{"id":964,"date":"2017-01-03T14:54:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T01:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/?p=964"},"modified":"2017-02-18T14:26:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T01:26:08","slug":"how-to-rig-your-heavy-weight-vest-for-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/bodybuilding-2\/how-to-rig-your-heavy-weight-vest-for-safety.php","title":{"rendered":"How to rig your heavy weight vest for safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I say heavy I mean upwards of 50 lbs. Prior to my shoulder injury I was training with 80lbs for an hour at a time minimum.<\/p>\n

So there are two ways a weight vest will injure you:<\/p>\n

1. Excessive Occlusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is when the circulation cuts off in your arms because of the pressure on your shoulders. You will have totally numb arms. Even a 40 lb vest will do this after 3-5 hours.<\/p>\n

2. Putting it on & off<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is how I tore my rotator cuff. 50, 60 80 lbs is not very heavy for a dumbell or kettlebell. This is a floppy uncontrollable odd shaped object.
\nThere are a couple of videos online for technique to put a vest on – yeah sure if its 20 lbs & of the design shown.<\/p>\n

The fact is once you are up to 50 lbs even with a good vest & proper form these techniques will kill your shoulder joints.<\/p>\n

The Solutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Shoulder pads<\/p>\n

MIR now has shoulder pads<\/p>\n

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OK awesome a must have<\/p>\n

2. A Weight Vest Rack<\/p>\n

Yet to be built – heres what you need to do. See those shoulder pads above. Imagine if they were a little more robust at the top where the velcro attaches them. Imagine if they were robust enough to support the full weight of the vest held on two protruding bars.<\/p>\n

These two bars could be sticking out of a wall or on a rack. <\/p>\n

You would simply walk forward duck under the vest & slip your head inside. Then step back moving the vest off the bars. Your vest would be on with zero dangerous shoulder movement.<\/p>\n

Taking it off would be just as easy.<\/p>\n

Once my rotator cuff heals up I will build this setup. Using a heavy vest any other way is like trying to squat but always lifting the bar from the ground & onto your back. That is madness.<\/p>\n

Here are the two methods of putting your vest on that WILL NOT WORK<\/strong> with a heavy vest EG: 50lbs+<\/p>\n