Improving balance.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What exercises do you do to improve your balance?
     
  2. viru§™

    viru§™ Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Whatever movement I want to improve my balance in.
     
  3. Kill a B

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    Skipping rope helps you learn to be light on your feet, which is good for balance in my opinion. Just don't go slow and steady.. change the pace, try different things, move around while skipping etc. Don't make it a slow, long cardio session.
     
  4. SteelShoulders

    SteelShoulders Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Stand on a medicine ball
     
  5. scrap

    scrap Boxing Addict Full Member

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  6. Cap10Kirk

    Cap10Kirk Active Member Full Member

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    I do a LOT of balance drills. Especially with my younger fighters. Tomorrow, I'll video us drilling and upload it to YouTube.
     
  7. Brixton Bomber

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    What for? Pointless, unless you compete on a medicine ball...
     
  8. tai chi

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    Focus pressure on the heel of the foot during weight redistribution.
     
  9. achillesthegreat

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    It's all technique and repetition.
     
  10. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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  11. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    For S****, Steelshoulders and anyone else who thinks standing on a log, ball, etc. is going to help balance in anyway:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26298214

    Also make sure you move onto your heels, and do the opposite of anything s**** suggests.

    Think about basic physics... widen your base of support, create more contact with the ground, lower your centre of gravity. Practice your balance during the activity you want to get better at balancing at. Developing bigger, stronger legs will naturally lower your centre of gravity, and that strength will allow you to move your body into better positions more easily.
     
  12. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    :rofl:good
     
  13. scrap

    scrap Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So D/W what were the protocol of the tests, what type of balance mechanics were they using.
     
  14. Brixton Bomber

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    I like s****, nice guy and very helpful, but there's no sense in training on stuff like that.