Sledgehammer Swings
Stand a couple of feet from the tire in a staggered stance and grip the sledgehammer. The top hand slides along the handle, and you control the bounce after impact.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Type
- Plyometrics
- Mechanic
- Compound
- Force direction
- Pull
- Muscles
- 11
Form sequence
01 · setup
You will need a tire and a sledgehammer for this exercise. Stand in front of the tire about two feet away from it with a staggered stance. Grip the sledgehammer.
02 · grip
If you are right handed, your left hand should be at the bottom of the handle, and your right hand should be choking up closer to the head.
03 · swing · Key step
As you bring the sledge up, your right hand slides toward the head; as you swing down, your right hand will slide down to join your left hand. Slam it down as hard as you can against the tire. Control the bounce of the hammer off of the tire.
04 · switch sides
Repeat on the other side.
What's working
3D
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- Wrist & Finger Extensors
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- Latissimus Dorsi
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- Rhomboids
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- Middle Trapezius
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- Anterior Deltoid
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- Lateral Deltoid
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- Posterior Deltoid
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