What powerball?

[stinkwheel]

There must be a higher than average proportion of people on here with wrist/arm injuries.

I'm one of them (type 4 Salter-Harris fracture of the left arm inadequately but very expertly reduced using k-wires about 16 years ago following a comedy sidecar crash). It's been giving me gyp recently. Almost certainly would be helped by building up the muscles supporting the joint which have much reduced following a series of small, annoying hand and arm injuries that prevented me using it at work.

I'm going to get some of those squashy grip-balls but was thinking of trying one of the gyroscopic powerball type things too. There are a lot out there though.

Anyone used one? Which and was it any good? Any to avoid?
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[_Will_]

Would have thought you'd be better off with some decent hand grippers, the power balls are fun for 20 seconds of light entertainment but not really a solution to building a bit of grip strength.

https://www.heavygrips.com
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[c_dug]

I've sold various types of powerballs when I was working in shops. I'd say they do work rather than just being a gimmick, I'd also say 100% go for the real deal branded powerballs, there should be no need for one of the metallic weighted ones, a standard plastic ball is enough of a workout for most people!
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[Ariel Badger]

Mine is a "NSD Power Ball" it works and makes muscle burn.
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[qarka]

NSD Powerballs are sick. I used one regularly for a few years, think it definitely helped to prevent me getting any injuries from boxing. Although I think it's a good idea to have grippers as well.

If you go for the powerball, learn to start it without the pullcord. Used to take me bloody ages fiddling about until I realised you can just give it a really hard spin with your thumb and then slowly build up speed.

Fuck I'm gonna have to get me another one of those!
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[c_dug]

Thumb starting it is definetly a trick worth learning, saves spending ages getting the string out of the side of the ball if it wraps back around itself while starting it up!
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[DrDonnyBrago]

As for powerballs, I went branded, be sure to get one with an LCD readout as it becomes competitive and the data is useful for planning. I have this one and would happily recommend it (I haven't looked for cheapest price):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NSD-Neon-SIGNATURE-PRO-Powerball-White-Power-Ball-Golf-Sports-Gyro-/111139736123?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Exercise_Fitness_Fitness_Accessories_ET&hash=item19e071ca3b


For grippers, the yanks all bum the captain of crush grippers, but the heavy grips brand linked earlier seem perfectly good, guy at my old gym had a set which made my no branders look shit:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Grips-Set-Any-2-Hand-Grippers-Body-Building-Power-Lifting-Arm-Wrestling-/251205134814?pt=UK_Strength_Training&var=&hash=item3a7cfe29de

[stinkwheel]

Cheers for the help guys. Ordered an NSD one and a selection of squeezy-balls for the grip.

This really is more physio than strength training, I'm not entirely certain I COULD use grippers just now, or not for any reasonable number of reps anyway. Maybe something for the future. If I don't do something about it soon, it's going to continue getting worse as I avoid using it.

Powerball will not be doing any significant speed any time soon.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.