[BigOlChiefsfan]

Yep - we call them 'Indian Clubs' because the Brits ran across them while they were in India, but the Persians/Iranians were using 'em too. They're really good for swordsmen who fight on horseback and wrestlers - your shoulders and chest/torso gets a useful workout and you're more likely to whip your opponent. Well, I haven't been on a horse since about 3rd grade, but I've really found these things useful for what ails ME. My neck and shoulder muscles are stronger - and don't cause me quite as much grief as they used to. I'd get really tight shoulder muscle 'aches and pains' all the time. Using these things even 10 minutes a day seems to have fixed that. The big clubs like the Iron Shiek uses are called 'meels' and I haven't really worked my way up to 'em yet. Might not need to. The little clubs, a pair of framing hammers that I use like the little clubs and that 10 lb iron Mace seems like enough for my purposes. And a couple 3 or 4 kettlebells. Anyway - I see it as 'do something, even if it's not cool - do something that you CAN do and keep doing it'. Plus, who knows. We might have to go back to swordfighting on horseback. Anything could happen.