Sword workout (conditioning)

First of several weapon workout videos I intend to make. Both to get everyone some exercise and have fun while doing it. Most moves are from Joachim Meyer (ca. 1537 - 1571)[1] was a 16th century German cutler, Freifechter, and fencing master. Utilizing cuts in Oberhauw, Unterhauw, Zwerchhau , Scheitelhau, and various guards.
Go at your own pace and listen to your body. If something is painful stop doing it. If you haven't worked out in awhile or are not use to physical conditioning, you should always consult your physician or other healthcare provider before changing your diet or starting an exercise program,and understand that there is a risk of injury associated with participating in any physical activity.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

Looks like a fun workout. 👍

[@iwantyourcookiesnow]

more fun than P90x for sure

[@Overworkedandunderpaid]

Question, what weight of sword would you recommend starting with. I’m going to be essentially starting from nothing.
Second: here are some friendly recommendations. If you are going to be doing videos like this audio is important.
1. Get a microphone to clip to the front of your shirt I would recommend a Bluetooth one. Yes you will get noise, but that gets fixed later. (go off of reviews)
2. Use your phone to film brother. If you don’t have a good one go iPhone, they’re most user friendly. Plus there are tons of tutorials. The pro series is best series. But if you want bells and whistles go Samsung. Both have there virtues.
3: soft lighting tutorials and rigs are super straightforward.
Finally editing and editing software. Unfortunately this is where my knowledge has ended. iPhone makes the lighting aspect a little easier as it corrects a lot on its own where as Samsung is really really really adaptable. Learning that takes a long of work though but is cheaper long term as software is a bit more universal with android. Apple…. Well. It’s apple…. You need a Mac to get it all to work to the max but it’s all in one place and you just need to learn it…. And subscribe to its custom editing service or get and AppStore app. They don’t care as long as they get here pound of flesh. But it is REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAALLY EASY…….. 😐😐😐😐 I just can’t emphasize that enough…

[@theweaponscollectiveedge863]

I would recommend a sword around 2 pounds that is balanced at the handle. If you want a blade heavy sword for more forearm training go with falchion blade style or cutlass. Any longer blade will make your forearms fatigue faster. A bokken or shinai will work for good training. Thank you for the helpful recommendations. As I get the budget to improve my equipment I will add those things.