Everyday Systems

Huffdogg · Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 29 Location: Northwest Indiana

I was looking for something to engage my lateral and oblique abdominal muscles more, and stole this from a medicine ball workout I saw using a similar principle. You simply hold the sledge overhead, with fully extended arms. Have your arms spread as far apart as is comfortable, ideally with one hand right next to the head of the hammer and the other at the far end of the handle. Then simply lean to one side and raise yourself back to straight, being sure to consciously engage your obliques in the motion. I only did 10 reps each side and I felt more burn in my abdominals than I have with any other shugg movement so far.
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I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

reinhard · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject:

Sounds intriguing! I'll give it a try on my "freestyle friday."

Now to think of a manual labor analog...

Reinhard

Huffdogg · Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 29 Location: Northwest Indiana

yeah...I've been working on that. Nothing so far, though Crying or Very sad

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I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

Mika_Onida · Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Posts: 16 Location: London, Ontario

Holding the sail rope? (I know nothing of sailing)