“I want you to hit me as hard as you can in the face.”

Step four: Learn to throw a punch

In the film: Tyler Durden asks the Narrator to hit him, and after some debate, receives a fairly lame shot to the ear.

In real life: Total Film is being coached in the finer art or throwing a fist, and the keyword seems to be repetition.

With our hands wrapped and gloves strapped on, we step up to the bag.

After checking our stance was correct (it was), and throwing a few punches to check our technique (lame), we started a circuit of 60 seconds of bag work, followed by 60 seconds of push-ups or burpees.

It wasn’t long before we were pining for that ergonomic desk…

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