Strongman Bags are heavy-duty bags for athletic training and strongman exercises. Extremely durable and non-bouncing, they are exceptional for achieving high-performance levels through power training, particularly focusing on the strength component, essential in every sports discipline and skill. Between the late 1800s and early 1900s, a very particular discipline began to emerge; men performing spectacular feats by lifting extremely heavy loads. Such performances sparked awe and admiration, leading to competitions, federations, and these disciplines becoming recognized sports by the mid-20th century. Apart from competitions, it is interesting to note how some exercises from this sport are also adopted in modern athletic preparation and fitness through the use of Strongman medicine balls.

Strongman Bags are highly versatile tools for strength training, characterized by structural and surface features specifically designed for heavy weight and grip. The choice of this equipment by athletic trainers certainly occurs when the trained athlete reaches a high level of preparation. Exercises with Strongman Bags focus on power training, where the strength component is certainly primary but must be complemented by good proprioception and excellent lifting techniques. It involves a total, global workout, engaging all muscles and physical qualities. For instance, let’s explain the Atlas Lift and the backward throw of a heavy rubber medicine ball weighing 30, 50, 70, or even 100 Kg.

Exercise Example: Atlas Lift and Backward Throw 

The athlete positions themselves in a squat with the medial malleoli next to the ball. The leg width will thus be slightly greater than the outer diameter of the ball. Using the inner part of the forearm, the athlete must wrap around the bag in this case, ensuring that the hands are well spread in line with the elbow, without interlocking the fingers.

With a movement guided by forearms and legs but involving all body muscles, the athlete must lift the ball over the knees, securing it. This phase, considered the most technical, then requires the athlete to adjust their grip and prepare for the key movement of the exercise: the lift. It’s about finding the “muscular connections” inside oneself capable of rolling the heavy ball across the body towards a shoulder through a global movement focused on the action of arms and legs. The action of the legs, after a concentric squat phase, ends with a complete thrust and full extension. The athlete then remains with the final part of the exercise, which involves pushing the ball behind the back.

Thus, we speak of a power exercise where the strength component is primary, indeed the weight lifted is primary, not the time taken in lifting, nor the speed of execution. This work is muscular but also centers on exercising all neuromotor capacities. In the explanation of the exercise, for example, it is emphasized how the handgrip represents an important detail. The grip stimulates essential nervous processes involving coordination and proprioception. This discussion could extend to every part of the body, consider the work of the feet (better if barefoot) in this type of exercise.

L'articolo 8033-8041 Strongman Bag proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.

Rebounder for bouncing balls and medicine balls
Elastic rebounder. Frame diameter of 91 cm. Support base 100×100 cm. Adjustable inclination. Specially made for bouncing balls, and medicine balls of various sizes and weights. The two upright pegs facilitate the sliding of weight plates to increase the stability of the tool. The rebounder is extremely useful in athletic preparation and functional fitness to execute exercises with a strong dynamic component. Through the dynamics of throwing, bouncing, and receiving the balls thrown on the rebounder, it is possible to perform exercises and train the athlete’s neuromuscular skills; strength, speed, endurance, coordination, and balance. This multi-purpose workout tool offers an adjustable inclination that can angle to meet the training demands of beginners and seasoned athletes. Suitable for plyometric exercises, developing upper body strength, chest throws, and overhead tricep throws. A great addition when training in pairs and small groups or for use as part of a circuit station.

CAUTION: Trampoline code 3604 does not support a person’s weight. It is therefore important not to use it by jumping on it, but only for throwing and bouncing medicine balls.

Dimensions 1000 x 1000 mm, Ø 910 mm elastic net frame diameter
Weight 22 Kg

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L'articolo 3604 Med Ball Rebounder proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.

The rack can hold up to 10 medicine balls. Five levels. The spacing between the rungs makes it great for holding multiple size medicine balls. The freestanding black vertical, tubular steel design adds durability. Perfect for home gyms and fitness studios.

Dimension: 650 x 480 x 1355h mm
Weight: 18 kg
Max load: 300 kg

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L'articolo 0499/1 Medicine Ball Rack proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.

Very strong, with excellent grip, non-bouncing design. These medicine balls, also called no-bounce balls, were born for core training and smash/slam exercises; for the training of power and its main ingredients: strength and speed. The enormous versatility of the medicine balls, and the wide range of weights available, have widened the scope of applying this tool. Medicine balls proved to be perfect for functional training, throwing, swinging, and rotating exercises. This type of tool enhances the development of core strength. See, alternatively, cod. 0500 Giant Med Ball and cod. 0495 Medical Ball with handles.
Available models:
cod. 0470 Smash D-Ball 2 kg / Ø 230 mm
cod. 0471 Smash D-Ball 4 kg / Ø 240 mm
cod. 0472 Smash D-Ball 6 kg / Ø 250 mm
cod. 0473 Smash D-Ball 8 kg / Ø 260 mm
cod. 0474 Smash D-Ball 10 kg / Ø 270 mm
cod. 0475 Smash D-Ball 12 kg / Ø 300 mm
cod. 0476 Smash D-Ball 15 kg / Ø 320 mm
cod. 0477 Smash D-Ball 20 kg / Ø 340 mm
The Smash D-Ball is one of the medicine balls that, in recent years, has had the most diffusion because in functional training is the medicine ball that best lends itself to train the explosive force (power). The explosive force is the level of force delivered by the muscle in a concise range of time. It is not easy to focus on the main factor of explosive force training. Still, the neuromuscular component is the most important. In an explosive action, in a few fractions of a second, what happens inside the body is something extraordinary on the motor plane. Think of the frequency of nerve impulses that propagate from the central nervous system to the peripheral and vice versa, determining the muscles’ coordinated contraction from which a given complex movement.
The Smash D-Ball, soft and non-rebounding medicine balls, represent a handy tool in training this aspect of strength thanks to the possibility of using even high loads, slamming them violently to the ground in a maximally explosive and coordinated way. The light bounce also allows an immediate recovery of the ball, with the possibility of performing an intense smash series. Smash exercises are useful to refine the technique by educating the body to more efficient neuro-motor circuits. A type of training can be introduced in any context of athletic preparation. Training the explosive force with the medicine ball implies multiarticularity and intense core training (scapulohumeral and pelvic cingulum first of all).
From a loads standpoint, 6 or 8 kg weights are recommended, up to 15 kg for advanced level athletes.
Wanting to make a concrete example of multi-articular exercise, let’s try and describe the POWER SLAM.
The initial phase consists of taking the medicine ball from the ground, bring it to the chest by performing a clean, with the elbows that must always be adherent to the hips. This is followed by a squat in maximum traction, taking care not to bring the elbows outside the knees, keeping the ball in line with the chest. From this position, the athlete has to let themself fall by rolling both forward and backward on the column, taking care of the squat return phase, not closing the knees, or moving the elbows away from the hips the strength of the abdomen. These movements allow the athlete to recover the antiversion of the pelvis immediately. The ascent phase from the squat is fast, powerful until performing a jump with the ball always on the chest. Once you reach the maximum phase of flight, arms at 90°, you have to bring the ball behind the nape of the neck, slamming it on the ground with force before landing. In this phase, the athlete must make the most of the abdomen’s explosive force and back. The correct direction of throwing the ball should be a little further forward than the body’s center of gravity. Finally, when the ball hits the floor, the athlete performs a new squat quickly, so fast that they take advantage of the medicine ball’s minimal rebound to catch it again.
To train power and explosive force, you must perform extremely dynamic exercises capable of achieving the highest combination of strength and speed. In this context, the use of Smash D-Ball also offers excellent prospects in terms of variations of the exercises concerning the sport of reference.

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L'articolo 0470-0477 Smash D-Ball proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.

Very strong, with excellent grip, non-bouncing design. Specially designed for core training, mainly smash, slam, and explosive power development training—a unique series of high weight medicine balls for athletic preparation and strongman exercises. The outstanding versatility of the medicine balls and the wide range of weights available have increased the use of these tools for functional training. Very sturdy, non-rebounding, featuring a textured surface that improves grip. The Strongman Smash D-Ball series is exceptional to reach high-performance levels through power training, with particular reference to the strength component, indispensable in every discipline and sport skill. See also the lower weights: Smash D-Ball series, cod. 0470 – 0478, from 2 to 20 kg.

Available models:
cod. 0478 Strongman Smash D-Ball 30 kg / Ø 330 mm
cod. 0480 Strongman Smash D-Ball 50 kg / Ø 400 mm
cod. 0482 Strongman Smash D-Ball 70 kg / Ø 420 mm
cod. 0484 Strongman Smash D-Ball 100 kg / Ø 450 mm

At the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, an exceptional discipline began to occur; men who performed spectacularly lifting very high loads. Shows that caused amazement and admiration, so much so that during the 900 competitions and federations were born and such disciplines became sports activities.
Apart from competitions, it is interesting to note that some of the exercises derived from this sport are also adopted in modern athletic preparation and fitness by adopting medical strongman balls. As for the Smash D-Ball also the Strongman Smash D-Ball are very versatile tools dedicated to strength training with the peculiarity of having structural characteristics and surface specifically designed for high weight and grip.
This tool’s choice by the athletic trainer indeed occurs when the trained athlete reaches a high level of preparation. The exercises with Strong Man Ball are power exercises where the strength component is undoubtedly the main one. Still, it must be added good proprioception and excellent knowledge of lifting techniques. It is a global, total training that involves the engagement of all the muscles and physical qualities. Let’s take an example trying to explain the lifting (atlas lift) and the backward throw of a heavy rubber medicine ball of 30, 50, 70, 100 kg.
The athlete places himself in a sideways position with the medial malleoli next to the ball. The width of the legs has to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the ball itself. Using the forearm’s inner part, the athlete has to wrap the ball, taking care to place his hands wide open in line with the elbow without braiding his fingers. With an action guided by forearms and legs but involving all the body’s muscles, the athlete has to raise the ball above the knees blocking it. In this phase, considered the most technical, the athlete has to adjust their grip and prepare to make the most significant gesture of the exercise: the lifting. It is a matter of looking inside themselves for the “muscular connections” able to roll the heavy ball on the body towards a shoulder, thanks to a global movement focused on the action of arms and legs. After a concentric squat phase, the legs’ action ends with a full push and a complete extension. The athlete is left with the final part of the exercise related to the ball’s push behind the back.
Therefore, we mentioned that a power exercise where the force component is the main one and the weight lifted is the main one and not the time spent in lifting, not the speed of execution. A work, we repeat, muscular but not only because it focuses precisely on the exercise of all neuromotor skills. In explaining the exercise, for example, it is emphasized that the handgrip is a critical detail. The grip stimulates fundamental nervous processes related to coordination and proprioception. A subject matter that could extend to every part of the body. Think of the work of the feet (better if barefoot) in this type of exercise.

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L'articolo 0478-0484 Strongman Smash D-Ball proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.

Giant eco-leather medicine balls. Very sturdy yet soft to the touch. They offer a moderate rebound and are specially designed for functional training. Available in a wide range of weight increments, from 4 to 20 kg, their diameter remains the same despite their weight.
The use of Giant Med Balls enhances speed and power in load transfers, demanding the athlete to continuous coordination and stabilization, encouraging correct posture. They are widely used in group training, personal training, pair work, and athletic preparation. Their finishing prevents the risk of injuries during high-speed workouts. Besides, the eco-leather is easy to wipe and clean. These balls are not recommended for slams or violent throws against the ground because you could damage them. The material used for their realization is eco-leather for the outer shell, sandbags, and cotton clothes for the internal padding.
All balls are equal in diameter regardless of their weight.

Models available:

cod. 0499 Giant medicine balls 2 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0500 Giant medicine balls 4 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0501 Giant medicine balls 6 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0502 Giant medicine balls 8 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0506 Giant medicine balls 9 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0503 Giant medicine balls 10 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0507 Giant medicine balls 12 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0504 Giant medicine balls 15 kg / Ø 350 mm
cod. 0505 Giant medicine balls 20 kg / Ø 350 mm

Giant Med Balls have carved out an important place for themselves in the world of training thanks to their qualities and vast application possibilities. Their diffusion has taken place mainly in functional training, which involves the realization of daily movements in a sporting key and, at the same time, takes care of the posture and execution of the same.

Thanks to its “significant” dimensions, this type of tool are advantageous in athletic preparation protocols, core-training, and strength training. Unlike the classic med ball, the Giant Med Ball are also medium soft. This makes the grip and uses easy, comfortable, safe, although more challenging.

At the end of the reference motor scheme, numerous exercises provide an explosive part with the ball’s throw towards a wall or a slight rebound. The tool’s versatility is such that you can perform entire workouts by training all parts of the body (legs, core, trunk), reaching different goals depending on the specific needs. Beyond its numerous applications and its construction features, what makes the Giant Med Ball unique is also the possibility to be used in confined spaces. Within the context of a home gym, for instance.

Imagining an entire workout, we have to consider that the simple fact of holding a large ball in our hands implies an important isometric work to condition the entire scapulohumeral track, which implies a potential improvement in terms of posture.
With the correct execution of the exercises proper to functional training, it is possible to use the tool either as an overload in the execution, for example, of lunges in the three planes of movement, or as a base of unstable support on which to perform push-ups, or, more generally, as an overload in exercises dedicated to strength, speed, and coordination, i.e., the components of the movement. Whether introductory (general) or specific (special), the coordination skills are certainly those that can benefit most from the training performed with the Giant Med Ball.
Very important benefits because motor coordination is one of the fundamental prerequisites in sports performance. Beginners can train essential coordination through slow motor circuits. Simultaneously, skilled athletes can train specific coordination through more complex exercises, inherent to the sport of reference, performed quickly, with explosiveness, to improve the ability to react and adapt to the exercise itself.

The Giant Med Ball is a useful ally in the CORE TRAINING we said. Their use always involves a high commitment of the “core of the body” and always a functional training, global, even when the initial intent appears to perform an analytical exercise.

Let’s take a concrete example
One of the most known and widespread exercises is the “TORSION CRUNCH“. Performed by holding a large medicine ball in your hands, this exercise, in itself technical and challenging, becomes even more effective and training for the abdomen, i.e., the complex formed by the abdominal rectum, the internal, external, and transverse oblique, particularly stimulated by the partial rotation of the torso.
Note, however, that although the focus is on the abdomen, it is impossible to perform the exercise without involving other muscle groups as “support and frame”. No less important, the muscles that support a correct execution of this movement are mainly the femoral rectum, the ileum psoas, the paravertebral, the grand dorsal.

For the execution to be correct, the athlete has to pay attention to some tricks; starting from a sitting position, heels raised from the ground, “hammer” feet, pelvis in anteversion, torso slightly tilted back, rotations performed in an orderly manner, with the Giant Med Ball that follows the movement of the torso.

These are, therefore, global exercises, which imply an excellent knowledge of the movement. For this reason, it is recommended to learn the execution with the help of a professional trainer.

L'articolo 0499-0507 Giant Medicine Ball proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.

Medicine Balls with firm grip handles. The range of exercises becomes infinite. Ideal for toning up, for holistic fitness, rehabilitation, and athletic conditioning. Thanks to their versatility, they can be used in the same way as a kettlebell or as ballistic tools. Medicine Balls can be integrated into lots of workout routines. Thanks to their multi-functionality, they can be used as an external overload or as an unstable support base in floor exercises.

The weight of these tools is given by the different thickness of the rubber shell, there’s no additional mobile weight inside.

Available models:
cod. 0495 Medical Ball 04 kg / Ø 230 mm
cod. 0496 Medical Ball 06 kg / Ø 260 mm
cod. 0497 Medical Ball 08 kg / Ø 260 mm
cod. 0498 Medical Ball 10 kg / Ø 260 mm

Medicine Balls with Grip Handles: Training applications

The medicine ball boasts ancient origins and is one of the most well-known and widespread tools because of its incredible versatility, owing to its wide range of weights and construction options. Our production is characterized by different models, with weights ranging from two to one hundred kilograms.

Therefore, it is a tool suitable for athletic preparation, fitness, functional rehabilitation, and being a heavy ball used in almost all overloaded exercises, exceptionally if dynamic. The medicine ball is also a training ball because it must be grasped. It is necessary to hold it in your hands with strength and coordination appropriate to the weight, the ball’s features, and the type of exercise.

Therefore, it is not only an overload, but it also represents an overload that cannot be handled, difficult to grip, not very ergonomic. This last aspect constitutes one of the most critical training qualities of the medicine ball and one of its limits. There may be exercises for which a more ergonomic, manageable grip, such as a handle, is preferable. For this reason, the line of medicine balls with double handle (double grip medicine ball) was born, where the handles are obtained from the very structure of the ball.

Training qualities

The tool remains a medicine ball. It loses the ability to perform regular bounces. It can still be grasped with two hands like a standard medicine ball. Thanks to the handles, it can be firmly gripped by tightening it with the hand. Importantly, it can be used with only one hand. From a training standpoint, this possibility, one-handed training, in the manner of a kettlebell, or performing exercises such as rowing, is one of the tool’s main features.

Another advantage, closely related to the grip, is the possibility of obtaining high-performance levels in power training, with particular reference to the speed component, the so-called explosive force. To train explosive force (our neuromuscular system’s ability to express maximum force in the shortest possible time) are necessary extremely dynamic exercises capable of achieving the highest combination of strength and speed. In this, the medicine balls with handles are suitable and especially appropriate in complex exercises, designed according to the reference sports.

The medicine balls with grip handles are also useful for isometric work, static work to develop strength and endurance. The muscles involved are led to deliver force (tension) not sufficient to produce bone heads’ movement. A tool that can be handled and used in an extremely dynamic way stimulates the athlete on the handle’s level, neuromuscular circuits, refining sensitivity, proprioception, coordination, and motor skills.

Exercises: the Plyo Push-Up

Like every medicine ball, also the med ball with handles are an excellent tool for core training. Their use always involves a high commitment of the “body core” and always a global training. Among the exercises, to give some examples, Rocks Up, Push-Up, Plank, Plyo Push-Up.

The latter is particularly widespread in combat sports and can be considered emblematic of med balls’ potential with holds. It is an exercise certainly complex, intended for all those athletes who seek to train at the highest level the explosive force. During the start-up phase, meticulous attention to the grip is required to preserve the hand and wrist’s health. The thumb must be placed in such a way as to avoid the pressure that could be created on the scaphoid. The upper edge of the medicine ball’s handle must coincide with the lower edge of the hand. As a result, the thumb is free to apply pressure above the forefinger so that the handle is firm.

When holding the ball, the athlete must assume the plank position. It is important to remember that the plank is an exercise with maximum activation of the core, allowing an optimal start of the push-up. The push-up must be performed partially and rotating the shoulder blades. Grand dorsal, buttocks, abdominals, and quadriceps contracted. The push-up goal is to train the anterior chain of the upper limbs, mainly the pectoralis. Still, due to the assumed posture and the medicine ball’s instability, the exercise becomes global.

Finally, to effectively train the explosive force, it will be performed expressing an exaggerated eccentric phase so explosive as to determine a small “flight phase” in which the medicine ball impacts on the chest of the athlete and then returns violently to the ground and brings the athlete back to the plank position.

From the standpoint of loads, the 10 kg weight is recommended for advanced level athletes.

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L'articolo 0495-0498 Medicine Ball with Grip Handles proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.

Classic heavy rubber medicine balls, bouncy, and not too hard. Ideal for toning exercises, holistic fitness, rehabilitation, functional training circuits, and athletic training. Its textured surface and smooth bounce allow athletes to effectively implement exercises of explosive power, speed, agility, and endurance. We advise starting with relatively low weights to avoid limiting acceleration, speed, and explosiveness.
The weight of these tools is given by the different thickness of the rubber shell, there’s no additional mobile weight inside.

Available models:
cod. 0490 Med ball 2 kg / Ø 190 mm
cod. 0491 Med ball 4 kg / Ø 220 mm
cod. 0492 Med ball 6 kg / Ø 230 mm
cod. 0493 Med ball 8 kg / Ø 240 mm

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L'articolo 0490-0493 Medicine Ball proviene da Isla Fit Canarias.