Guest guest Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I have an " Iso Ring " that I got from a pet store years ago - a " Four Paws Rough and Rugged Ring " . 7 " diameter, one inch thick of natural gum rubber. > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I remember reading some wear that pool noodles and push bike inner tubes are the go ! > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Why not just take hold of a good resistance band at the appropriate length for the 'pull'? Even doubling it over etc for desired resistance? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<----------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Why not just take a hold of something like this http://isobow.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 > > > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > > > I am not familiar with the term pool noodles however I have heard of people that like to use inner tubes for exercise.Cant see why not if they give resistance.May try them some time as I like to experiment around a little with exercise.Thanks now just what are pool noodles?Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > > > > > > > > > >I have used resistance bands and they are good without doubt.As they yield I think lots of doubling would be required for pure iso work.However no reason that one could not use them.Thanks.ED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have used resistance bands and they are good without doubt.As they yield I think lots of doubling would be required for pure iso work.However no reason that one could not use them.Thanks.ED >HI ED just a bit of a running joke other at Shens forum but i think they are rubber rings i don't really know in Australia we would call them somer thing else but i hanse experimented with push bike inner tubes for more information follow this link you will be surprised ! you might even see my home made dumb bells ! http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Grunt/grunt.html Some really go stuff here from some very inventive blokes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have used resistance bands and they are good without doubt.As they yield I think lots of doubling would be required for pure iso work.However no reason that one could not use them.Thanks.ED > >HI ED just a bit of a running joke other at Shens forum but i think they are rubber rings i don't really know in Australia we would call them something else but i have experimented with push bike inner tubes for more information follow this link you will be surprised ! > you might even see my home made dumb bells ! > http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Grunt/grunt.html > > Some really go stuff here from some very inventive blokes! > A pool noodle (also known as a water log or (in the UK) woggle) is a cylindrical piece of polyethylene foam, sometimes hollow. Pool noodles are used by people of all ages while swimming. They are useful when learning to swim, for floating, for rescue reaching, in various forms of water play, and for aquatic exercise. Pool noodles are particularly useful to support amateur snorkelers. The most common dimensions are about 160 cm (5'3 " ) in length and 7 cm (2.5 " ) in diameter. A pool noodle connector is a piece of pipe made out of foam, slightly larger than a pool noodle so that it can connect two pool noodles by encasing the end of each. This allows larger structures to be built from pool noodles. There exist at least two-, four- and six-hole connectors. A " Noodleskin " is a custom cover that is placed over a foam pool noodle which allows 2 pool noodles to be made into a floating seat. The purpose of the hole in some noodles is unclear. Children often use this hole to blow water into the unsuspecting faces of their peers. [edit] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Rather than an Iso ring to grasp behind you to exercise your back, you could try showering regularly and whilst toweling your back dry double up as an isometric exercise by pulling on both ends of the towel. > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No folks I don't think Bud is a small isometric product.He is anything but small.Should of course read as-has.Whoops.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks Shen.sounds pretty much the same as mine.I think its a natural rubber as well but coloured green.When I pull it into an isometric tension it gives some and then just when you think you have reached the limit if you push yourself a little harder it will give a little bit more and then thats the end of the range.Ts of course very portable and thats something I am often looking for.ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have used resistance bands and they are good without doubt.As they yield I think lots of doubling would be required for pure iso work.However no reason that one could not use them.Thanks.ED > > >HI ED just a bit of a running joke other at Shens forum but i think they are rubber rings i don't really know in Australia we would call them something else but i have experimented with push bike inner tubes for more information follow this link you will be surprised ! > > you might even see my home made dumb bells ! > > http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Grunt/grunt.html > > > > Some really go stuff here from some very inventive blokes! > > > > > > A pool noodle (also known as a water log or (in the UK) woggle) is a cylindrical piece of polyethylene foam, sometimes hollow. Pool noodles are used by people of all ages while swimming. They are useful when learning to swim, for floating, for rescue reaching, in various forms of water play, and for aquatic exercise. Pool noodles are particularly useful to support amateur snorkelers. The most common dimensions are about 160 cm (5'3 " ) in length and 7 cm (2.5 " ) in diameter. > A pool noodle connector is a piece of pipe made out of foam, slightly larger than a pool noodle so that it can connect two pool noodles by encasing the end of each. This allows larger structures to be built from pool noodles. There exist at least two-, four- and six-hole connectors. > A " Noodleskin " is a custom cover that is placed over a foam pool noodle which allows 2 pool noodles to be made into a floating seat. > The purpose of the hole in some noodles is unclear. Children often use this hole to blow water into the unsuspecting faces of their peers. > [edit] > Thanks for the info re pool noodles.I could not even guess what they might be.Thanks also to the site for home made equipment.There are some very good ideas there.I have been thinking of constructing a Zass type exerciser for some time as it happens.ED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 > > > > There seems to have been a bit of traffic recently re Bud Jeffries and his take on isometrics.He was a small isometric product called the Iso Ring which is a rubber ring that can be pulled on for various isometric exercises.Actually there are two rings-one has some yield and will stretch a bit and the other which does not. > > > > I have not seen the training material that goes with it.I doubt that it would be as adaptable as The Bullworker now is -but am contributing this just for the information. > > > > Recently I have started doing a few isometric pulls for my back and shoulders using a thick rubber dog ring alongside some Bullworker and to my surprise felt in quite strongly afterwards in ways that suggested to me that that this had stimulated muscles in ways that my other training had not.I might add that this did not mean pain but only a deep tingle. > > > > I don't think that is ever going to be a replacement for anything else i do but just one more tool and one that can be had for a absurdly modest price.Hope this might be of some interest to a few of you.ED > > >Thank you for the towel suggestion.I think that one could pull in fact on quite a range of material just as long as they did not stretch.ED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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