Crossfitters, college and high schools coaches and their athletes for over 20 years have used Dynamax Med Balls. In my opinion having used them myself and taken a clinic by it’s creator, Coach Jim Cawley, I think they are the finest balls out there. They are soft balls and have a "friendly" feel to them, regardless of the weight. You can really fling the Dynamax at high velocity and they are easy to catch. In fact, their primary question is, Can I catch this ball when thrown at its highest velocity? If the answer is yes, you have a training tool for life.

They come in weights from 4-20 lbs yet all balls are the same size. The quality of construction is superb. On their site, you can see their manual, training basics and video.

(I have a birthday coming up and the 20 pounder is on my wish list to use for the Crossfit Wall Ball shots).

Speaking of superb, I had that kind of workout today, though no Dynamax…

I warmed up by doing some of the Crossfit warm-up exercises along with empty bar squats, presses and jerks and an occasional overhead squat from the snatch.

I began with week 5 of my back squat program by adding another dime to the bar, so for my first 5×5 I was at 165 pounds. The emphasis is tight form-always. The second 5×5 is 50 lbs less at 115 lbs and at this weight, I stay in the hole for 3 seconds each lift. This is starting to get serious and soon I will not be able to add much more to the session, but not quite yet.

I performed the Friday posted Crossfit WOD which was,

Shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1 reps
135/145/155/145/145/
Push press 3-3-3-3-3 reps
145/155/160/135/
Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 reps
95/105/115/135/145/

I hope I have something in the tank for tomorrow when I am scheduled do do my PPP workout, Positively Primitive Pulls. we will see how the recovery goes.

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