What is everyone's favorite piece of dryland equipment that they use? I believe that you can do so much with just using your own bodyweight but if we are talking about equipment I would say that the medicine ball is one of my favorites.
Here is one of my favorite circuits:
Perform 3 times
10 Overhead Med Ball Slams
10 Jumps Squats and Toss
10 Med Ball Push - ups
10 Reverse Scoop Tosses
10 Rotations per side
Please share what your favorite piece of equipment is and what you like to do with them.
Thanks!
Well hes 6ft tall, a little overweight and I prefer to be on top..........:bolt:
Sorry....someone had to:blush:
Am I the only person who thought: :cheerleader: ?
Warren - I've used The Rack. It works, and it hurts. Also, unfortunately, the flexibility gains disappear if you stop using it and continue to run 3-5 days/wk ;)
My favorite piece of dryland equipment is definitely my racing bike. Since we seem to be talking about gym equipment, here's what I like:
1. Pull-up / Dip machine
2. Flys on the bench with dumbbells
3. Leg presses with the sled
4. Combination hammer curl / shoulder press with dumbbells, on the standing incline board.
5. Rotator cuff exercises while standing on a wobble board or upside-down half of a balance ball
I also use The Stick (the hardest one) for self massage.
I just took my first Pilates reformer class this week (a 30 minute intro) and absolutely loved it. I signed up for a series of private reformer sessions and can't wait to see what it does for my core strength and flexibility, and therefore swimming. That might end up being my favorite dryland equipment.
I keep telling myself I want to try reformer classes, but they are so outrageously expensive here. I may do it anyway just to satisfy my curiosity.
Otherwise, my faves are the med ball and the power wheel. And I need to go find my Stick!
I like my kettlebell. Great for keeping the back in shape and for blasting off the blocks. That and my P90X and Insanity dvds.
Yes! The kettlebell is an excellent complement to swimming. The movements are dynamic and 3-dimensional, which helps a bunch. I've been curious to try the P90X DVDs too, but I'm afraid they'd be so hard that my swimming might suffer.
I just took my first Pilates reformer class this week (a 30 minute intro) and absolutely loved it. I signed up for a series of private reformer sessions and can't wait to see what it does for my core strength and flexibility, and therefore swimming. That might end up being my favorite dryland equipment.
I like Stability balls or swiss balls as well. Great for training the core in everyway.
Here is a rotational exercise that I do on the stability ball.
YouTube- Dryland Exercises for Swimmers
I keep telling myself I want to try reformer classes, but they are so outrageously expensive here. I may do it anyway just to satisfy my curiosity.
Otherwise, my faves are the med ball and the power wheel. And I need to go find my Stick!
Same here, Fort. My gym doesn't have them but several local places do.
Hm.. stick missing? Ask Jim...
