squats on swissball!!!

[Y_lifter]

When I was in Rehab for my lower back they had me do like Sissy Squats using the Big Swiss ball against a wall

Ball is at waist height up against a wall. Your back against the ball, facing away, go thru the squat motion and the ball rolls along your back as you go down all the way.

Started with no weight and upped the weight using light DB.
Sounds wussy but do about 50 of them slow and they are good for core stability when you have an injury.

FYI.. Is not intended to replace Squats in any form or fashion except if looking for definition or rehab.

 

[bignate73]

When I was in Rehab for my lower back they had me do like Sissy Squats using the Big Swiss ball against a wall

Ball is at waist height up against a wall. Your back against the ball, facing away, go thru the squat motion and the ball rolls along your back as you go down all the way.

Started with no weight and upped the weight using light DB.
Sounds wussy but do about 50 of them slow and they are good for core stability when you have an injury.

FYI.. Is not intended to replace Squats in any form or fashion except if looking for definition or rehab.

called wall squats or wall sits (if held isometrically at some point)

and yes, coolcolj, those big ass swiss balls at the gym...the ones people do abs on. the bigger the ball the easier it is to balance on, the smaller ones are more reactive and will move quicker under you. standing on a medicine ball is fun too, easier. i dont do it as an exercise though, more or less to see if i can do it.

 

[endpoint]

man, there was a photo of it on the paul check site and now i cant find it......

 

[thriller]

im a try and tke a pic tomorrow but i havnt done it in a while so it wont be to spectactulay with the 90 or so bls. ill take it from different angles

 

[edgecrusher]

They are grea fot intramuscular coordination. However, for power you must do conventional sqauts.

 

[thriller]

thats true

its only for athletics. see for me in basketball when am i just goin to stand there and jump (well sometimes) or when i m pushing the ball and i half to switch directions it helps with that too.

 

[edgecrusher]

Re: thats true

its only for athletics. see for me in basketball when am i just goin to stand there and jump (well sometimes) or when i m pushing the ball and i half to switch directions it helps with that too.

I'm sorry, I may be misunderstanding you, but a swiss ball squat will not help you with your change of direction abilities. It will help w/ coordination and balance, but it wont directly impact your agility.

 

[thriller]

do you want ot give me a reason y?

 

[thriller]

now that i think of it you are kinda right but it helped me with being able to beat people off the dribble and dribble through the full court press. (witch involves me switching directions

 

[coolcolj]

sideway lunges are betetr for agility and lateral motion