Club Akhada

This is perhaps the biggest benefit of AIWCT training. As you know, your shoulder sits in a socket and has a wide range of motion. Unfortunately, most strength training exercises that target the shoulders, like the shoulder press, employ a very limited range of movement. AIWCT training ensures you work your shoulders using their full range of motion, thus providing more complete shoulder strength and flexibility. If you’re involved in any sport that requires strong, flexible shoulders (and elbows too) like baseball, martial arts, and tennis, you will definitely benefit from AIWCT training.

I was surprised how quickly my forearms began to burn when I first started swinging clubs. Holding a weight that’s at the end of a handle requires ample forearm strength. Also, holding onto the clubs so they don’t go flying out of your hands mid-swing helps you build a grip like a python.

Some of the more advanced AIWCT workouts require highly developed body coordination skills. I feel like a complete spaz doing some of them and have knocked myself in the brain canister a few times as I’ve learned new movements. The effect of these exercises, when performed with light clubs, macebell and kettlebell is chiefly a neural one, hence they are primary factors in the development of grace and coordination and rhythm.

Once you have a set of moves mastered you can create a non-stop routine where you transition from exercise to exercise quickly. These workouts will really get your heart going.