In our search for the innovative and exciting, we often find that the more effective a piece of equipment is, the more peculiar its origins. The Wrestler’s Bag may be one of our best products yet, and comes with a story of almost singular awesomeness.
“Bulgarian shepherds were often forced to carry lambs and weak sheep around their shoulders when they were wandering with their herds, and often performed acts of strength with sheep and goats on street fairs. The design of the Bugarian bag is based on the body of an ovine and its use is considered a modern interpretation of the old tradition.”
By virtue of its highly unusual design, the Wrestler’s bag can be used for a host of exercises to target the core, upper body and grip. It can also be used to develop coordination as well as increase joint and shoulder mobility. Many of its signature exercises require swinging and spinning, which means that different movement patterns are united as part of the same exercise.
The Wrestler’s bag can also be added to your body weight for push ups, squats, jumps, power crunches, and all kinds of other plyometric exercises. There isn’t a more versatile fitness product on the market, not to mention safe; it has the unique distinction amongst resistance equipment of being soft.
IronEdge’s Wrestler’s bag has a soft vinyl cover which contains individually sealed satchels of sand. These are then wrapped in wool. Nylon straps have been added as grip-saving devices, as well as a safety feature during some of the more heavy-duty swinging that you may wish to indulge in. The bags come in sizing that ranges across increments of 5,8,12,17 and 22 kilograms.
IronEdge’s Wrestler’s bag: as good as your very own goat, but cheaper and easier to catch.
Here are some more ideas for Wrester's Bag training: