Can I use rocks as weights?
Jordy Hamill
2025-06-24 13:10:32
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He’d mastered bodybuilding, powerlifting, bodyweight training, and Olympic lifts. But he shifted gears, first exploring the origins of strongman training in the late 1800s, then going even further back in history to study how ancient Chinese warriors trained. Nothing exemplifies this better than rocks. They were used as training tools by Chinese weightlifters as far back as the 1300s. Every single one is a complex riddle that requires a different solution, the weight is a mystery, the right grip must be found and the weight distribution adjusted for in real time. Every rock is an opportunity. Ground-to-Overhead Rock LiftBuild total-body strength: Hinge your torso forward, get your hands under the base of a heavy rock, and brace your core. Rock and RowFire up your lats and forearms: Hinge your torso forward and place your hands under a rock.
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