The body is an amazing thing, it's adaptable, resilient, strong and durable. The trouble is, many these days have forgotten what it takes to maintain the body's abilities to strengthen those attributes and power up the qualities that keep things flowing even as we get older. The choices we make, no matter how small, can impact us later in life. It's about continuing the journey while challenging the norms.
That's one of the reasons why I love Hammer Workouts. They don't take very long but they make an impact with a vengeance literally and figuratively. Yesterday, I got in a 500 Rep Workout doing several exercises with my trusted Thor Hammers (13.8 lb & 30 lb Respectively). I did some filming beforehand, in a sense kind of a warm-up to showcase what I can still do, even though it may not seem like much. Doing one-handed & two-handed strikes on the tire to get some blood flowing.
The workout itself was a bit rough since it was more impromptu than anything. I was just planning on just smashing with fucking intensity but at the last minute decided to do some club-like swings with them to target my grip strength beyond just going after the tire like Gallagher with a watermelon. I did all of the exercises for 5 sets each, moving thousands of pounds in the process.
1st Exercise: One-Handed Tire Strikes
5 sets of 10 Per Hand
2nd Exercise: Two-Handed Strikes
5 sets of 10 Each Hand Over (Left Over Right, Right Over Left)
3rd Exercise: One-Handed Club Like Swings
5 sets of 10 going in one direction then the opposite per hand (Total 40 reps)
4th Exercise: Two-Handed 360s
5 sets of 10 Each Hand Over (10 L/R, 10 R/L)
Safe to say my forearms were pretty damn pumped afterwards and even struggled on a couple exercises but neither hammer left my hands when I did the exercises themselves. After each set, I would take a breather and walk around, thinking of the next set and dominating it with the best of intentions. The two handed strikes felt like a sprint cause of the speed I was going at and even just being in a stationary position, it was a doozer.
Doing the one handed stuff is not as easy as it looks especially when the handle is thicker than other implements like clubs and dumbbells, so you're engaging more while also maintaining balance and focus. The tire smashes one handed was nasty (for me at least) because trying to hold it in your weak hand and finding the right speed while gripping at the same time isn't a walk in the park. Your hand can slip at any moment and if you got sweaty palms, it can slide and maybe break skin that callous. So yeah, no chalk or gloves, just pure hand strength and making the most of what's possible in the moment.
Smash your goals like a fucking boss, get some hammers at Strongergrip.com and have fun building real world strength using kick ass custom equipment that makes your training look epic. Be amazingly awesome and continue your journey.
