Safety of Swiss Ball DB Bench Press

"Mack" <ICH0R0426 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells
>while using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I
>shudder to think of the outcome of such an accident. Has anyone heard
>of a swiss ball popping under pressure alone (i.e. and not from being
>pressed on a sharp object).

They all come with a pressure rating - just check that.

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Steve Freides wrote:
> "Mack" <ICH0R0426.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:fxove.377$bz6.166@trndny06...
> >I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells
> >while using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I
> >shudder to think of the outcome of such an accident. Has anyone heard
> >of a swiss ball popping under pressure alone (i.e. and not from being
> >pressed on a sharp object).
>
> They all come with a pressure rating - just check that.

I hope they come with a weight rating, otherwise, you'd have to
calculate the pressure based on internal surface area and weight on the
ball and add that to a known inflation pressure. Not that hard, but
still, ...

- bc
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Steve Freides wrote:
> "bc" <wscii_notthis.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > Steve Freides wrote:
> >> "Mack" <ICH0R0426.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:fxove.377$bz6.166@trndny06...
> >> >I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells
> >> >while using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I
> >> >shudder to think of the outcome of such an accident. Has anyone
> >> >heard
> >> >of a swiss ball popping under pressure alone (i.e. and not from
> >> >being
> >> >pressed on a sharp object).
> >>
> >> They all come with a pressure rating - just check that.
> >
> > I hope they come with a weight rating, otherwise, you'd have to
> > calculate the pressure based on internal surface area and weight on
> > the
> > ball and add that to a known inflation pressure. Not that hard, but
> > still, ...
>
> Well, yeah, I meant to say weight rating, because that's what I've seen
> in online listings for these things. My bad.

Nah, I'm just being anal. Too much tech documentation lately.

- bc
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Mack wrote:
> I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells while
> using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I shudder to
> think of the outcome of such an accident. Has anyone heard of a swiss ball
> popping under pressure alone (i.e. and not from being pressed on a sharp
> object).

I saw some idiot pop one using it under a smith machine once...lucky
for him it was on the smith machine...he was able to hang onto the bar
without cracking his hollow noggin...not very bright.
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"bc" <wscii_notthis RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> Steve Freides wrote:
>> "Mack" <ICH0R0426 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:fxove.377$bz6.166@trndny06...
>> >I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells
>> >while using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I
>> >shudder to think of the outcome of such an accident. Has anyone
>> >heard
>> >of a swiss ball popping under pressure alone (i.e. and not from
>> >being
>> >pressed on a sharp object).
>>
>> They all come with a pressure rating - just check that.
>
> I hope they come with a weight rating, otherwise, you'd have to
> calculate the pressure based on internal surface area and weight on
> the
> ball and add that to a known inflation pressure. Not that hard, but
> still, ...

Well, yeah, I meant to say weight rating, because that's what I've seen
in online listings for these things. My bad.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com
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"gman99" <gman99.TakeThisOut@canada.com> wrote in news:1119897756.218430.265960
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> Mack wrote:
>> I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells while
>> using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I shudder to
>> think of the outcome of such an accident. Has anyone heard of a swiss
ball
>> popping under pressure alone (i.e. and not from being pressed on a sharp
>> object).
>
> I saw some idiot pop one using it under a smith machine once...lucky
> for him it was on the smith machine...he was able to hang onto the bar
> without cracking his hollow noggin...not very bright.
>
>

Why would you use a swiss ball (introducing instability) under a smith
machine (enforcing stability)?

Just me, looking for life to make sense again.

Hugh



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Hugh Beyer wrote:
> "gman99" <gman99 RemoveThis @canada.com> wrote in news:1119897756.218430.265960
> @g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>>Mack wrote:
>>
>>>I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells while
>>>using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I shudder to
>>>think of the outcome of such an accident. Has anyone heard of a swiss
>
> ball
>
>>>popping under pressure alone (i.e. and not from being pressed on a sharp
>>>object).
>>
>>I saw some idiot pop one using it under a smith machine once...lucky
>>for him it was on the smith machine...he was able to hang onto the bar
>>without cracking his hollow noggin...not very bright.
>>
>>
>
>
> Why would you use a swiss ball (introducing instability) under a smith
> machine (enforcing stability)?
>
> Just me, looking for life to make sense again.
>
> Hugh
>
>
>

Because that's how the TRAINER told them to do it!

DUH

hehe

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Hugh Beyer wrote:
> gman99 wrote:
>> Mack wrote:
>>
>>>I was at the gym and saw some sick bastard benching 95lb dumbbells while
>>>using a swiss ball as a bench. Could the ball possible pop? I shudder to
>>>think of the outcome of such an accident. ...

>>I saw some idiot pop one using it under a smith machine once...lucky
>>for him it was on the smith machine...he was able to hang onto the bar
>>without cracking his hollow noggin...not very bright.
>
> Why would you use a swiss ball (introducing instability) under a smith
> machine (enforcing stability)?

Well it does say 'idiot'.

> Just me, looking for life to make sense again.
> Hugh

Don't spend too much time looking for things some people do to make sense.
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