Thanks so much for this video, this is best starting-out video for beginners I've been able to find so far on YT ... you break the movement down and do it much more slowly than most other RU-vidrs who seem mainly interested in SHOWING OFF rather than actually TEACHING anything to anybody. If you could do a video where the camera is BEHIND you the whole time, it would be especially helpful...in this video you only had a few seconds with the camera in that position. Makes it so much easier for us to follow along while watching.
Agreed. Very well said. It's all very good other videos saying you rotate your wrist, but for all the others I've seen, I assumed the momentum of the club forced the wrist to rotate. Slowing it down like this was that epiphany moment. Thank you. (also, maybe I should start practicing with Indian clubs, instead of my hammer...)
A couple weeks ago I bought a set of these from Amazon and either it was misrepresented, or I can't read, but it said 5lb pair, so I took it to mean 2, 2 1/2lb clubs. Instead, they were each 5lbs. Of course, I'm easily strong enough to lift 5lbs, but figuring that was too much for a beginner and that I could tell my joints weren't going to like that very much, I returned them and bought a pair of 3lb clubs. Those are much easier, but so far, I've merely gone through the motions. I tried to mirror what you're doing, but I can't do it smoothly and do realize it takes time, not merely 2 minutes. Still, I just ordered a pair of 1lb ones to get better at it before I move to the 3s.
@mattr.1887 I got em, but temporarily concentrating on just walking a lot every day. Next, I'm gonna pull out my battle ropes and add that. I now have two different weights of Indian clubs, but agree that for most people, myself included, should begin with 1 pounders.
Love Indian clubs. Honest question: The range of movement shown here for the shoulder is very minimal, not exceeding normal daily ROM for the average sedentary human. How can this particular pattern improve shoulder mobility?
It sounds like you are talking about what I would call range of motion. I think of mobility as ease of movement through the range more than the size of the range, so it makes sense that these improve mobility by putting the joints through their paces in a flowing manner. There are other club exercises, like swings or dropping the weight over the shoulder, that increase range of motion as well.
I agree, which is why I'm going super light to get used to it first. I noticed the same thing. That rolling flick of the wrist I can't quite get. Repetitions should help.
I just bought a set one one pound clubs and the ones in the video seem to be the same size. One pound is the smallest size and i thought it would be good to start with the smallest/lightest clubs.
Clearly he hasn't watched Dr Ed Thomas club swinging essentials whereby he talks about wrist position and clubs being mindful movement. I recommend club swinging essentials to learn clubs. Not these type of videos.
@@EnochDark Number of reps and weight used determines whether you bulk up or not as well as food. Seems like a ton of people just use steroids these days.
