That’s no joke!

In 2010 I was hosting a Strongman seminar at my gym with two incredible Strongmen, Bud Jeffries and Scott Weech,Jr.

They covered a quite a few types of lifts and exercises, like log presses and yoke walks.

Part way through the seminar, Bud Jeffries picks up a barbell that only had plates on one end.

The he started swinging this thing around his body and pulling back to the front for reps.

I had never since that done before.

I mean Bud is monster strong and can do almost anything with weights, but why that, I had no clue.

Come to find out several years later that he was using it as a mace.

In 2016 Don Giafardino introduced me to steel mace and club training.

I was hooked right away.

So the moral of the story is if you don’t have a mace, you can use a barbell instead.

That is if you’re strong enough.

It would be wise to use a 15 lb training bar, not a 45 lb barbell.

Now go sling some steel!