New shovglover? shogloer? shoogooer?
New shovglover? shogloer? shoogooer?
Recruit Pete, reporting for duty with the Shovelglovers!
Anyhoo, stumbled across this site via a torturously tangled web of links, but I'm here in one piece!
I went out and picked up an 8lb hammer today, was going to go with something larger but decided to start slowly. I have an arseload of problems with my back, no need to exacerbate the issue!
One thing I should mention, you loverly americans have a much cheaper time of it with regards to purchasing sledges. I cruised by two hardware stores, the cheapest hammer I could find was an 8lb on for $46. A 16lb one was $78!$%!^
Ended up finding mine at a camping store for $30, what a difference!
So anyhoo, here I am, I'm itching to start tomorrow morning, I tells ya.
Of course, I need to clean a space in my room, can't have my housemates laughing at me just yet. So I'll be fit _and_ organised, bonus
Anyhoo, stumbled across this site via a torturously tangled web of links, but I'm here in one piece!
I went out and picked up an 8lb hammer today, was going to go with something larger but decided to start slowly. I have an arseload of problems with my back, no need to exacerbate the issue!
One thing I should mention, you loverly americans have a much cheaper time of it with regards to purchasing sledges. I cruised by two hardware stores, the cheapest hammer I could find was an 8lb on for $46. A 16lb one was $78!$%!^
Ended up finding mine at a camping store for $30, what a difference!
So anyhoo, here I am, I'm itching to start tomorrow morning, I tells ya.
Of course, I need to clean a space in my room, can't have my housemates laughing at me just yet. So I'll be fit _and_ organised, bonus
Last edited by Pete on Thu May 16, 2013 5:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Yeowch!!!!One thing I should mention, you loverly americans have a much cheaper time of it with regards to purchasing sledges. I cruised by two hardware stores, the cheapest hammer I could find was an 8lb on for $46. A 16lb one was $78!$%!^
Must be the shipping handling and customs fees!
That's okay.. Yer set now Pete...
Don't hurt your back!
Hey... I sometimes even used the sg for back extensions...
As long as you keep the hammer within your space in front of you, and don't twist as you put the weight off to the side, you should be fine with an 8 lb one.. That's pretty light...
Most importantly, watch your body mechanics and not go too frantic and fast... Expect your forearms and biceps to get a really good thrashing...
"At ease!"......
Peace and Love,
Deb
Pete,
I have found that I can change the effect of shoveling depending on angles, speed, etc.
One that I like to do for just 10 or 20 repetitions right and left is to pretend I'm scooping up gravel, rotating to the side, and then curling my wrist to dump the load.
If you go slowly and protect your back you might find it more "work" than the basic shovel.
Another one that is similar to shoveling is what I call "pitching hay." I act like I'm using a pitchfork to scoop hay off of the ground and then pitch it over a six-foot corral right in front of me. This one is like shoveling but much harder.
If nothing else, you could drop the shoveling for now and revisit it later.
thanks,
David
I have found that I can change the effect of shoveling depending on angles, speed, etc.
One that I like to do for just 10 or 20 repetitions right and left is to pretend I'm scooping up gravel, rotating to the side, and then curling my wrist to dump the load.
If you go slowly and protect your back you might find it more "work" than the basic shovel.
Another one that is similar to shoveling is what I call "pitching hay." I act like I'm using a pitchfork to scoop hay off of the ground and then pitch it over a six-foot corral right in front of me. This one is like shoveling but much harder.
If nothing else, you could drop the shoveling for now and revisit it later.
thanks,
David