Running with ankle weights

Here it is:

'The Effects of Plyometric Training with Ankle and Vest Weights on Conventional Weight Training Programs for Men,' Track & Field Quarterly Review, vol. 80(4), pp. 59-61, 1980

Take Ten: Take-and-Save: 10 Common Mistakes Made by Individuals Who Engage in Aerobic Exercise. ACSM'S Health & Fitness Journal. 9(3):44, May/June 2005.

Effects of extremity loading upon energy expenditure and running mechanics. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 20(2) Supplement:167-171, April 1988.

So in summary, using ankle weights clearly have some benefits. However, any gains in strength and power they may offer are far outweighed by the potential risk for injuries. It's obvious that ankle weight manufacturers would adamantly support the use of ankle weights during training (including running). What's rongee90's excuse?

Although, I do believe it's possible to minimize your risk for injuries while benefiting from the use of ankle weights. One would have to carefully progress through the loading and not jump into heavy loads at the start of training. Plus it would help if you already have strong ankles and knees to begin with. So if you've been running and weight training for years, and are in great shape, it may be worth while trying out.

I was amused by all the banter, so I decided to look things up myself. So back to my question about donuts. Are they bad or good for you?

 

The responce will go something along the lines of "Well I've done it for 10 years so I don't care what you say" me thinks. He still has a chance to disporve this but does he have the knowledge to do so? I'm guessing no seeing as he hasn't been able to prove a thing he's said so far.

Doughnuts are bad for you but they taste damn good :tired

 

Sorry to keep you waiting, kinda busy at the moment with exams next week. Here's an excerpt from the first article that came up:

"Don't run in ankle weights under any circumstances," warns Stephen J Nicholas, M.D., associate team physician for the New York Jets.
The problem with ankle weights is the damage they can do to knees. Running with weights attached to the lower leg subjects the knee joints to unusual stress, which is magnified by the number of times you lift your knees while running. The excess weight can pull the knee joint apart. This can also "put excess strain on the ligaments," says Martin Trieb, Ph.D., team physician and orthopedic consultant for San Jose State University.
Ankle weights do have a value for leg strength work, says Dr. Nicholas. For example, strap them on to do leg raises. These resistance exercises are safe because you are not forcefully extending your legs and putting strain on the knees as you do when running in ankle weights.

It doesn't look like there are many articles about ankle weights on the database I usually use but there are other databases I have access to if you'd really like for me to post some more? Honestly though you should do your own research and really this is just common sense sort of stuff. If you got away with using them without any injuries that you know of then you are very fortunate, you would be in the minority and you would have dodged a bullet. However we both know you are talking ****, you've been sprinting with ankle weights? :rofl Good one bud

 

Yeah that's fair enough. I don't know if I agree that they would deserve to have their knees blown out though, no matter how ignorant and hardheaded they are that's a pretty big price to pay to any sort of athlete.

 

I would of never argued against Plyos for a boxer but I do remember awhile back I thought that weights were not good for a boxer...
I was younger and not as educated as I am now, I can admit when I am wrong. I was a boxing fan before my interest in sports science came about, was a fan of guys like Calzaghe and Jones who would always talk about no weights so that was good enough for me at the time. Unlike this guy who alledgedly saw a video of Mayweather running with ankle weights I eventually did my own research and understood the effects of weight training and adapted my views. When I first came on here I was a teenage kid and we know how backwards the boxing world is when it comes to sports science. For the record let me state that I don't think weights are necessary for a boxer but they are beneficial if done correctly. Yes my views are quite revolutionary

 

run with a comfortable backpack on instead mate

ankle weights are bollocks !

 

Now i will never EVER run with weights on unless the start making bike paths out of jello. It ruins the joints in your ankles and knees, BUT i do find them useful. Once or twice i week, i will put on my leg weights and my weighted vest and i will do my entire gym workout aside from sparring with them on. then when I'm done i take everything off and shadow box a few rounds to make sure i get a proper cool down and that i don't hamper my technique. I dont find it makes you hit too much harder, but your agility in your movement increases exponentially after a few weeks. I went from sliding in and out in the pocket, to being there, lighting my fireworks, and literally vanishing before my opponent can get a shot off. I really find this helpful with my style and if you don't overdue it and don't try running and wrecking your body, they can be useful in just about anything.

 

No responce, ron?

 

i'll respond in his place.....

you dont know ****, i have 10 years experience and nothing has happened to me you punk ass low life.

 

:rofl