Adjustable Mace Trainer | Exercise Steel Clubs | Healthy Shoulders
Owner of ADEX Club, Don Giafardino, shows an effective upper body workout using one weighted club. All sets have a one-minute rest time AFTER both the right and left movements have been performed.
Clubs are a beautiful way to strengthen and develop power throughout the body while increasing cognitive awareness. Train as if you were training with a weapon for battle. Perform crisp clean movements, keeping shoulders packed down and good posture.
Steel Mace HIIT Training can be a welcome alternative to the endless Stairmaster, Treadmill, or Running Cardio Sessions – which are good but if you really want to eliminate some body fat get into HIIT Training with Steel Clubs or Steel Maces. It’s like running for your upper body, well, almost and Done in 20 Minutes!!
If you’re like me and don’t have the interest to run for long distances but would like a Challenging, Simple, 1 Exercise Cardio or MetCon Workout look no further – Steel Clubs and Maces Can Do That For You!
This workout is based on a Steel Mace 10 to 2 or a Steel Club Halo/Shield Cast. 1 Exercise.
The Set/Rep Scheme goes like this; for Steel Mace Perform 10 Ten to Two’s OR for Steel Club Perform 10 Halo/Shield Casts. Remember – a pass to the Left and a pass to the right equal 1 Rep. 1 + 1 = 1
Beginners 10 Sets of 10 Reps with 1 Minute Rest Between Sets
Intermediate 15 Sets of 10 Reps w/45 Second Rest
Advanced 20 Sets of 10 Reps w/30 Second Rests
Here is an at-home or at the gym workout your can do with your ADEX Club and/or Mace.
8-10 Rounds:
-10 ADEX Club Front Swings
-10 ADEX Mace 360’s or 10 ADEX Club Halos
Switching Gears and heading back into the Heavier Club and Mace Training. The workouts will have Numbered Titles to make easy reference to them. These next few weeks of workouts are going to be a combination of heavy, more complete body workouts with some new adaptations to keep the mind/body connection.
You can Perform This Workout with Single or Double Clubs. Follow along beginning with Today’s Club and Mace Training. Stay Safe – Be sure to keep good posture, shoulders pressed downward toward the rear pockets, and use a weight that is challenging yet still allowing for good form. Be sure your training area is clear and free of anything including other people and pets.
Train hard. Train Smart. This is a timed workout and can be used as a benchmark to test progress throughout the year – we will discuss this in a future workout blog post and why it is imperative to use consistent metrics when tracking athletic ability.
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Red – Everyone Follows
Orange – Beginners
Blue – Advanced
Equipment Needed;
1 or 2 clubs Matched Weight 20lbs Rx Adv/Int Men 12.5lbs Adv/Int Women
Mace 20lbs Adv/Int Men 15lbs Adv/Int Women
See the Exercises Here;
Basic Warm Up
5 Push Ups or Press Ups
1 Min Elbow Plank
30 Sec Side Plank – Each Side
1 Min Yoga Child Pose
1 Min Downward Dog
30 Sec Back Bridge
Beginners
10 Front Swings Single or Double Clubs
10 Front Swing to Cleans Single or Double Clubs
10 Mace Rear Pendulum Swings
Done for 5 Rounds Time Cap of 15 Minutes
Intermediate/Advanced
10 Double Front Swings Rx Weight Men@ 20lbs Women @12.5lbs
10 Double Long Cycle
20 360’s Rx Mace Weight Men @ 20lbs Women @ 15lbs
Done for 6 Rounds Time Cap 19 MInutes
Develop Core Stability and Strength Plus Work That 6 Pack with This Simple Exercise. Begin with a light club or mace to ‘feel’ the muscles working before you try heavier weights. Remember to keep shoulders pushed downward and a neutral spine, shoulders over hips, hips over knees. Turn slightly (about 30 degrees from center) while keeping the hips immobile and facing forward. Make sure that the rotation is in the thoracic (above the lower ribs) spine and not in the lumbar (small of the back) spine from keeping the hips facing forward, abdominals locked, and feet slightly less than shoulder width apart. An indicator of good form is not feeling any torquing in the knees – all motion is above the navel.
Work this into your routine by performing:
5 Sets of 10 reps in each direction daily with
30 secs of rest between sets.