My strength builder [Archive]

Millenwagon

17-08-2006, 16:21

what i am going to trial for a week is a 30 minute workout non stop alternating each hand every minute. Has anybody tried this?i think itll be a great strengthener im only 4 mins in at the moment and burning already :rolleyes: i will alternate the direction every 5 minutes too.

Adrena1in

17-08-2006, 20:36

That's a great idea. When I was fairly new to Powerballing I wanted to see how many revs I cold get in an hour, and my muscles were so incredibly pumped after. And a few minutes later I then broke my speed record too.

I've quite recently managed to maintain an average of over 10000 rpm for half an hour...I don't get the muscle burn like I used to. Reversing the direction would be a good idea too, to work all the muscles.

Millenwagon

17-08-2006, 21:49

Adrena1in

18-08-2006, 08:32

damn you have some really strong forearm muscles! Hopefully i'll be there someday. I wonder what it feels like when the ball is spinning at 15000rpm, i bet its really hard to grip! I want a metal powerball but i just cant afford one yet and dunno if i should get one 2nd hand... :confused:
I wouldn't say I was strong...I've just been using a Powerball a lot over the last couple of years and my muscles have become accustomed to it.

I know what it feels like at 13500 rpm, and it's going so fast I didn't really notice the torque it was producing. However, at 11000 rpm the Metal is defintely trying hard to free itself from my grip, and that's quite a struggle. The Metal's are slightly larger, and being polished chrome they're quite slippery. Beg, borrow or steal to get one, they're great! :D

Millenwagon

18-08-2006, 12:02

Enda

18-08-2006, 12:29

well ive got about 60 hours of work coming up next week working at the leeds festival so i may be able to pick one up when i get paid... keep my finger crossed! i might have to duct tape it to my hands :p

Its *nice* to have a goal when you're working like mad alright isn't it?! :D

I'll be getting myself on the new Intel iMacs once I get this new site done... a little present for myself... just for being me ;)

You won't be disappointed though Millenwagon... the Metal really is a beast!

Sayex

18-08-2006, 18:21

Beg, borrow or steal to get one, they're great! :D

LOL XDDDD
the metal IS a beast indeed enda, i find myself to improve my score on the 250 with the heavy killer metal powerball... and it sooo shiny an smooth... its a GREAT instrument
Regards!

Millenwagon

19-08-2006, 15:39

Just got more work too ss might be able to get me one of them, problem is, my pc is wrecked, got some terrible hardware problems so gonna need a new PC first and that aint gonna be cheap :(

armnerd

23-08-2006, 03:52

When travelling with train the last weekend. I had a nonstop session with a powerball basic 250 Hz on the friday for about 3 hours. On the Sunday i made same time with the metal 350 Hz. Thing is that I use to run the powerballs as complement training and warmup for my grip and armwrestling training. I recall that in the beginning of my complement training I had problems maintain speed at 10k+ for longer periods, now its no prob running so for 30 minutes on each arm with the basic. The metal is still a bit tougher but its no prob to run about 9k constantly for 30 minutes.

The way I use the powerballs , I wish there was a possibility to have a sportwatch that through wireless connection could show the speed and time etc. That would be easier to see the current cruising speed and having extra caclulations as inertial force etc.

armnerd

23-08-2006, 05:20

The only thing to be noticed except from wear out of the forearms is that the metal powerball gets quite warm. This is because of the heat generated by friction. Both from the palms and from the rotor =) The pinkies gotten callused. Since those longer sessions of high intensity powerballing been done.

Dennis

23-08-2006, 08:44

Hi armnerd,

The way I use the powerballs , I wish there was a possibility to have a sportwatch that through wireless connection could show the speed and time etc.

I believe there's a blue tooth counter in development. Be patient, though; it may take a while before it is available in the shop (and I estimate the demand to be so high that it'll be sold-out in no-time). I don't know, however, if there's a watch available with blue tooth compatibility. I'm not that into high-tech gadgets... Maybe a laptop will do?

Kind regards,
Dennis

Enda

23-08-2006, 09:33

Hi armnerd,

I believe there's a blue tooth counter in development. Be patient, though; it may take a while before it is available in the shop (and I estimate the demand to be so high that it'll be sold-out in no-time). I don't know, however, if there's a watch available with blue tooth compatibility. I'm not that into high-tech gadgets... Maybe a laptop will do?

Kind regards,
Dennis

The Bluetooth counter will be available shortly - We are just testing the software at the moment and expect to launch the counters very soon.

The initial software will be basic, though we expect to further develop this in the coming months.

Regards

Enda
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Adrena1in

23-08-2006, 09:43

... now its no prob running so for 30 minutes on each arm with the basic.Same here. I used to feel pain after only ten or 15 seconds, but now I can go for hours non-stop. My best is only about 1 hour 50 minutes, but I only stopped because I'd reached 1,000,000 revs. I've maintained over 10,000 rpm for half an hour, and soon I'll be seeing if I can do 10,000,000 in a single sitting! :eek:

Adrena1in

23-08-2006, 09:45

I don't know, however, if there's a watch available with blue tooth compatibility.I'm sure I've seen bluetooth watches before.

The bluetooth counter for the Powerball does have software for Symbian Phones, which I'm sure will be developed alongside the PC software...that might be an option armnerd. :)