Weight Vests?

laurenwilcox · Post by **laurenwilcox** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:25 pm

Hey, i want to intensify workouts and i was looking into a weighted vest, mom siad it would be bad on joints.

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What do you think?

TheAmazingOti · Post by **TheAmazingOti** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:12 pm

It depends what you're doing.

Even unweighted exercises can hurt you, though. Take the necessary precautions and you should be fine.

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:30 am

fill a schoolbag with weights, works basically the same, and youll see how you do without having to buy a weightvest first.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:02 am

wanna intensfiy your workouts? try:

- increase wt
- decrease rest
- increase vol
- frequency

laurenwilcox · Post by **laurenwilcox** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:43 pm

for sure swans...
but im just wondering if it will put too much pressure or what not on knees and stuff...

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:08 pm

obviously using a wt vest thus having need to move extra wt will hurt your knees, training smarter won;t though

laurenwilcox · Post by **laurenwilcox** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:10 pm

so you dont recomend it???

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:12 pm

not when you've only trained for 6 months

laurenwilcox · Post by **laurenwilcox** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:13 pm

alrighty, thanks