DieselCrew.com - Grip Strength - Sledgehammer Walking

Exercise
Sledgehammer Walking

Category
Hand Health / Dexterity / Finger Strength

Sledgehammer walking is a great restorative, warm-up or hand health specific exercises.

There are two techniques:
1. One Hand Walking
2. Two Hand Walking

Make sure when utilizing these exercises that you walk all the way up the handle and all the way back down.

To add weight to the sledge, you can slide plates down the handle.

The One Hand technique is much more difficult than it looks.

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[smittydiesel]

It is an 8lb sledge.

Thanks for viewing!

[t01880]

Exercise is great and the vid looks nice, but I'd rather hear what you're saying than the metal music.

[jeffw1267]

Haha, I had to laugh when I saw the note on how to add weight to the sledgehammer. Shit, I just bought a 6 lb. sledge and tried this exercise. I can't move the sledge upwards at all with just my fingers! Maybe I'll practice for about ten more years, and then maybe I'll add some weight to the sledge. LOL

Thanks for the video, though. I find that doing this exercise (the downward part only)makes my extensors burn big time. Eventually I'll be able to work it upwards too.

[g00nsp0l]

what's the song and by what band?

anyway great video

[czoraa21]

thats a new one....

[37wes37]

This is an exercise that John Brookfield spoke highly of in the original Mastery of Hand Strength.

[dopezra]

never would have thought of that one on my own. great Idea I shall try it!

[taryujiai]

I will be trying that tonight!

[nazaxprime]

yea, good vid, theres nothing like a killer grip... i have an 8lb sledge ill try this with today...

Made in india?

haha, yea i love steel.

[OliverGuitarist]

Great video, thanks alot for posting this!

[samsonprado]

so how many times do you do this and for how long?

[phrox]

very good idea thx bro

[MisterReallyCool]

wow, awesome idea!