Weighted vests
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Has anyone here used a weighted vest (say, 60lbs/25kg) for their gym activities? I think it would be a great addition to the simple walking that Peat was an advocate of and also gymnastic type exercises like pull/chin ups.
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@engineer
Yes, I have one. Mine is 25kg total with small single sand bags or whatever that is that weigh 0,6kg each. So it's very easy to adjust the total weight.Are you interested in a product? I'll try to find mine online.
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@Luke I actually already ordered this one from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015XUL8UC
Do you think that much weight helps you out significantly?
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@engineer
I can't use the entire weight because I somehow lost some of the sand bags (probably while I was moving, a former colleague once said "Moving three times is like being burglarized once"). The max weight is about 20kg now,That weight is good for exercises like pushups or body rows where you make quick progress and can carry more added weight. The vest I have is also pretty tight, so it doesn't bother me much with pushups. It's also good for weighted jump squats. I don't have a pullup bar right now, but I don't think I could ever reach multiple pullups with 20/25kg added weight. I could hardly do eight pullups without vest even when I was still young and in good shape.
It's definitely a great addition.
