squats on swissball!!!

[thriller]

iv been using the swissball a bit for working out on. butr i fell the best is doing squats on it. after i get my strength where i want it to be im goin to use it again for athletics. i have hard of football players using it for squats but no one on here uses the ball for squats. why?

 

[b fold the truth]

How in the heck am I supposed to squat while standing on a swiss ball? How do I unrack 500lbs and begin to step on a swiss ball? No freakin' way...lol. I can see it now...lol...I'll call the Hospital before I ever do my first set...

B True

 

[MarshallPenniford]

No, no, no - you jump up in the air w/the weights, and someone quickly sticks the ball underneath you! You could never get on one leg at a time!

 

[b fold the truth]

No, no, no - you jump up in the air w/the weights, and someone quickly sticks the ball underneath you! You could never get on one leg at a time!

 

[thriller]

first its for athletics

who said you have to use that much wieght? you stand on it then someone puts the weight on your back if you practisei t and have good spotters you wont hurt yourslef. i can do it? i just first started with standing and kneeling then i used the bar then i would slowly put more and more weight on it. i knoiw for a fact that football players use it cuz i know someone that plays university ball and he was then one who told me to do it. thnaks for the sarcastic remarks.

 

[b fold the truth]

Re: first its for athletics

who said you have to use that much wieght? you stand on it then someone puts the weight on your back if you practisei t and have good spotters you wont hurt yourslef. i can do it? i just first started with standing and kneeling then i used the bar then i would slowly put more and more weight on it. i knoiw for a fact that football players use it cuz i know someone that plays university ball and he was then one who told me to do it. thnaks for the sarcastic remarks.

My apologies...seriously. I can see these being good for athletic improvement...but not as a substitute for the regular squat.

I was actually making fun of myself...a fat guy like me would burst one of those balls...and my feet are so big that they would take up the entire surface anyway...lol

B True

 

[thriller]

the guy i tlsk to says that i should do everyhting on the ball when i train for athletics. everything is with dumbells. with the exception of some things. i find whne i do the squats on the ball after i will do normal squats and it feels so much easier.
but dont be stupid and not practise standing on it.

ill try and get some pics or soemthing

 

[bignate73]

squatting with even light dbells on a stability ball is tough as hell. it feels like you are using alot due to the fact that you cant just push straight down, you have to modulate and control the amount of force you produce. its an awesome exercise, i sweat like a whore in confessional when i do them too. ive taken my share of spills too though. thats where getting up and looking around quick is a good thing. LOL.

they are good though for overall stability, and yes, they do make regular squats seem easy.

 

[coolcolj]

how big is the ball?

I keep thinking of the big ass swiss balls at my gym

and no way anybody is gonna do a squat on them!!

 

[thriller]

i know what swissball you are talkin bout coolcolj. iv tried them on the big ones. at home i have the small one though. i didnt find that much of a difference
ps the one at my house is not small but small then the one at the gym i went to.