Well not really, but it maybe the bark is worse than the bite?
Fight or Slight: This Heavy Bag Hits Back
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History, hockey and Jersey Shore are rife with examples of the fuse-shortening effect an unrestrained barrage of trash talking can have. People get insulted, they get angry, they get in fights.
From the predictability of such primitive wiring comes opportunity, at least for London-based fitness center Gymbox. The gym has increased the hostility index of its Holborn location with the Human Punching Bag: an employee ensconced in a padded tube who taunts boxing clients as they pummel his cushioned torso. The invention is central to the Goadivation technique Gymbox created to keep those in its boxing workouts fired up.
We noticed that in combat classes, people fade near the end of the session, says Gymbox operational director David Cooper. The Human Punching Bags goading provokes and motivates them to fight through the fatigue. Its the same idea as having a trainer standing next to you and yelling. We just built a bag around the coach.
Full article at http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/1...-punching-bag/
I don't know about you guys, but I think this would be more annoying than anything.
Fight or Slight: This Heavy Bag Hits Back
History, hockey and Jersey Shore are rife with examples of the fuse-shortening effect an unrestrained barrage of trash talking can have. People get insulted, they get angry, they get in fights.
From the predictability of such primitive wiring comes opportunity, at least for London-based fitness center Gymbox. The gym has increased the hostility index of its Holborn location with the Human Punching Bag: an employee ensconced in a padded tube who taunts boxing clients as they pummel his cushioned torso. The invention is central to the Goadivation technique Gymbox created to keep those in its boxing workouts fired up.
We noticed that in combat classes, people fade near the end of the session, says Gymbox operational director David Cooper. The Human Punching Bags goading provokes and motivates them to fight through the fatigue. Its the same idea as having a trainer standing next to you and yelling. We just built a bag around the coach.
Full article at http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/1...-punching-bag/
I don't know about you guys, but I think this would be more annoying than anything.