16 Sledgehammer Exercises that aren't a Tire Swing

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4 жыл бұрын

Looking for a great total body workout you can do outside with minimal equipment? How about a workout that just makes you feel like a badass? Enter - the sledgehammer! As far as all-around strength tools, especially for your shoulders, forearms, abs, and overall core, the sledgehammer gets 5 stars!
Sledgehammers are a classic, simple tool which can be used for all kinds of exercises - practically no impact, they build strength, strength endurance, and can actually have a positive impact on your flexibility, helping your shoulders feel better than they have in years.
Bonus - since they're also excellent for grip work, making them a favorite of baseball players or grip athletes.
Exercises:
1. Offset Press
2. Offset Row
3. Front Hold
4. Side Hold
5. Behind the Back Pendulum Swing
6. Metronome
7. Pullover
8. Clean & Pullover
9. 10 to 2 Swing
10. 360 Swing
11. External Cast
12. Half Kneeling Uppercut Press
13. Pull Through Planks
14. Side Plank to T Raises
15. Levers and Rotations
16. Finger Walking
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@maedre3750 2 жыл бұрын

After doing these for a month I started to do these with a light sledge with slow movements while standing on one foot or balanced in some other way to engage core. This such a perfect warmup for lifting, or increase sledge size and get a full workout! Thanks for uploading!!

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

That's great news Stewart, I'm glad it's helped your training out! Good luck with everything and don't hesitate to reach out or give us some updates on training!

@entertainmentlover9649 3 ай бұрын

😊ñb

@jillinine8334 Жыл бұрын

there’s no strength like farmer strength, thank you for the movement examples, cant wait to get strong.

@VikingPerformanceTraining Жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure to have provided something worthy, I hope you've been doing well with it so far!

@oldkingcrow777 8 ай бұрын

I call it "corn-fed" strength

@dude55ist 8 ай бұрын

Lol it's true I was raised on construction sites. Those with vanity gym muscles could never keep up with the working man

@TheMikepatota 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being one of the only videos to not just have a tire. Good shit and I’ll be putting this to use immediately.

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, sorry to reply so late, but I appreciate the comment! One of my top priorities was to NOT use the tire... like you said, no one needs a video on that. The hammer is a good tool for specific accessory work or exercises for general fitness, so it can be used in a lot of ways. I hope training is going well!

@Bobo-ox7fj Жыл бұрын

I especially like the multiple angles you give. Clearly a lot of thought went into this video.

@blaksin 3 жыл бұрын

This Is AMAZING. Thank you. This is exactly the sledgehammer workouts I was looking for.

@VikingPerformanceTraining Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I hope it's been helpful!

@user-qc3ls4yu8h 3 жыл бұрын

Number 16 is seriously creative, great work.

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Tomara632 2 жыл бұрын

Finally... Some proper Viking exercises... Thanks.

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@johnnydio5803 4 ай бұрын

Great video sir .. frosty morning for a garden workout here in Dublin. Then chop some logs.

@keysorafan 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what i was looking for. The perfect forearm training

@VikingPerformanceTraining Жыл бұрын

Love forearm and grip training, it's like a forgotten piece of the puzzle in a lot of ways!

@CoreySpringer 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this

@2sepgorillas 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent range of exercises which I will be including in my workouts from now on. Thanks for posting.

@VikingPerformanceTraining Жыл бұрын

I hope you've been doing well with training!

@DanielLock-xy1ek 9 ай бұрын

Nice , I have a 25lb Odin Sledgehammer and 35 plates that I will eventually attach to them . This a great video for other workout’s to do thanks

@VikingPerformanceTraining 8 ай бұрын

Man, that'll be a great workout with that much weight and the added leverage!

@brucer99 7 ай бұрын

great moves, thanks

@bobm2368 5 ай бұрын

Really useful. Thanks

@Rowan1976 7 ай бұрын

Amazing I wouldn't have thought of half of these thank you.

@jonathankirk313 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@numinumful3815 2 жыл бұрын

best sledge exercise video i saw by far

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@nicolascage5323 2 жыл бұрын

Straight to he point. Thank you!

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!!

@rryanreid 3 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@3CreatureOfDarkness3 10 ай бұрын

great video. exactly what I was looking for. thanks bro

@VikingPerformanceTraining 8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@tonypoepoe3150 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir ! I’ll be using these workouts . Most of all I don’t need a tire . Limited space

@McSwordy 2 ай бұрын

This is awesome and you're a beast dude! 💪

@danielandresramirezromerogrip 3 жыл бұрын

New student, great video💪💪💪

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Daniel!

@theweaponscollectiveedge863 Жыл бұрын

I like the exercises, I will have to try some.

@RUGER5264 Жыл бұрын

I like these. Thank you! Will definitely be trying these out.

@VikingPerformanceTraining Жыл бұрын

I hope you've done well with them!

@sumandas9487 8 ай бұрын

@@VikingPerformanceTraining what is the weight of your sledge hammer ?

@Chad_Thundernuts 11 ай бұрын

Great video. I'm definitely going to work some of these moves into my training :)

@VikingPerformanceTraining 8 ай бұрын

Great, that's awesome!

@calvinspace 10 ай бұрын

Top video Geezer 👊🏾

@VikingPerformanceTraining 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it

@acci2003 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thats a hell of a lot of stones!

@VikingPerformanceTraining Жыл бұрын

Haha I appreciate it! And yep... that stone collection has definitely grown like a week! Over 20 I think from 80 to 419 for Atlas Stones, and there are at least a half dozen different size shaped and slab stones for more natural stone work too.

@SirDieALot666 Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this... The other day i saw a guy with a macebell but ican't afford a macebell do i thought sbout a sledge hammer snd here i got this video... Thanks i think tomorrow iam gonna buy a hammer

@WoodApe100 2 жыл бұрын

good for grip and wrists

@itsbjorn 6 ай бұрын

dette er den beste videoen for hammertrening!

@LukeandJaci 2 ай бұрын

No tire!!!! Ty!

@schizofrenzia1884 22 күн бұрын

Did martial arts all my life I love lifting but god damn I wanna train with weapons...that's my excuse...that's why I'm here watching this dope video

@dalehouseman8521 2 жыл бұрын

Love it , going to bye hammer tomorrow. Maybe I will take on my hiking trips. Lol. Might be good for hunting rabbit .

@lecobra418 Жыл бұрын

The front hold is a great exercise for shoulder instability, Weak shoulders will have a hard time maintaining the hammer straight and will constantly fight the hammer head from falling either sides and I'm pretty sure every muscles involved in shoulder stability (including deep muscles) get a good training that way just trying to maintain the hammer in front without falling. I ignore the weight of my sledgehammer, but I'm guessing it is 12lbs, the handle is really long and that's an old fashioned hammer (from the 30s' I guess), really beaten too but indestructible, I got it for 15€ with a pickaxe, I'm looking forward using it a lot along with my KB and a lot of bodyweight compound exercises such as pullups/chinups, pushups, dips... I'm back on that strict regiment for several weeks now and being sore, shaking, from an intense workout feels so good, I never realized how much I missed that feeling.

@VikingPerformanceTraining Жыл бұрын

It really is, great points! It's one of my favorite parts about exercises a little "outside the norm" is how practically every exercise uses stabilizers, so the workouts are IMO much more effective than trying to isolate. Thanks for commenting!

@wetporkchops420 8 ай бұрын

My watch fits now after several months and I made great gains doing these, pull ups and push ups

@capthappy345 3 ай бұрын

Good 1

@itinerantpoet1341 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT form. This guy could wield a war hammer for real, or a 10lb Zweihänder.

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

I have serious appreciation for this comment!!

@paraworth 2 жыл бұрын

You’re the sledgehammer man.

@vladtheimpaler9118 Жыл бұрын

Genius

@drewlytle2281 3 жыл бұрын

I just bout a 6lb sledge and I'll be trying this gradually. My goal is once I'm good with the 6lb I'll buy an 8lb and balance the two and keep working my way up.

@robertalexander7661 7 ай бұрын

All are great movements. Why not turn the hammer head sideways (across), one runs less of a risk of getting bonked by the hammer head?

@kevinberry2754 4 ай бұрын

Thanks I have the sledge hammer but don't have a tire yet.

@serenityinside1 9 ай бұрын

These are great .. I think 🤔. How about the camera like 100 feet nearer please dude ?!!

@VikingPerformanceTraining 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that advice, this was an early attempt so going to get better at camera work!

@matthewsalvador9783 4 жыл бұрын

I get made fun of cuz my little size and my way of swing an sledge. I want to be better, how many reps and how long should I do these ??

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan, sorry to take so long to reply! Exercises like sledgehammer exercises don't necessarily have prescribed "sets x reps" since they're such a different type of movement than traditional weights or machines. For the easier ones, I would say sets of anywhere from 15-50 (very advanced), for the harder exercises just try to do 1-2 more repetitions each workout or each week for a while. In general if you can put together a workout that makes you feel like you're working with a mix of these exercises, and increase the amount of sets/reps you're doing by 10% each week for a while, you'll make a lot of progress!

@Chopper140 11 ай бұрын

I saw this title as soon as I was wondering if there was any content on this haha

@thecrowrains 4 ай бұрын

In a roundabout way I started to research hammer workouts after following Tank Tolman on facebook. Some hammers his facebook wall advertises are understandably priced outside some folk's budget given fine craftsmanship those "Mjolnir" style exercise hammers that are out there, hand forged. So I meandered over to Amazon and Lowe's sites and nicely priced retail. Further search led to you. I've subscribed to your KZfaq channel! Newbie question as an older athlete in his 50s = what weight of sledge hammer are you using? Do you recommend against sledge hammer exercises for someone my age? Thank you. ~ Eric

@derkahderkah 6 ай бұрын

What size would you recomend for a relitvley fit 220lb man. Thanks alot

@felixneuhauser3198 3 жыл бұрын

Which Sledgehammer weight is the best for sledgehammer beginners but trained people ?

@patrickmurphy1218 3 жыл бұрын

8 pound sledgehammer

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

New hammer trainees are usually best suited with an 8-10lb hammer, while stronger trainees typically get good workouts with 12lb. After that you can REALLY level up the intensity with 16lb hammers!

@FUNWERT Жыл бұрын

How heavy is it? Or how heavy it should be?

@HiteshHChandwani 2 жыл бұрын

Please tell me the weight of the sledgehammer ! Thats the most important factor. I wanna workout like this !!!!

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

This one is a 10-pounder I believe, 6-12 pounders are a great range to do A LOT!

@rickmaldoo4205 4 ай бұрын

I was hoping for some tire combat

@eddygarcia9360 2 жыл бұрын

What’s a good LENGTH handle for someone 5’9? I’m planning on getting a 10lb. Length says 34’, but the one in your video looks LONG lol

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

That's actually about right, it's just perception haha!!! Our hammers at the gym are in the 33-35" range, from tip to tail.

@marcoscampos6851 3 жыл бұрын

Really good workout! . What's the weight of the hammer ?

@code3xiv 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like 8lb

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

This one was an 8 pounder, don't forget that not only the weight but also the DISTANCE you hold from the end of the hammer are great ways to scale difficulty up or down! Thanks for watching!

@code3xiv 3 жыл бұрын

@@VikingPerformanceTraining Could only do half of what you did there with my 8lbs Hahaha

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

@@code3xiv It's all a forward progress game haha!

@davidfinkes 3 жыл бұрын

10/10

@VikingPerformanceTraining 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David!

@davidfinkes 3 жыл бұрын

@@VikingPerformanceTraining thank you for the video

@oscar_jjuarez5266 Жыл бұрын

💪

@blaksin 3 жыл бұрын

Mate is there any way to stop the skin from your hand coming off? I get major blisters, puts me out for a while, it sux

@alrivers2297 3 жыл бұрын

Either wear some sort of gloves or put grip tape around the handle

@tysongibson6941 2 жыл бұрын

For females that want to maintain smoother hands gloves are always good. For men, i recommend powering through and getting the calluses 💪

@Lardfist0 7 ай бұрын

Check out Mark Wildman to see how to exercise with a steel mace

@midnightaustin9287 3 жыл бұрын

lol the row

@AlexCowlesMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Time to start training for GONDOR.

@VikingPerformanceTraining 2 жыл бұрын

Yessss!

@ahmadelshbasy3222 3 жыл бұрын

Hm does this hammer weight , please ?

@danielvanvik899 3 жыл бұрын

8 pounds/ 3.6 Kg

@pabloquijadasalazar7507 8 ай бұрын

Started doing with with an 8 lbs sledgehammer, after doing no exercise for a few years… take your time fellas, the pain is not worth the ego’s pride…

@jdizzle75 3 жыл бұрын

Broooo. Went and got a 10 pound sledge to do these with holy hell its harder than he makes it look.

@jdizzle75 3 жыл бұрын

Im 10 mins into doing thrse drills and im beat. This is way harder than i thought cant wait to see some results lol

@blaksin 3 жыл бұрын

Mines 8lb/3600grams and its way heavy enough. I like increasing the torque in and out to change it up

@jdizzle75 3 жыл бұрын

@@blaksin im up to a 20 lb hammer for the swings and use the 10 lb for the other excercises i dont see much weight loss tho as i had hoped for

@alrivers2297 3 жыл бұрын

@@jdizzle75 these are more for building strength than losing weight. What your eating is more important for that. Stay away from added sugars, simple carbs and fast food.

@TexZenMaster 3 жыл бұрын

@@jdizzle75 If you're still trying to lose weight; I've found the formula and it is quite simple. Eat less! It sounds over-simplified, but I cut my calories to 250-300 per meal and lost 82 pounds in 3.5 months. I can see my six-pack again after years at a 44" waist. My disabled cousin is unable to exercise, but still lost 97 pounds so far in the past 5 months using this method. You might be more irritable when dieting so heavily; A full belly gives that serotonin boost and being without it is like quitting smoking when it comes to attitude.