Ok Reddit, what am I doing wrong?
I started hitting the heavy bag in the gym a few weeks ago as a way to workout and get out some pent up aggression, and I love it. I just moved into a place that has one in the gym, and since my wife spends a lot of time on the stair master, I figured I’d pick up some cheap gloves and wraps and see what I can do. I have zero training aside from some karate classes about 25 years ago, so I’ve been relying heavily on YouTube for some basic follow along workouts and to hopefully learn a few things so that I do not hurt myself. I am really enjoying this type of workout. Recently I got some RDX wraps and plan on upgrading my super cheap gloves with something a little better soon. My question is, can you tell me what my issue could be so that I stop marring up my pinky knuckles? Is this a symptom of shotty gloves? Wrapping my wraps too tight, or too loose? Could it be that I’m just not throwing my punches correctly? Or am I just soft and need time to toughen up? I know it may be hard to tell based off of one picture, but I figured I can’t be the only one who this has happened to. I know my hooks can be throw with bad form, but I am trying to be mindful of form before I work on speed and power. I don’t want to hurt myself, and I don’t want to walk around looking like I got into a fight with the drywall. Can anyone tell me what the issue could be or where I could possibly find info on continuing this safely?