tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post4498100848000699666..comments2024-03-29T01:06:16.648-07:00Comments on HeavyDisc: Instep and hipsHeavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-20989149951649201182015-10-26T07:59:21.921-07:002015-10-26T07:59:21.921-07:00I'll also add that, for me, bosu training is l...I'll also add that, for me, bosu training is less about balance training than it is about plyometric training.<br /><br />And it seems to me that if one wanted to train specifically for balance, and some study shows too much utilization of vision is involved with a given action on the bosu ball, then the simple remedy for that would be to close one's eyes while on the bosu. <br /><br />And, almost all athletic movements involve a strong vision component, one would think. So training on a bosu with one's eyes closed may benefit kinesthetic awareness, but since the related athletic movements would almost always be done with the eyes open, I'm not sure how well the learned skill would transfer.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-13168480544888797142015-10-26T07:50:20.721-07:002015-10-26T07:50:20.721-07:00Can you point me towards that research?Can you point me towards that research?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-27997383666236438172015-10-19T08:54:30.212-07:002015-10-19T08:54:30.212-07:00Recent research indicates that use of bosu for &qu...Recent research indicates that use of bosu for "balance training" utilizes vision as opposed to using kinesthetic awareness. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272786404905098234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-23054410447828180422015-01-19T14:24:07.542-08:002015-01-19T14:24:07.542-08:00Glad that made some sense. The bosu ball is a grea...Glad that made some sense. The bosu ball is a great training tool - check out some YouTube videos on that topic, especially anything with Kai Wheeler, for ideas.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-36693796410354670342015-01-19T12:17:48.250-08:002015-01-19T12:17:48.250-08:00I think it's 100% spot on. I'd add any typ...I think it's 100% spot on. I'd add any type of strength training that improves independent leg strength and balance. For an easy example, just try holding your disc bag in one hand and balance on the ball of one foot. Try bending as deep as you can on that one foot while maintaining balance. Switch the bag to the other hand, use the same foot... then switch it up to the other foot (both hands). It's done wonders for me in terms of balance and really strengthens your feet and ankles.<br /><br />Great insight as always Chris!Heavy Dischttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-15183313164705144452015-01-18T07:42:08.510-08:002015-01-18T07:42:08.510-08:00Another fine post HUB, and I have been thinking ab...Another fine post HUB, and I have been thinking about the same topic for a while. One thing that has occurred to me is that bracing against the front leg is either helped or hindered by one's previous natural tendencies and development.<br /><br />This is what I mean by 'natural tendencies': there are those who become left handed and there are those who become right-handed. A small number are ambidextrous. Some left handers, living in a 'right handed word' will learn to do certain activities with their non-dominant hand. Probably only a tiny minority of right-handers will do that. <br /><br />Among each group there are those who will tend to become left leg dominant when performing athletic activities (like kicking a ball) and those who become right leg dominant. and then a small number, I expect, who are equally comfortable with either leg. The combination you end up with can make learning the DG backhand - and planting the lead foot powerfully and athletically - either a relatively easy thing to do or a very difficult one.<br /><br />In my own case, I am left handed and right leg dominant. When I played baseball or hockey, I swung as a typical left hander, which meant my right leg was the plant foot. When I played soccer or hacky sack, the right leg was the one with the power and the coordination. In fact, we used to joke about it in hacky sack, the way our non-dominant legs were difficult to coordinate. This combination I have is not the most ideal for the DG backhand.<br /><br />When working on the mechanics of a LHBH throw I am faced with trying to get my left leg to be the coordinated and explosive one, and that has proven to be a challenge. My left leg is weaker than my right - and thus developing a proper lead led plant in the throw has been hampered by that fact. Along with a weaker and less coordinated left leg I imagine the associated muscles (lower leg, glute, obliques, etc) are also weaker and less coordinated.<br /><br />I've commenced doing a bunch of exercise to develop my left leg strength a bit more, including bosu-ball laterals, single leg lunges with the back (right) leg raised, etc. And just lots of practice shifting weight and locking the hip on the left. I'm already feeling a significant difference. You need to have the basic physical ability to load the leg properly before the coordination and body mechanics can click properly. That's my thought anyway. Be curious to know what you think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.com