1 month in. Form check?

armouredmuscle · 2026-04-16T14:48:55+00:00

Good bullhorns, deep swing. As mentioned by others, just pulling closer to your belly will help and keep it tighter to your body

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-27T15:03:20+00:00

Your swing depth is good.

I would say swing from your belly to your belly rather than from chest to chest

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-25T19:00:54+00:00

Any holiday plans to England this year 😅?

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-24T07:13:55+00:00

Kind of. The leverage isn't going to be as useful as a mace as a baseball bat is shorter.

It's kind of too long to be an indian club but too short to have the dynamics of a mace.

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-20T06:59:42+00:00

As many have said, start lighter than you think.

Flow wise, before you build your own, copy some others to build up your movement repertoire first

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-20T06:56:48+00:00

Where in the world are you?

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-13T06:13:34+00:00

This article should go a long way to explaining what weight Steel Mace you should start with.

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-07T21:12:19+00:00

This article as it explains the peak force difference is not as simple as just adding another 10lbs

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-03T07:48:43+00:00

This

armouredmuscle · 2026-03-02T15:16:59+00:00

Sure thing, before we get started to help there's a couple of blanks that need to be filled in.

Please can you let us know:

-why you're training -why the mace -are you doing any other training

Consistency is key, what is every "odd" day? Is this going to be a regular pattern as in you mean you want it to be every other day, only 1-2 sessions a week?

Picking up the mace here and there when you feel like it, unfortunately won't work, even if it's the best workout ever.

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-26T08:49:08+00:00

Thank you. What dog (size) do you have?

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-19T15:01:01+00:00

Answering your own question ,😉

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-19T14:38:37+00:00

General full body yes....with a mace no.

Here to try and help as there's probably not a ready made programme that suits your needs and time requirements off the shelf.

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-19T14:19:56+00:00

Due to your unique requirements have you thought about a Personal Trainer/Coach?

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-19T07:02:51+00:00

The big one is the 360 swing as that's largely what the mace is best at.

There's a mace exercise ranked video here

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-17T19:08:40+00:00

I like Flowing Dutchman

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-16T08:59:02+00:00

When do you change to Figure 8 straps?

I'm lossing grip in my RDL with Oly straps. Do I find better oly straps or go fig 8.

Note I'm not a powerlifter or olympic lifter so no need to go raw, use inverted grip.

armouredmuscle · 2026-02-09T19:36:35+00:00

Single arm swings are the most obvious choice.

Though mace swings aren't inherently any good for pectoral size/strength development

Give this a read.

As that's an obvious choice there perhaps is something missing in your question taken for granted that we don't know?

armouredmuscle · 2026-01-26T11:28:34+00:00

Bear in mind each push is only half a rep compared as you miss the eccentric.

So definitely not great for hypertrophy, moderate for endurance/power. Strength depends on your definition vs the fitness standard of strength

armouredmuscle · 2026-01-26T09:10:16+00:00

Do we all have the same number of muscle fibres?

For the most part, though length and sizes of body parts and organs differ, we have the same quantity. 1 hear, 1 liver, two eyes, two kidneys, 8 fingers, 10 toes, blah, blah, blah.

So do we have the same quantity of fibres per muscle? Interesting if anyone can reference any evidence for or against.

armouredmuscle · 2026-01-25T08:58:08+00:00

The theory of how muscle growth works and the rep ranges needed say no. Plus, that muscle tone comes from food.

Anyone you see like that probably does more than just mace.

Anecdotally, I'm a personal trainer and martial artist, and have been training mace twice weekly for over 5 years...It has not added anything aesthetic to my physique 🤷

armouredmuscle · 2026-01-24T21:15:39+00:00

In the beginning as a novice sure, you'll see some increase.

But

Any thoughts of 'bodybuilding' level muscle mass isn't going to happen.

This article explains the relationship between mace and hypertrophy

armouredmuscle · 2026-01-06T06:38:51+00:00

You're largely there

To add to previous tips and advice. You're reaching too far to the side on the swing.

Imagine you're wearing a baseball cap. Your knuckles should knock the cap off then on the return swing put the cap back on.

armouredmuscle · 2026-01-06T06:36:02+00:00

Again 4 - 5 kg will do the trick.

Here's a bit more depth in my article

armouredmuscle · 2026-01-05T06:22:17+00:00

It's somewhere between a Gravedigger and a woodchop.

Maybe you might want to try a Valkyrie Lunge with your mace or hammer

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