When getting started with a heavy bag training routine there are many different paths that you can head down. The most important thing though is to have a plan. When you workout with a set plan in terms of what you're going to do and how you're going to do it, then it's easy to drift out of focus and fail to achieve your goals. Therefore, developing and following a boxing training program will enable you to stay on track and make the most out of your workouts.

Take a look at this brief guide to help get you started with heavy bag training. It's a simple boxing training program that just requires you to stay throwing 4 punches or more every time you punch.

Heavy Bag Training: 4 and More

As mentioned, this is a fairly simple drill and it's only going to be one piece of your overall boxing training program. With that said, it should serve to form the basis of your heavy bag training. When in doubt, you can always turn to this simple, tried and true technique to ensure that you are working hard, getting into shape and honing your skills.

The premise behind the 4 and more routine is easy. Each and every time you throw a punch, you must throw a minimum of 4 punches. That means no single jabs, no 1-2 punch combinations or anything else below 4 punch combinations. When you throw a minimum of 4 punches per combo with your heavy bag training routine, you are accomplishing several different things.

First of all, you keep up your work rate and ensure that you are active and putting forth a solid effort. Secondly, you inevitably end up throwing all kinds of different punches with both of your hands. This means you don't wind up only working out your jab or your straight right. You'll get in work for all of your shots along the way. Finally, you'll find some combinations that you can get really comfortable with and you can fine-tune your techniques to an excellent degree.

You can approach this piece of your boxing training program in several different ways. A great way that I always use is to pick a combination and throw it either a set number of times back to back, or throw it until you throw it perfectly.

That means choose something like a double left jab – straight right – left hook combination and either work through it 5 times and move on, or work through it until you launch everything just right and then move on. This will help keep you focused and sharp, and you'll not only be working hard, you'll be developing a flowing skill set that will serve you well.

It shouldn't be hard for you to think of 4 punch combinations to throw for this heavy bag training routine, but just in case here are a few basics to get you started:

• Double left jab – straight right – left hook
• Left jab – straight right – left hook to the body – left hook to the head
• Lead right hand – left hook to the body – double left hook to the head
• Left jab – straight right – left hook to the body – right uppercut to the head
• Double left jab – left hook to the body – left hook to the head
• Left jab – straight right – right uppercut to the body – right uppercut to the head
• Quadruple left jab
• 4 left jabs alternating between head and body
• 2 left jab – straight right combos back to back

As mentioned, these are just a few basic ideas for this piece of your boxing training program. It shouldn't be difficult for you to pick out your own favorites, or to develop your own combos.

You can choose to perform this kind of heavy bag training for many rounds back to back, or you can mix in various other round routines along with this one to provide a great, complete boxing training program.