Sandbag

[prtyp0isn]

Just made a sand bag to workout with. I want to do cardio stuff with it.

Help me out with some ideas.

[davesdomain]

Just made a sand bag to workout with. I want to do cardio stuff with it.

Help me out with some ideas.

What did you make it out of?

I would think you could do regular exercises; squats, overpress, bent rows.

[cthulhupun]

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[John Hicks]

Just made a sand bag to workout with. I want to do cardio stuff with it.

How heavy is it?

I made a 150 pound sandbag and just picking it up to shoulder height and then dropping it and repeating that over and over was a very good workout. You could also bear hug it and carry it for distance.

[prtyp0isn]

What did you make it out of?

I would think you could do regular exercises; squats, overpress, bent rows.

I used gravel instead of sand cause I didnt want to have to worry about the sand leaking everywhere. I also could not find that great of a bag, seriously drove around for hours yesterday trying to find one. So the bag I got is just a cheap laundry bag and doesnt have any sort of handles on it.

[prtyp0isn]

How heavy is it?

I made a 150 pound sandbag and just picking it up to shoulder height and then dropping it and repeating that over and over was a very good workout. You could also bear hug it and carry it for distance.

Dang, 150 pounds, I only have 100 pounds right now. I guess eventually I will get some more weight. First I need to find a better bag to use. What did you use to fill yours with and did you portion out the weight into smaller increments at all?

[davesdomain]

I used gravel instead of sand cause I didnt want to have to worry about the sand leaking everywhere. I also could not find that great of a bag, seriously drove around for hours yesterday trying to find one. So the bag I got is just a cheap laundry bag and doesnt have any sort of handles on it.

Good idea using the gravel. I have some left over from a landscaping project. I'll have to try making one.

[prtyp0isn]

Good idea using the gravel. I have some left over from a landscaping project. I'll have to try making one.

Thanks. Do it man, I just did a workout with it today. Its a good way to mix it up and really hard if you do it right. I thought I was gonna die.

[YYZgeddylee]

i found a heavy duty duffel bag at an army surplus store,
put some lok-tite on the zipper. weighs 85lbs full of gravel.

[rfc8man]

What I do is go to a hill on my property that is about a 45 degree angle and sprint up about 50 yards with the bag on my shoulder and then jog back down. You do that for 10-15 min youll be breathing pretty heavy.

[ProtienandIron]

When it comes to sandbag making and training, get yourself over to www.rosstraining.com. Hes got loads of artilces and vids on the subject too.