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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: craigwm on November 07, 2010, 05:45:38 PM

Title: Powerball
Post by: craigwm on November 07, 2010, 05:45:38 PM
     Just wondering who on hear has used the NSD Powerball? If you do, do you find it helps in batting and throwing?
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Post by: peplow on November 07, 2010, 05:48:11 PM
i have one, dont us eit much tbh! does burn when using it but dunno about benefits!
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Post by: 400notout on November 07, 2010, 05:48:41 PM
got one. bit gimmicky, would be more use to rehabilitate rather than to build any muscle so doubt you would see much improvement
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Post by: Tumo on November 07, 2010, 06:37:45 PM
Disagree with 400NO, I feel it's an amazing conditioning tool. Awesome for forearms, it's improved my throwing immensely.
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Post by: craigwm on November 07, 2010, 07:51:53 PM
     How do you recommend using it? Flat out for as long as you can or by doing it in sets for a certain amount of time?
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Post by: 400notout on November 07, 2010, 08:54:25 PM
would take far longer than doing any usual training, agreed enjoyable toy, not much more. to do any benefit you have to be clocking up over 10,000 revs for a decent amount of time
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Post by: SempreSami on November 22, 2010, 04:36:08 PM
I've got one of the neon pro ones, while I must say it certainly feels like it's doing a lot to my forearm when using it, I feel I'd probably get more out of doing wrist curls among other exercises.
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Post by: tim2000s on November 22, 2010, 11:16:12 PM
Hmmm. Ways to improve forearm strength. I can think of a couple you might practise on your own.....
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Post by: Colesy on November 23, 2010, 12:22:44 AM
Hold a bat in your hand as an extension of your arm at a 90 degree angle and move it slowly from side to side until it hurts ;)
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Post by: thedon on November 23, 2010, 11:44:20 AM
I've got one, it must do something because i get the "burn" feeling in my forearms after abit
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Post by: ianbuchanan on November 23, 2010, 04:32:17 PM
Hold a bat in your hand as an extension of your arm at a 90 degree angle and move it slowly from side to side until it hurts ;)

Not the most common forearm strength drill ;) but I have done this and it burns!