judoboy Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 i use a 7lb and 10lb sledgehammer in my training, but i am looking to get a giant steel hammer, probly 35lb. does anyone own or use giant hammers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 i use a 7lb and 10lb sledgehammer in my training, but i am looking to get a giant steel hammer, probly 35lb.does anyone own or use giant hammers? I know Maidenfan had a couple of big ones, cause I played with them when I met up with him in portland. I havent seen him on the board much lately. he had a 35# and a 100# hammer. The 100# one was a beast. practically had to clean and jerk it up to swing it. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 They sell them at Torque athletics http://www.torqueathletic.com/index.php Not cheap but they look really cool. Not sure on the quality/dimensions of these, but I'm sure somebody here has ordered one before. You could always have a local welder build one for you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKR Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 i use a 7lb and 10lb sledgehammer in my training, but i am looking to get a giant steel hammer, probly 35lb.does anyone own or use giant hammers? The heaviest you will get in the UK is 16lb, ive tried all over to get heavier but cannot find any.Kettlebells.co.uk sell War Hammers as mentioned before but they are very expensive , they are also much shorter than a regular sledge hammer , they range form 10lb upto 100lb costing £300 for the 100lber! Im sure Stan Pike at www.intensefitness.co.uk would cast tou a steel hammer if you rang and asked, then you have one to the exact specs you want Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madss Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 i have some that I use. my heaviest is 28lbs and its brutal for my weak self. The best thing to do is head down to the local scrap yard pick up a chunk of solid round in about the weight you want. it will cost ya about 30-35 cent a lb. pick up a steel handle in the size you want and have some one weld it up for ya. Should be less then 75.00 complete with the welding at a premium. an even cheaper way would be cut down a tree about 12-15 inch dia. cut small logs about the weight you want pick up a wood handle at the local hardware store. bore a hole through the log insert handle (make sure its tight). great cheap hammers. The wonderful thing about the tree idea is you should be about to make a set of different weight. my gallery has some pics of the ones I made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judoboy Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 thanks guys, war hammers do look cool, but they are too expensive for me. some friends have made a limited stock of steel hammers and i can buy one for very reasonable money. my choices are 22lb, 35lb and 50lb. i was thinking about a 35lb, but i will use it mainly as a brutal cardio tool, so 22lb may be more than enough for a skinny fool like myself. any thoughts? i like the idea from madss about using a section of tree as the head. i think a welded steel head is more robust and less likely to fly off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 If they're freinds, it would be cool if you could trade them around every few months. 35 seems about right to me, not too heavy not too light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentpresser Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 You could always get an adjustable plate loaded hammer from FBBC, that way you can experience the feel of 30, 40 60 etc with a simple switcheroo of a few plates .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judoboy Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 If they're freinds, it would be cool if you could trade them around every few months. 35 seems about right to me, not too heavy not too light. friends yes, local no, so trading wont be that simple. thanks for your feedback, i think i gunna go for a 35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunny Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Get one and get something added that you can add weight too, either welded on or tapped so you can thread a bolt through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelegraphKey Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I went through a phase of buying several different hammer including a plate-loaded one, but now I just add some Olympic weight plates over the handle & duct-tape them to the underside of the hammerhead. For what exactly do you want to use a giant ~30 lb hammer? Is it for hitting a rubber tire or something cardio like that? imho adding weights to the head is not a bad way to go, since leverage distance isn't a huge concern, and it's pretty stationary (stuff won't go flying everywhere). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judoboy Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 i went for a 22lb jobby after having a play with the 35lb, i felt it was too heavy to maximise cardio. i dont think i'll be levering this somehow http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/117260422...3_620_28707.jpg i will use my 22lb for whacking a big tyre (previously used a 10lb for this), and use a 7lb for levering, tossing and fooling around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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