Are one pound ankle weights safe enough to wear for a full-speed basketball game?

Question

i am a 16 year old female

Answer 1

You shouldn't be playing a game with ankle weights. Leave those on during training drills perhaps, and general shooting - but for the game, play as you would play.
Additionally, wearing ankle weights generally (just hanging out in the house - or going to the mall [under long pants] - if you can cope with that!) really helps.

Answer 2

When I was in highschool I use to wear 5lbs ankle weights during some of out pick up games we play at open gym. I was always fine with wearing them and didnt even really notice them other then you will get tired a little bit sooner. I would say that you would be fine to weight one puond weights.

Answer 3

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 4

i would check with your doctor first