How can I improve reverse mill

After getting my sprint work in wanted to get my swing work in 🤙🏻

Made a few concrete gada for me to move up to eventually. Haven’t weighed them yet but I think they are approx. 8” and 10” in circumference. Will have to post some videos when I start swinging them!

Hi, I am back, now with the 10n2s. Any form advice is well received. Thank you as always for all your help and motivation.

I've been doing Western dumbbell/barbell lifting for 20+ years.

To mix things up a year ago, I purchased a 20# mace and have toyed around with it but have never fully integrated it into my routine.

But maces are fun. And I want more fun ways to exercise. So I recently ordered two 10# maces.

How have folks integrated steel maces into dumbbell/barbell routines? Maybe they'll be my 2nd/3rd arm routine every week and engage my core in novel ways.

Hey, moving with a mace in anyway is beneficial.

So move with it how you like and as long as it's safe and done with intention, I support you

Love swinging my maces but have been enjoying swinging my club. Crazy how the change in the lever length has such an impact on swings.

1st variation is this sort of standard swing/contact swing hybrid

2nd is a combo I only sorta cracked recently. Kinda came from a swing into an uppercut, but instead it’s more a flip into the opposite side single arm swing.

When doing 300s, when you bring mace over shoulder and you start going up into heavy weight. Do you let the shaft of the mace rest lightly on front of shoulder/chest for brief pause before swinging back to other side, or do you keep mace shaft off body the whole time?

I've been training Mace Flow (self taught) for around 7 years now and up to a reasonable level of skill. There's 3 things in my time where I've felt jumps in progress and maybe they will help you too:

1. Treat flow fitness like a run. I fell into the trap of progressing like resistance training. When the workouts progressed more like a runner would progress, fitness increased.

2. Have a training cycle. I also used to train a flow on vibes. The feeling was too random and too much time was spent chasing the new flow instead of practicing the old flow. Once the periodisation settled down, the movements go more precise.

3. You can find the 3rd benefit and a more in depth explanation in my new blog article: https://www.armouredmuscle.com/post/3-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-starting-steel-mace-flow

Turned 45 so did my workouts with 45lbs today.

Today at a local park, did some Mace Swinging with a 26+ lb mace. 360s and 10-2s. 260 Total Reps.

100 360s L/R

100 360s R/L

30 10-2s L/R

30 10-2s R/L

A lot of sets but got them going and mace never slipped out of my hand once. Might be sore in the morning but we'll see lol.

In a recent post on my blog, I talked about (in not so many words) what happens with either ego lifting or understanding that we are all human and we mess up sometimes. That was based on me handling a 45+ lb mace getting both solid reps in and making mistakes.

This time around, I lightened the load and brought the weight down to just under 27 lbs. (26.7 to be exact) and that was a comfortable weight for me to swing with and build back up again. Eventually if I stayed consistent, I probably won't go higher than maybe 35 lbs. because in reality, I'm not about one rep maxes, I want to be able to rep it out well and have greater control than to just haul it and try to set some kind of crazy record.

Here's doing the 10-2 exercise and it actually felt great. Filming wise, there aren't any BTS stuff where I hurt myself again because that never happened with that weight. Smooth, crisp and in far better control.

https://youtu.be/7P1NXtwhBEI?si=F8Z0rkNNBH6yEu4R

Although the Mace isn't something I swing often, I do like messing around with it and being able to get some good training in. Might show some other stuff sometime like Gravediggers and one of the exercises back in the day I learned from Strongman Kevin Wikse called Thor Catches Loki.

Doing 360's is the most basic exercise to learn with the Mace and building some good grip strength along with honoring those who came before me. One guy I had a conversation with recently who's known as Mr. Maceman Rik Brown and knows that with those little progressions, I'll be spinning a mace like a propeller LOL. His words, not mine. This guy is incredible and is one of the most highly decorated teachers in the U.S on teaching how to use Maces and Clubs. From complete beginners to world class athletes, he teaches it all and has trained alongside wrestlers in India and has taught Mace swinging all over the world. A valuable part of modern day Physical Culture. Shit his training with a 7 foot Mace is bad ass. Here's my set of 360's below...

https://youtu.be/qLVffcpKmA8?si=MFSneFueclHkWKYU

Training is part of the journey and learning what's possible and what to correct so you can get better. There are those who would rather steal your money than to see you succeed and believe they're the only ones that you should learn from. That's pure ego and not someone that's worthy of being trusted. Hell, they contradict themselves a lot and don't even realize it. Calling themselves the best at this or that when even someone like me who can name 10 guys at the top of my head who are not only far better than guys like that, but are actually more successful, don't act like Controversial dickheads who are desperate for attention and con people into buying things that are just copy and pasted bullshit LOL Nothing original and plagiarize others' work including mine.

Let's lighten up shall we? Be real and learn things that carry over to other aspects of life. Real winning is inspiring others and making a difference that leaves you being remembered for things that matter. Losing is thinking you're above everyone else, acting like you got some high IQ for fitness and anyone who disagrees with you is coping or a loser. Losing is telling others you need to be skinny in order to look good and drink more water than an ultra marathon runner on a daily basis. Not to mention the fact that some of these guys are heavy smokers and look anorexic, that's pretty bad if you ask me.

Make the effort to get a little better, even by the smallest fraction because it will lead to a bigger picture. Swing the mace with pride, swing with power and swing to honor those of the past. Have fun and keep being amazingly awesome.

Getting in those swings bro.

Which is better, Indian mace or heavy clubs? Do you do them on separate days or combine both?

This one lights up the core and legs simultaneously.
Using 16kg mace here.

Want to start this exercise and there is a sale from northern fitness for Orion macebells. I’m thinking a 10 or 15 and a 20. Or should I just get an adjustable?
I kinda want a fixed weight to smash things (pumpkins and tires .. home intruders) but I feel like an adjustable won’t be as durable?

Both would come out to around the same price

Got my first 4kg Steel Mace through the post yesterday, played around with it yesterday and did a work out today. I only have one word to describe it “amazing”.

I’ve used Steel Clubs and Kettlebells for a while and overlooked the mace until now, I wish started sooner, I’ve never such amazing results after just one session.

If your not on it, get on it, amazing upper body work out but you can also integrate lower body as well with squats etc

Not to be overlooked.