Steel Maces Are The #1 Training Tool For Developing Bullet Proof Shoulders, a Strong Core & a Powerful Grip.
The Highly Versatile Mace Is Also Perfect For Challenging Every Muscle In The Body With Fun Full-Body ‘Steel Mace Flow’ Workouts!
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Benefits of Steel Mace Training
- Enhanced Grip Strength & Endurance: Unlike kettlebells, dumbbells, and barbells that rely on skeletal support, steel maces necessitate active engagement of forearm flexors to maintain a firm grip and preventing slippage through the fingers.
- Fun Full Body Flow Workouts: The steel mace allows for the seamless chaining of movements, creating captivating flow workouts that blend three or more exercises into a single fluid sequence. This approach not only ensures a dynamic and engaging session but also delivers highly effective results.
- Build Core Stability: Mace training engages your core while standing on two feet, mimicking the natural human movement pattern. This style of training promotes core strength that align with everyday activities.
- Joint and Tissue Decompression: Unlike traditional strength exercises that exert compressive force on joints which can cause excessive compression. Mace swinging has a decompressive effect on joints and elongates connective tissues, contributing to joint health.
- Robust Shoulder Strength, Stability & Mobility: Steel maces excel in developing circular shoulder strength, a movement that is not normally trained with conventional strength training. The control required to accelerate and decelerate these tools at speed translates to improved shoulder resilience, stability, and mobility, which is beneficial to many sports.
- Multi-Dimensional Movement: The mace targets multiple planes of movement, encompassing the often overlooked frontal and transverse planes. This comprehensive approach stands in contrast to most traditional strength programs which are mostly linear.
- Strong Rotational Strength: Perfect for swinging, throwing, and twisting exercises the steel mace is excellent for developing rotational force (torque). This training tool is among the few that effectively challenge the body to move within rotational patterns, taking transverse plane training to unprecedented heights.
What Size Steel Mace Should I Start With?
If you haven’t trained with a leveraged tool like a steel mace or steel club before, they can feel very awkward to begin with. A 4kg steel mace feels very different to a 4kg dumbbell or 4kg kettlebell because the point of contact is much further away from the centre of mass.
By gripping the macebell closer to the head (choking up), you can shorten the leverage thus decreasing the difficultly of the exercise.
It’s always best to start with a light weight at first, then increase the weight once you’ve mastered how to control, stabilise and move the mace dynamically.
What is a Steel Mace?
The Mace, also referred to as a Steel Mace, Macebell and Gada (in India), has been around for thousands of years.
This weapon of war has been used in battle by Hindu warriors 2000 years ago, the Persians 1000 years ago and the Europeans in the 12th Century.
Due to the offset load unevenly distributed in the head of the mace, the Pelwhani wrestlers of India have been training with the ‘Gada’ for centuries to build shoulder strength, increase shoulder mobility and improve grip and rotational core strength.
And now, this ultimate unconventional strength training tool is making a comeback with many personal trainers, wrestlers, and athletes making the Steel Mace a staple part of their functional strength programs.
How Do I Swing a Steel Mace?
Traditional Steel Mace Exercises
The steel mace 360 and 10-to-2 are traditional gada movements. Both of these exercises are excellent for building bullet proof shoulders, a powerful grip and strong core.
But, the steel mace isn’t limited to just working the grip and shoulders, it’s a fantastically versatile tool that can be used many ways to create fun full body workouts.