The basics of adding weight should not change your technique, especially if you are doing the footwork slowly, to get the actual correct footwork. If you are practicing fast footwork, then it would not be recommended. However, if you are basically working through your footwork slowly practising it, it should be OK... As mentioned earlier, a weighted vest is best for. Ankle weights put added pressure on the tendons and ligaments of the foot, which is the reason they are 'bad'.
I read some researches (briefly) which stated that ankle weights change your gait (how you move). The investigation was done with runners though... All in all, it's just extra stress on your ankles, knees, etc... Also, don't expect to just slap on some weights, play badminton, and pray you improve... I'd say practise your footwork, technique-wise, do it regularly (I have one 30-40min session of just shadow footwork) after everything feels 'grinded" into your brain/legs, do some multiple shuttle drills. I'd say there're better alternatives than just ankleweights, (it does require some input though...)
After all reading those reply, I was now wondering if I use handgrips (something that look like a nut breaker or something like that) for my forearm training will improve somehow my technique. Those handgrips train the forearm and I was thinking that it would maybe give me more power on smashes or on clear shot. What do you think about it?
veasana, do you do much conventional strength training? Weight vests, captains of crush grippers, etc are generally considered ancillary exercises, and even then mostly for strength athletes. I can't think of a single case where ankle or wrist weights are recommended (at least by anyone knowledgeable about exercise). For example, it astounds me how many people don't even know how to perform a deadlift properly, even though it should be one of the most fundamental movements. If you practise doing basic stuff like deadlifts, pullups, etc, your grip strength is going to improve a lot from that alone.
It's very simple..It aplies ot ankleweights, weighted vestst, handgripper, dumbells, pushups, chinups.... doing strengthtraining will not help your technique... Doing a search on BC will get you a lot of usefull results: -footwork: go shadowing -gripping strength: squashrackets or trainingrackets -technique: practise! (-strength: strength training) happy baddy, -jerry
I do a lot of training these days since I want to join my badminton team college. Right now is the winter in Canada and I want to maintain my body in a good shape. Since I can only play badminton one time a week, I'm doing regulary some push up, set up and I'm using the handgrip. Do someone have a training routine for badminton where I can do it at home?
So if I put ankle weights on and strengthen my cavs and legs. does that mean that I'll jump higher?... what does strength and power do for my legs?
In order to have a higher vertical jump, you need explosive muscles. Plyometrics are a great way to achieve this, even moderate weight training can help. I suggest you not to use ankle weights because it's not that beneficial and may lead to injuries. Not a good idea....
so you suggest doing weight training on the leg muscles like my cavs. ok. then may i ask... what are ankle weights for?
I have a physiotherapy knee rehab programme from Crystal Palace football club, where the main exercise uses ankle weights to strengthen the VMO's over just the last 10 degrees of extension. These being high-class professional footballers, the exercise starts with no weights, but progresses to 17 kgs of weight per ankle (!) This exercise is completely safe. Using ankle weights for "enhanced footwork training", however, is not safe. If you must do weighted footwork training, then wear a weight vest instead, so that your ankle stability is not compromised (at least, not directly compromised).
People still do knee extensions for rehab? There is much more to knee stability than simply having a strong VMO.
Get a qualified coach to show you the correct footwork/movement on court . Hi veasana, (1) Use your ankle weights (maximum of 0.5 kg each ankle) before you go to a Badminton session. Before you get on court, you remove them. (2) Get a qualified coach to show you the correct footwork/movement on court. (3) Using ankle weights will help you to move stronger, but not faster. .
It's just people always assume that injury to a joint is due to weakness of the muscles nearest to that joint. How often is this really the case? Often, the nearest muscles are already overly strong, which makes the body transfer more load to that location, thus causing injury. Trying to strengthen those muscles further would exarcerbate the problems.
They won't improve your technique. They're too light to make you stronger. They're pretty much useless. In fact, 80%+ of exercise devices that you'll see in stores or advertised on TV are useless.
Well, some of us actually go to a doctors and physiotherapists who specialise in sports injuries to get our rehab programmes. Of course they could be wrong, and you could be right. But I suspect they have a better chance of making a good diagnosis face-to-face than you do over the internet with no information about the patient whatsoever. I'm not saying that this exercise is always a good idea. But it clearly is helpful to some people; and hence there is a use for ankle weights (for some people).
practice kicking and paly soccer. it proved good for me as it involes stopping, jumping, short speed bursts and obviously it is a fas game. by kicking i mean sand bagsa and strong quadriceps
