Do ankle weights help or hurt you?

Question

Im gonna wear them to get faster and jump higher for basketball, so i was wondering if ankle weights helped you or hurt you.

Answer 1

ankle weights will only help if your done growing. if your not, dont use them because theyll stunt your growth. in fact i would stay away from them and buy jump soles. they work. and they build up your calves (you can shave .2 sec. off your 40 time and add 5-8 inch on your vert

Answer 2

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 3

Some research indicates that wearing ankle weights during exercise may do more harm than good. Ankle weights may cause improper form, and can lead to muscle sprains and damage to ligaments and tendons.

Answer 4

Do NOT USE ankle weights!!!! Seriously those cause significant damage to the alignment of joints. YOu can use those strength shoes.

Answer 5

they aren't good for you especially for running