Persian Meel exercise
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:24 am
Hi All,
I was researching Indian Club exercises and found they were derived from Persian exercises, so I search Persian Club (Meel) exercises, as you do on the internet! Anyway there is a good site http://www.pahlavani.com/ish/html/ph/new/tools.htm
I have tried this exercise with two axes, it is kind of like the barbell exercise called "pullovers" but much more practical as it is standing and much harder on the forearm. I am going to add it to my routine as it is such a good allround upper body exercise - it absolutely canes the tricep. If you can do this with two sledgehammers you are officially "Da Man". Check out the elderly Persian wrestler doing it with 60lb meels on the website! Even his moustache looks hardcore!
Shovelglove forever!
Phil.
I was researching Indian Club exercises and found they were derived from Persian exercises, so I search Persian Club (Meel) exercises, as you do on the internet! Anyway there is a good site http://www.pahlavani.com/ish/html/ph/new/tools.htm
I have tried this exercise with two axes, it is kind of like the barbell exercise called "pullovers" but much more practical as it is standing and much harder on the forearm. I am going to add it to my routine as it is such a good allround upper body exercise - it absolutely canes the tricep. If you can do this with two sledgehammers you are officially "Da Man". Check out the elderly Persian wrestler doing it with 60lb meels on the website! Even his moustache looks hardcore!
Shovelglove forever!
Phil.
... I would guess that a huge difference with meels and sg is the fact that with sg you can really distribute the weight through the whole handle and, if necessary, "choke up".... Those meels have small handles and you're forced to hold everything from the end, making it that much harder from the leverage factor...
Deb