Hi All!<\/p>\n
We have a little update on Wallballs!<\/p>\n
As of Today, 3\/2 – the gym is changing the Wallball programming.<\/strong><\/p>\n We will no longer do more then 10 at a time and less then 50 total for an entire workout. You will not see them in AMRAPS or a situation where you could exceed 50 reps.<\/p>\n I have been talking with several other trainers across the nation about them.<\/p>\n The current trend is that (1) they are not too good on the knees for most people<\/strong>. Knee injuries are popping up due to them. My fear from the get go (2) is that they can be very dangerous to the cervical spine<\/strong>. Looking up, under load, is pretty dangerous — ask any competent strength coach and they will agree; when was the last time your coach told you to stare at the sky when trying to squat or deadlift? If they did, find a new coach.<\/p>\n Think about it like this – when you deadlift, we want a neutral spine. When wallballing, you are looking up. That is not neutral. That is like lifting a barbell with a bent back while on a trampoline (the plyo portion of the wallball).<\/p>\n BSP is about Safety and THEN performance<\/strong>. If you are hurt, how can you perform? This is one of the major factors that sets us apart – we think about it being Hard and then “is this workout safe?” Most gyms\/trainers just throw workouts and reps on a paper without thinking about it… this is how we excell – I use my Noggin that wasn’t developed in a weekend course, how about 4 years PLUS when BS was created (Feb 2015).<\/p>\n So, enjoy LESS wallballs overall! I never liked them to begin with but a few reps here and there for a small amount of reps could benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi All! We have a little update on Wallballs! As of Today, 3\/2 – the gym is changing the Wallball programming. We<\/p>\n