Everyday Systems

tommi

reinhard wrote:Hmmm..
Maybe rival wikkipedia editors are dueling about its status and sending it back and forth.

Reinhard

Actually it's just the wrong link, remove the dot after /Shovelglove!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelglove

tommi

i'm going to try this one as well, looks good!

thanks for the info

tommi

jordonk27 wrote: Me, out of breath: "Hello?"
Other person: "Are you all right?"
Me: "Yeah, I'm fine, I'm just exercising."
Other person: "Are you sure?"

Ahah i know what you mean, my girlfriend called me while i was exercising and thought i was cheating on her

tommi

Jesseco wrote: My husband likes a "traditional American" meal

Since i'm very interested in foods around the world, what's a traditional American meal like? All i know (from tv and movies) is that it should be high protein food (eggs, meat) and soups, is this correct?

TIA

tommi

Hold the hammerhead with both hands, keeping handle hanging down vertically, over your left shoulder, keep your knees bent. While holding it tightly pretend to throw it away in front of you as fast as you can, stop the motion before your arms are straight. It's a bit like Fireman, but with your hand...

tommi

First of all, a necessary note: i don't mean to sound like i'm bragging or something like that. After reading my comments on this board i thought that, since my english is not good enough AND since i am not used to sharing my personal achievements to others, i may sound like a know-it-all smartarse....

tommi

For instance, in Flip the Lever, don't let the hammer swing backwards (that uses momentum rather than strength to raise it back up, though the momentum movement is much more enjoyable), and when you quickly raise the hammer HOLD IT for a second, then s-l-o-w-l-y lower it back to the starting positi...

tommi

JWL wrote:A Seeker's Question:
Why do we continue to do things to ourselves that we KNOW are not good for us, that we know will harm us and bring no enduring benefit?

Because sins are make you feel better.

It's the guilt feeling that kills you

tommi

While I have never suffered from binge eating, my weight problems coming mostly from lack of exercise and alchool drinking on weekends, i have found a little trick that helped me with other kinds of binging (smoking, drinking, sleeping too much). I have discovered this little gem while watching the ...

tommi

I'm very satisfied with my biceps, and this is the only exercise I do. Same here, i actually believe it's the first time in my life i have seen them Forearms are really, really useful. And shovelglove, which mimics useful movements, works them hard. Do the biceps get worked also? Absolutely. As har...

tommi

Unfortunately here it's hard to find a sledgehammer heavier than 4kg (8.9#), i don't really know why. I managed to find a 5kg (11#) one and switched to it yesterday, couldn't really feel the change, today was harder to do exercises, though. Maybe i have found a 16 pounds one but i would need to chan...

tommi

Question time again, i hope i don't get too annoying :) Right after shovelgloving i feel that my forearm muscles are sore (expecially the brachio-radial muscle - called m. brachio radiale in this picture: http://www.vivailfitness.it/mu_avamb.htm) while my bicep doesn't feel like it has worked as muc...

tommi

CONGRATULATIONS!

tommi

------------------------- 50 shovels to the right 50 shovels to the left 35 churn butter right 35 churn butter left 40 chop wood right 40 chop wood left 20 flip the lever right 20 flip the lever left 20 hoist the sack right 20 hoist the sack left 20 drive fence posts right 20 drive fence posts left ...

tommi

I don't do breaks, i have found that starting again after a break makes things harder.
I've even decided to switch off my cellphone to make sure i don't get interrupted while exercising.

tommi

Routine ------------------------------ 14 minutes ------------------------------ 50 shovels to the right 50 shovels to the left 35 churn butter right 35 churn butter left 35 chop wood right 35 chop wood left 20 flip the lever right 20 flip the lever left 20 hoist the sack right 20 hoist the sack lef...

tommi

I understand you point, it's easy -for me, at least- to be impatient and needing constant improvement. I can definitely see changes in my body, thanks to SG + NOS. This morning after taking a shower i took a look at myself in the mirror and i could see my shoulders being rounder, i could see some of...

tommi

Thank you so much, you're very helpful. This is actually the only in-depth answer i got, i have been talking to a couple fitness experts (gym teachers) and a guy that is studying sport medicine (i don't really know how to translate 'scienze motorie', literally it would be translated 'motion sciences...

tommi

If churn butter seems too easy, imagine it's a giant mortar and pestle and bring it down hard -- not easy! And, if you need a more appealingly violent image, imagine you are Attila the Hun delivering the coup de grace to your defeated foe. Reinhard I'm going to try this tomorrow, Friday is my day f...

tommi

During the first days with shovelgloving i used to feel tired, expecially the morning after, with muscles aching - good thing i thought, it means i have been working out. Nowadays things have changed: After the 14 minutes workout i can feel my muscles, expecially my biceps and the muscles around the...

tommi

Routine right now: 50 shovels to the left 50 shovels to the right 20 churn butter left 20 churn butter right 30 chop wood left 30 chop wood right 15 flip the lever left 15 flip the lever right 20 hoist the sack left 20 hoist the sack right 50 shovels to the left 50 shovels to the right 15 flip the l...

tommi

it's on the "movements" page, but I'll move it to the home page to avert future suffering. Yeah i believe it would be better, just in case you know :) I personally don't stretch or warm up at all. I've never noticed any problems... and occasionally I read something about how it isn't really necessa...

tommi

Day 006 ---------- Breakfast: A mug of milk and coffee with bran sticks Lunch: Half a dish of pasta with meat sauce (Tortiglioni al ragÃ¹). One glass and half of red wine. Afternoon break: Orange juice (from 3 oranges), tea Dinner: 2 small hamburgers, a fistfull of potatoes (oven baked, no oil) half...

tommi

I've begun doing a slight warm up before the workout, and a basic stretch after. I do torso twists and arm loosening moves to warm up, and I stretch my biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest, and back afterward. Really cuts down on delayed-onset muscle soreness. Thanks a lot for your reply, would you mi...

tommi

Tommi, I am currently on deployment with the Navy, and when I sent pictures to my wife of myself wearing just shorts and no shirt, she really noticed the difference. Keep in mind - this was after only a month and a half of 14-minute per day workouts (and only 5 days a week, too!). Good luck...and m...

tommi

I will change my routine until pain disappear to this: 14 minutes routine: 25 shovels to the left 25 shovels to the right 10 churn butter left 10 churn butter right 10 chop wood left 10 chop wood right 10 hoist the sack left 10 hoist the sack right 4 flip the lever left 4 flip the lever right 10 sho...

tommi

Just take it easy for as long as it takes and then slowly try again (if you're still interested). DEFINITELY interested, i'm not going to quit, expecially since my girlfriend commented about my biceps ;) I find that very short rep sets are helpful -- like just 7 reps per set. Maybe stick with that ...

tommi

I took friday 15th and the whole weekend off because my right bicep was hurting a lot (not the "nice" kind of pain that appears after working out, it's more of a "this bicep is going to explode" kind of pain) I still can't extert my arm completely because the bicep keeps staying contract, it's very ...

tommi

Hey All..New to Shovelglove too. Have done 3 days so far. Taking off for the weekend, but I can definitely feel the muscles. I don't have a timer yet, so I'm doing 20 reps on each arm. If you need a timer check my midi timer, it may come handy while you're waiting for a proper one! http://everydays...

tommi

Been offline for some days, but managed to stick to SUCCESS!

tommi

I have started 2 days ago but discovered the Check In forum now only. I'll measure things with fingers' width, it may sound stupid but it's an easy way for me to keep track of things. I will also describe things with a lot of precision because i need this to be very rational, sorry if posts become l...

tommi

Third day of shovelgloving and i have decided to stop doing this while listening to music. I lose concentration and sometimes wonder if i'm counting my reps correctly, i know that the only hard parameter should be the timer but i don't want to do more reps on one side than the other. To avoid loss o...

tommi

To avoid stupid people behaviour i decided to do shovelgloving secretly, next year when i will (hopefully) be fitter people will start asking.

And i'll say it's because i listen to death metal

tommi

Having tried the Wii some weeks ago (great concept by the way) i believe that playing Wii is NOT good for your shape. I have read various articles online about guys losing weight using this console, which is great. Then one website kind of opened my mind -- if i'm not wrong the phrase that made me c...

tommi

This is the routine i use (i'm just my second day so it's not really hardcore, and as i read from what Reinhard wrote it's good to keep calm in order to develop an habit) 14 minutes routine: 45 shovels to the left 45 shovels to the right 20 churn butter left 20 churn butter right 20 chop wood left 2...

tommi

First of all, hello to everybody! I'm Tommi, i'm italian, male, 24. Amazed with the shovelglove website, yesterday I have bought a 8# sledgehammer (looks like italian carpenters are lazier than american ones, i couldn't find a heavier sledgehammer). There's a great thing about coming out of an hardw...

tommi

How about pirates? They use shovels (for digging treasures, which is actually what each one of us is trying to do i believe), they are usually muscular and fit, they usually don't take themselves much seriously and they look badass. Being an illustrator myself i can try and make an illustration (by ...

Everyday Systems

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Thoughts after a month of SG (or, shameless ego pump)

Re: Seeker's Question, Shaman's Answer

Forearm working more than the bicep

No work?

Re: Tommi's routine (and progress)

Bicep

Tommi's Daily Check In

Shovelglove timer

Tommi's routine (and progress)

New shovelglover

Pirates?