Secrets of the past
What is new was old, what was old is new again.
It seems to me that one of the most effective exercises for training fighters has been either forgotten or neglected. Chopping wood.
Now I know there are a few variations of this, specifically the sledgehammer drills and these are great tools, but like all variations they are not replacements.
If you’re a fighter and want to add some real power to your strikes then find a forest and cut it down.
“I know, green peace and I are not on speaking terms”
Swinging an axe and striking timber has an enormous trade off in terms of strength and power.
It works speed –speed strength—impact resistance-follow through-through power-focus/targeting-point of impact power-specific starting strength-recovery-repetition-kinetic chains-core; well what doesn’t it do.
There’s not a better way to develop a devastating punch or strike and it can be used to set up conditioning drills and skill set drills.
If you’re a fighter , you need to be chopping wood.
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