training with weighted vests

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running with extra weight is a NO NO for your knee.

Bike is easy, add more water LOL

agree with the above, unless you plan to gain weight for your events, I can't see it having any benefit other than making you better at running with a vest.

I'm not an expert but I'm in complete agreement. I can't see where a weighted vest provides any benefit. a watt is a watt. save your money on the vest and just go harder with what you have. (or buy a power meter and some really cool aero gear). If you can push 300 watts without a vest you'll still push 300 watts with a vest, you'll just go slower. You take off the vest and you still push 300 watts you just go faster because you're lighter giving you the sensation that the vest helped. Which leads to one of the best training tools, If there is room, lower your body fat % to the lowest healthy, maintainable level that you can.

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That is just asking for trouble.

I personally cringe at the thought.  After intense run, my legs are already toast.  Just the thought of adding more weight makes my knees hurt and gives me shin splints....

I have nothing of real value to add to what has already been said, but there's a guy at the gym my roommate goes to who wears a weight vest for spin class.  No one is exactly sure why.

I joined the Army out of high school. Met lots and lots of Soldiers that now have serious knee and back problems due to training with weight (vests, ruck sacks, heavy weapons, etc.). You just don't realize the pounding that your body takes when you carry that extra weight. Subjecting your body to rigorous training and adding weight is a recipe for disaster, IMO. The previous posters have it covered.

I can't believe noone mentioned this:   Swimming is very low-impact, and I fail to see any negative impact of the weight vest on your joints  for swim workouts.


Work those lungs, baby!

PS, red is the "sarcasm font" on BT, for any newbies who might have thought I was serious.

I would think the added weight while running would be bad on your joints knees, ankles, etc....

May cause injury.

I see a very negative impact, although it doesn't pertain to joints, you just sink a lot faster....

x whatever the count is. I have used a vest in strength training but never in s/b/r

ditto.

Personally I feel it big time when I gain a few pounds (5 or so) I could imagine it would feel the same with a weighted vest. My feet/knees/ankles hurt a lot more.

Also, for every extra pound of weight your body supports the impact forces increase significantly. (I believe for every pound of body weight the impact force is 4x this amount. ie 10 pounds of body weight = 40 pounds of impact force.) Ouch 

Try swimming in full sweats. You know the cotton kind.... WITH a HOOD. Oh yeah, it catches water!

After my coach tortured me with that for 6 weeks, for failing a class in H.S. I felt SUPER fast in the water! Doubt I got any faster, but it sure felt better! Ha!

So it is.   Thank you so much for pointing that out.

In addition to the extra pounding on your body, wearing a weighted vest will also mess with your running mechanics.