Dynaflex Powerball...really cool wrist exercise gadget

[Turumbar82]

for anyone looking for a cool thing to strengthen your grip and wrist motion

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/6a4b/

it's basically a gyroscope and it cause torque so it's like twisting your wrist with 35lbs of tension.

I got one a month ago and it's really neat. It really works my forearms and wrists and I've seen some positive results in my playing.

Anyway, I thought some people on here would really like something like this.

 

[MusicManJP6]

It doesn't seem to really mention anything about exercise... it just says its a gadget... ?

 

[Mongo1]

Think Geek....
Fun stuff...

 

[Turumbar82]

check this out...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kr9dMUJhfI

now you aren't going to get this huge from just this but you can see it working his arms.

I've been using it quite a bit and it really works my forearms and wrist

 

[kiff]

hmmm, he said he could get a quick pump without any dumbbells :shock:

seriously though, gyros are cool! I want one, but $50...

 

[Turumbar82]

I got one that doesn't have the LED's for 19 dollars from Amazon.com

I've been very interested in hand exercise because of quite a few guitar players I know having tendonitis problems and carpal tunnel.

 

[kiff]

I got one that doesn't have the LED's for 19 dollars from Amazon.com

I've been very interested in hand exercise because of quite a few guitar players I know having tendonitis problems and carpal tunnel.

do you have carpal tunnel at all and does this thing help?

 

[Turumbar82]

Probably around Oct I started noticing some pain in my left wrist. I've been working at a job for the past 3 years that I type most of the day. I haven't really been noticing any problems at all recently with that pain after a long day of typing and I got the powerball back in November. I think it has definitely helped.

The powerball can be a light work out but the faster you spin your wrist the harder the torque gets so it works the forearms a lot. My arms are definitely tired after using it.

It's interesting messing with it because it has a lot of pull and it takes some time to get used to controlling it. You can kind of feel a "circle" of tension as you turn it and as you turn it faster the circle gets smaller.

I think it's the best hand exerciser I have tried yet.

 

[kiff]

Probably around Oct I started noticing some pain in my left wrist. I've been working at a job for the past 3 years that I type most of the day. I haven't really been noticing any problems at all recently with that pain after a long day of typing and I got the powerball back in November. I think it has definitely helped.

cool, I'll prob get one. When I used to work full-time as a programmer and then go home and play video games, I really started to get some pain and cramps in my forearm. Now that I work part-time (contract) and stopped playing vg's, things have gotten a lot better. Guitar never really hurt me all that much, but there's been a few times... amazon you say? i'll go take a look...