Powerballs - Are they worth it?

[Marky]

Hey all,

Anyone got a Powerball? I was considering it... Are they worth it? Im not sure I entirely understand the concept

Marky

 

[Cr0fty]

I love mine!

It takes a while to get used to ( about a day ) And then you can get it going really fast!

Burns your arm up. I've noticed my right arm has grown larger then my left too.

I need to get an rpm counter for mine though xD

 

[Sinny]

They are great fun but be warned use them carefully as the gyro spins very fast, its a great workout even if you are lazy, dont know why but it is addictive and when you get into the scoring system you always feel you want to beat it so you end up doing pushups... etc.

so yes they are worth it, great presents also.

 

[Cr0fty]

What's your highscore?

I really want an rpm counter!!!

 

[closeratio]

It's great to just mess around with but like Cr0fty said, it proper knackers your arm the first few times you get it goin fast.

I got one of the cheapo ones without an rpm counter and even though they do sell 'em seprately, it's better and cheaper to just get one with on in it.

That's the only reason I can't tell ya my highscore.. because I don't actually know o

 

[dr. sarf]

I tried one of these at a mates - bit tricky to get used to. But, when you get em going they can really make your arm ache - great fun. lol

 

[Sinny]

13,200 or something like that was in the 13k's

 

[Marky]

Does it really work? I.e. Can you build your arm muscle with this?

 

[Cyber-Mav]

I've noticed my right arm has grown larger then my left too.

 

[_ST]

Does it really work? I.e. Can you build your arm muscle with this?

You could build strength but not size no matter what anyone says.

 

[PGdude]

I'll get one of these and see if my left arm catches up with my right both in size and strength

I'd love to get one of these, I'll get it with a build

 

[Cr0fty]

I only use it with one arm...and it's definately more toned then the other one.

 

[Kanifee]

been looking at some videos on the tube of these things and i want one think ill order one tommorow will post my score when i get it lol

 

[Munromax]

My youngest daughter broke both wrists snowboarding and the Powerball was brilliant at helping her to build up her forearms when the healing was far enough advanced

 

[Kanifee]

so not just marketing hype then eh!

 

[cozm01]

I always thought vibrating stuff wasn't good for you. Though I'm not sure if this powerball is the same sort of thing.

"The increased hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure can lead to long term health risks in cluding general witness of fingers and pain and loss of sensation in fingers. These symptoms are generally known as white knuckle syndrome or virbation white finger"

 

[bandit]

wrong sort of hardware

 

[tommysdad]

You could build strength but not size no matter what anyone says.

After time you will build muscle with a powerball,It will exercise and strengthen your muscles from the tips of your fingers to your shoulder and up into your neck. Depending on how you use it, you will exercise different muscle groups.
If you want to build muscle go to the gym
If you haven`t got time for the gym have a look at this link

http://www.trainforstrength.com/exercises.shtml

 

[_ST]

After time you will build muscle with a powerball,It will exercise and strengthen your muscles from the tips of your fingers to your shoulder and up into your neck. Depending on how you use it, you will exercise different muscle groups.
If you want to build muscle go to the gym
If you haven`t got time for the gym have a look at this link

http://www.trainforstrength.com/exercises.shtml

Lol ok.

 

[steve258]

They're great fun but it's quite annoying that you need a cord to start it off. The highest I've got is somewhere in 11K I think.