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- Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:04 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: working with tires?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17120
I have a truck tire that I happened to find discarded in a ditch that was at the last truck stop out of town where I live. I had been looking for one, so I pulled in, hauled it out of the ditch, and stuffed it in my CRV. I figured it was win-win... I got the tire I was looking for and I repurposed a...
- Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:09 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Be Careful With That Sledgehammer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 56861
It's been a while since I've been here. In that time I moved up to using a 16lb sledge on a regular basis for pounding on a tire. Moving a hammer with that much of a jump in weight, I had to sort of relearn the dynamic. I also start from a dead hold with each rep so that I'm not letting the rebound ...
- Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:39 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Shovelglove is a good 1/3 fitness solution ...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21784
I don't really shovelglove in the strict sense of the term. I use the sledgehammer as a component in my workouts. The way I do it, it usually takes care of the cardio component as well. I do some stretching after my workouts and usually yoga on Wednesdays to add a flexibility component. So my workou...
- Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:13 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Sledgehammer too expensive and high-tech for you?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20900
- Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:10 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Holy Backpain batman!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16372
Are you doing a good cool down and stretching routine afterwards? One thing I've noticed is I can be a bit sore in the lower back on days after my kettlebell/sledgehammer work if I don't do some stretching work and such afterwards. From what I've deduced I'd have to say that the workout creates tigh...
- Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:59 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Be Careful With That Sledgehammer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 56861
Here's a few more pics, though photos this time. http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad231/zenboar/sledgeswingstart.jpg Here's a basic sledgehammer strike. In the first pic on the left I've done it the "incorrect" way.. or at least the way that's hard on the back. In the following two pictures I star...
- Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:32 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Be Careful With That Sledgehammer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 56861
It could be that they're not really using the abs. Many of the SG movements can be done in a variety of ways to accomplish the same ends, but make the motion very different. For example, say you're doing a basic sledgehammer strike with your left hand near the head and your right hand anchoring at t...
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:48 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Be Careful With That Sledgehammer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 56861
Another necropost, but also another topic that is good to keep at the fore for newcomers. One of the things I have noticed in my hammer work and playing with new moves is the tendency to arch the back. Part of this, IMO, comes from the overall feel of the hammer movements. It feels like something wh...
- Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:55 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Striking vs. Catching
- Replies: 33
- Views: 54213
Sorry for the necropost, but I was searching the forum for the keyword "elbow" since one of the big concerns I'm sure many have starting with shovelglove or sledgehammer workouts is the impact it can have on the elbow and how stopping the hammer when doing indoor movements can affect the forearm. In...
- Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:10 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Routines
- Topic: Gym Boss Timer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 23565
If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, there's an app called the "Kettlebell Swing Timer" that lets you set a timer in much the same way. The only down side is it will shut off if you exit the app, so if your iWhatever is also your music player you'll need to make sure your playlist is not one you wan...
- Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:04 am
- Forum: Shovelglove Moves
- Topic: Explosiveness! Punches and Spear Thrusts VIDEO
- Replies: 10
- Views: 57781
There's a couple of other elements you could add into the spear thrusts. One would be to mix it up with high, medium, and low thrusts. Another is you could you combine a lunge and a thrust, like you're dropping low to thrust up under an opponent's shield. Not a really combat-efficient move since you...
- Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:46 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Perfect Shovelglove song?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21757
I do more of a sledgehammer workout than a shovelglove per se. During the summer, however, I do more controlled movements and shoveling type movements indoors on Wednesday. Monday and Friday are kettlebells and Tuesday and Thursdays are resistance stuff. Though I may mix that up some and move the sl...