My name is Shane Fazen and I teach self-defense and martial arts on the fightTIPS YouTube channel. Using striking arts like Boxing, Muay Thai, and Taekwondo combined with the reality of brutal street fights, my videos teach you how to defend yourself while promoting positive mental and physical health.  Knowledge is key, but you must master techniques before you put them into action. One of my favorite ways of training is with the MaxxMMA Extra Long Heavy bag.

When I was looking for a durable, inexpensive heavy bag for home workouts, I had trouble finding what I needed inside my price range. When I discovered MaxxMMA, I found everything I was looking for and then some. The unique air and water bladder design gives this heavy bag characteristics that aren’t found in a traditional heavy bag, such as it’s movement, resistance, and custom features. And for the same price as a cotton heavy bag, the kit included a jump rope, cushion pad, hand wraps, and bag gloves (they’re washable, too.)

Before using this MaxxMMA heavy bag, I’ve used traditional heavy bags like a Title Heavy Bag and Fairtex 6ft Banana Bag. The MaxxMMA Extra Long Heavy Bag is longer than a traditional bag, so I can train Muay Thai kicks to the thigh area as well as Boxing combos to the head and body. There’s less swing to the bag, without dragging on the floor like a banana bag, making it more resilient even to my power kicks or punch drills. That resilience is much more realistic to punching an opponent than landing a punch on a fabric bag, which can be too stiff. Unlike the Title heavy bags I’ve used before, this bag hasn’t lost its shape after a lot of use.

Depending on my workout, I can add or empty air and water to make the perfect weight (though I usually keep it at the full 140 pounds.) That custom feature is perfect for multiple exercises or just storing the bag between workouts. 

My name is Shane Fazen and I teach self-defense and martial arts on the fightTIPS YouTube channel. Using striking arts like Boxing, Muay Thai, and Taekwondo combined with the reality of brutal street fights, my videos teach you how to defend yourself while promoting positive mental and physical health.  Knowledge is key, but you must master techniques before you put them into action. One of my favorite ways of training is with the MaxxMMA Training & Fitness Bag. 

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The Training and Fitness bag from MaxxMMA is versatile for mixed martial arts training since it can be used as a traditional heavy bag, an uppercut bag, a ground and pound bag, or as a heavy weight exercise bag.  This allows me to practice all of the techniques I would need in a fight, whether it’s an MMA match or a street fight, as well as gain muscle and strength.

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Even as a traditional heavy bag, this Training and Fitness bag is more unique than that. It’s water and air filled design means you can change the weight and density to your preference. In its movement and resistance, the water filling is realistic to the feeling when you land a punch on an opponent’s body. Unlike some heavy bags, it doesn’t swing too much, making it ideal for cardio drills and sprints. When hanging as a traditional bag, I use it to train punches, kicks, elbows, and clinch knees. No matter how hard I train, I’m never worried about it popping or leaking because it’s super durable. 

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I personally never throw uppercuts on a traditional heavy bag since it puts my wrist at a weird angle. Since this bag can be hung as an uppercut bag, it provides a whole new range of combos to train without straining your wrists. The uppercut bag option is also great for training head movement or practicing different fighting styles, like Mike Tyson’s peek-a-boo stance.

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If grappling is your game, lay this bag on the ground to work ground positioning and go all out with the ground-and-pound. When I’m training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques or just want to beat the crap out of it, I unhinge the bag, lay it down, and go at it. The ground and pound option is perfect to train those hammer fist punches, palm strikes, elbows, or knees to the body. You can transition between side mount, to knee on belly, to full mount, to the north/south position, all while smashing it as hard as you can. 

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Here’s where the fitness part of the Training and Fitness Heavy Bag comes in. With explosive hip thrusts, I’ll throw all 120lbs. over my shoulder. The cumbersome bag feels just like a human body would, squirming away and staying resistant.  Using the convenient strap handles, you can perform bent over rows, twisting lunges, power clean shrugs, and many other exercises for a full body workout.

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To work on cardio endurance, I use the bag as an obstacle for side-to-side jumps, Heisman’s, and other explosive body weight exercises.

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Training with this bag increased my muscular endurance and cardiovascular stamina. After every training session, the muscles in my forearms, back, and legs are on fire.  When I push myself that extra set, that extra round, it also builds my confidence!  To become an all around great fighter and athlete, I count on the MaxxMMA Training and Fitness Heavy Bag, and you should, too. 

My name is Shane Fazen and I teach self-defense and martial arts on the fightTIPS YouTube channel. Using striking arts like Boxing, Muay Thai, and Taekwondo combined with the reality of brutal street fights, my videos teach you how to defend yourself while promoting positive mental and physical health.  Knowledge is key, but you must master techniques before you put them into action. One of my favorite ways of training is with the MaxxMMA Extra Long Heavy Bag. 

I spent months trying to find a cheap, easy DIY heavy bag for at home workouts, with no luck. After doing research on affordable heavy bags, I discovered MaxXMMA’s water and air filled Ex. Long Heavy Bag. For about $150, I bought the Ex. Long Heavy Bag kit that includes hand wraps, bag gloves, cushion wrap and a jump rump. 

The heavy bag arrived flat and small, but it only took minutes to fill to the full 140 pounds. Depending on my workout or if I have move it, I can just as easily release as much air and water as I need. Even better, it’s really durable. So I can hang it from anywhere and throw my hardest strikes without worrying that it’ll fall, pop, or leak.

At 5 feet long and weighing anywhere from 70-140 pounds, it gives me enough room to work my punches and elbows to the head, Muay Thai leg kicks to the thigh area, and everywhere in between. The water/air bladder creates a realistic human body feel when you hit it, so I’m constantly training with my opponent in mind.

A typical workout on this bag for me is 3 to 5 minute rounds, working in some sprints, like 50 punches as fast and hard as I can. After a half hour, I’m dripping in sweat and feeling that successful ache through my entire body that only an awesome heavy bag workout can give.