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Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« on: October 14, 2012, 04:51:45 AM »
I've been using this as part of my training for just over a month... obviously I am not a BBer and I'm loving the sledge...

i don't have a huge tire (no space in the condo) so I use 2 x 22" used truck tires, stacked (bolted together)

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2012, 05:08:49 AM »
Used a sledge hammer before but not hitting tyres ...lol  but it is a full body workout in itīs own and is hard work. gripping the sledge hammer is hard after a while...outstanding training, infact i might just see if i can do it myself WOOO.. ;D

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2012, 06:05:33 AM »
i have 3 hammers now... my original 10lb, a 20lb and a 25kg sledge...

the 25kg is hilarious...

i vary whether i'm going for reps/time (lighter) or a rep specific (heavier)

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2012, 06:06:56 AM »
Fuck sake WOOO... you will look like Pop Eye... ;D

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2012, 09:52:05 AM »
the first i started hitting the tires with the 25kg sledge i was worried that the 30" of tires + the 4 rubber tiles under them wasn't enough to protect my floor...

so far, it appears to be enough  ;D

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2012, 04:52:42 AM »
We still break out concrete driveways the old fasioned way with a wrecking bar and a sledgehammer, its great excercise, half a day of doing it most mondays is enough in my case, and after a few months of not doing it you can certainly feel it when you go back to it.

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2012, 04:48:12 PM »
I was under the impression that possessing a sledge hammer was illegal in Canada?

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2012, 02:09:16 AM »
I was under the impression that possessing a sledge hammer was illegal in Canada?

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Only if its and assault sledge hammer. Or an MC Hammer.

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2012, 10:50:31 AM »
Only if its and assault sledge hammer. Or an MC Hammer.

hahah!!

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2013, 06:52:29 AM »
Here are my babies btw. 12lb regular hammer for cardio. 10kg (22lb) specialty hammer for warm ups. 25kg (55lb) monster for work sets.

Swinging that thing into a tire is as much fun as fucking. Period. No homo...

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2013, 06:57:58 AM »
look nice .. i would do descending sets with them to failure. I mean you must have good grip and forearm strength.

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2013, 12:47:10 PM »
Only if its and assault sledge hammer. Or an MC Hammer.

haha damn, that cracked me up a second time!!  ;D

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2013, 12:53:52 PM »
and thor by the grace of God

I'm loving the wedge...
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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2013, 01:14:49 PM »
look nice .. i would do descending sets with them to failure. I mean you must have good grip and forearm strength.


Not a bad idea. I do the cardio version as a 5 minute sprint now trying to maximize the number of hits I can get in 5 minutes. I always want to puke by the end.

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Re: Does anyone else do sledgehammer training?
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2013, 01:16:09 PM »
haha damn, that cracked me up a second time!!  ;D


Yeah it cracked me up too. But I am used to laughing at my own jokes...  :-\