Home gym - Punch bags (wall or stands)

[bunchofkeys]

Part of the home gym that i'm building, i would like to add a heavy punch bag.
The last time i used one regularly was when i was a gym member at GymBox in Bank. They had a nice selection of bag to train on and i found that i could have a hard work out on the heavy bag alone.

I would like to set this up at home, however i'm unsure on which is the best option to go for out of a wall, ceiling or a separate stand.

Although i live in a linked detached house, i'm concerned my finicky neighbours will make themselves known if they "experience" the banging/booming noise though the walls. There is only a couple of walls (the two garages) that separate the houses. Or am i over thinking this?

I don't live with anyone else in the house, so noise travelling within the house i'm not concerned about, so that's why i thought about a ceiling bracket.
However, hanging a 50Kg bag from a couple of joists and going heavy on it, will this cause any structural damage to the joints/walls/floors above?

Finally there is the standalone stand.
I don't think that i can have a 50Kg bag hanging off it, about 40Kg at most, but one of these look sturdy enough, and that it won't move around.
https://www.fightoutlet.co.uk/item/350/ProBox/Pro-...

Any input would be great, as i'm struggling to work out what i need.

[popeyewhite]

bunchofkeys said:

However, hanging a 50Kg bag from a couple of joists and going heavy on it, will this cause any structural damage to the joints/walls/floors above?

"Going heavy"? On a bag that weighs the same as a teenage girl?

What are you training for?

[MinuteMan]

Ceiling is best imo, with enough room to move in and out of range on all sides. A wall bracket/that stand won't let you do that.

[MinuteMan]

popeyewhite said:

"Going heavy"? On a bag that weighs the same as a teenage girl?

What are you training for?

50kg is perfectly fine for a heavy bag

[popeyewhite]

MinuteMan said:

50kg is perfectly fine for a heavy bag

We always used to train on 80kgs, and call that 'heavy'. You knew if you'd hit that right. Still, that's modern times for you

[bunchofkeys]

Would prefer the bag to not swing around too much when hitting it, so hence the heavier bag.

Are there any preferred/structurally safer methods to hang a bag from a joist?
The bag will be on the ground floor, attached to the joist above, which is an unused bedroom.

[popeyewhite]

bunchofkeys said:

Are there any preferred/structurally safer methods to hang a bag from a joist?

If you hang a bag from a normal joist (ie not your garage or purpose built facility), every time you whack it the vibration will travel. Over time this will cause damage. Better to hitch the bag up in your garage or some structure bought for the purpose outside IMO.

[gregs656]

popeyewhite said:

If you hang a bag from a normal joist (ie not your garage or purpose built facility), every time you whack it the vibration will travel. Over time this will cause damage. Better to hitch the bag up in your garage or some structure bought for the purpose outside IMO.

Really? That sounds like complete BS to me.

[bunchofkeys]

What would be the best way to hang a bag, do i have to use a spring? What's that all about?
Would it be easier to just get a big floor standing (pedestal) punch bag and fill the base with water/sand?

[popeyewhite]

bunchofkeys said:

What would be the best way to hang a bag, do i have to use a spring? What's that all about?
Would it be easier to just get a big floor standing (pedestal) punch bag and fill the base with water/sand?

Floor standing bags are a no-no if you're serious. Best way if it has to be indoors is drill through a (reinforce it) joist. Better yet, as I've said, put one up outside. You could stick a bracket to the outside of your garage wall for instance, just hang the bag up whenever.

[bunchofkeys]

Thanks for the recommendation, but i don't have space for it to go up outside, plus i'd rather not train outside in the elements.

I'm not looking at training to compete, this is definitely along the route of training hard for cardio improvements.
Would you say that the hanging from the joist is still recommended?

I guess buy once, buy correct?

[meehaja]

My only experience with a bag at home was that in the basement it was loud (fabric coated bag, bag gloves or sparing gloves) hung from a ceiling joist it shook the floor and resonated through the house.

I had a wall mounted hook in the garage and that was much better, but I used it less as it was in the garage!