How did Knights & Men Work Out in the Renaissance? Newly Discovered Dumbbell & Barbell Exercises

In this video we look at a very little-examined topic: the use of dumbbells and barbells during the Renaissance era, from the 16th Century (around 1533) to the mid 17th century. Want to help support this channel? Visit our Patreon for added benefits: Check out my books on Amazon: Click the “subscribe“ button above. Thanks! DISCLAIMER: This series is for historical interest only. It is not intended to be instructional, and is not a replacement for a qualified instructor or therapist who can guide, observe and correct you in person. This video is an EXPERIMENT, and many of these historical methods are as of yet untested in modern times. I don’t even know if I’m going to recommend them myself after practicing them for weeks or months. It is possible they could lead to injury. I have and will be using the actual antique apparatus intended for these methods. I can tell you that if you swap out the five pound steel wand (crafted to historical specs) that you see me use in these videos with heavy modern mass-produced apparatus, such as modern heavy dumbbells, it is definitely possible (if not probable) to injure yourself. And it is possible to injure yourself even if using the correct apparatus, used incorrectly or without extreme presence of mind. For all of these reasons I caution you not to try to follow along and do these exercises at home, but to perform such exercises only under the supervision of a qualified and experienced instructor or master. For the benefit of viewers, I will be linking to such instructors and masters in some of these videos, if they exist.