Proprioceptive Training

[Scrap]

anybody tried it, been doing it for years with great results, heres some of the old stuff

[cambay411]

Hey scrap anything else on that would be awsome. Also if you can let me know where to get the equipment your standing on or even better a cheap way to make that stuff!!!!

[The Student]

not yet Scrap.. What are the two balls (no pun intended) he's balancing on? Medicine balls?

too many concepts to try, not enough time.. I feel like I wasted my best years

[Scrap]

Cambay they are Bowling Balls, but 2kg Medicine Balls are better. The wobble Board is from an old Gas Cylinder with a plate on it screwed to the wood. Rollers picked up at a Scrap yard. Been doing it for years, trouble is most of the Footballers I work with, dont want to do anything else, like a bunch of kids . Got about 2 hours of the stuff it just keeps evolving,theres so many nueromuscular adaptions come from it. Its great for cross dominance work.

[The Student]

Scrap, does the weight of the balls matter for that exercise.. would I be able to use 2 basketballs, instead of a pair of bowling balls or medicine balls?

[Scrap]

Not sure how strong Basketballs are, plus I would think they are a little to big for working the feet. One thing about the idea an offshoot, is its a great way of massaging the feet . It strengthens and stretches the sole and Heel, plus when the other bits and bobs are used it gets Hard. Plus with them being light they move, which is hard when youre skipping on them

[The Student]

hmm, well.. I'd say a pair of basketballs would definitely be strong enough to hold my weight, but yes they are light so they would definitely move around a lot more.

by the way.. I have ages to go sir, before I can skip on them.. I need to learn how to crawl before I walk or better yet skip.

Also, I own a medicine ball, but it seems a bit too soft, that was my only concern. It doesn't exactly hold shape when I put my weight on it. But I guess if I purchased another one, and tried standing on both the weight distribution would suppress the ball alot less.

Thanks Scrap, I'll just play around with basketballs since I have more than 2 already at home, then go out and buy another medicine ball when I get a chance and see how it goes.

... Now to find a cylinder that can hold my weight

[Scrap]

You need Rubber medicane Balls

[The Student]

perfect.. thanks

I got one rubber 6 lb medicine ball, I'm just going to have to pick up another one and I'm on my way.


By the way, Scrap, I'm going to try your elastic rope techniques tomorrow when I get back from work. Both, the one displayed in the lateral movement video and the two from the fast hands video. I'll let you know how it goes.. any final tips or advice before I give them a shot?

[AdamGB]

With the right type of rubber glue etc it would be possible to fill your basketballs with cement/sand and turn them into medicine balls.

And I agree Scrap, sounds like a nice foot massage, gonna be sat at work for 7 hours now... most of that will be spent with a small dumbell massage the soles of my feet.

Great myofascial release

[The Student]

Scrap, what size Diameter is that roller in the first part of the video?

Also does the weight of the roller matter?



edit: also for the balls exercise, I'm using 2 basketballs right now, as I cant afford to buy two medicine balls at the moment...it's tough they weigh 1.35 lb each and have a circumference of 30 inches.. hopefully that's not too big and too light.. overtime I will probably go out and buy 2 medicine balls... it's hell balancing on these damn basketballs

[Scrap]

The next step is walking on them .

[The Student]

The next step is walking on them .

lol... that might take some time.


but umm, the roller? any idea what the diameter should be? and how heavy should it be (if that matters)

[Scrap]

8 inch, but you can get away with 6 inch, or use wooden ones, and cover them with an old tyre innertube of a car

[Andre]

Looks great, Imagine retraining one of those top gymnastic fellows from circ du solie into a fighter they would already have alot of the ground work like this done.