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Best Training Sword

Federschwert Longsword

For centuries martial artists have used steel and wooden training weapon. Many of today’s competitive Historical European Martial Arts groups (HEMA) rely on synthetic wasters as an integral part of their total training spectrum. These synthetic wasters are suitable for most drills, sparring, and free fencing with appropriate protective gear for hands, head, and body. Every training tool is a compromise between shape, weight, cost, and performance. With the right material and careful distal tapering, Purpleheart’s Type III wasters provide an excellent combination of these qualities. The blade flexes well in the thrust even in highly competitive environments. This means a greater margin of safety for your fencing partner. The blade flexes quickly and retains enough stiffness to permit dynamic and vigorous fencing actions with a minimum of unrealistic blade whipping.

The Purpleheart Type III synthetic blade durability is unrivaled. These training tools can stand up to years of daily, high impact training.They do not develop splinters like wood, or sawtooth notches like steel. In fact, some of our first production units are still in regular use after two years, yet show no signs of dents, nicks, or wear aside from superficial dirt and rust on the steel furniture. For best performance, store them as you would a steel sword when your equipment is not in use: in a cool, dry environment and resting flat or hanging by the crossguard. Heat, humidity, and resting a weight on top can all cause the blade to bend and take an undesired set. Treat it well, and this tool will serve you for years with almost no maintenance.

 

Great Weighted Training Bat

training bat

This Bratt Sports Premier Weighted Training Bat is used during training and in the on-deck circle. Unlike doughnuts or other outdated training aids, its patented design distributes the weight along the length of the bat giving it the balance and feel of your hitting bat.

The revolutionary design of the Bratt Bat evenly distributes swing weight throughout the bat as opposed to just the end of the bat which you get with a weighted doughnut. This bat will loosen your hitting muscles while strengthening them. Your hands, wrist, and arms benefit the most from work with the Bratt Bat.

Working with the Bratt Bat develops dynamic strength, which to a hitter means quickness and power. Studies have been done to prove that this training device can add over ten MPH to your swing. Hitters of all ages and levels of play are marveling at the difference the Bratt Bat can make to your offensive game. The Bratt Bat will add points to both your batting average and slugging percentage.

The Lexan plastic tube and hard wood handle used in the manufacturing process makes the Bratt Bat virtually indestructible and much safer than weighted doughnuts or other products that can slip off and cause injury if used improperly.

The Bratt bat is available in a variety of lengths and weights and can be used by players of all ages to improve their bat speed

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Tips on Training for Football

To be a great player on the field for the football season it is important that you train until you achieve total fitness. Football requires that you have speed, strength and endurance for a sustained amount of time. However, keeping these three training “balls” in balance can be challenging. You need to pace for yourself, yet be persistent about your goals. Training for football is also rigorous enough that it can burn you out if you are not careful to pace yourself.

Here are three or the most essential fitness training tips to help you get ready for the football season.

Train for speed as often as you can. It does not matter what position that you play, you must be fast to play the game of football. It is a good idea to us plyometrics to develop the kind of torque that you need to have a lot of power when you are on the field. Practicing shuttle sprints, that require you to start running from a variety of different kneeling positions, are the best way to train your body to increase its speed. As effective as plyometric exercises are it is important to only do them once a week so that your muscles can recover.

Build muscle endurance. Building muscle endurance is about ensuring that you can play until the very end of the game. You will participate to the each of every play in the game. This is called “playing through the whistle.”

One way that you can build your muscles is to incorporate different movements as you do your running exercises such as lifting your knees high. This helps shake your routine up and train your muscles to stay active and recover faster.

Engage in Strength Training. The strongest football players are those who are in peak physical strength. Not every position is the same, so only those ones get a workout during practice games. Be sure to choose workouts that exercise both your upper and lower body. Be sure to bulk up using weights so you have as much heft as possible when you are on the field.

By working all three of these things – your speed, endurance and strength, you can keep up with your teammates and become a formidable enemy to players on other teams. The thing is to be consistent and develop yourself into a total athlete as well as you can.