Sledgehammer Swings

Sledgehammer Swings is a compound plyometrics exercise using other that trains the abdominals.

Open in MyoAmigo →

Primary muscles: Abdominals

Secondary muscles: Calves, Forearms, Lats, Middle Back, Shoulders

How to do it

1. You will need a tire and a sledgehammer for this exercise. Stand in front of the tire about two feet away from it with a staggered stance. Grip the sledgehammer.
2. If you are right handed, your left hand should be at the bottom of the handle, and your right hand should be choking up closer to the head.
3. As you bring the sledge up, your right hand slides toward the head; as you swing down, your right hand will slide down to join your left hand. Slam it down as hard as you can against the tire. Control the bounce of the hammer off of the tire.
4. Repeat on the other side.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Sledgehammer Swings from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Abdominals volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

Related Abdominals exercises

← All exercises · Browse by muscle