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- Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:50 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: 12 Labors of Hercules
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6137
12 Labors of Hercules
For those who like "scenario-driven workouts" (a great idea BTW), I found this last night on Ross' forum. They are devising workout scenarios for each of Hercule's 12 mythical labors, like slaying the hydra, cleaning the stables, etc. Lots of general conditioning stuff, with scenario ideas like this...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:30 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Absolute newbie with questions...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 28114
Plus you can always slap cheap ankle weights onto it to "upgrade" more gradually. They come in all different sizes; we found a pair of small neoprene circular 1-pound weights that fit the handle perfectly. Just be sure to wrap them inside the sweater/cover and you're good to go. Adding that 2 pounds...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:25 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Stoke the Oven
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33175
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:58 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Why Does This Work?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14258
Here's my take on this. I've been thinking about the how and why of the Everyday Systems approach for quite a while now and I think I get it. But note that these are only my observations and opinions, not Reinhard's and not a doctor's, just me. The systems used here are deceptively simple. I think t...
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:10 pm
- Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
- Topic: Question about walking in hot weather
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34192
In my experience most people are not really aware of just how dehydrated they are on a daily basis. I had no idea until I lived in a desert for a while that I spent almost all of my time very dehydrated. Our culture tells us to drink sodas and alcohol, and caffeine and alcohol both are diuretics and...
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:43 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: 14-Mins Workout - Tabata Interval
- Replies: 7
- Views: 38782
Yes Tabata is brutal. You can do it with most anything --- hammering, burpees, dumbbell thrusters, jump rope, running, etc. Due to a foot injury I typically confine Tabata to stationary bike riding, as that gives me a killer cardio workout. From everything I've read though, Tabata is so intense it s...
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:45 pm
- Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
- Topic: Peace
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10819
Peace
I've been walking to work off-and-on more lately, trying to "stick" to the concept of being a solid Urban Ranger. I usually would be in the car out of habit before I remembered I was going to walk, and I was already driving down the 1-way street away from home. I also noticed that my recurring compl...
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:31 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Ridicule from family and friends:(
- Replies: 24
- Views: 40492
A few months ago, I was taking some ribbing from a friend when I described shovelglove. My friend belongs to a chain gym and she got this incredulous tone of voice and raised her eyebrow. “So you’re PRETENDING to work.†Having read about the naysayers and those who doubt on this post I had pre...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:52 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: sgtrock's routine and progress
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20134
As for progress, what I've noticed the most, besides generally bigger shoulders, is that when I do pushups I can do them elbows-in (grazing ribs) and go deep, whereas before I could only really do them with elbows bowed out. Back is also very tight and I don't sag. I can only do about 20 and form is...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:49 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: sgtrock's routine and progress
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20134
sgtrock's routine and progress
Ok so I've been shugging off and on (sometimes more off than on) for a couple of months now, and my basic routine is pretty established so I figured I'd go ahead and post it. For now I use an 8lb shovelglove since I didn't want to overdo it at the start and blow the habit training. Unfortunately mor...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:20 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Paint the Wall (by sweetzen)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33257
Again, I love the Sweep the Floor move. I feel that one in my sides every time. :D It's also started me back doing a variation on a couple of other moves that I used to do. When shoveling and chopping wood, try going to extreme ranges of motion. For shoveling, reach far back on each side of the move...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:49 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Sweep the Floor (by sweetzen)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 25175
I can't believe I didn't think of this one! My wife however can -- she said "duh, it's because you're not a woman!" I love this move. I think I'm going to do this one regularly. :D Having the feet slightly wider than shoulder width makes a big difference in the tension in the core as well, much bett...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:34 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Paint the Wall (by sweetzen)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33257
Ah! Side lateral raise. I used to do a ton of these with dumbbells. Good move. There's a similar SG variant that I absolutely love called Perseus Hoist . One thing I've noticed --- with Shovelglove, kettlebells, sandbags, etc --- is a general gravitation towards "known" moves that already exist as d...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:03 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Sledgehammer and Tire!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17741
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:56 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Mutant muscles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11800
Mutant muscles
Interesting observation... I've been on-again/off-again over the past few weeks with SG due to time constraints, and I can feel the gains I had made fading fast. But a couple of weeks back I jumped back into it after not doing it for over a week and decided to go "all out", 52 reps of as many moves ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:42 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Paint the Wall (by sweetzen)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33257
I'm trying to picture this -- I haven't painted any walls lately!
Would this be the same or similar motion to a basic upright row?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Del ... htRow.html
Would this be the same or similar motion to a basic upright row?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Del ... htRow.html
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:44 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Now here's something you don't see everyday...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7845
Now here's something you don't see everyday...
The $2,500, 5,000-pound Acme Sledgehammer!
It's apparently a test from someone setting up a store. Funny!
It's apparently a test from someone setting up a store. Funny!
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:38 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Thoughts after a month of SG (or, shameless ego pump)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12847
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:44 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Thoughts after a month of SG (or, shameless ego pump)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12847
Your English is better than many Americans, don't worry... I've noticed very similar results. Though I haven't made it even 3 consecutive weeks in almost 2 months of doing SG (taking almost two weeks off twice) I've still noticed a difference. I can do "proper" pushups --- back straight, head forwar...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:32 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: No work?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25607
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:21 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: No work?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25607
For those concerned about 8lb being too light, 52 or more reps of any of the moves might convince you otherwise, especially the more shoulder-intense moves like Fireman. Or, add deep squats to the churning-type moves. Or make them Hindu squats -- lift your heels off the ground so they almost touch y...
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:15 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Forearm working more than the bicep
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15485
Tommi, about a decade ago I spent two years studying jujutsu. With all of the physical effort involved, my forearms got huge and my biceps --- while definitely increasing moderately in size --- were really not much bigger. In fact, mostly my forearms increased to approximately the same diameter as m...
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:26 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Long time Shovelglover, rare poster
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13790
Hi Freelancer, The moves sound interesting. I just tried out the Push of Destiny (cool name!) and I think I can see what you are saying. Would you say it is basically a moving variant of Stoke the Oven? Also, I can't quite picture what you mean in The Whirlwind of Doom (ultra cool name!) when you sa...
- Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:53 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Stoke the Oven
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33175
I showed my wife this move tonight and she in turn taught me a wonderful variation. Squat deep on the pull back and pop up as you thrust on the 45-degree angle. She called it Spear the Horseman and it captures the move perfectly. :) I love this variant. Works the whole body at once. We'll be doing i...
- Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:41 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: A late hello post
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9520
My dad worked for Mack Manufacturing in Mobile for about 25+ years as a foreman building grapples. He was always very physical growing up but this was extremely hard work. A grapple is the claw you see on the end of a crane cable picking stuff up. Some of these beasts are HUGE. You can see lots of p...
- Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:49 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Quick shovelglove mod to add weight
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7511
Quick shovelglove mod to add weight
I put 2 and 2 together the other night and figured it out. We bought a set of 1-pound neoprene wrist weights at Academy (a sporting goods chain) a few months ago for about $6, and my wife uses them sometimes when walking or cardio. We also bought her a 4-pound hammer to do SG the other day, and she ...
- Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:10 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: A late hello post
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9520
A late hello post
Well I realized that the norm here is to check in and blow your own horn for a minute, and I don't want to seem rude... :) I came across shovelglove a few weeks back when researching different ways to get in shape. I was especially interested in sandbag and sledgehammer training at the time because,...
- Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:55 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Great timer for the computer
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5269
Great timer for the computer
While we use the countdown timer on my cell phone for our SG workouts, there are other workouts where other timers are handy. I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here before, but a while back I came across the single best timer I've used yet. It is a configurable web page timer that you can download...
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:06 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: The Fireman
- Replies: 3
- Views: 22403
Reinhard, I've been wondering: what exactly is the difference between the "chop the tree" and "fireman" moves? I just checked both videos and paused them as the movement comes forward from the shoulder, and the only difference appears to be that the fireman move is almost vertical while chop the tre...
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:58 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Propeller
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8746
Propeller
My wife and I were doing the SG workout last night and I literally stumbled across a move I hadn't done since being on the drill team in high school. This is a basic variation of a very common move if you've ever seen a military drill team spinning rifles, and is in fact the basic rifle spinning mov...
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:33 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Bicep
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17872
Another site I had opened in a tab but not looked at before I finished the last post, and the movements may actually be better for SG warm up / stretching (and in fact are closer to what I actually do): http://www.bodyresults.com/s2warmup.asp
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:32 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Bicep
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17872
Thanks a lot for your reply, would you mind teaching me some of your warm up / stretching moves (or point me to websites, i couldn't find much info with search engines)? They would really help me to improve with SG Sure! Here's a site with tons of stretches. I only do a few that seem to help me war...
- Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:15 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Bicep
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17872
- Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:13 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Bicep
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17872
You definitely want to lay off until the pain is gone. Pain is your body's way of telling you to cut that crap out for at least the present time. Also, HEAT is your friend for muscle pulls and pains. Heatable pads you can microwave (available at Wal-Mart), or Icy Hot, or Tiger Balm all will work gre...
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:50 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Building Habits
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19034
This is without a doubt my #1 weakness. I tend to get over-enthusiastic about something and push myself too far too fast. Then I find out about all the *other* ancillary things you can do that are similar to the new habit and want to start them as well. But all that does is dilute my mental focus an...