I was wondering if anyone else has had trouble with the use of the stability ball in the abs portion of PUB. When Cathe does the excercise where her shins are on the ball and her arms are holding her body up, then she rolls the ball forward and backward, the ball just rolls out from under my legs. Does anyone have any tips? I'm wondering if it's possible that I have too much air in my stability ball or maybe I just need to practice.
Pyramid Upper Body Question
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fit_fairy
Cathlete
Hi Ashleyann& welcome to the board!! I see you have good taste in workouts as PUB ranks right up there as one of my favorites }( For me doing stability ball after all that upper body work is difficult. It's my poor tired arms that give out, not my core LOL. If you are new to stability ball work or those particular exercises give it times. My ball still goes flying across the room on occasion and I just laugh! Others here have suggested to do the abs after the warmup so that the upper body isn't so "abused". You can have too much or too little air in your ball, but I'm not a good person to tell you how to gauge that. Good luck!
Catherine
Catherine
Start doing the exercise with the ball under your thighs (just above the knee). Make sure your arms are under your shoulders. Squeeze your core (ab and back muscles) as you slowly roll forwards and back. Initially concentrate on the roll ins not the pikes. As your balance and strength improve gradually move your starting position out (i.e. closer to your shins). Remember it's not how many you do..it's how many you do with proper form. It's better to do one with proper form than 10 with poor form.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
andtckrtoo
Cathlete
I also use my feet to kind of stop the ball. The first time I did one my ball shot across the room too, and I sat and stared at Cathe in amazement. Alhambra is right - don't even think about the pikes yet. Simply work on controlling the ball as you roll it in and back. Good luck. You will get it if you keep practicing, I promise.
onedayatatime
Cathlete
Sometimes what I'm wearing on my legs affects my ability to grip the ball. If my pants are slippery or my bare legs are sweating, it makes for wobble-ville. But if not that, I agree with the idea of keeping the ball closer into your torso, i.e. higher up on your legs until you build up strength.
-Barb
-Barb