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Continuing to build up that single arm steel mace swing.

I was going through my workout logs earlier and was pumped to see that, in the last year, I have added 6kg to my average working weight in this session type while keeping the same RPE. No way my hands/grip/shoulders/back wouldve been able to handle this weight at this volume this time last year. Absolutely stoked to see that progress.

One of the hardest parts of building this all up over the years has been getting over the mental hurdles of what's "heavy". Ive always said that "heavy is relative", and I truly believe that.

However, theres a mental hurdle to overcome when something that was once "heavy" is now something youre using for a more "volume" style session. For example, this session.

The 22kg and the 25kg still get in my head a fair bit before the session starts. I have moments of "what if I cant swing that" because there was a time where these weights were ones I was right on the line of being able to do. And I failed, multiple times. Those moments still pop into my mind, and I often find myself having to remind myself (even mid set) that "I can do this. This is light. Dont take it so seriously".

Growth is often a tough mental game. Its easy to fall back on old habits and beliefs. Its hard to remember how far you've come and what youre capable of. Personally, I'm going to do my best to do the hard thing

The original plan was 20 rounds with the 22kg. But after a few rounds I realized I was taking it too easy on myself and bumped up to the 25kg at the halfway point.

Im glad I did, that was right near my absolute limit. I dont think I would be able to accomplish all 20 rounds with the 25kg right now, but give me 6 weeks and it might be doable.

Building strength with a steel mace, like with any tool, is a grueling labor of love. And like anything; general training will give you general results while specific training will give you specific results. My specific goals right now are all around swinging heavy stuff, so my specific training is geared towards that. Im excited to see what comes from it all.

Shout out to @white_lion_athletics for the 22kg and 25kg maces used in this session and shout out @valhallatrainingacademy @valhallatrainingacademy_events for the shirt and constant inspiration to keep pushing the mace envelope