Have you ever used a medicine ball for exercise?
Those things are heavy! They've apparently been around since 1000 years before Christ!
What were they made of in the past? now they are all vinyl or some fake leather material
They were made of stuffed animal skins. Hippocrates was said to have prescribed them to patients.
i guess thats where "medicne" comes form. what would he tell them to do with them?
He had patients throw them in order to help with rehabilitation.
Geez. and we still do that today. Smart guy. Glad ours aren't made out of smelly animal skins though. I guess "weight training" really isn't too different from 100 - 1000 years ago
Yeah, certain sports like shot put have been around since the Olympics of ancient times. Dumbbells originated in the 18th century!
Dumbbells aren't that old compared to Medicine balls. Out of curiousity how old are barbells?
They became ubiquitous in the 20's. That's when Olympic weightlifting started to assume the form we know today.