07/18/2025
Logistical Workout
I have a 15 lb mace, a 20 kg kettlebell, a 40 lb sandbag, and some old tires about 50 lbs (certainly not the heaviest weight I can move, but what I have available).
With that I can train to become Batman.
Batman needs to be incredibly strong. And it is fun to do 1 max effort squat or bench press. But even more importantly, he needs strength endurance. He has to swing between buildings, climb ropes, run across roof tops, fight bad guys, pick up people and carry them to safety. And he has to do it all night. He has can't gas out after the first round.
I would argue that strength endurance is even more important than pure brute strength for both Batman and firefighters, police officers, NFL linemen, MMA fighters, moms as well as the average citizen.
Mace swings create circular strength along with shoulder mobility and stability and core strength.
Split stance single leg single arm deadlift to suitcase carry will strengthen your posterior chain,create contralateral core strength, improved grip strength( a marker of longevity), and anti-lateral flexion core strength.
The bear hug carry and squat trains the core in an anti- flexion and anti-extension position. There is also an isometric contraction for the lats, biceps, and trap muscles. The squat portion hits the thighs, butt and hamstrings.
Dragging the tire helps train leg strength without the delayed on set muscle soreness from other leg exercises. Pulling the tire in hand over fist will work the trap and pulling muscles.
And your cardio-respirtory system is getting hammered the entire time.
The only thing that doesn't get hit during this training is pushing patterns - push ups, over head presses (no worries, I did them yesterday).
So what can you come up with for your logistical workout?
BTW, my slightly sweaty T-shirt reads " it only seems impossible until it's done."
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