Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Flipping tractor tires and swinging a sledgehammer

  • 24-09-2009 06:30PM
    #1
    Pappy o' daniel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭


    Sounds fun right?

    I read that Fedor Emilyenko (sp?) and other MMA guys have incorporated this into their routine.
    Has anyone here tried it and what do they think of it?


Comments

  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Yeah it's called caveman training.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwnpo3VQZU

    Check out the boy Brock doing it there ! Monster.


  • #3
    fullback4glin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭fullback4glin


    John Hayes and de like do tractor tyre flipping, also see ulster rugby fc on youtube they do it in pre-season

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffljQRtvuBc


  • #4
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    Correct me if im worng but are they doing it all wrong...as far as i know...the idea is for the tyre to be knee hight and for the grip to me wide and open handed not like in the that vid where its more like a deadlift stance...


  • #5
    Clive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭Clive


    I've done it and found it pretty mind numbing, but some people swear by it.

    If you're a professional athlete like abovementioned you'll want to mix in something different now and again. For the average punter, I would imagine it's far more hassle than it's worth (unless you live on a farm).


  • #6
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    grrrr i cant find the youtube vid of it now...


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter




    found it!!!

    id say its a great way to injure yourself if your not careful


  • #8
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,702 ✭✭✭squod


    the drifter wrote: »
    grrrr i cant find the youtube vid of it now...


    In this vid 5 mins in you'll see a wide grip used, with very low hip position, driving through from the legs using less 'bicep' than the Ulster rugby team.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5blEG8wTjw


  • #9
    mdc5065
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭mdc5065


    It's a good way to teach your whole body to work as a unit on a heavy lift. Dependin on how you do it can be hell on the knees though.


  • #10
    Inspector Coptoor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,818 ✭✭✭Inspector Coptoor


    i only ever did tire flipping the once.
    In raw, last week. tire flips for reps in 60 seconds, found it good, very tiring, np pun intended.


Advertisement
Advertisement