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I spoke about a special workout yesterday, did I not?

A special “Indian clubs – cum – pull-up” workout (with lots of leg work thrown in!)

And handstand pushups to boot, but it was comprised of mostly Indian club work – and pull-ups!

I mentioned many benefits of club training in that email including the parts of my body that were literally “singing” if you get my drift after that workout.

I mentioned shoulders – which is what everyone thinks of when it comes to clubs – and joints, ligaments and tendons that not so many people think of . . .

Then I mentioned lats, and how they felt more swollen than ever both after and during the workout.

I mentioned TRAPS as well .

And of course, grip, forearm and by extension – biceps.

The parts of the body everyone thinks of, but I omitted to mention two very important parts of the upper /mid body that most people neglect or don’t even think of.

When it comes to arms … most forget the … that is right, the triceps.

And core, of course, in favor of the six pack hoopla nonsense.

yet, my friend, it’s a fact that along with lats, grip and upper back – it’s a must to have a strong fat free CORE to effectively perform Indian club training.

Yes, this holds true for pushups and pull-ups too!

But those exercises require a strong core – and a LEAN CORE more than any other exercise, while club training – yes, it will fry the fat off your midsection if you do it right, but it requires even more strength and stability throughout the midsection, hips and lower back if you do it (to do it) RIGHT.

Form, my friend, is paramount.

And like I said yesterday – start with a weight that seems lighter than light, because you aint gonna believe how heavy it feels once you actually start training with it.

This, of course holds true for maces as well if you have access to them, and they make a great complement to club training, but shouldn’t ever replace clubs.

Second, triceps.

In “Pull-ups – from DUD to STUD within a matter of weeks” I mention several supplementary exercises you should do to get good at pull-ups (to improve your pull-up performance).

Make no mistake about it, while training the pull-up itself is key, you cannot ignore those other exercises, because they work the upper back and core heavily – and the traps.

It isn’t for nothing i keep saying the following –

Improve your pushups, and the pull-ups will follow (specifically, handstand pushups!).

And no, as I’ve mentioned repeatedly, and have given examples from my own training too – getting good at – damn good – at pull-ups doesnt guarantee you’re a stud at pushups, or can even do them in great numbers.

The other way of course, is almost a given if you train pull-ups as well.

And today, as I sit here typing this to you, almost 24 hours after the last mini club workout I had yesterday, my triceps are probably the SOREST of them all.

I’m REALLY feeling it today!

So I went light today.

But there is a reason you see mammoth arms on most people that train with heavy clubs, my friend.

Nothing taxes the shoulders and upper body quite like it!

And more on that in Lumberjack Fitness, whenever it does come out.

For now, I’m out.

Feast yourself on THIS course in terms of upper body though (for now) – and THIS ONE!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

PS – Note – Neither one of those two above courses should be gotten unless you’ve already gotten, and gotten damn good at course #1 in the series i.e. Shoulders like Boulders. Rome wasn’t built without a foundation, neither was a skyscraper, nor will Shoulders like Boulders!