Which balancing tools offer the best results for strength training?
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try yoga. better than any tool you'll ever buy.
307536
my friend has a bowflex machine and it works great.\n\nhe stays healthy AND fit!
984338
I've had good luck with products from Lifeline USA.  I'd look at their portable Power Jumper.  No weights needed, and it comes with a guide to its use.
1064690
Strength training at the gym.
90382
When you first learn a chair that you can push and lean against can help you keep your balance while you learn.  At some rinks they have special metal bars that do this as well.
1159577
Stretching and strength training.  Train your forearms/wrists, delts, lats, abs and leg muscles with higher reps and lowers weights.  Stretch your arm regularly, as flexibility is very important.  I was a little shorter than you in high school and threw 89-91mph.
957723
Stronger, more flexible, light weight
828042
HAND WEIGHTS ARE GOOD.  JUST REMEMBER, ONCE YOU TEAR DOWN YOUR MUSCLES, YOU HAVE TO LET THEM REJUVINATE FOR A DAY BEFORE TEARING THEM DOWN AGAIN.\n\nGOOD LUCK.
751657
In most labs in schools, you don't use a scale but a three beam balance to measure the mass of an object. If you want to make a scale that is very sensitive, just use the basic idea of a balance. Balances work by 'balancing' out the net torque about a fixed point. If you want it to be able to measure a very small mass, just increase the moment arm of the beam. This is done by making one side of the pivot position longer while holding the other side constant or making it shorter.\n\nTo understand this concept get a yardstick, or a ruler if you can't find a yardstick. Put your finger at about the halfway mark. You should be able to balance the yardstick on your finger. Now move your finger closer to one end. What happened? It no longer balanced. Why? Because there was more weight on one side of your finger than was on the other side. This caused a torque about the point where your finger was. In order to balance this force, you would need to place a weight on the other end that is equal to the difference in the weight.\n\nSo, all you need is a rod of known weight and something to pivot it on. Once you know the weight, and assuming it is uniformly distributed, you can figure out the how much each part of the rod weighs. Then you can figure out how much of the weight, or mass, is on either side of the pivot. Then just add known masses until you get a balance. Then you'll know how much your dust weighs.
495595
Strength is important, but is not your main concern for improvement. You need to work on your backwards and lateral movement. I assume during warm ups and positional drills, your coach has you do lateral shuffles and karioka/crossover drills. You need to work on those over and over; work on imcreasing your speed and most importantly keeping your balance while doing them. Same thing goes for backward movement. You need to work on running backwards while keeping your balance and not letting your weight shift backwards. If you lean backwards and the tight end curls around quickly, you're either going to lose a step and be out of position, or end up falling. You also need to get used to watching the QB's eyes, shoulders, and movements during practice. I don't really know of any way to improve that on your own, just have to focus on it during practice time.
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The Bowflex is an awesome workout- very good at isolating muscle groups.  Work the areas you want to build not more than three times per week.  The muscle fibers need time to heal.  During weight resistance, muscle fibers are pulled apart until some fibers break (the burning feeling).  Over the next 48 hours, the fibers heal and new muscle fills in the gap.  Do at least three sets up to 15 reps.  Once you reach 15 reps increase the resistance.\n\nDiet is important, but I'm not a big fan of supplements.  Go high protein and low fat.  Lots of chicken, egg whites, fish, lean meat (try loins - sirloin, tenderloin, loin chops).
583529
exercise products ....this is the one
1119067
Do you mean your bodily equipment?  Can't help with that, sorry. Otherwise try pushups, pullups, chinups and nunchucks.  Good luck.
1093755
A lot of effective excersizes don't require weights, things like push-up, pull-up, sit-up... stretching is also very important. You should look for books that can give helpful insight, not only for a balanced and effective workout routine, but also nutritional tips, etc. I'll post a recommendation if I find one worthwhile.
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That entirely depends on your goals.  If your goals is to increase cardiovascular endurance, then the best machines for you are probably ellipticals, treadmills and stationary cycles.  If your goals are to increase strength and muscularity, then free weights, hammer strength and different machines that rely on resistance are more advisable.  \n\nI personally do not think there is one "best exercise machine" but rather a diverse set of tools is best to accomplish a specific goal whether cardio, stength or power.
1119805
Even though it is more for legs, I have started powercleaning and it has increased my trap size significantly ( because during the movement you shrug the bar).  You might also want to look into shrugs and lat pulldowns.
818854
Probably the exercise bike as it doesn't put a lot of stress on the knee (as long as you don't put to much resistance on the flywheel/tensioner,also make sure your seat is the correct height you want to have a slight bend in your knee at full stretch.