i had this vest for a few years and its def one of the greatest investments i ever made. i usually work plyos and explosive movememnts with it, and pushups and pullups when im at home. i recently started to do sprints with it on jus loaded up with 20 pounds and the effects were pretty good, but my trainer told me to load it up with all 84 pounds and jus sprint 20-40 yards AS FAST AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE with it, then walk back to starting point, and do it again. i thought this was for endurance, but he told me to do it for better lateral movement and foot speed. i been sprinting with the 84 pounds all loaded in the vest for the past 2 weeks, 3 days a week, and i can EASILY notice a difference in speed when in the ring, and have had many comments recently on how much faster my movement and foot speed has been.

jus thought id share if anyone is curious about weighted vest training, definitely get on that ****, its tremendous. the x-vest i have was like 300 some dollars, but its worth every penny cuz it spreads the weight out so evenly its not awkward at all, and u jus put it on and put a sweatshirt over top of it and it aint too bulky its a great exericse supplement. if ur thinkin about gettin one, GET ONE! ...

I've wanted one for a long time, a bit expensive though...

Thinking about getting a 40lbs one for sprinting stairs... live in a highrise, so the stairwell replaces the road in my roadwork when the weather sucks.

Does it put a lot of strain on your knees?

lol.. and here I thought I might have been the only one using a vest to train on this site...

pull-ups in it are great.. I love it.

push-ups not so much....

sounds good. But I don't know about loading it up with all 84 lbs and sprinting though...you could pull something, but if it works coo...

Where do you get them from? did you get yours over the net? As no damn sport shops near me seem to have them.

Also anyon here use an ab wheel?

Where do you get them from? did you get yours over the net? As no damn sport shops near me seem to have them.

Also anyon here use an ab wheel?

the ab wheel is my cousin.... im at the straight stand up position too.. i've mastered it.

the ab wheel is my cousin.... im at the straight stand up position too.. i've mastered it.

yea me too i do the stand up way also. any average person that sees that **** is funny man, their jaw straight drops to the floor. i personally dont know many people that can do it. me and maybe 2 or 3 other guys at my gym. everyone else can barely get the knee way down lol...

but yea the xvest i bought at http://www.nefitco.com/weighted_vests.html?source=Google&gclid=CLXz_ve43I8CFTaoGgod61Xu7w

i think that www.performbetter.com (http://www.performbetter.com) also has some good vests to get.

check em out...

lol.. and here I thought I might have been the only one using a vest to train on this site...

pull-ups in it are great.. I love it.

push-ups not so much....

yea dude pulluups in the vest are the bomb yo, i love doing them thats one of my favorites. i dont really do regular pushups in it, i do explosive pushups with like 20-25 pounds loaded up, and squat jumps as well.


sounds good. But I don't know about loading it up with all 84 lbs and sprinting though...you could pull something, but if it works coo...

yea so far i been good my trainer said train with it all the way loaded with like 3 weeks and then take 2-3 weeks off and go back to it, cuz that is alot of strain on the knees. but i feel good i take care of my body real good so i aint worried about it too much

How much strain does it put on your knees running?

How much strain does it put on your knees running?

not much because i sprint only short bursts with it on, no more than 20-40 yards...

when i run intervals or 200- 600 meter sprints, i dont wear more than 20 pounds in it.

also if I remember right Lefthook is a big guy ... I'm light at 165.. i don't load up with 84 pounds for running... maybe around 30...

also if I remember right Lefthook is a big guy ... I'm light at 165.. i don't load up with 84 pounds for running... maybe around 30...

i highly recommend u load the vest up with all the weight and do very short sprints, like 15-20 sets of 20-40 yard sprints. you'll thank me later. give it a whirl and see if u like it. i know u will!!

Yeah that ab wheel sounds like it'd help your core and pretty much every muscle a heap, but that vest is probably out of my price range right now. I'll try get one of those ab wheels tomorrow and see how i go

why isnt it good for pushups? im curious. its added resistance. i was thinking about getting one once i heal up

Standing up and doing the AB wheel is pretty impressive. I am not at the level yet but hopefully soon.

why isnt it good for pushups? im curious. its added resistance. i was thinking about getting one once i heal up

i do pushups in them, explosive pushups. u could do regular pushups in them i jus like to do my regular pushups in between rounds during the one minute rest, and i dont wear the vest when im at the gym.