Which to Learn First? Heavy Club or Mace 

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The basics to get really good at: Inside circles Outside circles Shield cast Inside pendulum Outside pendulum Pullover Alternating 180 pullover Mill Reverse mill

All the questions are answered! thanks! Just received my first club (4kg) doesn't look as cool as yours! It's thin!! But I'm EXCITED to learn all the skills :))

I started with a 15lb Mace and a 25lb club (strictly 2 handed exercises) simultaneously in the summer. 100% spot on about going hard on the basics. Honestly get both. Both excellent training tools that vary your movements and get you stronger.

Love that point, that if you are really good at clubs, you can be good at mace. But it doesn't necessarily work the other way around... so true.

Damn my impatience. I was crushing inside/outside circles no problem with 15lbs decided to try mill no problem, but tweaked my elbow on a reverse mill... whelp that was dumb. These videos are still very informative and entertaining though! While I heal I'll continue to watch and program better as to not injure myself again. Thanks mark you've changed fitness for me man!

It seems that the main methods of training on the channel are: kettlebell, heavy club, mace, hydro core, bodyweight, and slam balls. Is there a video where you lay out your thoughts on what each activity brings into a training program? My personal situation. I am in my 40s, have a sedentary job, and a young family. I don't have much free time to learn multiple activities to add into my fitness plan. I plan my workouts around my kettlebells (volume and density cycles) with the goal of lifestyle health (ie: able to play with my kids and age well). I am thinking of adding clubs or hydro core into my mix. I can see the benefit of getting into the lateral plane of motion. I realize there are ways to do this with a kettlebell, though this doesn't seem ideal (in your video you mentioned knee whacking because of the bell's shape as a possible problem). If you have a video about how you view the different trying tools, please point me at it. Apologies for the long description of my situation / question.

For kettlebells, one needs to get really good at the six basic movements (swing, clean, snatch, press, squat, TGU) to progress to more advanced kettlebell techniques. For clubs, would the exercises you mentioned (circles, shield cast, pendulum, pullover, alternating 180, mills) be the equivalent foundational movements to master?

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I hope the app will have progressions for all three!

This video of you comparing clubs and maces, has given me an idea. Could you at some point do a video comparing kettlebells, clubs, maces, and Bulgarian bag/hydro core, and go through the pros and cons between each of them? Maybe throw in dumbbells/barbells as well.

Jumped in with the Adex arc and working on inside and outside circles. As always great content, an actual youtube channel that helps me set my phone down and train.

Great tips as always, Mark! And since we make the Pahlavandle TG and XL by hand here in Denmark, no shortages of gear :-)

I love the clubs to begin with

I got a clubbell last summer and ran the basics over and over. Unfortunatley I had no idea on how to meaningfully progress. Im really looking forward to the app or a vid on single arm clubbell nerdmath. As always thanks MW! You are truly the best.

thank you.. Now to figure which manufacter.. I do not plan on getting an adex any time soon. I hope you will still make tutorials on use of a regular heavy weight club.

Mark I'm a huge fan of your channel and the philosophies you project. The wife and I are building a home gym with a lot of DIY projects, and we're wondering if you had a DIY 10-pound club bell that you trusted to not fly apart. Thanks!

Agreed if not fighting at least reliable self defense !!! Nice work Mark cool vid!

Man thank you! I have been looking for a video like this. Your the only one I found that hits these questions. Thanks!

Why are you so good to us Mark? Tell me!

Mark, can we get some nerd math workout programs for clubs, please? Volume / TUT! Thank you for all you are doing.

Can we get more vids on heavy club programming? Math videos, what makes a good 10/ 20 minute routine?

VERY helpful! Thanks.

hello well, good video but I would love to add some pointers. First, do freehand exercises that will build endurance, after that some lightweight clubs to build joint flexibility. These steps are very important to build up strength!

Thank you!

Mace was easier to get so started with that, ran 10# to 60mins, and I'm seeing lots of carry-over to club as I start working on that.

Thanks, Mark

Also clubs take up less space.

Hi Mark, Is there a point of diminishing returns for kettlebells and clubbells? If so which weight is it best to stop, in your opinion?

As a guy who is starting out with a Indian club,what is the weight to start out with and how much weight do you add on each time until you can use a mace?

I am a beginner and I just bought a 15 pound club. Do I start with 2hand routines or 1 hand routines? Thanks !

Always insightful! Thanks Mark! Do you recommend heroic sport’s adjustable swing club handle(bottle holders) as a good starting equipment or should I try getting the mudgar that you are using in the video?

Snowing? i thought you were in sunny CA instructing The Rich and famous?

Nice information ℹ️

Mark anyway we can see nerd math on single club training. You listed 9 club exercises in this video. Do you start off doing them all or are there certain standards that must be achieved befor adding new ones. You talk about reps in the hundreds and I have no frame of reference for this. Please explain.

So the club math runs similar to KB more so than mace? I have 15,20,25 clubs.

Would you say 1 Handed Club first and then 2 Handed, or the other way round? ...or parallel?

Where does the Arc fit into this? Is it best to progress Club>Arc>Mace? Or best economic input for maximum strength/conditioning output - Arc? Because it can be used as a hybrid Club/Mace?

If you have been training with a 35lb kettlebell, and are ready to move up in weight and had the choice between a 44lb and a 53lb which weight would you suggest?

Eric Leija has very good demonstrations and is in my opinion a much better trainer.

Just got my first heavy club, it weighs 7.5 kg, I think - dunno what that is in lbs. But I'm having trouble fitting it into my kb-routine. I work out four times a week, with quite heavy KBs (I basically do your nerd math program). Do you have a video about slotting it into nerd math that I've missed? I find that if I do clubs on my rest days, it does kind of mess me up. Not in a bad way, but just in that I just got started with them, so it is quite a work out.

Have you seen a guy named Kevin Wikse? He swings an 80lb club bell.

what’s a good starting weight for a heavy club?

Do you recommend buying doubles first or just practice with a single?

When are the programs coming?

Is there a way to transition Mace/Club Training into Combat techniques?

Hi! I'm currently training with a 20kg macebell and I would like to buy a club: which size do you recommend to start with due my current level of strenght?

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How much weight should we start with clubs

I went with Mace first b/c 2020. My first heavy club is currently en route. I'm looking forward to learning how to use it. And definitely curious to see how much mace (if any) carries over.