bosu ball? educate me

I agree. Tell us about it.

may be he meant stability/medicine ball??

Maybe, but would have never got that out of bosu.

Here's the official site. Bosu, as I understand it, means both sides up - you can use it on either side to train balance... I was just standing on it with both feet (on the blue part), and that was going pretty well, when I tried closing my eyes, that's when I the trouble started lol. I do like using it though - was thinking of getting one for home actually so I could have something to do on the weekends.

Looks cool. I bet it's fun to workout on.

It's different, that's for sure - I've just been doing the standing, but looking at the website you can use it for a whole lot more. And at $99 (at ****'s Sporting Goods) it's not bad pricewise for a home gym

Addendum to spinning class last night (it's the small things that make the biggest impression): I was finally able to clip in without having to guide my shoes in with my hands.

That's good. Glad you can finally do that. Baby steps lead the good things.

Yeah, starting not to feel like a n00b does wonders

its so good..i would never close your Eyes...lol

i bet its good for your back muscles too..very intresting i never heard of it before

I first saw one back in the corporate wellness center I go to when I started in November - had tried it a few times but didn't really make a concerted effort til now. I'd only found out what bosu meant in the past month or so though. If you have access to one, I'd definitely recommend giving it a go.

Strength:

Ball Squats, 2 sets x 12 reps, body weight + 2x10 lb weights, alternated with
Calf Raises, 2x12, body weight + 2x10 lb weights

Backward Lunges, 2x12, body weight + 2x5 lb weights - balance here esp on the left foot forward is an issue for me - still working on it.

Hamstring Curl, 2x12, 100lbs (machine)

Chest Flys, 2x12, 2x45lb dumbbells, alternated with
1-Arm Rows, 2x12 60lbs (pulley machine)

Tricep Pulldowns (using rope), 2x12, 60lbs (pulley machine) alternated with
1-Arm Concentration Curls, 1x12, 25 lb, 1x12, 22.5lb dumbbells (used 20lb dumbbell with 2 ea. of 1.25 lb platemates - 2nd time yay!)

Shoulder Press 2x12, 2x30 lb dumbbells

Core:

Pilates class after work

Cardio:

30 Min Alpine Pass, L5 (billed as a rigorous workout for the serious user in the manual - first time I've ever tried it - it's a series of steep climbs with big dropoffs - nice variety, and I like it better than the trailblazer I think.)

Balance:

Standing on the bosu ball
Standing on the bosu ball with eyes closed
Small squats on bosu ball
Leaning forward, backward, and side to side on bosu ball
One foot off the ground
One foot off the ground, and moving front, out, back

Working on balance seriously now, as I tried doing single leg ball squats but I wasn't able to today. Ah well, something else to improve.

Looks like you have a good workout. Good luck on the bosu ball. Can you direct me to the post about spinning? Didn't you do a post about it?

wow i saw those bosu ballsat my gymand never knew what to do with it. im gonna experiment with it tomarrow whoo hoo