Medicine Ball Question

[SenshiJin]

I tried searching for this but couldn't find anything specifically on this subject, if anyone can find me a thread where this has been discussed then they are the better poster. Anywho..

I want to buy a medicine ball and start doing the various exercises that one can do with this piece of equipment. I'm 5' 11" 6 footish and 170 lbs. I'm kind of on a tight budget and only really want to buy 1 medicine ball. I don't want to get something too light and have to do more reps with each workout to compensate for the weight of the ball. I was just wondering what is a good weight to start off with that will be sufficient for multiple workouts. Also if anyone has alternative to medicine balls that would be great too. Thanks for the help

[PhxJudoJujitsu]

Well whats your main goal With the medicine ball?

[zfolwick]

damn. You are awesome. I was thinking the same thing.


That being said-- I just scored a keg!

[Manistoner]

i dont think anyone other than you can tell you what weight u need. try it out before you buy it i guess.

[David Bolton]

You can make them urself it is easy. I have made a slammable one.

[C.Beeby]

Originally Posted by Pullup

You can make them urself it is easy. I have made a slammable one.

veal joo teech meh?

[Cap'n]

Originally Posted by C.Beeby

veal joo teech meh?

You'll need some sand, a basketball you don't mind destroying, a rubber tire patch kit, and lots of duct tape.

[SenshiJin]

Originally Posted by Alan Goode

You'll need some sand, a basketball you don't mind destroying, a rubber tire patch kit, and lots of duct tape.

beautiful

and for the ones with the questions I basically want to do a variety of workouts. I don't know a lot of the names of them but the different sit up exercises, swinging it in a trunk twist motion and hitting the wall, throwing it to mimmick punch movements. the push up drill. i guess you guys are right that i'll have to get a weight thats comfortable for me. thanks for contributing what you guy could and im gonna try to make one.

[sha]

I made one using a basketball, rice, and krazy glue to plug the hole (the duct tape fell off and I found out I didn't needed it anyway). It's probably the easiest piece of training equipment to make, and one of the most fun to use.

I don't think weight is such a factor for a lot of moves, because you can just increase the speed if the ball is too light, and it'll make the exercise a lot harder. Mine is about 5 kg I think, but I'm a pretty small guy.

[PhxJudoJujitsu]

Originally Posted by SenshiJin

beautiful

and for the ones with the questions I basically want to do a variety of workouts. I don't know a lot of the names of them but the different sit up exercises, swinging it in a trunk twist motion and hitting the wall, throwing it to mimmick punch movements. the push up drill. i guess you guys are right that i'll have to get a weight thats comfortable for me. thanks for contributing what you guy could and im gonna try to make one.

I'd probably recommend a 12-14 lb ball it's a good versatile weight.

You can check out a variety of sizes and shapes for a good price here

http://www.power-systems.com/P/Medic...s/default.aspx