Medicine ball
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starlight6
Cathlete
Hi Donna,
Love the bowling ball image! LOL
Yes, you can substitute if you need to. However, check out these prices:
http://www.fwonline.com/cpmed.htm
Take care,
Ruth
Love the bowling ball image! LOL
Yes, you can substitute if you need to. However, check out these prices:
http://www.fwonline.com/cpmed.htm
Take care,
Ruth
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Cathlete
Most of the exercizes can be done with weights, though it's more awkward on some (eg it's hard on reverse crunches to keep the weight between your legs). I would recommend trying it with weights first, though, because I found out I preferred a 6lb weight to the 8lb Cathe uses on most of the exercizes (except the leg exercizes, where I go much higher -- so I ended up buying two medicine balls (both on sale, luckily, and both I do continue to use). I found medicine balls at Sportmart and Target, keep an eye out for the sales.
WD
Cathlete
I bought mine at 10 lbs. at walmart. It was only around 12.00. A lot less than most websites. You can sub a dumbell. I do that just to increase the weight. It is easier to hold on to the med ball though. Bowling ball?? That would probably cost more than weights or a med ball. Yes I guess she does not get it. I get those kind of comments all of the time.
Diane Sue
Diane Sue
TarHeelMom
Cathlete
Donna re: Med Ball
Donna, Power Systems has some med balls (the slightly squeezable kind) on sale -- it looks like there are 2 and 4-pounders still available. Their regularly priced med balls aren't horribly expensive, but a good 4-pounder on sale would be a nice start for you. Here's the link to the sale med balls:
http://www.power-systems.com/nav/closeup.aspx?c=22&g=2862
And here are their regular ones (including the orange 8-pounder that Cathe uses):
http://www.power-systems.com/nav/closeup.aspx?c=11&g=1388
Hope this helps!
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Donna, Power Systems has some med balls (the slightly squeezable kind) on sale -- it looks like there are 2 and 4-pounders still available. Their regularly priced med balls aren't horribly expensive, but a good 4-pounder on sale would be a nice start for you. Here's the link to the sale med balls:
http://www.power-systems.com/nav/closeup.aspx?c=22&g=2862
And here are their regular ones (including the orange 8-pounder that Cathe uses):
http://www.power-systems.com/nav/closeup.aspx?c=11&g=1388
Hope this helps!
http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/sport/sport-smiley-003.gif Kathy S. http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/spezial/spudniks/spudniklifter.gif
dss62467
Cathlete
RE: Donna re: Med Ball
Thanks everyone! Yes - sis suggested the bowling ball with rubber gloves (to improve the grip). She's somewhat of a kidder, and it was over an IM, so I'm somewhat thinking she was joking...
I don't know about all of you...but I can't STAND to have gloves on while I'm sweating. Ugh! It makes my hands feel like they're suffocating.
Thanks everyone! Yes - sis suggested the bowling ball with rubber gloves (to improve the grip). She's somewhat of a kidder, and it was over an IM, so I'm somewhat thinking she was joking...
I don't know about all of you...but I can't STAND to have gloves on while I'm sweating. Ugh! It makes my hands feel like they're suffocating.
melissa0528
Cathlete
I got the 10-pound one at Wal-Mart as well, and it works really well for me although I like to sub the dumbell when possible so I can get more/less weights as needed.