Weight Vests

paintball26 · Post by **paintball26** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:43 pm

I was looking into getting a 12-15 pound weight vest. I have heard that they help, but I also think that in actuality they arenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t as good as they are lead up to be.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:26 pm

I've heard before, they are quite restricting, and quite tight, and may cause a slight bit of Chest pain, if you're not necessarily strong enough in the Chest, so be careful incase that's a possiblity.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:56 pm

they're great for ading load to jumps, pull ups, push ups etc so you you don't need to hand wt off you...depends what you need it for i suppose...if you canlt too high at the moment or do 10 pull ups at bodyweight than you might not even need it

jd12 · Post by **jd12** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:54 am

bossman if that can give you chest pain, can football equipment thats too tight also hurt? it constricted breathing and hurt a little and i had to quit football cause it felt like i almost broke a rib and for a good 2 months i couldnt jump or anything that involved getting a shock through the body...
i wasn't sure if it was because some 200lb guys tackled me when i barely weighed 120 or becauseof the equipment... which one do u htink it is?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:32 pm

I'm not entirely sure, as I never played that being british, but I'd expect it's down to muscle mass. The more Chest and Torso mass you have the more cushioning you'd get for the Ribcage.

Just a thought though.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:35 pm

i don't know how they could cause chest pain...getting smashed by someone twice your size is pretyy evident though...

BJChirps · Post by **BJChirps** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:52 pm

Weight vests are pretty restritive I've used them with pushups and jump squats as well as while doing some running. I found it a very good way to add weight to BW exercises.

vamp · Post by **vamp** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:53 pm

As far as the pain in the chest, wouldn't say it was the equipment more probably from a hit you took.

When I was younger and got suckered in the bar I pile drived a guy into a cement floor. 3 days later started jogging and after one lap around the track and colapsed. Turns out the pressure I excerted pile driving that idiot into the floor seperated own ribs from sternum. It took several months to heal to the point of being able to jog or jump again without pain. It is a similar pain from what I am told to an asma attack.

Anyways, it is possible you seperated your ribs from your sternum or damaged your intercostal muscles during a hit or repetative hits. (intercostal muscles are the muscles between the ribs). I'm not a doctor but would say this is more likely the injury you sustained not because of too restrictive equipment, although that may have contributed to poor protection from those hits.

Cheers

FIREANDICIT · Post by **FIREANDICIT** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:57 am

weighted vest great just got one love it, i find it easier gaining weight with a vest, than eating to get weight up then haveing to lose it again haha

mir weighted vests decent price