Medicine Ball in the office?

All,

At my previous internship most of the analysts used medicine balls to sit on throughout the day. I plan on ordering one within the coming weeks so i can get an abs workout while researching. Is this common at other firms and do you think its proper or is it just a HF thing?

 
Diesel:
If you want a strong core, do heavy overhead squats. The swiss ball idea is nice, but don't be fooled into thinking that will do the job.

No one's gonna bring a barbell + plates to the office.

dipset, good idea. I think I'm gonna get one for my room. My chair sucks anyways.

 
PussInBoots][quote=Diesel:
If you want a strong core, do heavy overhead squats. The swiss ball idea is nice, but don't be fooled into thinking that will do the job.
Regular squats are better: * Much more stable * Easier to increase weight * Better for knees * More control * Not every gym has special rubber plates[/quo

You just made the point for me. Let me respond to each of your points. * Much more stable - Not if you have a strong core and good flexibility * Easier to increase weight - So in other words, I should do front or back squats because they are easier * Better for knees - Where do you get this silly bullshit from? Next thing I know, you're going to be telling us the snatch is no good either. * More control - See 1 and 2 * Not every gym has special rubber plates - If your gym doesn't have bumper plates, I suggest you find a new gym

In the words of ol' Rip, "Anyone who says that full squats are "bad for the knees" has, with that statement, demonstrated conclusively that they are not entitled to an opinion about the matter. People who know nothing about a topic, especially a very technical one that requires specific training, knowledge, and experience, are not due an opinion about that topic and are better served by being quiet when it is asked about or discussed."

 
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Lol Diesel * Much more stable - Not if you have a strong core and good flexibility Wrong. When bar is on shoulders, you are much more stable and you cannot ignore that fact. * Easier to increase weight - So in other words, I should do front or back squats because they are easier Squats is full body exercise with emphasis on legs. You'll reach your limit in overhead squat simply because your arms and shoulders cannot keep up with legs. Better off doing military press and squats * Better for knees - Where do you get this silly bullshit from? Next thing I know, you're going to be telling us the snatch is no good either. Yea, when you do your bitch 95lb - 185lb overhead squat it does not hurt no matter how bad your form is. Let's see you squat over 400lb bellow parallel with body weight less than 175lb with bad form (knees pass toes, leaning forward too much, etc.) and hello injury in 3, 2, 1, ....

If overhead squat is part of your olympic lift, then it's a great exercise. If you are competitive olympic lifter who needs to work on sticking points, it's great exercise. But for an average Joe or Stacy it's useless.

 
PussInBoots:
Lol Diesel * Much more stable - Not if you have a strong core and good flexibility Wrong. When bar is on shoulders, you are much more stable and you cannot ignore that fact. * Easier to increase weight - So in other words, I should do front or back squats because they are easier Squats is full body exercise with emphasis on legs. You'll reach your limit in overhead squat simply because your arms and shoulders cannot keep up with legs. Better off doing military press and squats * Better for knees - Where do you get this silly bullshit from? Next thing I know, you're going to be telling us the snatch is no good either. Yea, when you do your bitch 95lb - 185lb overhead squat it does not hurt no matter how bad your form is. Let's see you squat over 400lb bellow parallel with body weight less than 175lb with bad form (knees pass toes, leaning forward too much, etc.) and hello injury in 3, 2, 1, ....

If overhead squat is part of your olympic lift, then it's a great exercise. If you are competitive olympic lifter who needs to work on sticking points, it's great exercise. But for an average Joe or Stacy it's useless.

I think overhead squats are better than front/back squats for core development (which is what Diesel initially referred to), but Diesel's rebuttal to your points is complete nonsense.

And this point is moot, but I don't think your knees will ever be a problem when doing overhead squats, considering there's only so much weight you can hold over your head for more than a few seconds... unless you're HYOOOGE like Diesel is.

 

you guys are fckin idiots...sit in a normal god damn chair and sneak away for 40 minutes to hit the gym, you should have plenty of time in this environment

we keep a weight set in one of our vacant offices but again its not a structured environment like a bank

How can you have a SN like dipset and make such a clownish suggestion, you're better than that

 

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