"Iron Wolf"
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Been a posting on the Rugby forums here and there, I am new to this part of the forum. I have been a gymmer for a long time and since the lockdowns got really into home workouts. I have followed this U.S. Marine called Iron Wolf who posts some really intense high rep miliary calisthenics workouts. I realise some people who are purely into bodybuilding and powerlifting may kind of dismiss this training as it isn't about gaining size, he does have a huge following and he is not a clickbaitter, he just post some really challenging workouts.
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@SBW1 said in "Iron Wolf":
Been a posting on the Rugby forums here and there, I am new to this part of the forum. I have been a gymmer for a long time and since the lockdowns got really into home workouts. I have followed this U.S. Marine called Iron Wolf who posts some really intense high rep miliary calisthenics workouts. I realise some people who are purely into bodybuilding and powerlifting may kind of dismiss this training as it isn't about gaining size, he does have a huge following and he is not a clickbaitter, he just post some really challenging workouts.
I’ve seen him. He has skulls on his kettlebells.
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I did something not too far away from this a few years back. Full of bodyweight exercises from different positions and poses.
What I liked about it: Variety of muscles used so individual muscle fatigue was not such an issue.
What I didn't like about it: It fucked my shoulder up completely and it still bothers me now.
Moral: be careful of any of the more "out there" exercises that force you into uncomfortable positions.
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@Catogrande Rule of thumb is work to your level. I would rate this guy over some of the high price studios like F45 and apps out there. If it is good enough for a serving Marine and other Miliary personnel it is obviously a quality way to train. Anyway I love it and have got a lot out of it.
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You're right there. In retrospect I needed to take my age and degree of suppleness into account a lot more than I did. In particular the former. Having said that, some of the stuff I was doing was, looking back, too opposed to the normal motor movements. Certainly for me anyway!
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@SBW1 said in "Iron Wolf":
@Catogrande Rule of thumb is work to your level. I would rate this guy over some of the high price studios like F45 and apps out there. If it is good enough for a serving Marine and other Miliary personnel it is obviously a quality way to train.
Um, I think the Marines might be a little tougher and more used to daily workouts than some of the rest of us. And yes I have met quite a few of them but I have not trained with them.
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@nostrildamus It is a fun program some may like it some may not. No one is trying to be a Marine, I am sure they are trained to kill people in a multitude of ways, using a type of training which is proven and used by people who know their stuff is something I consider a reliable source. Probably won't appeal to most people, respect to them, if however you do aspire to having a better than descent level of fitness, this is an awesome way to train.
