January 5, 2026

Tendon strength matters

Tendons are like steel cables like those on tow trucks. Towing a compact car is one thing but try to tow a school bus with the […]
January 4, 2026

Mace Fit Training #1,094

general warmup (15 minutes) walking double club front swings x 50 feet barbarian rear walking lunges x 25 feet horizontal mace strikes x 12/12 reps (Note: […]
January 4, 2026

celebrating Mace Fit’s 10th anniversary

Mace Fit was born in a little obscure warehouse gym, called the Cave, in 2016. Donnie Giafardino did a free Adex mace & club workshop for […]
May 29, 2018

Don't always stand or sit when training

 
May 24, 2018

Basics, basics, basics

Coach Travis Mash says we need to be masters of the mundane. Coach Zach Even-Esh says to crush the basics. Without a solid foundation of basics, […]
May 22, 2018

Why we have a Level 2 certification

When I was in the military, the NCO’s were considered to be the backbone of the Army. They were tough, knowledgeable men who came up through […]
May 22, 2018

Isometrics are an important part of our training

May 17, 2018

"I mean seriously, how hard could club and mace workouts really be?"

May 16, 2018

plate-loadable Adex clubs and maces are ideal for programming

Fixed-weight barbells are pretty much history these days and for good reason. Yes, they were effective for building strength, as any weight used correctly would be, […]
May 15, 2018

Monday night macefit.com class

May 8, 2018

Our third certification will be in North Carolina on September 22-23

Registration will open soon, so sign up to follow this website by e-mail for updates!
May 5, 2018

A powerful new member of the Mace Fit Team: Jason Tackett

Jason was unanimously voted in by our leadership team, consisting of Valerie Pawlowski, Don Giafardino, Rik Brown and myself. He is a very accomplished competitive athlete […]