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When I started adding some additional weight to my wrists and ankles for my martial arts training I really noticed some fast improvements. These Valeo Ankle and Wrist Weights are the perfect thing you need to take your growth to the next level.
What can you do with ankle / wrist weights?
These type of weights can be used for almost anything.
Abs
Put them on your ankles while you do your abs workout. They provide extra resistance for your reverse leg raises and they make it harder to hold your legs up when you are doing your abs crunches.
Punches
A lot of old school boxers used weights to make it harder to punch during training. They claimed that when the weights came off they could punch faster after a few weeks of training. This is a principle that originated in the Shaolin Temple when monks used to punch whilst holding bricks.
Legs
Try whacking the weights on your ankles and doing some jumping squats. This really makes the jump a lot harder and you will start to see a lot faster muscle growth.
Valeo Wrist and Ankle Weights
The thing I really like about these weights is that they are sturdy and comfortable. The material is not rough like a lot of weights so you will not get chaffing when you are using them. As far as I am concerned they are the best brand by far.
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As far as medicine balls go this is just about the heaviest you’ll need. 12kg is a really good weight to use for an advanced abs workout or a really good martial arts strength training session.
PVC heavy 12kg medicine ball
This ball is tough. It is made for smashing against the floor or the wall in your hardcore abs or martial arts workouts. It is designed to be thrown across the room to your partner to workout your back and abs. This really is a medicine ball that will challenge you in your workout.
I use the medicine ball all the time to add extra resistance to my abs workouts by placing it on my chest and doing crunches or by getting a partner to throw it at me while I do sit ups. After a workout like that your abs hurt like never before.
Every martial artist, boxer and abdominal athlete should own one of these bad boys. It will really take your core training to a new level.
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Everybody wants big biceps. One of the best ways to achieve them is to work with the preacher curl on a quality preacher curl bench. Deltech has the perfect thing.
The Deltech Preacher Curl Bench
I am a big fan of the preacher curl. It isoltes the biceps amazingly and really allows you to master the curling technique so that you use your biceps without getting help from your shoulders. It also prevents you from using a lot of momentum to hoist the bar up to the top position; another flaw in the technique of bicep lifters.
This preacher bench is made from heavy steel and has the bicep plate on a 45 degree angle which is perfect for the curls. You can also adjust the height of everything to make sure you are in the best position.
How do you do a Preacher Curl?
The reason you buy this bench is because it puts your arms in the perfect position to isolate your biceps. All you do is sit on the seat and reach down and grab the barbell. You then place your triceps firmly on the slope part of the bench and begin to slowly curl the weight up to your face. Tense your biceps and then slowly lower the weight back down. The gravity will try to take the weight all the way to the bottom which means your biceps have to work extra hard to keep it up. It is a brilliant exercise.
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