Does footbag train physically?

Commodore · Post by **Commodore** » 16 Jan 2005 02:42

I have many people saying it absolutely doesn't train at all. Someone said you have to shred 24 H and then you feel something. Is that true? Footbag is certainly training me.

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 16 Jan 2005 02:53

Footbag does build endurance and is good excersize.

Anz · Post by **Anz** » 16 Jan 2005 03:17

Footbag is better exercise than running at least.

King Monkey · Post by **King Monkey** » 16 Jan 2005 04:55

Footbag seems to me to be good for your cardiac endurance, muscle tone and strength, flexibility and reflexes. It doesnt really help much with muscle bulk, or much of your upper body strength.
i have noticed that my thighs and calves have become more defined from footbag.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 16 Jan 2005 07:16

footbag also helps balance and eye/feet accordanation. i dont know who your talking too but go ahead and try kicking for 24 hours and see if u feel a burn

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 16 Jan 2005 07:23

The people who say that should try and do symp barrage > dolomite > rpt for 24 hours and see how long they last. (As if they know what those words mean)

The simple answer is that they don't know what freestyle footbag is, and their judgement is based on circle kicking, which is indeed pretty relaxed as far as physical activities go. Freestyle footbag in it's modern form is an excelent cardio workout, creates ridiculas explosive power in the lower body, and promotes the developement of a solid trunk (middle body - abs, lower back, obliques, ect).

HooD · Post by **HooD** » 16 Jan 2005 13:19

Exactly what Newf said, it is as if you were speaking my mind

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 16 Jan 2005 14:58

when i first started playing footbag i lost about 25 pounds and i have kept it off. i would also like to point out i wasnt' a chubbs, i was a high level fencer and competed internationally and considered my self to be in fantastic shape. footbag also really helps with heart rate recovery. you go from full out sprinting with the bag, to stopped. you have about 1 minute to rest befor you do it again. and again. and again. great for heart rate recovery times.

RRendsvig · Post by **RRendsvig** » 16 Jan 2005 16:20

I'm very skinny - I have seen MINIMAL muscle build in the 2½ years I've played.

crazydwarf · Post by **crazydwarf** » 16 Jan 2005 16:44

I would agree that footbag is very good cardio, but not so good at muscle mass, well maybe you would gain some muscle mass in those wierd muscles footbag uses to dex...

dazza · Post by **dazza** » 16 Jan 2005 16:55

Of course footbag is good for increasing your muscle mass,
or does anyone out there seriously believe that Ales got that
big and strong by weightlifting ?
think again.

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 16 Jan 2005 17:23

I believe Ales got big and strong from weightlifting.

ebo · Post by **ebo** » 16 Jan 2005 17:40

sarscasm is hard to spot sometimes..

Outsider · Post by **Outsider** » 16 Jan 2005 22:07

Yeah, they don't have sarcasm where I'm from, and I often fail to spot it if I'm not concentrating.

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 16 Jan 2005 22:09

Well I wasn't too sure or not. On modified I dont give the benefit of the doubt, normally.

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 17 Jan 2005 08:03

Footbag made me get way less chubby.

Also, I had no shape or definition before, now I do.

Footbag helps you shave off the fat and get toned and defined muscles.

It gives you snappy powerful muscles and a good heart.

What a deal.

RipWalker · Post by **RipWalker** » 17 Jan 2005 09:14

There's no doubt that jumping rope is good for you, correct? In what ways is footbag different from, if not better than, jumping rope? You're pretty much doing the same thing, and more. That 24H shred time comment was probably an exaggerated attempt at sounding knowledgeable. Solo shredding for as little as 1.5 - 2 hours will leave you with tired, worked-out legs.

Peace.

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 17 Jan 2005 15:40

NuR wrote:does anyone out there seriously believe that Ales got that
big and strong by weightlifting ?
think again.

actually, from what i understand, ales has been training to be a professional body builder for the last few years.

footbag has made my legs become extremely defined. and my calves have enlarged, i think from symposium. since i started learning on only one side for a year, i have an extra calf muscle on my left leg that doesn't exist on my right leg yet and i've only seen that extra muscle in footbag players. it's like a second calf, it's weird. i have better endurance now than my friends who exercise regularly, but i also kick more by myself than with other people and put in two hours solo with no breaks, I can definitely feel it after only twenty minutes so it definitely is a great cardiovascular work out and it somewhat bulks up your leg muscle, but is not for upper body with exceptions to abs and lower back. it has also kept me at a constant weight for quite awhile. i actually weigh five pounds lighter than five years ago and due to constant fotbag and healthy eating, lost about twenty pounds that i've gained since before i started kicking a little over two years ago.

Ogden 09/04 · Post by **Ogden 09/04** » 17 Jan 2005 17:37

Footbag definetively trains, so bad, you told you that it doesnt, cuz ive lost weight since i started, and my back muscles, and my LEG MUSCLES!
It seems like i have an extra layer of muscle, maybe they are just more defined, but i have really noticed a difference.

junkyardjew · Post by **junkyardjew** » 17 Jan 2005 18:15

yeah, no doubt. i used to be a hard-core cyclist. i biked all winter in montreal up and down the mountain on a one-speed, so i thought my legs were rocks. two months of footbag, and i'm already growing new muscles. its nuts.