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Sledgehammer and Tire!!

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:35 am
by KC 7707
Here is a video Ross Enamait has posted on his website that has a good setup for anyone that wants to try hitting a tire with their sledgehammer. There is something really satisfying about actually hitting something with a sledge.

http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/sledge2.html


BTW, this guy is the "s#?t" when it comes to hardcore conditioning, he puts out very good products and backs it up with great customer service.

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:03 am
by sgtrock
My wife and I destroyed a hard drive doing this. Fun as all hell, but watch out for your shins and beware of small metal fragments flying in your face! :D

I've also torn up the ground doing this.

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:09 am
by library_guy
Yeah. Ross is the guy who got me hitting the tire. What an athlete! I've got a semi tire on the rooftop. I use the 8 and 10 over the shoulder and switch sides. I do Tabata intervals with them a couple times a week. It's great for getting the heart rate up and the cool thing is that I feel like I have increased the dexterity of my left side. It's a great change of pace from my shovelglove moves and carrying the sandbag up the stairs. I try to keep everything in the 14 minute time frame.

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:38 pm
by swimfit
Tabata intervals? Are you a Crossfitter?

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:15 am
by library_guy
No. I’m not a crossfitter, but I do check out the site and have borrowed some ideas. After I saw the movie “300†and found out that the training regimen was basically rebranded crossfit, I was really tempted to go find a crossfit gym. I realized, however, that 6 days a week of super-intense training would ultimately be unsustainable for me. In the past my MO has been yo-yo exercise. I would go to the gym for 2 hours a day for 6 weeks and then just sit on my tail for 6 months. 5 days a week . . . 14 minutes a day . . . It provides me with a solid framework. Within the 14 minutes I can mix it up and add in some Tabata/metabolic conditioning stuff if I want. The useful movements with the hammer are awesome, but Reinhard’s time element truly deserves an award.

Sledgehammer and Tire

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:56 am
by Vladimir Sanchez
Over the past two months I too have been slinging a sledge like a maniac. I'm a fat guy that weighed 310 when I started my regimen. I have lost 25 lbs, my cardio has improved dramatically, and I notice I am losing most of the weight in the trunk/love handle region. I also have noticed an improvement in my sleep patterns and am dealing with stress/anger management problems much better.

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:09 pm
by reinhard
Welcome, Vladimir! And congratulations on your success so far -- both physical and psychological.

Swinging a sledge is better than therapy, ain't it?

Reinhard

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:13 pm
by reinhard
Just occurred to me that I never responded to the original post...

I would LOVE to actually smack things with a sledge. It's just so darn inconvenient in my little condo.

On the plus side, I think "catching" the sledge is actually great exercise.

More here:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=17301

Reinhard