Do Stability Ball Exercises Offer advantages/disadvantages?

[Deadz]

Does anyone know anything about these exercises aside from the common 'strengthening your core stabilizers' answer I get?

 

[rjl296]

'strengthening your core stabilizers'

that an excellent reason to them.
other than that, it would depend on th exercise one is using them for

 

[Deadz]

db bench presses and sit-ups - thoughts?

 

[HANSEL]

I was always very skeptical of these for doing crunches, I just didnt feel it when I tried. I hear the same from others.

Then I gave it a fair chance and after a few ab routines I figured out how to use it properly and it has since worked great for my Abs, other than lower ab area excercises, its all I use for crunches now. And It makes it easy to watch the News while im doing it! I dont use it for DB presses as of yet, unless I do it in an Incline press manner, It feels like im going to roll backwards. I have used it for DB flyes on occasion and works well.

 

[teen1216]

For ab work it gives you a pre-stretch for the movement. For dumbbell work it would make it harder to balance, working your stabilizers. You might have to use less weight than normal.

 

[b fold the truth]

I may start trying some for ab work...with lots of added resistance.

B True

 

[thriller]

vary good for balance during lower body exercise.

ie; back leg on the ball during split squats or squating on the ball.