Thanks for this, virus. This just confirms for me what I sort of suspected-- that barbells are simply the more economical way to go....
This is a great thread. And I have learned something new for today. Kettlebells are better than barbells for people whom need sport-specific...
So handles on a sandbag defeat the purpose of having one? Okay, from that standpoint, i can see how getting a grip on one would be hard to...
Hi, virus. You have a lot of awesome posts on S&C. I guess, my question really pertains to why exactly is it that these are considered tools for...
Why is it that you wouldn't be able to grip such an amount for the sandbag in doing the deadlift? I imagine the grip for a sandbag would be no...
I hate to revive a year-old thread so, kettlebells are better than both sandbags, dumbbells and (presuming) medicine balls also?
I mean... I have a coach. But there IS a such thing as unanswered questions or things that still have not really been clarified, even after asking...
Great post.
^^Great advice! Coach KEPT telling me to relax, and told me that I was punching much too mechanical. He demonstrated that it needed to be natural,...
I thought all punches were supposed to come from the hip?
Yeah... maybe. I'll have to ask. From what I've seen of him showing me. It looks like just a half-step with the lead foot. Maybe I'm just a...
Thanks. Do you find it that the turning over of the lead hand slows down your punch by just a hair, rather than if you were just to shoot it...
Wow... It's almost like you read my coaches mind today, he drilled it into me about my lack of balance and needing to work on my foot placement....
Hmmm... the "falling weight" technique actually sort of seems how the coach was showing me, I noticed that with every transfer of his weight to...
