MagniFitness

06/25/2021

Little improvised freestyle play with the halberd from yesterday. I can tell my arms were getting a bit tired from all the previous fun.

Freestyling is a good way to get to know your weapon better. Often it won't look as pretty as a form, because your brain and body are processing on the fly. But in my opinion it is a necessary part of training. The same principle applies to mace, clubs or kettlebells. At some point you should try improvised sets to see how you adjust rapidly to your training tools and how one move flows more or less naturally into one another.

Have fun with your training.
Train smart, train safe.

Peace and health


#450 #514

06/24/2021

Tried something different. Club style mills with the halberd. Was a bit nervous setting up my off hand. Them spikes would leave a nasty mark... lol.


#450 #514

06/12/2021

Over the Top is a great movie. Leverage lifts are a great training modality. And this morning I stumbled upon this move.
I'm sure I'm not the first one to do this but I haven't seen it shown anywhere yet. Super fun arm wrestling type training. Works that internal rotation in the shoulder and a bunch of saucy things at the same time.
I'm sure if steel maces had been a thing in the 80s, would have had Lincoln Hawk doing s**t like that with some big ass mace.
As usual with the mace, it's great that you can scale the difficulty up or down by choking up on the handle or not at all. Try it out. Start with a light mace. Warm up by choking up on it. And take it from there.

Train smart, train safe.

I think you might like this one.


#450 #514
wrestlingtraining

06/09/2021

Yesterday was a pressing kinda day.
Double KB strict press Weight Ladder
5 reps
Double KB
8s, 12s,16s, 20s, 24s
Video: 28s (5 strict + 4 push, failed the 5th)
32s for 5 push presses.
Then back down to 24s for two sets of AMRAP strict presses.
Cool down: teaching a toddler how to swim.

Double bells are a fun challenge for a few reasons:
A. More overall load on your body.
B. Evening out both sides.
C. Preventing some repositioning and compensations in your overhead pressing mechanics.

Give them a try! 😁

Train smart, train safe.

Peace and health.

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#450 #514

05/23/2021

1st Training session with my new 20kg steel mace I received this week from .
This is also my first time going this heavy since I got a partial tear in the shoulder last summer (not mace related). Been building back up smarter and better and honestly I was afraid of jumping from my 15kg mace to my 25kg (which I barely had a chance to befriend). So I shopped around to find the weight in between to build strength and resilience the right way.
Today I warmed up with some 3lbs clubs, then a few minutes of 5kg mace flow to hit the joints in a bunch of different and even awkward ways. Then some 10/2s and 11/1s with the 15kg mace, plus some mace kung fu moves I will post another time (really fun with a 15kg mace, makes the halberd feel feather light).
Finally I started my 20kg mace main course of 10/2s.
Set 1: 10 pulls (to see how it felt)
Set 2: 20 pulls
Set 3: 24 pulls
Set 4: 20 pulls (video above)
Set 5: 20 pulls
Set 6: 6 pulls, to make it an even 100.
Feeling good, shoulder held up nice, but that was enough for Day 1.

Train smart, train safe.

Peace and health.

#450 #514

05/13/2021

Have kids, need to train. No problem. Make it fun.

How can you fit your training in when you have kids to take care of?

Agatsu senior instructor Mario Lizée takes you through some great ideas on how to incorporate more active time into your day while moving with your kids.

https://www.agatsu.com/2021/05/13/training-with-kids/

04/27/2021

Hey all! I haven't posted in quite some time. But I'm back.
Here is a little post-workout , pre-barbecue messing around. With all the toys I have, this is still one of my favorite clubs. It's a vintage baseball bat, probably homemade by someone with a lathe, that I purchased at a thrift shop in the Eastern Townships some years ago for 3$.
Part of this flow you can see some reverse grip (or ice pick grip) mills. They take some getting used to, but it works the shoulder in different angles. I'll have a post about those soon.
Anyway, it was a great weekend. Got vaccinated, got lucky with very mild side effects. Did some clubs and stretching to ease the soreness, and by the second day, I was good for a full training.
So anyway, it's good to be back here, and remember you don't need fancy tools. Just the willingness to get s**t done.



#450 #514

02/14/2021

You know you had a good deadlift session when deloading the bar and putting the plates away sucks...
Not all your training sessions should leave you feeling like your soul is leaking out. But sometimes... yes. 😉😜

12/11/2020

WHY YOU SHOULD BE OFFSET TRAINING

By Agatsu Senior Instructor Mario Lizée

Offset Training. Not everyone is familiar with the concept, but everyone should as it is an excellent way to build strength and stability that will not only increase athleticism, increase your overall strength and stability, but also transfer well to daily life applications and injury prevention.

‘As a parent, you never know who, how and when
someone will decide to hitch a ride. Offset training keeps you ready and resilient for whatever life throws at you.’

Click here to read
https://www.agatsu.com/2020/12/10/offset-training/

11/29/2020

This is the weight. This is the way.
Today I felt great. I wanted to lift heavy s**t, but coach set a target. The mission was to stop at 255 # for 3 sets of 5 with full pause at the bottom. Since I had agreed to the mission, I had to resist the urge to go seeking other bounties. Discipline, stay on mission.
Last week's post was about consistency in your training, this one is about discipline. These days my training diet is pretty regimented, I'm used to a more happy go lucky variety training approach. Keeping me well rounded while still progressing. But lately, I set a few precise goals which include a healing process, strength increase and a bit of mass gain. So staying on mission is key, and I have to quiet my exploring and variety craving mind.

The music is:officiel L'École du Micro d'Argent (version guerrière)

The awesome shirt is from:
-flexstyle (thanks )

11/22/2020

Consistency. If you want results, you have to put in the work. Motivation is nice, it will help you get started. But motivation will fade. Beyond that you need a plan, and consistency in following it. The plan won't always be fun or sexy. But that's not why the plan is there. The plan is there to keep you on track. Focused on the mission.
Part of today's training was going for a heavy 3 in the front squat. So basically, starting at a low weight and doing 3 reps, and each set gets heavier until you know that you can't go heavier for 3 reps.
That is a small part of the plan that was elaborated for me by
I've been following the plan he elaborated for me for about a month now. And on the first week, I had this exact same routine to do. I maxed out at 3x185lbs. Today I stopped at 3x225lbs. Setting a new PR by 40lbs!!
Thanks coach!!!
Motivational Music: Twilight of the Thundergod