The ultimate off-bike pumping workout?
It’s easy to train indoors for pedaling — just ride your trainer — but how do you train the full-body extension that is so crucial to pump-manualing?
You won’t believe this, but one of the cheesiest fitness gadgets ever — the HealthRider — trains that exact motion.
Can’t rip the BMX track? Your pump track is buried in snow? Buy a HealthRider off eBay — currently starting at $9.99 — and rock it!
Note the similarity of the tucked and extended positions:
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HealthBraaap! 🙂
— Lee
Fitness expert Biff McGuy over-explains the HealthRider on YouTube.
Wow, my family actually used to have one of those when I was growing up.
I’d love to hear the results if anyone decides to really get down on this thang. In the meantime i’ll stick with olympic lifts and kettlebells…
Yeah, I guess that might work …
I *think* I recognize that, but my mother’s was used for hanging clean clothes 🙂
The most common uses for a HealthRider!