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Offline samjohn

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Samjohn's workout journal
« on: August 26, 2009, 08:16:41 AM »
2 hours of clearing disused veggie garden with a hoe.

2 hours of splitting logs with a mighty fine axe.

3 hours of digging fence post holes.

Tomorrow I'm gonna chop down the big dead tree in the corner paddock, with axe power only. No chainsaws.
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« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 04:31:41 PM »
Quote from: samjohn on August 26, 2009, 08:16:41 AM
2 hours of clearing disused veggie garden with a hoe.

2 hours of splitting logs with a mighty fine axe.

3 hours of digging fence post holes.

Tomorrow I'm gonna chop down the big dead tree in the corner paddock, with axe power only. No chainsaws.
Nice! Tomorrow sounds like fun!  ;D
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Re: Samjohn's workout journal
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2010, 07:19:53 PM »
Been awhile.

Basically been doing 5x5 of wide grip chinups, bench press and a dumbell squat+bicep curl kinda thing. This is for the AM on Mon/Wed/Fri.

Then everyday I'm doing HIIT on an elliptical, 5 min warmup 10 cycles of 20 sec at 85 rpm or higher and 10 at 35 rpm. Then a 2 min warm down.

Add to that various farm stuff, seems to work out pretty well. I am getting a sandbag tomorrow and will throw that round every now and then as well.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2010, 07:34:05 PM by samjohn »
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« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2010, 07:32:08 PM »
I just bought a duffle bag from the army/navy surplus store for a sandbag.  Cost me about $20.

Don't bother trying to use plastic or anything inside to line it, just chuck the sand in.  I ended up with ripped plastic mixed with loose sand the first time I dropped it  ;)
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Re: Samjohn's workout journal
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2010, 07:38:51 PM »
Just got a cheap proper sandbag made out of hessian sack. Can't change the weight of it, so got a 60kg one, figure that will probably be quite an effort for a long time.
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2010, 11:28:56 PM »
So back in the city now, workouts changed a little. All weights and sprints.

The sprints work out well, I take the dog for a walk at night, and every 5 minutes we race each other. He thinks its the absolute best thing in the world and I notice week by week changes, getting faster and being able to sprint further/longer each time.
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Re: Samjohn's workout journal
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2010, 05:52:01 PM »
argh too  many squats, can't walk up or down stairs today.
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Re: Samjohn's workout journal
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2010, 07:09:59 PM »
Quote from: samjohn on July 27, 2010, 05:52:01 PM
argh too  many squats, can't walk up or down stairs today.
How's it getting off the John?  :D
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Re: Samjohn's workout journal
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2010, 08:00:22 PM »
Quote from: Wlfdg on July 27, 2010, 07:09:59 PM
Quote from: samjohn on July 27, 2010, 05:52:01 PM
argh too  many squats, can't walk up or down stairs today.
How's it getting off the John?  :D

A bit of a struggle to be honest :)
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« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2010, 08:20:38 PM »
Quote from: Tarlach on January 26, 2010, 07:32:08 PM
I just bought a duffle bag from the army/navy surplus store for a sandbag.  Cost me about $20.

Don't bother trying to use plastic or anything inside to line it, just chuck the sand in.  I ended up with ripped plastic mixed with loose sand the first time I dropped it  ;)

Sand is very messy. I hate sandbags that actually have sand in them.

My answer? Pea Gravel or Aquarium rocks. You won't tell the difference, except when you drop it - sand won't leak out of the zipper and various seams into your hair, skin, eyes, etc...
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Re: Samjohn's workout journal
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2010, 09:00:02 AM »
Quote from: gnujoshua on July 27, 2010, 08:20:38 PM
Sand is very messy. I hate sandbags that actually have sand in them.

My answer? Pea Gravel or Aquarium rocks. You won't tell the difference, except when you drop it - sand won't leak out of the zipper and various seams into your hair, skin, eyes, etc...

Or buy a bag of some sort of grout or cement mix from Home Depot and stick it in the duffel bag without opening it. :)
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Re: Samjohn's workout journal
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2010, 04:43:28 PM »
Both good ideas. I'm starting to realise how important lifting awkward stuff is for whole body strength. You hurt in new places that no weight session ever touches.
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'Anecdotal Evidence' is an oxymoron.

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