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Powerball gyroscope-any experience forearm/wrist workout?

  • 25-09-2005 5:11pm
    #1
    martinl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    just wondering if anybody ever used the so called

    POWERBALL Gyroscope
    to work their forearms, wrist flexors etc.

    If so what do you think are the benefits, advantages
    or disadvantages?

    I could imagine it might be useful for player of any kind
    of racket sport e.g. golf, hurling, tennis, squash,
    badminton … what else?

    Saw the powerball yesterday at a fitness & sports
    show in Birmingham in the UK.

    See their website for testimonials and
    other information http://www.powerballs.com.


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  • #2
    daymobrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,571 ✭✭✭daymobrew


    I got one recently. It's a bit of fun and I can feel the 'burn' in my forearm after a few mins.
    I'm hoping that it will help for tennis.


  • #3
    incisor71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 281 ✭✭incisor71


    martinl wrote:
    Hi all,
    just wondering if anybody ever used the so called POWERBALL Gyroscope to work their forearms, wrist flexors etc.
    I could imagine it might be useful for player of any kind of racket sport e.g. golf, hurling, tennis, squash, badminton … what else?

    Can't vouch for its sporting applications as I don't play any of the above - or indeed any sports at all!

    I bought a Powerball in early August and the benefits were almost immediate. I found it brilliant for strengthening wrists wherever weight-bearing motions are involved (i.e., the vast majority of upper body weight exercises). Sharp pains that I experienced during bench presses were hugely alleviated over a single weekend of (obsessive!) Powerball usage. Read my post here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=285102

    As a rehab tool it's more portable than dumbbells, although there is another equally portable tool out there: Wrist twist thingie

    Or make up a much much cheaper, homemade version according to Entry No.19 of this post.

    {Edit: a strong grip is essential at the higher rotation speeds (11,000rpm) - even more essential for me, as my hands are unusually small and can't surround the thing fully with my fingers.}


  • #4
    martinl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭martinl


    incisor71, hmmmm, heard about and tried the DIY wrist curler thing, the other one you can buy for 54 dollars is a bit over the top.

    Interesting comment with regards to the effect on you ability to do weight/resistance training.

    Would you wear gloves for weight traing?


  • #5
    incisor71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 281 ✭✭incisor71


    martinl wrote:
    Interesting comment with regards to the effect on your ability to do weight/resistance training.

    Would you wear gloves for weight training?
    I should probably have qualified my observations by pointing out that it was wrist/forearm sharp pains that were the roadblock to progress... now the arms are the roadblock but at least there's no longer a "joint problem" per se. It could also be down to the quantity of milk I'm drinking in the twice-daily protein shakes!

    I used to wear gloves in order to save the skin on my palms (how nelly of me!), but found that they weakened the sensation of having a grip on the bar. Instead, I ordered grip straps for days when I'm doing a lower body workout and want to give the arms/hands a rest... am still waiting for them to arrive so I can't comment on experiences just yet.


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