Medicine balls are, and have always been, one of my very favorite pieces of equipment. I still have the very first medicine ball I ever purchased, an old Everlast leather ball which is now almost entirely held together with duct tape. Though that old Everlast ball is more of a gym decoration now than anything else, I still regularly use a medicine ball in my training – my ball of choice now, a Title Double Handle Medicine Ball.
Title is a well known and respected name in the boxing world and home to a veritable smorgasbord of high quality strength, conditioning and fitness equipment for both combat athletes and regular Joes just looking to get in better shape. I’ve purchased a number of decent quality training implements from this superstore, but I can honestly say that my favorite and most used piece is the 15lb Double Handle Medicine Ball.
I use this ball in the same way as you would a traditional medicine ball – for exercises like tosses, twists, slams, thrusts and countless others, but I also make use of the handles for exercise like one handed swings, curls and presses. Fifteen pounds may not sound like a lot of weight, but when you are performing high rep circuits of various swings and presses it can certainly start to feel like a lot in a relatively short period of time.
I’ve used my Title Double Handle Medicine Ball in dozens and dozens (probably hundreds) of workouts and it has been slammed more times than I can count but it keeps coming back for more. This is most definitely a worthwhile tool for anyone that is looking to build explosive strength, develop a rock solid core or dramatically improve their conditioning – and that is saying a lot for a piece of equipment that will only cost you around forty bucks.
