Everyday Systems

10Miler · Joined: 30 Jun 2012 Posts: 1

I'm new to the SG, and have done it twice now. I love it, and while moving some bricks I wondered if there might be a way to use them for working out. Obviously a person could carry them while walking. They would be dual purpose if you happen to walk in a rough neighborhood! Anyway, these bricks I have are the kind with three holes in them, so I thought I could thread a couple on a broomstick and use it for curls. I'm sure there are other things I could do too. When I google brick workouts all I get are preps for triathlons. I'm not quite ready for that yet. Very Happy

TUK · Joined: 03 Jul 2012 Posts: 102 Location: France

I have an idea : you need two bricks, a pair of old knickers, cement.

Glue each knicker to a brick with cement. put the shoes on, and walk half a mile everyday.

Call this system "seven-stone boots".

reinhard · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a worthwhile experiment to me -- the downside would be the stares / possible police intervention, but hey, if you can live with that, go for it. Smile

Reinhard

TUK · Joined: 03 Jul 2012 Posts: 102 Location: France

I guess that the real payback occurs when you can run with those. Optimus Prime style.

TUK · Joined: 03 Jul 2012 Posts: 102 Location: France

No more luck with "cmu workout". I get lots of things related to Carnegie Mellon University. When I remove Carnegie, I get Central Michigan University. But I tried "concrete block workout" and found this.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/332093-cinder-block-exercises/

At least, I improved my vocabulary...

And actually, "cinder block workout" yields some videos. I did not watch them yet, though.

mastermesh · Joined: 16 Aug 2012 Posts: 27

can't find the link right now but the other day I had a similar question... I saw some blog somewhere where two guys were working out together with concrete blocks. They'd stack them, hand them to one another and then build a tower sort of and start it over a time or two... the running with bricks thing is hard.

I have a brick in my trunk and wrapped some rope around it.. and sort of created my own gheto-bell with it... a sort of kettle bell made out of brick. Not tried it yet, but looking foward to trying it someday.