Newbie to shovelglove

Take a sledgehammer and wrap an old sweater around it. This is your "shovelglove." Every week day morning, set a timer for 14 minutes. Use the shovelglove to perform shoveling, butter churning, and wood chopping motions until the timer goes off. Stop. Rest on weekends and holidays. Baffled? Intrigued? Charmed? Discuss here.
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Zoid
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Newbie to shovelglove

Post by Zoid » Wed Sep 25, 2013 3:21 pm

So I asked my husband yesterday if we have a sledgehammer. He said "No. Why?". I said that I wanted to use it for exercise and he looked at me like I'm nuts.

Anyway, I don't have a sledge at home. What else could I use to start until I can buy one? I'm pretty weak. I've heard some people mention using brooms. How does that work? It seems like the handle would be too long.

Suggestions?
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Post by germanherman » Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:01 am

Thing i've seen so far:

A bookstick = A handle, two books tapped to one end.
A dumbell-club = A baseball-bat with a 2kg-dumbell tapped to it.
14 minutes of play = 14 minutes doing pushups, pullups, squats, lunges etc. without any tools.
Spend over 450 Dollar on some Systems, Gadgets and courses = Zero Results

Spend 15 Bucks for a Shovelglove + NoS-Diet= ;)

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Post by reinhard » Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:22 pm

If you have a fireplace, a poker or fireplace shovel might work well.

A baseball bat.

Some people use cast iron pans (of course, you'll have to adjust the movements).

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Post by Zoid » Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:56 pm

Thanks for the ideas!

I'll have to hunt around the apartment and see what I can come up with.
Don't let perfect get in the way of better
SAHM to 2 beautiful girls: S (4yo) & E (8m)

5'3" female, 34
SW: 196.0 - BMI: 34.7 - 2/15/21
CW: 191.5 - BMI: 33.9 - 3/31/21

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Post by Zoid » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:38 pm

So I did my first day today. I used a pitching wedge that I found in my golf bag. It felt good just to learn the motions. I'll get a sledge soon to add some weight. I learned first hand why the "glove" is necessary; my cat was jumping at the club the whole time!
Don't let perfect get in the way of better
SAHM to 2 beautiful girls: S (4yo) & E (8m)

5'3" female, 34
SW: 196.0 - BMI: 34.7 - 2/15/21
CW: 191.5 - BMI: 33.9 - 3/31/21

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