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Originally Posted by pjb923
That sandbag workout looks like fun!
After hurting my shoulder last year I avoided overhead pressing for a while and focused on db bench press. When I finally added a vertical press back into my routine I found that I quickly progressed to heavier than I had been lifting previously. My overhead pressing seems to be limited by my triceps strength, so I see a large carryover from horizontal presses.
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That's good to know. I'd been sticking strictly to pushups, but I've recently added DB Bench. I think my triceps are good. If I get it going, I lock it out. The start is the hard part for me. We'll see once I do a little barbell lifting again.
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Originally Posted by nutbar
I'm jealous.
I'm gonna go steal and butcher one of the kids' balls to make myself a medicine ball. What kind of bag (and closure) are you using for the sandbag and is it holding up well (assuming you made it, instead of buying it)?
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My current sandbag setup is large internal bags of sand (20-25lbs each) in contractor's cleanup bags. This is the lazy way to make them. The better way is with
Ross's Sandbag Construction Kit. Here's the whole
article, btw. My lazy way takes less time, but you are sometimes surprised by an air pocket popping, which leads to a leak and clouds of dust until you fix it.
Mine needs to be fixed up with tape and new bags, here and there.
The outer bag is merely a big canvas bag that I found somewhere. The better way is to order one of these.
Military Style Top Load Duffel. That's my next purchase, once this one starts falling apart.