I began swinging Indian Clubs in 2016 as a novel method of healing my constricted shoulder girdle. I saw that the complexity of swinging motions alleviated my tight rotator cuff musculature while challenging my posture, grip, and shoulder durability.
Non-traditional to the ardent training advocate, Indian Clubs are unique in the complexity they build in the body and mind. For the purposes of this article, I will introduce Indian Club Swinging in its most basic form for overall shoulder health.
Benefits
Indian Clubs provide high degrees of triplanar traction for athletes with chronic shoulder pain, tightness, and limited ROM. Indian Club patterns push nutrient-rich blood to the rotator cuff for exercise preparation and general strength & conditioning.
I have begun to see Indian Clubs as my personal training “standard of care.” In this article, I will demonstrate the fundamental movements that I regularly use with clients. The athlete will require either a 1lb or 2lb set of Indian Clubs to…
