Hand Protection Used in Boxing
It is recommended that you always wear hand wraps underneath your bag gloves or boxing gloves before you start your workouts whether it be on the punch bags, focus pads or sparring. Hand wraps are very important in boxing because they offer some protection to the knuckles, wrists and the small bones in your hands.
Most serious boxers or "heavy hitters" will use knuckle guards underneath their hand wraps for added protection. Knuckle guards usually made of leather with approximately 1cm thickness of foam padding (depending on the manufacturer"s specifications). Knuckle guards have four holes for your fingers and usually come in "one size fits most" and are sold in pairs.
Hand wraps come in all sizes and colours, 1.5 metre (children"s), 2.5 metre (small), 3.5metre (medium/large) and 4.5metre (large/extra large). The average size man would use a 3.5 metre and most women would use 2.5 metre. 4.5 metre hand wraps are usually used with knuckle guards because of the extra coverage.
There are two main types of hand wraps, cotton with a herring bone weave and Mexican hand wraps. Most boxers prefer Mexican hand wraps, they are made from a cotton elastic material, slightly stretchy and provide a custom like glove fit which is very comfortable. Mexican hand wraps will cost you more than cotton hand wraps.
When you wrap your hands, make sure you wrap them well, covering your knuckles, back of hands and your wrists. Some people like to thread the wraps between their fingers while others like to add tape on the wraps to keep them in place. You will find many books, articles and instructions on how to wrap your hands, use the one which feels more comfortable for you.
O.K, now that you have wrapped your hands, you are ready to put on your gloves and give that punch bag a good pounding!
Remember to always enjoy your training and train hard. Hand wraps are available from http://www.ukboxingstore.co.uk
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