or sand. You don’t get as much footwork because it doesn’t swing like a hanging bag but for your purpose it should be ok. Mine also tends to move when you hit it, even when the base is filled. You may want to try to find a frame that you can hang a regular bag from. A speed bag might be a good idea too.
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/4 "2007-10-21T03:13:31Z")
waste of money on a standing unit. had one for when i did karate in my teenage years 🤣 🤣
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### Author:  [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/5 "2007-10-21T03:14:10Z")
just get a gun
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/6 "2007-10-21T03:45:45Z")
buy a carbon fiber keyboard
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### Author:  [@Silver\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver_WS6)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/7 "2007-10-21T04:51:12Z")
laugh all you want my blood pressure is high for my age so i have to start working out more and gyms around here are very expensive and i usualy dont have time for them so this is my only other option
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### Author:  [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/8 "2007-10-22T09:04:13Z")
push ups and jumping jacks FTW
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### Author:  [@JayZee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayZee)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/9 "2007-10-31T19:42:44Z")
Take a look into something like this if you can fit it in your apartment:
[http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=341592](http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=341592)
It is a bit of a space hog but you’ll never get a better workout than you will on the three station of this thing.
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### Author:  [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/10 "2007-10-31T19:54:46Z")
thats pretty sweet
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### Author:  [@Bojo20](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bojo20)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/11 "2007-11-01T12:35:33Z")
SilverWS6, Magical Marge is right you do not move as much when you have one weighted from below so you do not get as great of a workout. Here is a link from title boxing
[http://store.titleboxing.com/heavy-bag-stands-gyms.html](http://store.titleboxing.com/heavy-bag-stands-gyms.html)
This one is pretty nice because the base gives you more room to move aorund
[http://store.titleboxing.com/out-n-about-indoor-outdoor-boxing-gym.html](http://store.titleboxing.com/out-n-about-indoor-outdoor-boxing-gym.html)
Don’t know about the quality of that particular one.
But definitely get one with a speedbag also.
I hear you on the gyms being so expensive. I was boxing for a while but quit just because I couldn’t afford it. Best workouts I have ever had though.
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### Author:  [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/12 "2007-11-01T16:42:33Z")
Not as fun with something that doesn’t hit you back
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### Author:  [@Jper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jper)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boxing-bag-punching-bag-need-info/193167/13 "2007-11-01T17:00:49Z")
Punching bags are the best for breaking a sweat and losing a few pounds if you do it right. Id go with the old fashion hanging bag…IMO