Bare Knuckle Heavy Bag. Punching the bag without wraps or gloves can toughen the skin while strengthening the bones muscles and connective tissue of your hands. Start the drill with a softer bag and then work your way up to a firm bag.
You can build callus by hitting the heavy bag bare-knuckle. Punching the bag without wraps or gloves can toughen the skin while strengthening the bones muscles and connective tissue of your hands. Do this drill with your hands wrapped and 12-16oz boxing gloves on.
Working on a heavy bag also helps reduce tension thats built up in muscles when you are stressed.
If you experience that the skin on your knuckles broke out then you are not performing the above steps properly or you are not keeping your gloves clean. Hands can also be injured in many ways but one in particular that seems to appear from time to time again especially to beginners is cut skinned or bruised knuckles often times from hitting a heavy bag. Do this drill with your hands wrapped and 12-16oz boxing gloves on. A puncher must be able to apply all techniques ie snappy punches push punches close range outside and perfect range shots.
