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paintball26 · Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 37

I was looking into getting a 12-15 pound weight vest. I have heard that they help, but I also think that in actuality they aren’t as good as they are lead up to be.

Boss Man · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject:

I've heard before, they are quite restricting, and quite tight, and may cause a slight bit of Chest pain, if you're not necessarily strong enough in the Chest, so be careful incase that's a possiblity.

swanso5 · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:56 pm Post subject:

they're great for ading load to jumps, pull ups, push ups etc so you you don't need to hand wt off you...depends what you need it for i suppose...if you canlt too high at the moment or do 10 pull ups at bodyweight than you might not even need it

jd12 · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 133

bossman if that can give you chest pain, can football equipment thats too tight also hurt? it constricted my breathing and hurt a little and i had to quit football cause it felt like i almost broke a rib and for a good 2 months i couldnt jump or anything that involved getting a shock through the body...
i wasn't sure if it was because some 200lb guys tackled me when i barely weighed 120 or becauseof the equipment... which one do u htink it is?

Boss Man · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject:

I'm not entirely sure, as I never played that being british, but I'd expect it's down to muscle mass. The more Chest and Torso mass you have the more cushioning you'd get for the Ribcage.

Just a thought though.

swanso5 · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject:

i don't know how they could cause chest pain...getting smashed by someone twice your size is pretyy evident though...

BJChirps · Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 13

Weight vests are pretty restritive I've used them with pushups and jump squats as well as while doing some running. I found it a very good way to add weight to BW exercises.

vamp · Joined: 01 Jan 1970 Posts: 692

As far as the pain in the chest, wouldn't say it was the equipment more probably from a hit you took.

When I was younger and got suckered in the bar I pile drived a guy into a cement floor. 3 days later started jogging and after one lap around the track and colapsed. Turns out the pressure I excerted pile driving that idiot into the floor seperated my own ribs from my sternum. It took several months to heal to the point of being able to jog or jump again without pain. It is a similar pain from what I am told to an asma attack.

Anyways, it is possible you seperated your ribs from your sternum or damaged your intercostal muscles during a hit or repetative hits. (intercostal muscles are the muscles between the ribs). I'm not a doctor but would say this is more likely the injury you sustained not because of too restrictive equipment, although that may have contributed to poor protection from those hits.

Cheers