So you wanna make your feet faster ?

no

ok... cool quick answer

but then why do most boxers do that, they dont fully twist into it or put their body behind the punches

Basically they are not thinking what they are doing, and neither is the coach.

it when they do the pretend windmill/upper cut florry... it looks a lot faster in a public work out and impresses the press... ;)

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Originally Posted by Scrap

Had one for years I call it a wobbly board Reebock brought them out about 3 years ago but got it wrong, [not enough angle].Its best to try these with your eyes shut, the response is better, also bare footed. the roller and balls, you are working on touch and feel, while the muscles are stableizing form and response over 3 inch. ankle metatarsus toe and achilles where move ment is generated from in a vertical posture. Plus its stretching the hhamstrings by up to 3 inch at speed without to much impact while the whole body has a job to do as far as cordination and speed response, thats a bit of what it does. Try it you will shocked at the improvement in speed.

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Thanks for explaining

sharla

Thanks Scrap :) And I thought balancing my bicycle at traffic lights was hard!

The dumbell one is in this footwork/ balance section because he's actually standing on a wobble board while he's doing it and he looks very still because he's working his core to stabilize his position despite the various ways he's holding the dumbells? That's a guess although I might have missed something obvious?

I like the way these exercises work all the muscles in the feet which are not usually exercised as much while wearing shoes. Also the hamstring stretching is valuable. Could this type of exercise therefore also double as part of an injury prevention plan aswell as a balance/ co-ordination exercise

yes they can ,incorparate them in your workout 3 times a week youve very little chance of getting injured

cc scrap interesting stuff

"yes they can ,incorparate them in your workout 3 times a week youve very little chance of getting injured"

That's what I (and some of my injured friends) like to hear Thanks Scrap :)

Hi Scrap,

I was practicing on the balls last night - attempting to shadow spar on them and one of my coaches came up and said I'd have to try it in the park on roller skates.

I thought he was joking for a second but having thought about it maybe he wasn't (sometimes can't tell with this one :))

Some of my old running buddies with fantastic sprinting ability come from a speed skating or roller blading background so I think it's good for getting power in the quads and has little impact.

Also was thinking i wouldn't get as much sideways balance training from it but would have to control balance while pushing off of a rear foot and shadow boxing.

What do you think?

Rollerblading and shadow boxing on roller blades any good?

Roller skates, been working with them for qiute a while but in a different context. cant see what he means in the park. Yes weve found ways to make your feet faster with rollerskates but thats not the way.

Sounds like a really good idea Scrap - to shadow box with skates on. It would certainly keep the big toe and adductors working. :)

The way to do it , is plyos with skates thats all youre getting.

Have you ever tried x-country roller skis Scrap? Up a steep hill gives a fairly good plyo session. :)