How To Add Clubs To Your Training

 By now, almost everyone has heard of clubbells, Indian Clubs, or exercise clubs for fitness. Exercise clubs can be used as a stand alone training tool or as an addition to any fitness program. The unique club movements that utilize multi-planar force challenge your body in new ways. Not only must you control the club moving up and down, but also the side to side and foward to back movement which assault body areas in a 360° range. This full range of motion strengthens both the push-pull muscles and activates the core simultaneously plus has the added benefit of hitting the smaller, stabilizer muscles that are so frequently injured.

 One item that is often misinterpreted is that clubs are only for arms and shoulders. Don't listen to the nay-sayers Susie, clubs can train legs, and back, and chest, and well, all your body parts that need training, even the neck, making it one of the most versatile tools in your gym war chest. Club training will boost any other training method. So if you want to get stronger, or have more endurance, or break through that plateau that's holding you back keep on reading.

 So how do you add the exercise clubs into your existing program? First, identify your goals. If you are training for a Triathlon, endurance combined with some power is a goal. The clubs for this type of training should be on the heavy side of light to the middle weight poundages. Reps would be in the high to very high range from 25 to over 100 to simulate the long swimming time or the dig deep power to peddle or run up a hill. Where on the other hand a sprinter would use the heavier weight clubs to do a set of 15 or less reps to develop the explosive power not only from the legs but the rest of the body as well.

 Back in the days of the Cold War, the Soviet athletes heavily relied on kettlebell and clubbell training. Their athletes dominated all of the strength sports from weight lifting to field events in track. Heavy double club swings emulating the clean or the snatch portion of lifts develop the form and speed needed to control large weights. These movements should be done in low reps with a high set count for strength building. The added benefit of training the opposing muscles will increase overall strength and lessen the chance of injury.

ADEX Adjustable Exercise Club

 MMA fighters and boxers have also used clubs in their training for years. The clubs provide the coordination and strength required in their respective fields. By using the clubs, the fighters condition their joints and muscles to provide maximum power for the allotted round time, yet bullet proof themselves from injuries that occur from repetitive, jarring motions. Stamina is a great by product and comes fast with regular use.

 The beauty of the exercise clubs is that any athlete from any sport can take his or her training to a higher level. By combining different styles and movements, a truly custom program can be developed and achieved. Get yourself some clubs, I prefer the Adex Adjustable Exercise Clubs for their convenience but any will do. It doesn't take long to reap the benefits of clubs and isn't that the ultimate goal of training, to be better?