Plyomax Surfing: Squats on the Exercise Ball

Squats on the Exercise Ball by Chris K (University hockey player)
Abs should be in constant flex when executing force to maintain balance. For Beginners to intermediate, legs should be wide to offset movements of the ball. Trains core, stability, and balance.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Plyometrics
• balance
• stability
• control
• abdominals

[DanseFou]

Try balancing something on your head so you are not thinking about the balancing on the ball. Diversionary training.

[BlawnDer]

Wow.

[brock8008]

@plyomaxcoach this exercise however is not the reason you are a good athlete. In fact is does nothing for your sport or athletic ability. Look to increasing force production and let your 'balance' training be done on the ice. A high jumper spends their time constantly jumping, therefore you wouldn't take them into the gym and get them to jump more. You'd work on something else. You should do the same.

[brock8008]

@plyomaxcoach I second MikeEves1, where exactly are you apply force? How does this produce or increase force? It doesn't. You have been called to the training camp because you are a talented player. The intra muscular co ordination you have developed through playing, and the genetic talent you have always you to perform such exercises as above. I would doubt there are many exercises you would not be able to accomplish or perfect, its why you are an athlete....

[adamhoffsgirl]

Check out my video of adam hoffman to see squatting on a exercise ball properly :)

[marineninga]

That's crazy, I can't imagine the amount of progression it takes to get squatting on an exercise ball.

[plyomaxcoach]

@DanseFou Thanks for that video....you know giving an example for me to see what you are saying helps get the point across. I totally see how this helps your focus and training capacity as an athlete. Thois is good for coordination and responce time training....I will surely incorporate this into my training....

Thanks for such constructive feedback supported by an example....please send more ideas my way.....and I'll subscribe to your videos as well

Thanks

[plyomaxcoach]

@damonic56 Thanks for even bothering to write something. But seriously In the world of gentlemen athletes and intellects, if this is the best your education can get you to say regarding the training of an athlete then on your behalf I apologize to all who have to read this intended vulgar interpretation from your eloquent mind of a supposed athlete trying to jest but exposing his superciliousness

[MikeEves1]

@plyomaxcoach You could try doing box jumps onto two solid tractor tyres. In this way it would be plyometric. As you jump down, you use the recoil to bounce up. Then keep repeating.

[plyomaxcoach]

Secondly you never tell a hardworking athlete with solid recommendation and crazy potential they are wasting their time when they can "take you to school"

I think you mean well? But seriously back up your talk....I am a coach and I'm calling you out to back your talk with solid actions. Else all I'm reading from you is blah blah blah : ) It's easy take a video and post