I was surfing the other day and I came across a brief mention of this. I lost the site, and can’t find it again.
What do you think of filling a swiss ball with water to use a an odd object lift (see DJ’s Sloshing Pillar of Pain article), and/or as an atlas stone trainer? It seems like a good idea to me in theory.
Has anybody tried this? What was your experience, was it a good training tool? Was it easy to incorporate in your training? How simple/complicated was it? Any good tips on how to fill one? Any suggested brands? Give me a ballpark figure, how much would one weigh? Is it likely to burst?
Any suggestions, insights, tips, or random thoughts would be appreciated.
Haha… man… those damn things are worthless. Let me put it to you this way…
Some beach body douche was doing DB Presses on a swiss ball. One of those shitty squishy big ones that you could see giants using it as a kick ball. This idiot was pressing 60’s, I looked at him, pointed and laughed and walked away. As he started to say something, he got about to " Fuck Yo…" and then POP!! The fucking thing burst and he dropped the dumbbells on his ugly ass nose. Broke the damn thing, maybe that idiot will learn that those things are worth a damn and he’ll grow some juevos and mess with some big iron.
Those fucking things are worth about as much as an umbrella without the fucking fabric on it. Just throw the fuckers away and use the real thing. The sloshing pillar of pain is amazing, go build one and see for yourself. If you want to play with atlas stones, get some cement and go set one in its casing. Look bro, it aint that bad, just got to man up and leave the squishy shit to the women.
[quote]bulldogmedic wrote:
I was surfing the other day and I came across a brief mention of this. I lost the site, and can’t find it again.
What do you think of filling a swiss ball with water to use a an odd object lift (see DJ’s Sloshing Pillar of Pain article), and/or as an atlas stone trainer? It seems like a good idea to me in theory.
Has anybody tried this? What was your experience, was it a good training tool? Was it easy to incorporate in your training? How simple/complicated was it? Any good tips on how to fill one? Any suggested brands? Give me a ballpark figure, how much would one weigh? Is it likely to burst?
Any suggestions, insights, tips, or random thoughts would be appreciated.[/quote]
[quote]Chefbc14 wrote:
This idiot was pressing 60’s, I looked at him, pointed and laughed and walked away. As he started to say something, he got about to " Fuck Yo…" and then POP!! The fucking thing burst and he dropped the dumbbells on his ugly ass nose. :)[/quote]
That was kind of a dick move on your part, distracting someone in the middle of a set on a Swiss ball. Have you tried pressing two 60-pound dumbbells on a Swiss ball? It’s no small feat. It’d be nice if you could just let people train how they want without judging and interrupting them.
The water-swiss ball works on the exact same principles as the sloshing pillar. It’s ridiculous to call one “worthless” and the other “amazing.”
Medic, I’ve seen videos of people training with them, could’ve been Ross Enamait like booger mentioned. It’s a good option for odd object training. I wouldn’t expect much carryover specifically to Atlas stones, but for general training, it should be fine. Anything you can do with a sandbag, you should be able to do with the water ball. Ross has a lot of info, and so does Josh Henkin (sandbagexercises.com).
[quote]bulldogmedic wrote:
Any suggested brands?[/quote]
Duraball has a good reputation. I trust any of the brands that Perform Better carries.
The weight won’t matter much. Kinda like keg training, it’s not the weight, it’s the fact that it’s anywhere from one-quarter to three-quarters full that’s key. And anyway, like the sloshing pillar, a 20-pound water ball will feel like 50, a 50-pound ball will feel like 163.
As long as you’re not dropping it on pavement, gravel, or rocks, I wouldn’t expect it to be more prone to bursting or tearing than a decent sandbag. It should help to look for a brand that’s specifically labeled “burst resistant” or “anti-burst”.
[quote]Chefbc14 wrote:
Haha… man… those damn things are worthless. Let me put it to you this way…
Some beach body douche was doing DB Presses on a swiss ball. One of those shitty squishy big ones that you could see giants using it as a kick ball. This idiot was pressing 60’s, I looked at him, pointed and laughed and walked away. As he started to say something, he got about to " Fuck Yo…" and then POP!! The fucking thing burst and he dropped the dumbbells on his ugly ass nose. Broke the damn thing, maybe that idiot will learn that those things are worth a damn and he’ll grow some juevos and mess with some big iron.
Those fucking things are worth about as much as an umbrella without the fucking fabric on it. Just throw the fuckers away and use the real thing. The sloshing pillar of pain is amazing, go build one and see for yourself. If you want to play with atlas stones, get some cement and go set one in its casing. Look bro, it aint that bad, just got to man up and leave the squishy shit to the women.[/quote]
Dood ur liek totally hardcore! U should have teabagged him to show him how gay he is.
Just a reminder:
If you choose to fill your girlfriend’s swiss ball with water, you might have to sleep on the couch that night. Though the look on her face after a long day at only to come home to be shocked by how I chose to entertain myself was quite priceless.
And put the ball down before trying to walk through narrow doorways.
I filled mine by shoving a 1/4" plastic tube into the air hole. Then used a rubber grommet to connect the tube to a funnel. It takes a while to fill, so be patient.
Broke the damn thing, maybe that idiot will learn that those things are worth a damn and he’ll grow some juevos and mess with some big iron.