How can you improve the humble Ab Wheel? Everlast thought they'd come up with the 'killer' tweak - the quignog; give it an eccentric handle/axle. Sounds great actually looks good too. (On the left in photo)

It promises to give that extra stretch at the end of the motion - which it does. Is this really desireable though - that little bit extra at full stretch may sound tempting but due to being at the extreme end of ROM, this is uncontrollable.

It's not too bad if you're fairly strong and only doing rollouts from the kneeling position, start from the 'pike' position though and you tempt ending in the danger zone.

Reading this you probably think I've a horror story to tell; you're right I do, but it's not the "...went too far, lost control and ripped my abs of the bones and blewout my shoulders..."

Nope, my story starts at the start. In the pike position. We laugh everytime I recant the tale...

Pike start position.

Slowly ease weight onto wheel.

Blam! - Both the wheel and my arms set off backwards towards my feet, through my legs (the offset wheel 'took control')

Class one face plant, solid drop to the knees, wrists grazed, neck and mid/lower back jarred & injured. Over a year later I am still troubled by the 'clicky' neck and slightly stiff back.

TF it wasn't one of my Boxers, but the worst thing is that I've had to start back on kneeling rollouts.

You've been warned!

then promptly falling off in, ahm!, 'the fall.' Especially good if it's a bough of Ash. It doesn't have to be half a tree in size - take this replacement rower handle - from a reasonably small 'dog stick.' Fashioned by my good friend TJS on the ol' lathe.

(40mm Dia. x 380mm Lg)

All in all, a really good 'green' alternative  for the stock steel handle, giving a better feel both on the grip and best of all - in the pocket!

following on from the kettlebell mini slosh pipe and 'that' whole stability thing - one of the most overpriced pieces of kit around has to be the weighted vest. Homemade versions invariably centre about plates 'n' webbing; until now.
Some say it's two 'n' a bit inch dia. capped tubing, 4 front and back, horizontally laid, that they're sewn onto an old Status Quo denim jacket with two inch webbing, and that it's wearers only come out under the cover of darkness... We know it as The Sloshvest.


Get sloshed!