Anyone ever try hardcore squats like this?

[Tricia...]

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc1/4254_757801278058_5717465_43742083_1470431_n.jpg
accident waiting to happen...

[Aiden Bloodaxe]

Hahahah. No, I can't say I have, nor do I plan to.

[ar0x]

Bah!
Those so called "Balance-Exercises" (or whatever they are called nowadays) on a swiss ball, are a waste of cosmic energy.

[Rahf]

I know Scott has, with dumbbells at least.

[Sam H]

With the help of dwarves, of course.

[karatekid]

Is that the guy from TRL?

[Nicholai]

What the hell is the point of that? How stupid.

[Kon-El]

With light weight I have, it's quite easy if you just try it out now and then. I'm pretty sure Yuri can too. It's just for kicks though, and not a very serious training tool. Interestingly enough, I once saw this kid do like a 100 lb clean on one, quite impressive in terms of balance anyway.

[thereid]

Maybe with an unweighted bar.

[Birch]

Yeah I have screwed around doing them. Another trainer at my gym can do them with 40kg dumb bells.

[Swartz]

Obviously it's difficult but mostly it's just hilarious because it looks incredibly ridiculous.

[Birch]

I like to clean the windows like this, obviously with no weights. But I stand on the ball to get the higher spots and see how low down the window I can squat :good:

[Scott]

I have before yes, but never with a loaded barbell, just dumbbells. It be silly.

[Vincent_Lee]

What about jump squats, anyone tried them ?

[compleks]

I do these all the time. Except I do them on top of a swiss ball that is in a swimming pool (a waves pool) and instead of regular squats I do weighted pistols.

[Prcek]

this is my everyday morning warm up.. lol

[DeeJay]

I do these all the time. Except I do them on top of a swiss ball that is in a swimming pool (a waves pool) and instead of regular squats I do weighted pistols.

Not bad compleks. Why not try doing holding 'The beast' kettlebell in each hand and an additional 50lbs of chains around your neck?!

[compleks]

Now that's thinking. I will try that out tomorrow.

[Ashtar]

What I don't understand if if you were going to do this why wouldn't you do something safer like a front squat, or a dumbbell squat (you're elevated off the ground so you can go deep without the dumbbells touching the gruond) or use kettlebells or something?

[compleks]

What I don't understand if if you were going to do this why wouldn't you do something safer like a front squat, or a dumbbell squat (you're elevated off the ground so you can go deep without the dumbbells touching the gruond) or use kettlebells or something?

I don't think a front squat would be much safer.

Besides, safety obviously isn't a huge priority here.

[tuareg]

Yes.

Also, keeping your balance on a BS would be a lot easier.

[Yuri]

is that matt swartz as the spotter?

man this dude is everywhere

[Justin]

Bugger that for a joke!

[Starter Kit]

I'd sort of want to see something like that go wrong..

[Aiden Bloodaxe]

I'd like the ball to pop.

[brandonn]

that is a fucking horrible idea lol

however i do pushups with both feet on a medicine ball and both hands on individual medicine balls

[Aiden Bloodaxe]

Brandonn likes having his appendages on balls.

[Swartz]

is that matt swartz as the spotter?

man this dude is everywhere

Yes I look just like every other tall lanky blonde/ginger curly haired bitchboy out there.

[Yuri]

it's true

just like i look like every bearded ginger

[Counterfeit Soda]

Besides, safety obviously isn't a huge priority here.

But there's a spotter!

[Ashtar]

I don't think a front squat would be much safer.

Besides, safety obviously isn't a huge priority here.Yeah I guess... if you threw the barbell forward it might launch you backward even faster to land on your head.