Whacking the bag

I found 10lb ankle weights in a drawer at the gym and put them on. The effect was different than expected: I didn’t get more tired but I generated more power hitting. Thought about what I expected and realized not being materially more tired makes some sense because I was moving my feet and legs more slowly to account for the extra weight. Thought about what I experienced and realized – this is the neat part – that I hit the bag with my weight and it hits back at me until my weight is canceled and that means when I put on ankle weights my body now weighs more from ground up through core so when I hit the bag doesn’t hit me back equally hard unless I hit harder and I can hit harder because the bag doesn’t ‘negate’ my punches until I hit harder. Love this. Have to be careful with the weights on the ankles: move the legs more up and down to avoid a knee strain.