Best Heavy Bag Reviews : Other Considerations of Heavy Bag

Other considerations when buying a heavy bag:

Some other things you may want to think about.

First, do you have a strong roof or somewhere to hang it? If not, you may want to consider a free standing bag or a heavy bag stand. They offer the convenience of not having to find a way to anchor a 100lb weight that is going to get the crap kicked out of it everyday from that load bearing rafter in your house. More than one person has knocked the Heavy bag off the roof leaving a nasty hole in the ceiling.

Second, do you really care which brand name you are buying? I hate to say a heavy bag is a heavy bag because there are very good quality bags and then there are shit bags. However, just be careful you are paying for the product and not the brand name on it. Everlast, Ringside, TKO all make excellent bags.

Third, consider your size. I weigh 170lb and I work out on both 70lb and 100lb Heavy bags. If you weigh 120lbs, will a 100lb bag be of more benefit to you than a 70lb bag? Maybe, maybe not. I'm guessing the added resistance of a bigger heavy bag is not really going to be that big of a deal. You probably get plenty of resistance from a 70lb Heavy bag.