Could I do pushups on the floor with these weights? Can they support that type of usage?
1627420
No. The instructions with the dumbbells say not to use them for that purpose. I bought pushup handles.
1627421
I use "The Perfect Pushup". But You could for sure use these dumbbells for push ups.
1627422
I've done push up/rows a number of times. I weigh about 215 lbs. Don't know how they will hold up over time but so far so good
508940
Yes. Resistance bands will work, except there is one workout (the first one) that doesn't have the modifier to follow with the band but the other workouts do. The majority of the people in the videos are using weights.
1485089
yes. either bands or free weights. i find weights easier than the bands to use. you can start with something relatively light and buy more as you get stronger.
727899
While I am not sure I would say yes as they do on my carpeted floor. Just love the treadmill. Enjoy.
1406571
The bars will handle the weight (up to 220 lbs). They may not be tall enough for some of your exercises, though. They are 5" tall.
886903
Of course, you can use them anyway you want. You may need to support them due to the shape. They are made to be used upright, though. I hope that helps.
1776631
my guess would be NO, but I haven't tried. I usually put things in their like my set of keys, etc. Where I go for yoga, they have sets of weights in all sizes available. Most of us use 3-5 lb weights when we use them in yoga.
922510
Yes. I used these on top of hardwood floors and I even had an Olympic bench bar loaded with 20 lbs on each side get dropped by a child playing in my gym and the floors were untouched. Don't worry, child wasn't hurt either and we explained it was dangerous to play in the gym and never happened again. as an extra precaution I put cheap thin plastic mats under the entire room and used these heavy rubber mats under major equipment like my smith machine.
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Here is the review that I wrote after buying this product... After I do a set, of different exercises, I use these bands as a superset to really fatigue the muscle group that I'm working that day. I have used a lot of different bands, but none has ever worked as well as these. I'm buying another set, so I can alternate sides during a set. GREAT PRODUCT!!! AND great service from AMAZON.COM Now, to answer your question... I haven't used them for leg presses, but they are definitely strong enough; you may have to wrap them around, to make them shorter. You can either sit down and wrap them under your feet and press, or lie on your back, and press up. Just make sure that when you bring your knees toward your chest, the bands are short enough to still have some resistance. I think they will work fine for leg presses; hope this helps.
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I'm not exactly sure how you would use this in a push up....but I've seen these used at my Box as resistance for stretching different muscles prior to/after a workout. Don't know if this helps or not, I'm still a "rookie" in Crossfit!!
1848157
I doubt it. These things are designed to lift themselves only, weight is most important. Also they are finely balanced and any additional weight somewhere would mess up the balance.
1395916
yes - i use them for that also! added bonus use of the straps - my trainer showed me how to use this and since there are three different bands - you can work up to the thickest band for more resistance.
315679
I think you probably would.... they're great on the floor (I have 2 and stack them to give them a little height) but they're not very thick.
715284
Yes, I believe they would support quite a bit of weight, stacked as you described. I put all my weight, 130 lbs., on a 2-stack and it was strong and steady. I'd say you could get away with up to 150 lbs. easily.
868137
I haven't used it in the gym. they are a bit heavy though - you might want to take that into consideration when using them at the gym.
570151
Yes, it can be used for push-ups, but I don't know how it compares to other bars for that purpose.
560138
You can use these to lift but I wouldn't recommend it. The palms aren't designed for gripping the gnarled steel of barbells/dumbells and will tear to shreds. I know first hand because I used an old pair for this purpose and within a couple weeks they were unusable as I had completely torn off the rubber support on the palms.