What Is The Best Training Tool? BOB Or The Heavy Bag

  
     
  By: Sensei Kim  
 

It is hard to choose between BOB (Body Opponent Bag) and the heavy bag. Perhaps you should choose. They both bring something unique to the table. Let's see how he stacks up against the heavy bag.

BOB, makes for some very specific training. With the heavy bag, your training power and endurance. With BOB you are going to get into some more technical things. The heavy bag is unlimited, where BOB is going to take you down a path made for technique.

The BOB XL's main benefit is that it is anatomically correct. That has significant value for those that may be training for self-defense, but may have limited applications for those training in a MMA program. One reason for this is that the anatomically correct design provides for soft tissue targets such as the eyes and the throat. Again, hitting such targets with accuracy may prove helpful in a self-defense situation. In MMA, soft tissue targets are illegal. There is some value to hitting certain definitive points on the body with kicks.

So does BOB have value in MMA? That is a great question. Certainly! You can target the jaw, liver, etc., in preparing to take down your opponent. This is much easier to practice on BOB than the heavy bag. You can also easily move from a kick to a choke, perfecting that fluidity.

If you only have one choice, what do you choose? Most likely the heavy bag. It is more versatile and has a variety of ways you can use it for working out.

In a 'perfect world,' I would hope everyone has access to both. Cross-training between the two would be a reliable workout plan. That said, if you are only training with one or the other, you may find yourself at a disadvantage. BOB XL is not the greatest endurance building target and the heavy bag lacks anatomical correctness. So, you have to accept the negatives of equipment when you opt to train exclusively with said equipment.

Whatever you chose for your training tool, get out there and use it. Find a program you like, stick to it and you'll see your skills improve from repetition and fitness gains. If you get to use both make one day a technique day, and the other cardio and power on the heavy bag. You'll see your game become more fluid and your fitness improve.


  
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Before you purchase a BOB, make sure you check Sensei Kim's review on BOB XL, and Heavy Bags.

 		  
     
 
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