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- Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:30 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 39633
Re: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
Quite a few people on another forum I read are doing the One hundred pushups challenge Is anybody succeeding? I don't see how anybody is going to do 100 pushups in six weeks if they can only do one or two at the start. The whole philosophy of "six weeks from now you'll be able to do XXXX" seems wro...
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:03 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 39633
Chiangmaiboss: That is very impressive. Yesterday I combined the week 4 day 1 workouts from 200 squats and 200 pushups: one set squats, one set pushups until done. By the end I could barely move. There is no way I could combine that with the shovelglove moves! Huffdogg: Welcome. I agree that the bod...
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:10 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: So, I got my shovelglove . . .
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16778
Congratulations on taking the plunge and getting a hammer! It is certainly wise to take it easy until your body is used to shugging. I think that building the 14 minute habit right from the start is a good idea, even if that means you spend half the time swinging a broom stick or pantomiming the mov...
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:04 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: anyone else have this problem?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12048
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:39 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Book Recommendation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12050
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:48 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 39633
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:44 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 39633
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:03 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 39633
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:33 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 39633
Good point. I have seen people on the other forum mentioning how they felt frustrated because they only managed 18 rather than the required 20 pushups on the final set. For most people, that sort of self-applied pressure is not going to lead to a long term exercise habit. Regarding chest and triceps...
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:39 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: One hundred pushups: my thoughts
- Replies: 19
- Views: 39633
One hundred pushups: my thoughts
Quite a few people on another forum I read are doing the One hundred pushups challenge , so I thought I would have a look at it. It looks like a well structured progressive program spread over 6 or more weeks and the constant progress tracking seems to keep people motivated. However I have seen more...
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:49 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: anyone else have this problem?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12048
I have missed shugging sessions due to injury, and while it can be frustrating I think you are doing the right thing by taking a complete rest for a few days. There is nothing to gain by working through an injury and making it worse. Depends on the injury though. My knee plays up from time to time. ...
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:26 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Probably shouldn't but thinking about making a Mod.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12623
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:33 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Shovelglove workout: I didn't know I had those muscles!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27481
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:13 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What happened to sometimes?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 194308
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What happened to sometimes?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 194308
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:12 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Academic philosopher on snacking and moderation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9451
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:48 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Shovelglove workout: I didn't know I had those muscles!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27481
Hah! I have The Matrix Principle as well and my experience was quite similar to yours I think. I found the methods very demanding and effective but quite complicated. I never really got past the simple half-rep and ladder patterns. Out of curiosity I did a simple matrix* today with the sledgehammer ...
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:36 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Shovelglove workout: I didn't know I had those muscles!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27481
I don't know too much, but I used to spend far too much time lifting weights in the gym, messing around with things like Matrix Training , creatine supplements and other crazy stuff. Curiously, looking at the matrix training website I linked just now, he makes this interesting statement: As incredib...
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:29 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Shovelglove workout: I didn't know I had those muscles!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27481
14 lb is pretty sturdy to start out with, but it should be fine given that most people see pretty impressive strength gains during the first few months of a strength building program. And I agree with your observation that the faster you swing the more you have to work to control the ending of the m...
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:19 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Memories of a hammer (just for fun)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13419
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:10 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: New to shovelglove! (and to exercise in general)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24194
I agree with Bushranger and the others on this. I never stretch before shugging. I just start with some slow shoveling and build the intensity from from there. I don't start the most intense movements* until around 4 or 5 minutes in so I am nicely warmed up. Another perspective on this comes from Iy...
- Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:56 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Shovelglove and balance/coordination
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17951
I have experimented with a number of movements while standing on one leg. Some feel more suited to this than others. I find the various wood chopping, post driving and shoveling movements quite awkward on one leg but the one-handed butter churn movement, flip the lever, one-handed sack hoisting etc ...
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:35 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Flip Lever
- Replies: 16
- Views: 53415
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:32 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Injuries and the Traffic Light
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18591
I definitely treat exercise missed due to injury as an exemption rather than a failure. As for your fear of this leading to the slightest ache letting you get out of exercising, my way of dealing with that is to rely on my personal honesty (such as it is). Deep down I know when I am really injured a...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:08 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Flip Lever
- Replies: 16
- Views: 53415
You are not alone in doing flip the lever in a slow and controlled way. It is a common technique from weight lifting which makes the muscles work much harder than when a fast swing with a lot of momentum is used. I have experimented with doing some of the other movements in a slow and controlled way...
- Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:51 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: animal stick--inspired by shug?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12901
- Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:01 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: animal stick--inspired by shug?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12901
- Wed May 27, 2009 1:32 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: Another beginner's routine!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 24518
- Wed May 27, 2009 5:12 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: Another beginner's routine!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 24518
- Tue May 26, 2009 4:14 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: A coal shovelling Jack London
- Replies: 4
- Views: 23805
- Mon May 25, 2009 4:12 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: Reinhard's current routines (Jan 2008)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 44802
Hello - I thought the idea was just one exercise routine per day? I do more exercises than the 14 minutes of shugging, but I am careful to keep them separate, and track them as separate activities in the HabitCal. The reasoning is that if the daily shovelgloving time is allowed to grow then we will...
- Tue May 19, 2009 2:18 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: William James: The Laws of Habit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14070
Also, the book is available for download from Project Gutenberg for offline and/or eBook reader reading.
- Tue May 19, 2009 2:11 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: William James: The Laws of Habit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14070
Yes, it is great. The two quotes which are most striking to me, and whose wisdom I am most in need of are: Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life. Each lapse is like the letting fall of a ball of string which one is carefully winding up: a single slip u...
- Wed May 06, 2009 11:09 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Old Wrist-weights + zip-ties + Hammer = UPGRADES! (pics)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18430
- Tue May 05, 2009 6:34 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Mace swings with sledgehammer (YouTube)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8612
I haven't attempted the one-handed version. Far too scary! But I am now doing the two-handed version with the 12 and 8 pounders. To succeed with the 12 pounder I have to warm up but not be too tired (so I do it roughly 5 minutes into my routine). The biggest thing is the speed of the move. It just d...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:28 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Mace swings with sledgehammer (YouTube)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8612
Mace swings with sledgehammer (YouTube)
I found this on YouTube. It shows indian Gada style mace swings (as mentioned in a few previous threads) using a sledgehammer. The most impressive are the one handed movements. I have tried doing these and still find the 12 lb hammer too intimidating. I could probably manage it but it scares me a bi...
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:30 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Shovelglove Handle? What kind to buy?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 22502
I have used both hickory and fiberglass and much prefer the hickory. The fiberglass handle on my log splitting maul has a noticeable seam from the molding process which annoys me while the hickory feels smooth and nice. Like Reinhard I also like the idea of hickory, but in my case aesthetic preferen...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:15 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: Phayze's Ever-Growing Progress Thread (Redux) - Training Log
- Replies: 84
- Views: 193769
Yes, weighted juggling balls are pretty obviously a Bad Idea to everyone except me. I think we have the opposite juggling polarity. I found toss juggling pretty easy to pick up and taught myself the 3 ball cascade purely from seeing someone juggle on TV for a few seconds. Now I am proficient with 4 ...
- Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:01 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: Phayze's Ever-Growing Progress Thread (Redux) - Training Log
- Replies: 84
- Views: 193769
Re: I am, in fact, actually alive
Ross recommends juggling for a variety of reasons, but somehow I’ve never quite gotten my head wrapped around the whole “toss/catch†. . . Interesting. I have been juggling for years. Nice to know it is also good for me* :) A good resource for learning juggling (either the basic 3 ball cascade...
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:09 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Free interval PC Timer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 37425
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:03 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Free interval PC Timer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 37425
Sounds remarkably similar to what I was looking for a few months ago to help with randomised juggling pattern training. I couldn't find anything though so wrote my own to run on my PDA (uses .Net so also runs on windows PCs). It is a countdown timer that reads a list of things from a file. Each time...
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:19 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Greetings and naked shugging (the hammer, not me!)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11698
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:10 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Greetings and naked shugging (the hammer, not me!)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11698
Greetings and naked shugging (the hammer, not me!)
Yes, Naked Shugging. Anyone else do this? Oh yeah it's not what you might think. Basically I haven't bothered putting any sort of padding on my hammer. I work out on a carpeted area clear of furniture plus I have been using the hammer around the garden as well. So I just didn't put a glove on. I thi...
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:24 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Work Music
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30352
I have been listening to Xavier Rudd, specifically his Food in the Belly album. His songs are meaningful and have a great steady rhythm.