I use a kb with a pullup strap, then use it on my forearm as close to the elbow as I can get it.One arm zercher with a bar?
I have mucho respect for your 30 and 35 lbs. mace work since getting my measly 15.Thurs 8/19
4 Rounds
Snatch 044 10/2 @ 24k
Mace M33 10/2
@ 30lb x 2 rounds
@ 35lb x 4 rounds
One arm Zercher squat Z33 5/2 @ 44k
4 rounds
Totals
80 snatch
120 mace
40 Z squat
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Thank you sir! How are you liking the 15 lb'er? Any elbow or other issues?I have mucho respect for your 30 and 35 lbs. mace work since getting my measly 15.
No, but I had used the 10# until it was feeling easy, or maybe light is a better word. The biggest adjustment is my lateral wrist/grip strength. The handle is a full 3/8" larger in diameter, I wasn't expecting that. I'm enjoying the added heft.Thank you sir! How are you liking the 15 lb'er? Any elbow or other issues?
My maces all have a 2" bamboo handle, they feel easy to grip with some chalk. Sometimes when rowing with mace a little hand fatigue will happen, though it's pretty mild.No, but I had used the 10# until it was feeling easy, or maybe light is a better word. The biggest adjustment is my lateral wrist/grip strength. The handle is a full 3/8" larger in diameter, I wasn't expecting that. I'm enjoying the added heft.
You know, that sounds about right. Everything you've told me about mace training has been accurate. Even though I have fairly large hands and fingers, I always preferred a thin-handled bat, when I played softball and baseball. My BIL, was a big baseball artifacts aficionado and had a couple of Babe Ruth's bats; the handles on his bats were absolute clubs. Babe's hand strength must have been impressive.My maces all have a 2" bamboo handle, they feel easy to grip with some chalk. Sometimes when rowing with mace a little hand fatigue will happen, though it's pretty mild.
Soon enough the 15 lb mace will feel light to you, the more you swing it, the faster you'll adapt (within reason). It sounds like you're taking your time and enjoying the ride with mace and training in general, all good stuff ?
Hand strength is never an issue for me due to decades of construction work, my dad had unbelievable hand strength, right up to when he passed in his sleep. He worked his whole life as a mechanic and owner of several different automotive businesses, his grip was crushing. I recently shook hands with a diesel mechanic, his hands were rock hard and have power to crush walnuts I reckon.You know, that sounds about right. Everything you've told me about mace training has been accurate. Even though I have fairly large hands and fingers, I always preferred a thin-handled bat, when I played softball and baseball. My BIL, was a big baseball artifacts aficionado and had a couple of Babe Ruth's bats; the handles on his bats were absolute clubs. Babe's hand strength must have been impressive.
You are describing my old man too…I recently shook hands with a diesel mechanic, his hands were rock hard and have power to crush walnuts I reckon.
Funny how real work builds some impressive hands. Years ago, I hired some tree "guys" to take down 9 tall pine trees, up to 80 feet tall. The boss was a stocky guy around 5-8 or 5-9, and he couldn't always use the bucket lift, so he'd climb them with a safety harness and good-sized chain saw strapped onto him. He'd hang onto the tree, holding the chainsaw in one hand. He shook my hand kind of casually, and you could feel the raw strength. The other guy I met was a dairy farmer(ever hear of farmer's carries?), and he was around 6'-6 and probably low 300's. His handshake felt like you were gripping a two-by-six.Hand strength is never an issue for me due to decades of construction work, my dad had unbelievable hand strength, right up to when he passed in his sleep. He worked his whole life as a mechanic and owner of several different automotive businesses, his grip was crushing. I recently shook hands with a diesel mechanic, his hands were rock hard and have power to crush walnuts I reckon.
Some are using fat grips for barbell work due to the hand benefits.