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Defranco Fitness Tips: Top 5 Steel Mace Exercises

Defranco Fitness Tips: 5 Steel Mace Exercises to Replace Your Barbell

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January 6, 2015
Updated April 11, 2018

Onnit Steel MaceThe Steel Mace is a very challenging and exciting piece of equipment to master.

I get a lot of questions from athletes and clients who get intimated by the Steel Mace.

If traditional tools are your training weapon of choice, such as dumbbells our barbells, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the Steel Mace.

A great way to get started with the unconventional training is by performing conventional movements with unconventional implements such as the Steel Mace.

You can shorten the gap between the two modalities, allowing you to feel a little more comfortable with this training style.

To help you get started, here are my top 5 Steel Mace exercises:

Steel Mace Exercise #1: Barbarian Squat

Joe Defranco Steel Mace Barbarian Squat

Steel Mace Exercise #2: Romanian Deadlift

Joe Defranco Steel Mace RDL

Steel Mace Exercise #3: Bent Over Row

Joe Defranco Steel Mace Bent Over Row

Steel Mace Exercise #4: Bicep Curl

Joe Defranco Steel Mace Curl

Steel Mace Exercise #5: Overhead Press

Joe Defranco Steel Mace Overhead Press

 

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