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.

Mini manual pump with a dual function, which releases air in both phases of pumping. Suitable for balls and medical balls. The pump is equipped with a 15 cm flexible extension tube and two terminals: a needle pin for balls fitted with a rubber valve, and a plastic adapter for balls that count with a cap.

Dimensions: 2.5 x 21 cm + 15 cm extension tube.

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L'articolo 0419 Dual Function Pump 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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