Heavy Punching Bag
Old photo with my punching bag on the left I think I invented a new kind of pain. After work I decided to spend a few minutes on the punching bag. I not only punch but also kick and I woke up sometime after three this morning with weird pain and muscle twitching on the inside of my right leg just above the knee. I rubbed it out but it was difficult to get back to sleep. On the other hand I've made a lot of progress since I assembled the bag. I usually hit the bag a few times a day in passing but every week or two I take time to get out the boxing gloves (12 ounce training gloves), stretch, and then really attack it with both punches and kicks, full force. I find I can really get a loud pop out of the bag. So far it's holding together. When I was young I lacked power but I weigh more now and I lift. I've also figured out boxing technique, as opposed to the precise but restricted punching style of traditional martial arts that I learned as a child. You can generate a lot of...
