How to invest in yourself - simple, affordable training gear that will last a lifetime - Adex Club

[@michaelc5349]

I bought the Adex Wildman Club last week and I've been swinging it every other day. I've started at 5 lbs. and I feel it. I have an adjustable kettlebell on order that is due next week. I am 52 years old and have issues with tight hips and lower back pain. I'm working on the 3 exercises for deconditioned people with kettle bells and clubs.

[@stevekubien6680]

Are you me?

[@brucemckay7828]

Good on you !

[@michaelc5349]

@@stevekubien6680 I'm glad I'm not the only one!

[@bcampbell3324]

@@michaelc5349 I'm in that club too. I've been doing the Mobility Program from Strong and Fit and the Mill/Squat program. Started at 10 and am up to 20. The Mobility program is excellent for getting rusty hips and backs and shoulders moving again.

[@zinntarapata6358]

How are you doing now?

[@JN32006]

I own the Adex original club, Wildman club, and Wildman Arc. I also own 2x BOS adjustable kettlebells. A lifetime of training.

[@rudyceja36]

Did you get set with weights on all three or did you buy handle without weights?

[@CarbageMan]

My dad taught shop just east of East LA. Half the businesses down Valley Blvd in City of Industry are run by his students. I would have loved to show him some of your videos before he passed. I'm reminded of the back room in his shop, where I learned to cut and weld with gas. He scavenged scraps from manufacturing outfits for students' projects, and that back room was full of such scraps and sample projects. 🙂 PS: The Adex Wildman club and the new Bells of Steel Wildman competition adjustable kettlebell are best of class, in my opinion. PPS: I just _love_ the drive shaft mace.

[@craigpawlisch8628]

Your videos are very engaging. I started single hand swinging with 1# and 3# Indian clubs which I already had, and now want to go heavier with 2 hand swings. The ADEX system looks amazing, but it is too much of an investment until I know for sure I’ll stick with it (and they seem to be out of stock again). So I figured I’d start with an inexpensive 10# or 15# Onnit. But they are out of stock too. So I improvised and built my own club: Attached a 1” x 10” galvanized pipe (34mm OD) to a 3/4” x 12” galvanized pipe (1.05” OD) via a reducer. Used a floor flange for the bottom of the club, which is the 3/4” pipe, and put a cap on the handle (1” pipe). Then went to a used sporting goods store, and bought a whole stack of standard 1.25# cast iron barbell plates. Paid $0.99 per pound. These have a nominal 1” hole, and (most) will fit nicely over the 3/4” pipe. (A few of them were too tight, and needed a bit of grinding to enlarge the hole). They are about 3.75” in diameter, so the club end is pretty compact. I also purchased a 1” cast iron barbell collar. I use this to lock the plates against the floor flange. Total cost for all the parts was less than $60. I can now vary the club weight from ~3.5# (no plates) up 23.5#’s. If I ever need to go heavier, I can replace some of the 1.25# plates with 2.5# plates. But if I get that far, I will likely have already moved on to the ADEX system. 😊 I like the 34mm diameter handle (despite being a smaller guy). Surprising how heavy 10# feels when it is on the end of a 23” club!

[@chadleyballantyne1027]

I have the Wildman mace and club from Adex. Outstanding gear. It took me a while to get them because they sell out so quickly, but I signed up for text alerts and was able to jump on them when they were restocked. Totally worth the wait! Thank you, Mark for your inspired work in creating this version of these tools.

[@CarbageMan]

I did the same thing. I have a feeling the outfits Mark features get hammered every time he does.

[@nolankingmusic9761]

I built some homemade clubs and maces, and have used them off and on.. but just a couple weeks ago I finally ordered a complete set from Adex! I haven't had the chance to use them since they came in yet.. hopefully tonight.. but I'm really excited, and I'm so glad you've recommended them so often

[@MarkWildman]

They are pretty awesome

[@peacal247]

I need the MW club, arc, & mace. I have the adex club, but that was before the MW handle existed. Another great value video

[@JustinKhoe]

Been waiting patiently for more wildman maces... grabbed an adex to hold me over and let me say, LOVE it compared to the standard handle diameter. I have the standard adex clubs and I dislike how thin they are. Ends up tearing into my hands when the load gets heavy

[@MarkWildman]

I think that they just got a big batch in

[@JustinKhoe]

yup! been playing with mine now for a few weeks! i love it!

[@MarkWildman]

@@JustinKhoe it is the best money you can spend on mace 360 training

[@JustinKhoe]

i'm convinced! i love it @@MarkWildman

[@maxpower8052]

I relate my purchases to eating out all the time too. I also figure for as much as it's been devalued now, money won't be worth jack $h!t soon enough anyway so better to have tangible things I need

[@MarkWildman]

Agree

[@dangernoodle2868]

"More gear is always better, the more gear you have the more likely you are to train" - Good thing Mark said it, that should convince my partner that I am continuously making good financial decisions by constantly buying more training equipment.

[@Demonthya]

I’d like to invest. But they don’t have European resellers :/

[@tomaskrivosik7989]

Any chance of availability of the products in Europe?

[@1kingmitdemding]

I asked Adex about it a couple of weeks ago and they said they’re working on it… I really hope they find a distributor soon as it’s so expensive to buy each weight individually :( Maby @MarkWildman has some contacts in Europe and can set them up with Adex?

[@crayzmarc]

100% on the washing machine comment. So true!

[@mattnelson8325]

Guess I'm moving to LA

[@contactkashif]

Mark - the link in your video description to the Wildman Adjustable Club by Adex is broken. Just FYI.

[@bcampbell3324]

@MarkWildman @Adexclub updated launched a new website about 2 weeks ago. Maybe that has something to do with it

[@kruyle1973]

Any chance of doing a seminar in or around Dallas

[@MarkWildman]

If someone organizes a location. I don’t know anyone in Dallas

[@kruyle1973]

@MarkWildman OK thank you. Unfortunately, neither do I.

[@adamcunningham3763]

Poor fella hear. Id love to buy some of these clubs but man things are tight so ive made some clubs out of rebar and concrete. Poured the crete into soda bottles and set the rebar through the top and let it set. Working on making my own modular ones out of big ass bolts and molded concrete cylinders. A three dollar bag of concrete, rebar and spools of copper i found in a junk pile made some bad ass bats and kettle bells. Love the videos. A whole lot of inspiration.

[@MarkWildman]

I’d love to see a video of your build process I originally used sledgehammers for many years before I could afford clubs

[@jacobcarrick1182]

I keep telling the wife more gear/equipment is better but she never seems to be convinced 🤔

[@StrikingCrayon]

I bought two clubs, and arc, a mace, and an adjustable kettlebell, within days of your first videos on both. So, a couple years now? I'm also a practicing's financial planner for the last 15 years. I can absolutely confirm the value! --- ps. Look into Speed Queen washing machines. US made for over a century.

[@MarkWildman]

I will look up those washing machines

[@PainterLady]

Im unable to get the adjustable club starting with weight 3.5.... site says its sold out. 😭

[@WOLFSTER2011]

I like, but there is no way to get them in Europe. The shipping price is too high.

[@MarkWildman]

Is it higher than the shipping cost of 19 separate clubs?

[@Ethorsen21]

being an overweight individual, is it okay to go from a 1.8 pound bat to a 5 lb club?

[@MarkWildman]

For shield cast. Often times yes, because clubs are shorter but it’s a case by case basis based on gear, experience

[@Ethorsen21]

@MarkWildman okay because I am onday 2 of your program and ordered a 5 lb onnit club for when I'm ready to increase weight. Just using a baseball bat for now and then order the wildman club from Adex once back in stock

[@Chris_music_channel]

Mark, What is the cost of the remainder of the two hand heavy club program when I would decide to upgrade later if I purchase the level 1 and 2 separately?

[@MarkWildman]

Those should be available by end of July for the same price points

[@144avery]

I respect what you do but can DEFINITELY skip training for days despite having an X3, club, and kettlebell (Isomax and ZeroRM on the way) if my mentality isn't right.

[@MormoNL]

The gear looks amazing, but the shipping costs (and duty) to Europe is murder... It doubles the price and makes it really hard to justify. Maybe I get a mace or club when I'm in the US. Or maybe Adex can set up a DC in Europe?

[@iamizual]

They are in contact with someone in the UK but dont know how this will turn out.

[@MormoNL]

@@iamizual It would be great if that comes through, it'll still mean import duties to get it to the Netherlands, but I'm in the UK more frequently than I am in the US, it makes getting them in person a little easier...

[@elambassist]

Great minds …. I just found a similar cane cutter at home depot of all places did I need it? no …did I get it? Yes. We are not alone :).

[@MarkWildman]

👍

[@carlosacarter]

Can I get this stuff in the UK?

[@MarkWildman]

Depends on if you want to pay the uk tax. Even with the insane uk tax, the math works out that’s it’s economically worth it in my opinion

[@pawerybakiewicz3689]

All my gears, i made by my self, its easy(for me of course)

[@atcihaydar]

Hello Mark. I am writing in here because this is your last video. So I was pretty excited about your style of workouts and wanted to try 10x10 - 10 min kettlebell training. Started with 6kg kettlebell and did like 4 sets of 5 reps and then I felt an unpleasant hurt on my elbow then I directly stopped. 1 night passed and right now I just have a slight hurting feeling when I stretch my arm completely. Other than that I feel no weakness, soreness, itchiness. Nothing. Should I rest or should I continue my workouts. And what are your recommendations for people with very weak wrists, elbows... sadly I am one of them and it feels terrible. I use my hands a lot for work and I always feel the weakness of my wrists. and since phones are getting bigger and bigger our hands also get their share just like our necks I think it is a very important issue that you should share your comments on. Thanks in advance

[@MarkWildman]

I wrote a ton of programs on how to build up toward 10 min. You should run a swing program up to 24 k and a clean and press program with several weights before jumping into a 10 min set, 10 min sets are the goal. Not the starting point

[@bcampbell3324]

@@MarkWildman Of the multitude of things I like about your programs, the slow incremental, methodical slog forward is the most helpful. I've been tempted to push it and bump up a larger weight, but then I remember, the more increments the more opportunities you have to practice, so 1.25lb steps keeps me going forward without injury. I got the Mill/Squat program before the BoS program came out. I'm curious to know how they differ. I'm going to keep my forward momentum with the Mill/Squat until I max out my standard Adex club then look to what is next. At 54 I feel better and am in better shape than I've been in a long time. Thank you.

[@kerrychhim9983]

Too bad the club is currently sold out as of the release of this video

[@TheVersatileHunter]

They come and go all the time. Just keep your eyes out.

[@jadehendrix]

sign up for alerts on their site. also the delay allows me to save up for the gear 😂

[@bryanklitzke9723]

We now know why they are sold out!

[@turnondatuna]

so you're the reason the Adex clubs are sold out rn

[@davidwagner9644]

Clubs must be popular right now cause Club Bells from Tactic Fit are sold out and Adex is sold out. I might have invest in the club The Savage Army is sellling. Problem with that club is you get the club only and have to buy the weights. Anyone known of any club manufacturers. I am looking for a 15, 25, 35.

[@Sidekick_Snowman]

Onnit makes fixed weight clubs, if you can't get the adjustable. But Adex clubs come with the weights.

[@CarbageMan]

Put bluntly, I'd put in an order with Adex and wait it out. I bought a Retrospec club at that place everyone buys everything online, and it worked out until my Adex showed up (fortunately, it was a deeply discounted open box.)

[@TheVersatileHunter]

Wait for the adex. It's worth it.

[@Sidekick_Snowman]

I just wanted to add that I had two fixed weight clubs that I gave to my mom, after I got the Adex. I think the Adex is WAY better

[@nirpy]

That caddi or a cheap mace or diy it

[@warrior_monk_athletics]

I actually bought the last Wildman club handle in Vieste after Humanfit, asked them to ship it to France where I live, came home... And they informed me that it got stolen ! and gave me a refund. I was super bummed out, because to get it shipped from the US to Europe is just insanely expensive... 🥲

[@mattnelson8325]

Guess I'm moving to LA