The steel mace has features that can be similar to the kettlebell, Indian Clubs, Heavy Clubs or even the dumbbell. In this video, John Odden, owner of Empowered Strength, compares the steel mace to the kettlebell using a squat, and how to utilize this concept with your clients. Learn more about the online KIPS Mace […]
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Using the Mace as a Workout Primer
The steel mace is an exercise tool that can be utilized in a variety of ways. One of the unique ways is a workout primer. Before a workout, activating the muscles being utilized during the days session can help increase performance but also decrease the chance of injury. In this video, John Odden, owner of […]
Steel Mace Grave Digger | Cues and Technical Aspects
In this video John Odden, Owner of Empowered Strength in Bend, OR, goes through the grave digger with the steel mace. This exercise can be used with different populations based on the load and goal of the exercise. John goes through the different cues to utilize with your clients and how you can apply this […]
3 Steel Mace Exercises to Try With Your Clients
Guest blog by Victoria Islas The mace has many benefits for your clients and what makes it an incredible, unique and yet challenging fitness tool is its uneven weight distribution. This alone forces your client to have to engage muscles they have never worked out before and depending on your programming it can also move […]
Steel Mace Education with Tyler Valencia
Above is a guest podcast KIPS President Tyler Valencia did for the Steel Mace Warrior Podcast. In this episode, Tyler speaks about the KIPS online education courses and several workshops a year specifically about Steel Mace. For all of the fitness enthusiasts and steel mace fans, we also talk about all sorts of other […]
Facebook Ads for Personal Trainers
by Tyler Valencia, MS Running your own gym or personal training business can have its ups and downs. You may have the best facility or be a great personal trainer, but if you can’t market yourself, it’s hard to grow your business. With wide adoption of social media today, marketing has become easier and more […]