Powerballs

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Recently ordered one after stumbling across it..googled it and an amazin amount of results came up!

thought..wow...this has rly gota be sumin

my question is.... anyone use em? how effective are they for building muscular strength in your arms?

im not expectin amazin results.... but i sit in the office with F*ck all to do most the time...could keep me occuiped..what better than an inconspicuos workout

im one of these guys with scrawny wrists... for instance i like got a watch for xmas...put it on... then realise i need to get 3 links taken outa it!

probly get it by friday...but curiosity has gotten the better of me..wanted sum opnions off you guys......
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[WR450_geezer]

Awesome things

Its quite impossible to describe the feeling of them once you get them up to near full revs and keep it going, its so smooth but so powerful and feels like if you let go the ball would fly through your living room wall.

Not too sure on building muscle but I know they help with joint pain etc, also believe they are signitured by boxers and weight lifters.


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Yea i got em, brilliant things, the normal ones can put something like 40lbs of pressure on your arm.
Go buy, its more fun than weights
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[Dazbo666]

I tend to find other ways of building muscles in my arms...
not too sure it would be considered inconspicuous in an office though
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[TomR6]

Yeah I've got one, they are really good, especially with the LCD display, trying to beat your fastest scores.

It has built my arms pretty well over the last fortnight
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[JBurrows88]

I dont need weights at work, just trying to lift the 20kg trays of cold meat is enough! lol

What are these powerballs, how do they work??
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[WR450_geezer]

Classic Powerball

Designed to improve the wrist muscles, simply set the inner section spinning, rhythmic circular hand and wrist movements not only maintain the rotation, but also make it steadily faster. Increased in centrifugal forces make it harder to keep hold adding resistance to your wrist thus making you stronger.
Not only is this a great exercise for your wrist, it is also extremely addictive as it incorporates a high score system.
The perfect instrument to gently rehabilitate lower forearm and wrist joints affected by carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injury, arthritis & previous breakage.

Metal powerball

Ironpower is the definitive sports instrument for athletes and enthusiasts of many different kinds of sports. It is a revolutionary new fitness product to either tone or help build substantial power and strength in hands, wrists, forearms and shoulders. It is made with extreme precision to produce a wrist ball that is smoother and faster than any other on the market!

Powerball is a dynamic and completely revolutionary new gyroscope that literally explodes with mind numbing torque and inertia once you activate its internal rotor.
It's about the same size as a tennis ball and weighs just a little more, but take a ForceOne in your hand, set that rotor in motion with the cord provided (or use your finger when you get used to it) and you'll experience an extraordinary sensation:
ForceOne slowly comes alive with gyroscopic force - a sublime yet pleasant resistance to your movement which is transmitted directly into your wrist and arms and which provides soothing, non impact rehabilitation at these lower speeds.

The innovative design of Ironpower is perfect in form and reflects the unlimited force of the core. CNC lathe work of aluminium housing and rotor is a guarantee for highest precision and perfect balance.

The hard-coat anodized surface in silver-metallic or black allows for a safe grip for high performance workouts. Due to the innovative technique of joining upper and lower part by metric fine thread. Ironpower can be opened in no time at all in order to exchange the rotor or for cleaning purposes.

The principle of IronPower

A gyroscope is a solid object that is designed to spin around a central axis. The ends of the axle rest on bearings in a steel ring, or gimbal. Start the top spinning and as long as it continues to spin rapidly, the top will remain balanced on its pointed end.

More important, the direction of the top's spin axis will resist any attempt to change the direction of the axis about which the rotor turns. This basic property results from the top's strong Angular Momentum. The rigidity in space of a gyroscope is a consequence of Newton's first law of motion which states that a body at rest tends to continue in its state of rest or uniform motion unless subject to outside forces. Thus, the wheel of a gyroscope, when started spinning, tends to continue to rotate in the same plane about the same axis in space...

When a force (your hand) is applied to a gyroscope it tends to change the direction of the axis of rotation, the axis will move in a direction at right angles to the direction in which the force is applied.

Inside the Powerball there is a rotor of about 150 or 280 gram - depending on your model - which is being accelerated by a round movement of the hand. The rotor can perform as many as 16.000 rpm (revolutions per minute) and thus generate a force of about 75 times the weight of the rotor.[/b]
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[fire]

aaaahhhhhhh

jus got the thing...but cant get it goin

says in the instructions tht i shud start off with slow movements..but it doesnt seem to work...seems to get outa sync very quikly...any tips?
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[Kaben]

I have a normal powerball and use it regularly for physio purposes on my shoulder.
Its great, and you can really feel the strain in your forearms. Shoulder movement/work out is less obvious however.

I dont understand why that metal powerball would work more muscles groups/ areas than the plastic one? its exacty the same apart fom being metal and slightely heavier?

Can someone please explain or is this a marketing ploy to make you spend more on the metal version.
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[feef]

[fire]

o wait...jus got it goin.... that rly puts loadza strain on ur arm!!

got upto 4000..for like 20secs before i knocked it outa sync again and it was rly hurting

wow...i sense good things to come

highly recomend to everyone!
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[WR450_geezer]

[VTR SP1]

I got one today and got it up to 8000rpm so far.

SP1
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[fire]

got mine upto 9000... jus dont think i can move my wrist in smaller circles than that!

hands are gonna be acheing like a 14 yr old compulsive wanker by the end of tonyt

best thing to do VTR is get the hang of it in ur weaker hand (left in my case)..will be annoying at 1st..but ul get it

do your weaker hand more than your stronger...get it going in ur strong hand tho..its hard to get it goin with ur weak hand
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[Finglonga]

Got a metal one and as said before ther ok for the first few days but mine is also collecting dust now.
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[TheShaggyDA]

11487. It too now lives in the drawer unused.
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[Finglonga]

[Drew]

10700

another one collecting dust

[Jenks]

one of the dust collecting ones for sale?
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[LustyLew]

Anyone know where you can get these from? Any shops that you know sell them?

Cheers!
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[LustyLew]

D'oh, sorry. I meant high street type shops.

I really must be more specific with my posts!
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