Everyday Systems

If it's hurting your wrists you are using more leverage than you can handle. I got sore wrists for the first few days and moved my hand much closer to the head of the sledgehammer to relieve the pressure in the wrist. Over only a few weeks I was easily able to move my hand further away again. Hmm, ...

Yeah, I was pretty concerned at first too, but I've tested them pretty thoroughly and they don't seem to be coming off. They're some very old, solid collars that you have to screw on, they might be better than some of the newer ones.

So I started about two months ago on an 8 lbs hammer. After about a month, I didn't really feel any challenge from that at all (I've already lifted weights for most of my life, so I might not have had a lot of adapting to do). I wanted to get a 15 lbs one, but the cost was rather insane, and the tho...

I did this for a while, but I found it really bothering my wrists and thought it felt somewhat dangerous (and it's even tougher now since my homemade hammer has a much thinner handle than a regular sledgehammer). Here is my wussy alternative for working the bicepts that I've started using: http://ti...