strap on weights

"ken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
pound weights on my ankles.

Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
weights? - Any "home -made" weights?

thanks

ken

Strapping weights to your extremities is not a good idea in general - often
leads to injury. (you can fill a sock up with sand to the required weight -
seal off the end and attach with velcro)

Your PT is incompetent. Putting weights on ankles and wrists will
injure you.

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Quoted message said:

my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
pound weights on my ankles.

Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
weights? - Any "home -made" weights?

Just take the weights and hit yourself in the head with them.

Very few exercises exist, where you strap on the weights to the end of a
limb, that are healthy. Lots of folks have injured themselves with these
kinds of movements. Your PT is a dangerous moron.

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ken said:

my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
pound weights on my ankles.

What *kind* of exercises, exactly? If running or walking, you might
consider finding a new PT, as it's pretty well known that strapping
weights to your ankles and doing that often results in injury.

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Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
weights? - Any "home -made" weights?

Um, IIRC, they're not exceedingly expensive.

It would sure help if you'd tell us what kind of exercises you're
talking about.

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Lee Michaels said:

ken said:

my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
pound weights on my ankles.

Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
weights? - Any "home -made" weights?

Just take the weights and hit yourself in the head with them.

Very few exercises exist, where you strap on the weights to the end of a
limb, that are healthy. Lots of folks have injured themselves with these
kinds of movements. Your PT is a dangerous moron.

Didn't Lyle have some clients who use strap-ons?

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"ken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
pound weights on my ankles.

Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
weights? - Any "home -made" weights?

Just take the weights and hit yourself in the head with them.

Very few exercises exist, where you strap on the weights to the end of a limb, that are healthy.
Lots of folks have injured themselves with these kinds of movements. Your PT is a dangerous moron.

There are a lot of exercises.

They don't involve walking, running, etc. though.

The question is what are the exercises.

Also, adjustable sets (so you can set the weight in 1/2 lb increments)
are relatively cheap.

Art

"JMW" wrote

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Lee Michaels said:

ken said:

my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
pound weights on my ankles.

Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
weights? - Any "home -made" weights?

Just take the weights and hit yourself in the head with them.

Very few exercises exist, where you strap on the weights to the end of a
limb, that are healthy. Lots of folks have injured themselves with these
kinds of movements. Your PT is a dangerous moron.

Didn't Lyle have some clients who use strap-ons?

I was thinking along the same lines.

I immediately produced a mental image of a strap-on that could be loaded
with weights. And I have built a lot of things where a simple addition of
some one inch round stock meant you could then load up some standard
exercisr plates onto it. But in all honesty, I never thought of this
particular application.

Wouldn't be hard on the back?

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"ken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
pound weights on my ankles.

Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
weights? - Any "home -made" weights?

Just take the weights and hit yourself in the head with them.

Very few exercises exist, where you strap on the weights to the end of a limb, that are healthy.
Lots of folks have injured themselves with these kinds of movements. Your PT is a dangerous
moron.

There are a lot of exercises.

They don't involve walking, running, etc. though.

The question is what are the exercises.

Come to think of it, I probably missed the key question: does PT
mean Physical Therapist (in which case the exercises are probably
correct) or Personal Trainer (in which case the exercises have a
high likelihood of being either unsafe or merely a waste of time).

Art

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Also, adjustable sets (so you can set the weight in 1/2 lb increments)
are relatively cheap.

Art

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> my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
> pound weights on my ankles.
>
> Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
> weights? - Any "home -made" weights?
>
Just take the weights and hit yourself in the head with them.

Very few exercises exist, where you strap on the weights to the end of a
limb, that are healthy. Lots of folks have injured themselves with these
kinds of movements. Your PT is a dangerous moron.

There are a lot of exercises.

They don't involve walking, running, etc. though.

The question is what are the exercises.

Come to think of it, I probably missed the key question: does PT
mean Physical Therapist (in which case the exercises are probably
correct) or Personal Trainer (in which case the exercises have a
high likelihood of being either unsafe or merely a waste of time).

Art

Good point Art.

With all the yahoos that we get around here, it is sometimes difficult to
discern a legitimate question among the troll traffic in here.

Asking a better question (without the abbreviations or acronyms) certainly
would have made this more clear.

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Your PT is incompetent. Putting weights on ankles and wrists will
injure you.

Nonsense. This kind of light loading of the ankles with weights is
common in rehab, e.g., you sit on a table with a bit of weight on your
ankles and lift your legs up until they're straight. Think of it as
baby steps in the direction of the leg extension machine.

To the OP, depending on what you're doing, a gym or bowling bag with a
soup can or two thrown in can provide the extra resistance you need - it
will work in the above exercise at least.

But if you need to get something like what your PT is using, they're
inexpensive (often less than $10) and widely available at sporting goods
store, e.g., SportsAuthority, Modell's, etc.

-S-
http://www.kbknj.com

Lee Michaels said:

"JMW" wrote

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Lee Michaels said:

"ken" <[email hidden]> wrote:
> my PT has given me some exercises to do which involve strapping on 2-4
> pound weights on my ankles.
>
> Are there any suggestions of ways to do this without buying strap on
> weights? - Any "home -made" weights?
>
Just take the weights and hit yourself in the head with them.

Very few exercises exist, where you strap on the weights to the end of a
limb, that are healthy. Lots of folks have injured themselves with these
kinds of movements. Your PT is a dangerous moron.

Didn't Lyle have some clients who use strap-ons?

I was thinking along the same lines.

I immediately produced a mental image of a strap-on that could be loaded
with weights. And I have built a lot of things where a simple addition of
some one inch round stock meant you could then load up some standard
exercisr plates onto it. But in all honesty, I never thought of this
particular application.

Wouldn't be hard on the back?

You're supposed to use rubber bumper plates.

Steve, you are an ignorant [censored].

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Come to think of it, I probably missed the key question: does PT

mean Physical Therapist (in which case the exercises are probably
correct) or Personal Trainer (in which case the exercises have a
high likelihood of being either unsafe or merely a waste of time).>

Good question!