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[Alexander215]

That's World's Strongest Man style.  I LOVE watching those.  Usually around Christmas time when I chilling at my parent's house, they have marathons of those. 
Huge dudes pulling trucks, flipping tire and just lifting and throwing huge and heavy things.  It's awesome.

My favorite is the cinder block throws 

[Kratos]

My personal trainer gave me something new to do last night.  When I arrived at the gym, he had an 85 pound tractor tire and a 10-pound sledgehammer waiting for me.  First he had me swing the hammer over my head and pound it down on the tire as hard as I could.  After doing that repeatedly, I had to flip the tire over and move it from one end of the room to the other.  And then I had to swing the hammer and hit the tire on its side until I'd moved it back to the other side of the room.  Not as easy as it sounds.  It was the most exhausting thing I'd done in a long time.  I felt totally destroyed by the time the session was over.   

You have on hell of a trainer. That sounds like a typical Wednesday for me. We smash those tires for punching power and explosiveness. Flipping the tire is great for endurance training, truly a killer. He's turning you into an animal Razor.

[rward086]

Doesn't the recoil of the sledghammer hitting the tire put a tremendous load on the shoulder and elbow joints and ligaments?   I would think you'd have to be well prepared in those areas to do this.  How does the trainer address the potential for stress injuries to the joints from this exercise?

A GPP workout like razor explained above is made to PREVENT injuries from occuring, not cause them.

[adam_r_todd]

Sounds like fun.  I'm gonna try it at home as soon as I can find a tractor tire.

[Kratos]

Doesn't the recoil of the sledghammer hitting the tire put a tremendous load on the shoulder and elbow joints and ligaments?   I would think you'd have to be well prepared in those areas to do this.  How does the trainer address the potential for stress injuries to the joints from this exercise?

I guess it's something we have to sacrifice. It's like working the heavy bag, each punch is definitely putting a toll on my wrists and elbows, but oh well, it's too much fun.