Ankle Weights

[imported_MAKaveli_10]

Does anybody know where you can buy ankle weights from and for what price? I think I need 10 pound weights. Is it true these help your jumping (vertical) :thumb:

 

[Taliq]

They prolly will help with ur jumping yea.

try this website. dunno how reliable it is tho

http://www.karatedepot.com/ankle-weights.html

or jus do a google search

if u look to buy there and then, try a health/weights store

 

[Rayza]

Barbell Squatting will help your vertical leap much more than ankle weights. As will plyometrics. See these links : http://forum.japantoday.com/Vertical_Leap/m_257781/tm.htm
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/henkin14.htm

 

[imported_MAKaveli_10]

thanks for the replies

 

[The.Menace]

How old are you? Do you go to the gym? How often do you pratice? How much do you weight? Tell us something about yourself and we might be able to help you.

 

[imported_MAKaveli_10]

How old are you? Do you go to the gym? How often do you pratice? How much do you weight? Tell us something about yourself and we might be able to help you.

Okay, Im 14 years old. I workout maybe 3 or 4 times a week. I weigh around 155-160. And my height is 5'8 or 5'9.

 

[The.Menace]

Well, if you're 14 then my advice is....go out there and play ball. You should't lift weights at that age nor you should do hardcore polymetrics. Just go out there and play as much as you can, work on your moves, on you handling (I assume you play basketball) and on your shot. that's way more improtant then weightlifting at that age. Write me a pm when you turned 16 or 17, then I'll explain you how to work on your vertical.

peace

 

[Rayza]

Well, if you're 14 then my advice is....go out there and play ball. You should't lift weights at that age nor you should do hardcore polymetrics.

Why not?? Don't tell me you believe that myth that weighlifting stunts your growth, that myth is a load of bull.

 

[The.Menace]

At that age it doesn't make sense to lift weights in my opinion. More important is that you learn how to move you know..... and I do believe that while you're growin you shouldn't put all that pressure on your knees....and Squats&plyos can do damge to your bones. Just wait. play hard. play as much as possbile. run jump whatever. But don't use jumpsoles etc at that age.

 

[imported_MAKaveli_10]

At that age it doesn't make sense to lift weights in my opinion. More important is that you learn how to move you know..... and I do believe that while you're growin you shouldn't put all that pressure on your knees....and Squats&plyos can do damge to your bones. Just wait. play hard. play as much as possbile. run jump whatever. But don't use jumpsoles etc at that age.

but would the ankleweights be fine to use.

 

[The.Menace]

some say the work, some say they fuck your knees up (u know if u play with them, it could hurt). I ain't sure. I think runnin is ok with ankle weights but I wouldn't play ball, wouldn't jump with them.

Go to pratice, work hard. Try to be quick. Do defense slides. Do happy feet. Do sprints. Do Jump. All those things. But don't worry too much about bulkin up and your vertical, you're too young for that. See I worked on my vertical at the age of 15/16, but my knees started to hurt, so I gave it up. Came back a year later and suddenly I could do it without pain afterwards. And it worked. So if there's pain etc don't fuck your knees up cause of false motivation. I took a step back and played ball and it worked out for me.