sledgehammer workout without tire?

[JJd2sc]

I've recently started doing a circuit at my bjj gym and want to incorporate some sledgehammer work into it. I have a sledge and some tires at my house that I use, but I don't really want to bring a tire on the mats. Is there some sort of rubber block or something you can use instead?

 

[Pvt. Joker]

I wouldn't be swinging a sledge on mats regardless of what you're hitting. I've seen people miss even on the monster tires, and that's not something you want to happen on your mats...

 

[MMA Genius***]

bump..

id like to know of a tire substitute too... monster tires are $1500 each

 

[shogun000max000]

you got any friends u wouldnt miss that much?

 

[natedg72]

bump..

id like to know of a tire substitute too... monster tires are $1500 each

You can get giant tires for free.

Call used tire places, heavy equipment places, farms, gravel pits. One of these places will have a big tire that they would normally have to pay to be disposed of. True story.

 

[Klotz]

I used some rolled up snow fence.

 

[Revok]

Rolled up rug, old gym or horse stall mats, piles of carpet tiles... anything soft that you don't mind destroying will do. Actually I find a tyre isn't even the optimum thing to hit as the spring gives the hammer right back to you after each hit.

As for the possibility of missing, I do tabata rounds on a mid-size tractor tyre and, even at the point of having sweat pooling in my eyes and and vomit climbing up in my throat, I've never missed a hit.

 

[El Beebo]

As for the possibility of missing, I do tabata rounds on a mid-size tractor tyre and, even at the point of having sweat pooling in my eyes and and vomit climbing up in my throat, I've never missed a hit.

I use a fairly small car tire, and this is my experience as well.

 

[RedNeckJiuJitsu]

I use a fairly small car tire, and this is my experience as well.

I use a small car tire, and I have missed, but it was really when I was learning that hammer.

I recall seeing Ross hitting a tire in a video that was cut in half and mounted vertically on a piece of plywood, so you're aiming at the treads instead of the wall of the tire.

 

[finnegan]

We used rolled up carpet in our gym. I've found that a few stacked pieces of spare mat and using medicine ball slams approximates sledging pretty effectively while saving the flooring.

 

[Blenderate]

This is entirely possible. See Shovelglove: The Sledgehammer Workout

Basically, you use the hammer in a variety of movements mimicking real-world tasks, like shoveling snow, driving stakes into the ground, churning butter, etc. You don't actually hit anything. I've tried it; it's a pretty good metabolic workout.

 

[Jim J]

Baby seals?

 

[Brawn Lesnar]

Throw in some levering while you're at it. I heard it builds great wrist strength.