Thank you so much for this channel, your expertise, and your willingness to share it all with us. Until the day we all turn into Batman or whatever our respective superheroes are - you're the best and we appreciate you. 🎉
I’m loving these rotational drills. Rotation has been completely missing from my training so these are much needed. I can’t get over how much heavy club training fixes body movement. Thanks Mark!
Thank you Mark for your wonderful channel. You're the reason I created a UA-cam account so I could like your videos and leave comments. Countless people benefit from your knowledge and experience. I know my fitness has improved so much since I stumbled on your channel during the pandemic. Happy Thanksgiving and all the best to you and the Wildman family.
Thank you Mark - amazing work - I try to buy all your stuff - just haven't got around to doing all the programs yet. So much to look forward to. I hear there's some weird holiday on your side of the pond so Thank you again and Take A Day Off!!
You're the best Mark! Thank you for everything you've done for me and everyone else. I can now do 20 sets of 5/5 reps of OC, IC and SCs with a 10kg heavy club. Once again, thank your making it possible for me to become healthy!
Recently changed my karate school to one that also teaches BJJ(Pedro Sauer). So now I’m doing both. I don’t really care about belts…..just thankful for your instruction(videos and plans) . I feel able to give it a go.
Thanks for everything, Coach. You are truly a life changer, a force for good continually challenging us to live our best lives and be more human. I hope to pass the skills down the line and help you make the world a better place.
Used to do a similar movement with a single arm and Gold's Gym kettlebell. I would set the kettlebell to the side and front of one foot and reach over with the opposite arm. It would tire me out big time, lol. I can see now that using two arms, swing dissipation, and the feet straight ahead cue would have made the exercise more enjoyable and safer for me when I did this years ago.
These are important drills for sports like judo. There are a set of throws that use parallel feet in a narrow stance but still require you to turn your hips and all that rotation is generated from the knees.
I really like the idea of starting with the club to the outside of the foot. With the weight in a fixed position that is mimicking a point in the movement, it allows you to check all the finer points of your posture of your shoulders and make sure your arms are straightened, before you 'pick-up' the weight. Ordinarily you are limited to checking your technique while in the middle of movements (which will always be a constant of course), whereas this starting point is kind of like having hit the 'pause' button in the middle of one of the movements, so you can double check your posture before applying the load.
Another great video! Thanks so much for all the work you are doing to help inform and strengthen the world. Excited to see all the work you have put into The Basis of Strength program. I'm sure many of us would be happy to support you more with a paid subscription through UA-cam or Patreon. Which could allow you the additional support without interrupting getting your information to those who are unable to pay.
@Mark Wildman My thumbs get sore and stiff-not necessarily immediately after training with clubs and bells. Is that normal, or is it arthritis, or both? What helps? Soaking in hot water?
Big question. It could be how you are closing your hand. It could be all the things you listed. Too many variables for me to say. But it is common for the thumb pad to hurt and where your calluses are tells a lot about what part of your hand you are using
The palm where the fingers start is definitely the bottom of a kb clean, or a snatch. I got that for years till I focused more on grip. What kind of bells do you have. That happens a lot with hard style bells. Usually this comes from snatch training heavy weights
The one on the web of your hand almost certainly means your knuckles aren’t level when you are decelerating your club in any catch in order. I’m willing to bet that your top knuckle (pointer finger) is out of line with the other three knuckles on order catches.
@@MarkWildman thanks! I’m using the Kettlebell Kings adjustable competition kettlebell for goblet squats, halos, two-hand swings and around-the-world. I’m using Adex club for inside circle, outside circle and shield cast. PS: The issue I’m wondering about is potential stress on the structure of the thumbs, as they have been stiff and achy-particularly the right. If they’re that way because of bad form I’d like to fix that. If not unusual and not from bad form then wondering if hot and cold are best recovery methods. Hot soak seems helpful. PPS: Thanks again! I think my comments are all (both) still there. If I can buy you dinner or sous vide a steak for you sometime you’re in the Denver area let me know! I'm near Red Rocks. I prep a pretty good 36-hour medium rare chuck roast that’s more like rib roast. I can bring it to you, no strings. Love what you’re doing.
For disc golf. This one is fundamental. It has everything but the arm coil and snap at the end. This feels easy for me, except keeping my knees bent as much as possible(the same as in disc golf.) Feeling the weight pulling your body around is amazing to me. In DG we only have a 175g object, so we get no feedback, except by watching the flight and guessing what happened.
Ok, I'll ask, what happened numero 4 ( about different ROM for each top-hand), interesting discussion.... Thinking around the ROM with clubs also, maybe Dan John's over-squat ROM routine with a dowel sparked + this channel exploring movemen = dropping this here out of genuine interest..... Using light stick / pvc length / what-have-you so you can hold the movement, to highlight the extra difficulty (ROM), for two of the four clubbell high-swing variations ( left low[short]-hand while rotated to left & right low-hand while rotated to right). • Using your left-hand as the high-hand, arms straight, point the stick straight ahead, parallel to ground. • Rotate fully to your left-side keeping the arms straight ( high-swing position); the low-hand arm is on the outside ( the right side of body ) • While maintaining the arms out-stretched; switch high and low hands leaving shoulders / torso in same positions, the low-hand is now on the inside ( left-side of body). For many people this switch will result in the low-hand arm bending to some degree. • Now straighten the low-hand arm while focussing on the shoulder-girdle / back to observe. Many will see an increased activation on the left-side ( pull into left shoulder etc ) and a corresponding stretching of the right back / hip, all represents this extra ROM required • Vice-versa right-side. There isn’t the same ROM change feeling for me when doing same routine in the low position, maybe the hip-hinge changes the dynamics. Not sure how useful this would be as a mobility tool, but it gets across the different ROMs required and possible asymmetries while holding the position.
I feel kind of dumb asking this question but is this less or more advanced than inside/outside circles? Or just completely different because it’s two hand instead of single arm?
Any word from Adex about when they will have the Wildman Edition Adex Club back in stock? The handle thickness looks perfect for me and I want to buy a set, but it hasn’t been available.
Another 100 club handles are supposed to be delivered from the factory…. Nowish? This week but it’s a holiday. Small batch manufacturing is less predictable than I’d like but it’s a process of learning
@@TomGally Definitely make sure you're signed up for the phone text / SMS alerts if you're wanting to know when stuff comes back in. I've reliably been at least able to see stuff before it sells out when I get the text. :D
Perfect, thanks for this series Mark! Looking forward to following along through the whole thing. Here's a gadget that might be useful > ua-cam.com/video/ZFrze9eY9o0/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for this channel, your expertise, and your willingness to share it all with us. Until the day we all turn into Batman or whatever our respective superheroes are - you're the best and we appreciate you. 🎉
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I’m loving these rotational drills. Rotation has been completely missing from my training so these are much needed. I can’t get over how much heavy club training fixes body movement. Thanks Mark!
Thank you for putting out all this useful information! Happy Thanksgiving!
Loving this new club series.
Thank you for the wonderful content! Your impact on the community is immeasurable and more appreciated than you could know.
Thank you Mark for your wonderful channel. You're the reason I created a UA-cam account so I could like your videos and leave comments. Countless people benefit from your knowledge and experience. I know my fitness has improved so much since I stumbled on your channel during the pandemic. Happy Thanksgiving and all the best to you and the Wildman family.
I love your videos. Every time I watch one I am amazed how much detail you can pass on so clearly and effectively in under 10 minutes. Thank you!
Thank you Mark - amazing work - I try to buy all your stuff - just haven't got around to doing all the programs yet. So much to look forward to. I hear there's some weird holiday on your side of the pond so Thank you again and Take A Day Off!!
Enjoyable to examine these clubbell movements built from the ground up, all the valuable cues on form and breathing.
Cheers.
Thanks so much for all your teaching Mark. I've learned a ton and love club and mace work now!
You're the best Mark! Thank you for everything you've done for me and everyone else. I can now do 20 sets of 5/5 reps of OC, IC and SCs with a 10kg heavy club.
Once again, thank your making it possible for me to become healthy!
That’s what we like to hear.
Thanks for all of the inspiration and guidance. You have made a big impact on me
Thanks Mark! Can’t wait to get started with clubs, really appreciate you and what you do.
This series is great. Started doing more with clubs lately, looking forward to some work on these fundamentals.
MW, providing the tools, cues and numbers you need to turn your fitness goals into a real plan! Thanks 😀
Recently changed my karate school to one that also teaches BJJ(Pedro Sauer). So now I’m doing both. I don’t really care about belts…..just thankful for your instruction(videos and plans) . I feel able to give it a go.
Thanks for everything, Coach. You are truly a life changer, a force for good continually challenging us to live our best lives and be more human. I hope to pass the skills down the line and help you make the world a better place.
I will take all the help I can get
I second that!
Used to do a similar movement with a single arm and Gold's Gym kettlebell. I would set the kettlebell to the side and front of one foot and reach over with the opposite arm. It would tire me out big time, lol. I can see now that using two arms, swing dissipation, and the feet straight ahead cue would have made the exercise more enjoyable and safer for me when I did this years ago.
Love your channel!
These are important drills for sports like judo. There are a set of throws that use parallel feet in a narrow stance but still require you to turn your hips and all that rotation is generated from the knees.
Awesome info as always. Thanks for everything you do!!
Hey Mark
Thank you for putting all this information into the Wild
Would you recommend to do this movement with the inverted hand position also?
Define inverted hand position
@@MarkWildman You covered it in todays video (2 Hand Heavy Club 4). Thanks!
I have been following your channel for two years and a half. I have learned so much. Thank you for everything and Happy Thanksgiving.
At this point you should be a better coach than anyone at any gym you go to. That’s the point. Thanks for sticking with me
you da man Mark 👍
I really like the idea of starting with the club to the outside of the foot. With the weight in a fixed position that is mimicking a point in the movement, it allows you to check all the finer points of your posture of your shoulders and make sure your arms are straightened, before you 'pick-up' the weight. Ordinarily you are limited to checking your technique while in the middle of movements (which will always be a constant of course), whereas this starting point is kind of like having hit the 'pause' button in the middle of one of the movements, so you can double check your posture before applying the load.
Fantastic!!!
Another great video! Thanks so much for all the work you are doing to help inform and strengthen the world. Excited to see all the work you have put into The Basis of Strength program.
I'm sure many of us would be happy to support you more with a paid subscription through UA-cam or Patreon. Which could allow you the additional support without interrupting getting your information to those who are unable to pay.
@Mark Wildman My thumbs get sore and stiff-not necessarily immediately after training with clubs and bells. Is that normal, or is it arthritis, or both? What helps? Soaking in hot water?
Big question. It could be how you are closing your hand. It could be all the things you listed. Too many variables for me to say. But it is common for the thumb pad to hurt and where your calluses are tells a lot about what part of your hand you are using
The palm where the fingers start is definitely the bottom of a kb clean, or a snatch. I got that for years till I focused more on grip. What kind of bells do you have. That happens a lot with hard style bells.
Usually this comes from snatch training heavy weights
The one on the web of your hand almost certainly means your knuckles aren’t level when you are decelerating your club in any catch in order. I’m willing to bet that your top knuckle (pointer finger) is out of line with the other three knuckles on order catches.
I think I accidentally deleted one of your comments about callouses locations. My bad
@@MarkWildman thanks!
I’m using the Kettlebell Kings adjustable competition kettlebell for goblet squats, halos, two-hand swings and around-the-world. I’m using Adex club for inside circle, outside circle and shield cast.
PS: The issue I’m wondering about is potential stress on the structure of the thumbs, as they have been stiff and achy-particularly the right. If they’re that way because of bad form I’d like to fix that. If not unusual and not from bad form then wondering if hot and cold are best recovery methods. Hot soak seems helpful.
PPS: Thanks again! I think my comments are all (both) still there. If I can buy you dinner or sous vide a steak for you sometime you’re in the Denver area let me know! I'm near Red Rocks. I prep a pretty good 36-hour medium rare chuck roast that’s more like rib roast. I can bring it to you, no strings. Love what you’re doing.
Learned dissipating the energy. Never thought of that Mark.
For disc golf. This one is fundamental. It has everything but the arm coil and snap at the end.
This feels easy for me, except keeping my knees bent as much as possible(the same as in disc golf.)
Feeling the weight pulling your body around is amazing to me. In DG we only have a 175g object, so we get no feedback, except by watching the flight and guessing what happened.
Thanks for this - awesome series so far. Where is video 4 though? In the playlist it says' 1 unavailable video is hidden'
Ok, I'll ask, what happened numero 4 ( about different ROM for each top-hand), interesting discussion....
Thinking around the ROM with clubs also, maybe Dan John's over-squat ROM routine with a dowel sparked + this channel exploring movemen = dropping this here out of genuine interest.....
Using light stick / pvc length / what-have-you so you can hold the movement, to highlight the extra difficulty (ROM), for two of the four clubbell high-swing variations ( left low[short]-hand while rotated to left & right low-hand while rotated to right).
• Using your left-hand as the high-hand, arms straight, point the stick straight ahead, parallel to ground.
• Rotate fully to your left-side keeping the arms straight ( high-swing position); the low-hand arm is on the outside ( the right side of body )
• While maintaining the arms out-stretched; switch high and low hands leaving shoulders / torso in same positions, the low-hand is now on the inside ( left-side of body). For many people this switch will result in the low-hand arm bending to some degree.
• Now straighten the low-hand arm while focussing on the shoulder-girdle / back to observe. Many will see an increased activation on the left-side ( pull into left shoulder etc ) and a corresponding stretching of the right back / hip, all represents this extra ROM required
• Vice-versa right-side.
There isn’t the same ROM change feeling for me when doing same routine in the low position, maybe the hip-hinge changes the dynamics.
Not sure how useful this would be as a mobility tool, but it gets across the different ROMs required and possible asymmetries while holding the position.
Would this be considered a continuous pendulum without the catch into order position?
It’s kinda like a hang high pull but rotated
I feel kind of dumb asking this question but is this less or more advanced than inside/outside circles? Or just completely different because it’s two hand instead of single arm?
It’s the basics but I’m teaching it from least to most complex instead of most useful prder
Any word from Adex about when they will have the Wildman Edition Adex Club back in stock? The handle thickness looks perfect for me and I want to buy a set, but it hasn’t been available.
Another 100 club handles are supposed to be delivered from the factory…. Nowish? This week but it’s a holiday. Small batch manufacturing is less predictable than I’d like but it’s a process of learning
@@MarkWildman Thanks for the reply! I’ll check their site again after Thanksgiving.
@@TomGally Definitely make sure you're signed up for the phone text / SMS alerts if you're wanting to know when stuff comes back in. I've reliably been at least able to see stuff before it sells out when I get the text. :D
Would you say that the main driving force is in the hip thrust similar to a kb snatch or swing, and trying not to activate shoulders/shrugging?
Is it okay to wear cleats to keep my feet from moving?
"better than mace". Clubs and mace are not the same? What are mace for then?
Can you bring these on the plane for international transit?
Check in a bag. I do it all the time
Cool ❤
Thank you for the excellence. Thumbs up!
... And thank you; for also not promoting woke brands in your videos.
Perfect, thanks for this series Mark! Looking forward to following along through the whole thing. Here's a gadget that might be useful > ua-cam.com/video/ZFrze9eY9o0/v-deo.html
Dope