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speed bag

n.
A small, teardrop-shaped punching bag that is suspended with the bottom of the bag in line with the user's chin and that is intended to be hit rapidly as the bag rebounds. Speed bags are used to develop hand-eye coordination and hand speed.
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The gym will be equipped with treadmills, stationary bikes, free weights, two boxing rings, sauna, eight heavy bags and four speed bags. "I hope to produce my own world champions," said Somodio.
He was also was seen teaching the kids the proper use of the toys -- which included boxing play stuff like speed bags, boots, and gloves.
* A boxing training area with heavy, double-ended and speed bags, gloves and kickboxing pads
A caged wall has been installed along a 22-foot stage for mixed martial arts training, along with a variety of heavy and speed bags and weight equipment.
Borrowing strategies from large shippers like FedEx, UPS and DHL, the baggage handling system was designed to speed bags to planes, moving them quickly from counters, through the screening process and into aircraft holds.
Then there would be a hard session in the gym, sparring and punching the big bags and the speed bags.
In his Key West home, Hemingway had two speed bags, a heavy bag and gloves of different weights, 8, 10 and 16-ouncers.
Format: One weight exercise for one minute, one minute of heart pumping cardio (tabata, HIIT, speed bags, kickboxing, etc).
Engineered specifically to stop arrows from today's high-speed bows, Delta Target's Speed Bag series are made to stand up to 300-fps plus bows.