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If you know me you know I love any training tool that is hard core or primitive. I love kettlebells, clubbells, big ropes, logs, heavy weights, sleds, sandbags and rocks. One training tool I have seen in videos and heard the odd comment about is a mace.

That's right, a mace. The same weapon that men made from tougher stuff than us used to use in battle is being used by some as a training tool. It is basically the same concept as a clubbell just longer so the weight is displaced further out.

I haven't used a mace yet but am itching to try one out. Have any of you guys come across one yet?

The closest I have come to mace training is back in high school when I used to chop wood for my parents, but that closer to the sledge hammer workouts that are popular with mma guys today.

Unfortunately maces are not too common these days, I was totally born in the wrong era, so some people have actually been making their own! I discovered this after stumbling across an obscure sight called Shovelglove. This crazy guy took a sledge hammer and wrapped the end with an ugly sweater his grandma must have gave him. I guess he wraps the end to protect himself from the eventual bump on the knee that would happen. Anyways, he made his own mace from a sledge hammer and a sweater, then started training with it.

He loved this tool he made a whole website just about this and taught others how to make it and train with one too. I love this guy! Anyways, if you haven't heard of or tried a mace workout, check out this guy's site. If you have, please post below and tell me your thoughts, I would love to hear them.

Shovelglove video:



Then once you have built some strength you can join the ranks of old school wrestlers and strongman by upgrading to a full on mace!




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