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Why I don't lift weights in the winter
zyxst
Posts: 9,150 Member
I still shovel out the driveway by hand. Burned around 300 calories for 67 minutes of shoveling. My poor abs!
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Those pictures show the reason that my wife will never live any farther north than we live now (and why she wants to move farther south)!6
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Nice work! Shoveling out by hand is kind of like bringing a stick to a gun fight. At least your snow isn't that deep yet.0
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id rather lift weights.9
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id rahter lift weights.0
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Well done!
I used to live in So. Lake Tahoe.
It was snow-blower or die.
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Come do mine now?3
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I love shoveling. Its practically a winter sport where I live LOL0
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I know Indiana winters are just a dusting to some of you but at 53 an out of shape, I have had enough of them.
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We haven't been able to get the snow blower started this winter, so I've been a shoveling fool as well. Fortunately it has been just a few inches at a time this year (in painfully cold weather). It is really an outstanding workout, I agree!0
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Got that right! I've got a guy on contract to plow if we get 6" or more all at once, since garage to road takes 2 hours or so to shovel, or around 4 hours for the whole thing. If it's < 6", I can drive over it in a pinch, and shovel later. Great workout! (I still try to lift in Winter, though, since I can't row on a crunchy river.
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Don't miss that! Consider that if you lifted weights consistently, the shoveling would become easier!2
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GYM first shovel later!! Double workout means ice cream later4
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You did a great job! Living in Rome, I miss the snow--crazy I know. Have a hot toddy.0
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Nice workout
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Heh i love living in a place where going to the snow is strictly recreational!! It's the cruelest thing, the days you must want to stay inside and keep warm require the midst outdoor work...1
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Looking good! I've been doing the shoveling myself this year for the first time and it's certainly a good workout! Our house is in a heavy foot-trafficked part of town, plus it faces south, so after the shoveling, I've got to sweep or we get crazy bad ice (which is why I took over from the landlord this year).0
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"why i don't lift in the winter" would be more about ice-cold barbells
great work though, especially if it's your abs that are feeling it.0 -
You call that snow? I'd use my leaf blower if we got that little.....
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BrianSharpe wrote: »You call that snow? I'd use my leaf blower if we got that little.....
I know you're joking. This is my half of the shoveling. Hubby shoveled out the same amount 10-11 am. We're supposed to get freezing rain tonight and I do not want to shovel out all that snow with an icy crust.
Shoveling being an all-body workout is easier for me to do than gym weight lifting. If you don't have snow or don't want to go outside, you can always try Shovelglove. http://www.shovelglove.com/ 1 -
BrianSharpe wrote: »You call that snow? I'd use my leaf blower if we got that little.....
I know you're joking. This is my half of the shoveling. Hubby shoveled out the same amount 10-11 am. We're supposed to get freezing rain tonight and I do not want to shovel out all that snow with an icy crust.
Shoveling being an all-body workout is easier for me to do than gym weight lifting. If you don't have snow or don't want to go outside, you can always try Shovelglove. http://www.shovelglove.com/
I hate freezing rain...... it's about the only thing guaranteed to make me skip a run. It always amazes me the France & England battled over the northern Americas while the Spanish were smart enough to head for the beach.....3 -
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On what planet does shoveling equate to lifting weights?2
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Do you have to move the snow everyday? I live in Australia and I don’t see snow. I think my heart would break if I spent two hours moving it to wake up the next day and have to do it all over again.0
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Do you have to move the snow everyday? I live in Australia and I don’t see snow. I think my heart would break if I spent two hours moving it to wake up the next day and have to do it all over again.
Depends where you are. For example, I live in north western Canada and my rural driveway is 150ft long. I only had to plow it twice this year.
I never touch a shovel, I use a Polaris Sportsman 700 ATV with a snow blade.
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On what planet does shoveling equate to lifting weights?
When did I say it did? I said shoveling snow is why *I* don't lift weights in the winter. *You* would probably see it as lifting dainty Barbie weights when you think I should be heaving up 50 kilos. You are more than welcome to come shovel out my drive and walkways the next blizzard.
PS worth the strike/ban/jail
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yep, only more snow, colder and multiple times a day.1
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canadianlbs wrote: »
And if you don't shovel it quickly, then it starts to reproduce on its own. Can't be trusted on its own out there 2
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