Sledge Hammer Lateral Swing
- Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Secondary muscles
- Shoulders, Lats, Lower back
- Equipment
- Weighted
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding the sledgehammer with both hands.
- 2 Place one hand near the head of the hammer and the other hand at the end of the handle.
- 3 Rotate your torso to one side, bringing the sledgehammer up and across your body.
- 4 Allow your hips and shoulders to rotate naturally as you lift the hammer up and behind your head.
- 5 Explosively rotate your torso in the opposite direction, pulling the sledgehammer down and across your body.
- 6 As the hammer descends, release your top hand to allow for a greater range of motion and power, aiming to strike an imaginary target on the ground beside your feet.
- 7 Control the hammer's momentum as it passes the impact point and return it to the starting position to prepare for the next swing.
