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Reddit mentions of Escape Climbing 3” Wood Power Ball Pack | Durable Training Tool for Grip Strength and Conditioning | Rock Climbing and Bouldering | Premium Workout for Health and Fitness
Sentiment score: 2
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Escape Climbing 3” Wood Power Ball Pack | Durable Training Tool for Grip Strength and Conditioning | Rock Climbing and Bouldering | Premium Workout for Health and Fitness. Here are the top ones.
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- HIGH QUALITY | Specially designed ball with tough Ash wood and sturdy industrial grade hardware
- PRACTICAL | Easily adaptable to perform a wide variety of training exercises targeting different muscles
- CHALLENGING | Provides an ultimate upper body strength workout and improves technique
- HANDCRAFTED | Materials are sourced in the United States and assembled in St. Paul, Minnesota
- DIMENSIONS | 3” powerball that can be installed anywhere using a carabiner, chain or webbing
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Size | 3" |
| Weight | 0.97 Pounds |
Option 1... if those are truly the only options.
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Option 2 is waaay overpriced. Amazon sells it for $22, or better yet drill in the eye bolt yourself for even less. Wood is extremely smooth too, so not great for training.
Option 3, not great for pinch, but at least it's not bare wood. Atomik brand holds are cheaper, grippier, and you can get bigger sizes.
Might i suggest Option 4: make everything yourself for less than the cost of those elephant balls.
> Also, what can I do for wrist training like supination, pronation, ulnar and radial deviation
Sledge levering. Hammers come in all sizes. Or you could make a similar lever device.
I've been wondering this myself lately. I only started hangboarding a few weeks ago as part of RCTM beginner plan, and my hangboard (Metolious Simulator) doesn't have pinches on it. Bought a set of 3" wood balls to train pinches from Amazon (link) but have been having a really hard time doing 6 x 10s even with a lot of weight off with pulley system. I've been debating between a set of pinches from Atomik's system screw on holds or making pinch blocks like these.
I had a similar question a month ago, read this article, then bought these "powerball" wood things and hung them off my hangboard setup. I can change my finger position (on top vs on sides) to adjust how hard I have to pinch to hang, and since they're hanging I can hold them in the vertical orientation Lopez recommends. I'm happy with them.
I am looking into buying a free standing pullup bar as well. I have not done too much research, but have been looking into:
My major concern is that I plan on doing more than just pullups on these. To start, I plan on using a [homemade version of these climbing power balls] (http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Climbing-Training-Power-Balls/dp/B00JJU4ME2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405523170&sr=8-2&keywords=climbing+power+balls) (plan to hang from pullup bar and make them from softballs) and eventually transitioning into rings. My fear is that the power towers will not sustain the power balls or the rings very well as the COG would be lowered significantly.
OP, I looked at the TAPs system, and it seems pretty comparable to the Elite XL model, except that it is taller. I am not sure if that is good or bad, depending on if you plan on indoor/outdoor use. Also, it is WAY more expensive and the shipping is $90 on top of that.
So I got these Climbing Balls as a gift over Christmas but I've been trying to figure out what kind of strap/webbing to use to hang them with. Anyone have recommendations?