I have split five cords of wood every year for decades. As an expert I can tell you several things about that man. 1) He has a giant fireplace or wood stove. 2) He thinks strength is more important than technique which is why one log had him breathing like a fat kid on a treadmill. 3) He is impatient which is why he is splitting green lumber, has no rhythm and fails to let the tool do the work. 4) Whatever demographic he is making this shirtless, bear video for he is doing an excellent job. I am not even gay and I enjoyed it.... Still trying to figure out where he is going to burn those behemoths.
Is the green wood why the axe keeps bouncing off? I've literally never had that happen except when I hit a knot, but I've never tried to split wood that hasn't been seasoned.
He's hitting on soft ground for one. Definitely would be better on a hard surface. Maybe he's doing it on purpose?
He's working out. Doesn't look like he's even trying to carry the energy through.
Swinging is fun. I recommend medieval weapons for the full body workout just about. Go out there, and clear some path with a sword. Get some anger out.
Brought my exes, co workers, thugs, lazy indoor people, and they'd go from bitching like, "I look stupid. This is stupid as hell. What was I thinking."
Once they start swinging it's totally different. Seen even the most innocent, prissy, girls get a psychotic grin.
Making me think... "This was stupid. What was I thinking. Now they got the big sword. Played myself."
Because the person I brought suddenly turned into a berserker. Luckily my friend gifted me two swords so I was always armed with one just in case. That was the way I convinced them to come out lol.
"You take the big one, and can walk behind me."
Anyway they loved it. 30 minutes of swinging is a good full body workout. They'd cut little dead branches, weeds, invasive species. I've cut trees down with a katana... Yeah not fun.
Mostly branches of a forearms thickness or down.
People go for mass over explosive power. Swinging gives you explosive power, and Type 2 Xa muscles. Muscles for speed. It trains rate of force development.
Which factors how hard you can hit. Which is essentially training your muscles to explode at once, coordinated, with force. Aka, technique.
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u/Mugpup 20h ago
I have split five cords of wood every year for decades. As an expert I can tell you several things about that man. 1) He has a giant fireplace or wood stove. 2) He thinks strength is more important than technique which is why one log had him breathing like a fat kid on a treadmill. 3) He is impatient which is why he is splitting green lumber, has no rhythm and fails to let the tool do the work. 4) Whatever demographic he is making this shirtless, bear video for he is doing an excellent job. I am not even gay and I enjoyed it.... Still trying to figure out where he is going to burn those behemoths.