Since I got this new Sledgehammer, I've just been going crazy with it. After doing a 1000 Rep Workout with it, I decided it needed to put on a little weight, so I fed it some Lead Shot. After some time, it now weighs 25 lbs which is the same number for my favorite baseball player growing up Barry Bonds. I originally nicknamed the hammer Lou Seal after the Giants Mascot but now with his weight gain, might as well name him Big Barry; if it weighed 24 lbs, it would be a toss up between Big Willie or the Say Hey Hammer (Willie Mays #24) but I think people might get the wrong context if it was Big Willie.
I had some shot left over so I thought I'd feed the rest to Big Bertha (Epic Sledgehammer) and boy, the old lady can pack a wallop. She went from 59 lbs to approx 73 lbs. Just moving that thing was a chore but for this particular Hammer, its not meant for conditioning, just pure strength. Although if you were to lift and slam it down or reps, you will feel it and you will be breathing hard, it's a full body movement. The coincidence of the 73 lb hammer is that it's the same number of Homeruns Barry Bonds hit in a single season and no one has touched it since 2001.
Hammers are one of the best tools to build real world strength and conditioning. What boy or man doesn't want to hit things or smash something into an oblivion? It's in our DNA to have some form of aggression but it does need to be channeled to be useful and not for going berserk and trying to kill anyone. Hammers are a cheap form of therapy in my opinion. The testosterone results alone would be worth it, not to mention having a killer metabolism and muscles that actually do something instead of looking good. Have you ever wanted to shake the hand of a person who trains or works with hammers? I didn't think so.
For Big Barry, every now and then I'd swing it like a Mace to get some core and upper body conditioning. A hammer is not just something to hit a tire with, it's a tool that has many exercises to choose from and can be done just about anywhere (as long as you don't drop it). I don't know if Big Bertha could be handled like a Mace, it would take some serious strength and power and very few people on the planet can probably do it but I have yet to see it. For me, every few days or so would be good to get one of the hammers out. I've been going nuts ever since I got Big Barry a few days ago and it may be time to take a day off so I don't overwhelm the tendons and ligaments along with creating back issues. The guys who work with hammers day in and out have my outmost respect and to be able to do that for years on end is freaking nuts.
Whether it's Big Barry or Big Bertha, these hammers pack a punch and are great tools to create some serious muscle and strength building. After messing with them for a while, your forearms might get inflated and look like Popeye Arms. Think of the grip strength being developed and having a hell of an appetite after a workout. Don't be surprised that after a workout, you'll be eating like an NFL Lineman. God I think after one workout I had a 12 oz steak, 5-7 fried eggs, a bowl of cereal and 3 tall glasses of milk and didn't feel full. Hammer away my friends and have fun.
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