Medicine Ball: How heavy?

[Chris Kimmerly]

Why don't you try one out...if it's too heavy, use a lighter one.

Then, never come back to this forum.

kk thnx bye.

WTF??

 

[Cap'n]

WTF??

Oh I'm sorry, I thought what I said was quite clear.

 

[Bamaispriceless]

Oh I'm sorry, I thought what I said was quite clear.

Burn!!! LOL, nice.

 

[Bamaispriceless]

What the heck are you going to do with a 25lb medicine ball... go heavy, with a 100lber you can do good stuff... If your bench is 300 and your core isn't weak you should be able to handle a 100 for a lot of different things.


If your going to train with a medicine ball for conditioning it's understandable that you want to go lighter. If your training your core or using it for functional strength. Then get a D ball or some other brand and go heavy.

100lber? Holy crap! The guy can curl 70lbs...better go heavier...like 120lbs.

 

[philthy]

100lber? Holy crap! The guy can curl 70lbs...better go heavier...like 120lbs.

Yep

 

[finnegan]

What the heck are you going to do with a 25lb medicine ball... go heavy, with a 100lber you can do good stuff... If your bench is 300 and your core isn't weak you should be able to handle a 100 for a lot of different things.


If your going to train with a medicine ball for conditioning it's understandable that you want to go lighter. If your training your core or using it for functional strength. Then get a D ball or some other brand and go heavy.

A training partner of mine with comparable strength and I stand about 6 feet apart. One of us lifts the 75lb heavy bag overhead press, and tosses it to the other. I have a 100lb heavy bag as well. I'll give it a try and see how it does.
As a note, I went to a sporting goods store today. The heaviest they had was 15 lbs, and it felt way too light, even for conditioning.

 

[Urban]

I've been thinking about getting one of these to use as an adjustable medicine ball.
http://packweight.com/

 

[Poseidon9]

Damn. I can a 25 lb heavy bag for literally half the price as the equivalent medicine ball($50 instead of $100). I might consider that option. Thanks.

A 25lb heavy bag does not deserve to be called a "heavy" bag.

 

[finnegan]

I've decided to make my own out of basketball and sand. That seems to be the cheapest way to go, and it looks like it'll weigh in around 25-30lbs. Thanks for the advice, guys. You saved me a bundle and gave me some good ideas.

 

[Green Monkey]

I've been thinking about getting one of these to use as an adjustable medicine ball.
http://packweight.com/

Urban, look on ebay and buy one of the military surplus packs that look to be exactly the same, only $40 less.