Noob alert! I recently got divorced, and wanted to look better shirtless. (And yes, I do think this song is about me.) I'm looking to start the Power 90 program, but those DVD's take like, ummm, a week to come in. Wha? I want now!
So, when I came across the Shugging, I thought, Hmm, a 10 pound sledge costs about as much as one exercise book, and I can do this for a week or so until the "program" comes in. F--- yeah!
I was already getting a good bit of exercise just moving my stuff from the house to my new apartment, and let's face it, reduced space meant a few sweaters had to go to goodwill anyway.
So, last night I did my 14 minutes, followed by my usual push-ups and sit-ups. After I was done, I almost thought about doing another 14... It didn't seem like I had done that much, really.
Well, come the morning, and my thighs are burning, I'm stiff and sore in my back, and the Triceps are a bit tender. All signs of a good workout.
Do any of you use a way of marking hand position like colored tape? The workout is as hard or as easy as you like depending on hand position. I'm thinking of using colored tape to mark week 1 hand position when "Chopping Wood" or "No Names". Maybe even set a goal of moving the tape back X amount per week.
Also, it seems like it would be easy to overdo this and pull something.
It doesn't seem like alot of these motions don't target the Abs as much as I like. However, I'm surprised to see how well this works the thighs. Any suggestions on how to work the abs more thoroughly? (Aside from supplementing the shugging with sit-ups and military crunches...)
I'm thinking of something like a golf swing, or like using one of the old grass/wheat whips...
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And one more funny aside...
When I was buying the sledge, the girl at the hardware store said "Is this on account?" I replied "Yep, on account of me needing to whack something."