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Then Rudis strikes "Gladiators spent two hours a day striking a high "pell" with a weighted sword called a rudis," says Ashford.

Now Wood chops "Swing a 10kg dumbbell from overhead to your side," says Lacomoni. Do three sets of 10 on each side. "Accentuate the swing by pulling from behind your top shoulder to behind your back to really work the triceps."

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