Ah that's better, I thought being smashed in the nuts wasn't an issue for you! After all it is MAP and I'm sure finding a student of iron crotch techniques wouldn't be too hard.
Hi! Welcome to MAP (feel free to post in the introduction section to ...er...intro yourself) Care to elaborate on your above statement?
I got a 20kg vest recently. Taken it down to 12kg to start. I'm using it for hill sprints, and increasing the weight as I lose weight. I plan to use them for the ab wheel also and skipping. I think the key with weighted backpack or vest is to build it up very slowly and listen carefully to your body, which is usually what i don't do- get excited and see how much i can load up with
We've got one at the gym I use at work that has adjustable weights. I've been stuck at about 8 strict form chin/pull-ups for over a year (=/-2). This thread is a good memo to start doing a gradual increase with the vest. I bet if I can hit 8 reps with 25kg on the vest I'll pull more with bodyweight. I've also considered doing the same with pushup's to improve strength rather than massive out the reps. I have enough issues with knee's and hips without adding them into the mix when sprinting and what not. Most of my cardio at the moment is swimming. I certainly think adding the vest there would be interesting! Edit: Have also done the weight belt nut smash on dips...It's not something I'd just try and get used to, ouch!
I was going to get one. But then I realized I am wearing one all time. :/ time to work harder and drop more weight!
