Comments on: The Only Good Uses Of an Exercise Ball. http://eugenization.com/the-only-good-uses-of-an-exercise-ball/ A Personal Training Blog. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:21:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: :E http://eugenization.com/the-only-good-uses-of-an-exercise-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-128 :E Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:43:00 +0000 http://eugenization.com/wordpress/?p=195#comment-128 Well, that's a different situation than what I was talking about. If you've got nothing else, then you have to make do with what's at hand (although I can give you some safer options, like a push-up progression that will help to build strength in the chest, shoulders, and triceps - email me if you're interested).<br/><br/>My message can be boiled down to this:<br/><br/>If you're doing exercises like presses and flyes on the ball because you think it's better for you, you're wrong.<br/><br/>I am certain that sitting on the ball gives you better posture than the slouch I used to assume when I was in my heavy-duty Nintendo days. Well, that’s a different situation than what I was talking about. If you’ve got nothing else, then you have to make do with what’s at hand (although I can give you some safer options, like a push-up progression that will help to build strength in the chest, shoulders, and triceps – email me if you’re interested).

My message can be boiled down to this:

If you’re doing exercises like presses and flyes on the ball because you think it’s better for you, you’re wrong.

I am certain that sitting on the ball gives you better posture than the slouch I used to assume when I was in my heavy-duty Nintendo days.

]]> By: Anonymous http://eugenization.com/the-only-good-uses-of-an-exercise-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Anonymous Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:00:00 +0000 http://eugenization.com/wordpress/?p=195#comment-127 I mainly use the stability ball for abdominal work but don't see anything wrong with using the ball for chest flies or dumbell presses when nothing else is available. Since I do this strength training at home and don't have a bench, the ball is all I have to use.<br/><br/>I also sit on the stability ball in a squat while playing video games. Its better than Nothing! I mainly use the stability ball for abdominal work but don’t see anything wrong with using the ball for chest flies or dumbell presses when nothing else is available. Since I do this strength training at home and don’t have a bench, the ball is all I have to use.

I also sit on the stability ball in a squat while playing video games. Its better than Nothing!

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