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A Tagda Raho athlete in a deep squat holding wooden clubs at the training ground, with mudgars and a gada racked beside him

A 4 kg Gada Is Not a 4 kg Weight

Hold a 4 kg gada out horizontally and your front hand carries about 13.6 kg of force while your rear hand pulls down with 9.6 kg. The leverage arithmetic behind club and mace training, why a gada, a mudgar and a samtola of identical weight are three different exercises, and how to measure your own in a minute.

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