Why Indian Clubs?

Being a fitness coach for over 15 years — I’ve pretty much seen it all with equipment trends over each decade. Many tools gain popularity, but rarely stand the test of time. In my opinion, if you can’t explain the “why” behind the tool . . . then there’s no real philosophy behind it.

However, Indian clubs are one of those tools that has withstood the test of time, and have been around for thousands of years in India before making it western culture. Great advocators like Dr. Ed Thomas helped promote Indian clubs to become a staple in many’s fitness routines, and became one of the best investments I’ve made in my personal and professional fitness career. So in this video below, I explain why Indian Clubs should become apart of your arsenal if you want to make fitness a long-term plan.

Learning to deal with a separated shoulder was a defining moment in my fitness career because it taught me how the body functions in response to stress and injury. One of the scariest moments (months after the injury) was when I just finished a heavy dumbbell pressing workout and felt as if my entire right side was shutting down. While it wasn’t a stroke, a nerve was getting impinged in my shoulder and causing serious numbness. After that day, I decided not to lift any heavy loads until I had fixed my problem. I refused surgery because I knew too many people who ended up worse after becoming addicted to medication to deal with the constant pain.

So when I found indian clubs to input into my new routine — I got great results being able to press heavy again without any pain or numbness. Now, I’m not stating by any measure Indian Clubs “cure” shoulder pain — it took months of patience of learning HOW to use this tool with a consistent routine. Dr. Perry Nickelston (Stop Chasing Pain) asks: “What do ALL injuries have in common? You don’t move the same after.”

So as referenced in the “Why Indian Clubs” video above. Here is the Beginner Indian Club Metronome Mill Workout to show you how to utilize them with control, speed, and dexterity. You can download the metronome app here for free when utilizing the BPM:

These indian club drills have been a part of my warm up routine for years. They can help rid a lot stiffness in the body and shoulder pain from poor posture patterns. As we get older, we must gain new knowledge to combat these tough lessons in life.

For more Indian Club workouts, be sure to check out my ebook program, GADA Club Guide for Indian & Steel Club Strength Training. Features over 30 indian club warm up drills and 40 workouts steel club workouts (with 150+ exercises with all private hyperlinked video content). Click HERE to download your copy.