Have you ever worked out with a Medicine Ball?

[trackfan]

Poll question: Have you ever worked out with a Medicine Ball?

When I was in school, we still had medicine balls. It was a huge, useless, leather ball which you were forced to toss around in order to improve your posture, or some shit like that.

[Skittles]

1. hey how much do those things weigh?

I am curious

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. Everlast makes them 4-15 lbs.

I think they're effective for explosive power. I used to train with weighted gloves and a heavier weapon before a competition. Once you get used to that, you'll be faster with less effort once you have no weight added.

[trackfan]

4. My research is inconclusive.

On google I've found reference to medicine balls anywhere between 9 and 35 lbs. The ones I remember probably weighed about 15-20 lbs.

[BigMcLargehuge]

3. I did tonight

to force ab contractions while doing crunches

[trackfan]

5. Ouch. Sounds like I could probably benefit from one.

[BigMcLargehuge]

6. it was fun actually

I'll feel it tomorrow though.

[Susang]

7. My husband uses them

In his swordfighting class. He liked the workout so much, he went out and bought one.

[trackfan]

9. In the context of swordfighting,

medicine ball is an ultra-modern discipline!

[Placebo]

8. That's very old school.

And considering I don't even exercise period, I think you know what the answer is.

[trackfan]

11. Two laps with the medicine ball for you!

[leftofthedial]

10. wearing Chuck Taylor's (off-white canvas Converse All Stars)

and very tight gym shorts at the time

[trackfan]

12. Something just reminded me of old NBA highlight films.

[leftofthedial]

15. the NBA has sucked ever since the two-handed set shot

went out of vogue

just one of those was way more exciting than all the dunks in the playground.

Personally, I blame Connie Hawkins and Julius Erving for destroying basketball.

[Placebo]

13. How very erotic.

:popcorn:

[leftofthedial]

14. did I mention the sweat?

[Placebo]

18. HaHa!

Now you're just teasing. :P

[mwooldri]

16. Never heard of a medicine ball.

What does it look like?

I'm imagining those funny balls that people do sit ups or push ups on (or as my younger family does - just play around with it).

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

17. This is the kind I have.

The medium-sized one. It's 12lbs.

[Frank Cannon]

19. As a boxer, I used them quite a bit

They still are a good piece of exercise equipment.

Now, Indian clubs... WTF were those all about?

[scarlet_owl]

20. Yes. We used one in middle school.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

21. Yes, in Secondary School (ages 11-16) n/t