shovel-pack! pack-bell?
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:11 pm
Hi, all.
I've been a forum member for years, ever since my first abortive attempt at building the No S and shovelglove habits. My enthusiam has, in the past, rarely lasted more than a few days, but I'm happy to know that Reinhard's computer system remembers me
I'm back into it (for good this time! Gonna rely on HABIT instead of enthusiasm), but I've moved since I last shugged and my sledgehammer didn't make the move with me. Until I get my paws on another, I thought I would rely on necessity to mother some invention:
The Shovel-Pack!
I have some cheap weight plates in a closet (they were there when I moved in), so I put 13kg (~= 30lbs) into an old but sturdy green backpack. Rocks, books (I have lots of these), cans of food, etc, would work just as well.
Then I cinched up the straps, turned up the Van Halen and set the timer.
What a workout! The shovel-pack (or packbell) is great for kettlebell swings and probably other kettlebell moves that I'm not a hip enough exerciser to know. I did a sequence of canonical shovelglove moves, and it's tough! The bag is heavier than any hammer I've used, for one thing, and it's not rigid like a hammer. When swinging it up, I always had to swing it fast enough that centrifugal force* would keep it from falling down on me.
I worked out good shovel-pack approximations for stoke the oven, the fireman, and other classics. I may indulge my narcissism on Monday and set up a webcam. I'll post links if I do!
And of course the shovel-pack is perfect for hoist the sack.
Many of the canon moves, actually, feel like natural ways to toss a heavy sack. I guess that speaks to the "useful movements" design ethic: apparently useful movements translate well!
Anyhow, it's nice to be back. I really like the character of the discussions I read here. It's a very thoughtful, cozy, and encouraging corner of the internet.
* Technically, inertia resisted by centripetal force from my hand. But then again, see http://xkcd.com/123/
I've been a forum member for years, ever since my first abortive attempt at building the No S and shovelglove habits. My enthusiam has, in the past, rarely lasted more than a few days, but I'm happy to know that Reinhard's computer system remembers me
I'm back into it (for good this time! Gonna rely on HABIT instead of enthusiasm), but I've moved since I last shugged and my sledgehammer didn't make the move with me. Until I get my paws on another, I thought I would rely on necessity to mother some invention:
The Shovel-Pack!
I have some cheap weight plates in a closet (they were there when I moved in), so I put 13kg (~= 30lbs) into an old but sturdy green backpack. Rocks, books (I have lots of these), cans of food, etc, would work just as well.
Then I cinched up the straps, turned up the Van Halen and set the timer.
What a workout! The shovel-pack (or packbell) is great for kettlebell swings and probably other kettlebell moves that I'm not a hip enough exerciser to know. I did a sequence of canonical shovelglove moves, and it's tough! The bag is heavier than any hammer I've used, for one thing, and it's not rigid like a hammer. When swinging it up, I always had to swing it fast enough that centrifugal force* would keep it from falling down on me.
I worked out good shovel-pack approximations for stoke the oven, the fireman, and other classics. I may indulge my narcissism on Monday and set up a webcam. I'll post links if I do!
And of course the shovel-pack is perfect for hoist the sack.
Many of the canon moves, actually, feel like natural ways to toss a heavy sack. I guess that speaks to the "useful movements" design ethic: apparently useful movements translate well!
Anyhow, it's nice to be back. I really like the character of the discussions I read here. It's a very thoughtful, cozy, and encouraging corner of the internet.
* Technically, inertia resisted by centripetal force from my hand. But then again, see http://xkcd.com/123/