Boxing Right Cross (with boxing bag)

Body WeightIntermediate

The Boxing Right Cross is a powerful punch aimed at your opponent's head or body. It is executed by rotating your hips and shoulders while extending your right arm.

  1. Stand in a boxing stance with your left foot forward and your right foot back.
  2. Rotate your hips and shoulders to the right as you extend your right arm towards the target.
  3. Keep your left hand up to protect your face while you punch.
  4. Retract your right arm quickly after the punch to return to your guard position.

How to perform the Boxing Right Cross (with boxing bag)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Boxing Right Cross (with boxing bag) using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your primary working muscles.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your working muscles rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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