Shovelglove
Sun Nov 20, 2005 21:04 (UTC -5)“Ah, crazy Jordon,” you say to yourself, “He’s doing that No S Diet thing. What else does he have up his sleeve?”
Would you believe me if I said “A sledgehammer”?
From the creator of the No S Diet is the shovelglove. Simply put, it’s a workout tool for your upper body. To make one, just get a sledgehammer and wrap a sweater around the end. It seems infinitely better than boring workout machines because the idea of using the shovelglove is to simulate real motions like digging, chopping wood, and churning butter — things our ancestors did that helped them stay in shape.
The other thing about it is that you’re not encouraged to use it for a marathon session — only 14 minutes every weekday. Why not, say, half an hour, or maybe an hour? Because then you’ll never do it. Just 14 minutes won’t leave a mark on your schedule.
So yesterday I went out and bought a 3.6-kg sledgehammer and a timer to time myself. I don’t think I’ll start into the 14 minutes right away. I’ll do just a few to start with.
I’ve decided that I’m not going to put a sweater over the end of the sledgehammer because:
- I live in South Florida and only have one sweater,
- I can’t tie it around the end really well, and
- My floor is carpeted anyway, so if it hits the floor, nothing will happen.
My only real concern is using proper form for the workouts. I’ll have to examine the videos on the shovelglove site more closely to make sure I’m doing everything right. I don’t want to pull a muscle or something.
So, tomorrow I start shovelgloving. Wish me luck, success, a new car, and so on.
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