 more to the lesson than just big muscles
keep in mind, too, that using heavy weights really doesn't teach you to use something heavier. what it teaches you is proper form, because your muscles aren't supposed to be carrying the heavy weight. my work outs with a steel pipe, crwobar, and heavy chunk of rebar have made me more graceful in my technique, but not more muscle-driven. that's something my teacher would tell me, when i'd grab a long heavy sword from the live blades locker. he'd say "don't use your muscles, dwayne, use your sword".. and i'd think "thanks a lot, buddy, you're telling me a lot".. but i began to see what he was saying, after enough practice. i realized there came a point where the weight of the weapon would do the work for me, and all i had to do was guide and direct it...
i'm all for iron bar training.. but i think it teaches one to give up his muscular strength in fighting rather than develop it.
another thing. try using an earth grip on a heavy weapon sometime. i have found that if i find myself wielding a crowbar in combat, i'm going to use the reverse hold.. gravity holds your weapon for you, and it becomes like a child's swing.. very easy to flip it out.. try it sometime. remember braveheart? that massive sword? wallace fought in a reverse grip.. i understand why now..or think i do.
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