Why I don't lift weights in the winter

zyxst
zyxst Posts: 9,147 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I still shovel out the driveway by hand. Burned around 300 calories for 67 minutes of shoveling. My poor abs!
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  • julie_broadhead
    julie_broadhead Posts: 347 Member
    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.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    id rahter lift weights.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,384 Member
    Well done!

    I used to live in So. Lake Tahoe.

    It was snow-blower or die. :lol:
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Come do mine now?
  • DanerTee
    DanerTee Posts: 263 Member
    I love shoveling. Its practically a winter sport where I live LOL
  • daddio66in2000
    daddio66in2000 Posts: 33 Member
    edited January 2018
    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.
  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    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!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,052 Member
    edited January 2018
    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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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Don't miss that! Consider that if you lifted weights consistently, the shoveling would become easier!
  • aalcon
    aalcon Posts: 13 Member
    GYM first shovel later!! Double workout means ice cream later
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    You did a great job! Living in Rome, I miss the snow--crazy I know. Have a hot toddy.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Nice workout :smiley:
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,167 Member
    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...
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    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).
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    "why i don't lift in the winter" would be more about ice-cold barbells :p

    great work though, especially if it's your abs that are feeling it.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    You call that snow? I'd use my leaf blower if we got that little..... B)
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,147 Member
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    You call that snow? I'd use my leaf blower if we got that little..... B)

    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/ ;)
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    You call that snow? I'd use my leaf blower if we got that little..... B)

    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.....
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    On what planet does shoveling equate to lifting weights?
  • Riskay123
    Riskay123 Posts: 159 Member
    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.
  • THeADHDTurnip
    THeADHDTurnip Posts: 413 Member
    Riskay123 wrote: »
    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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  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    aalcon wrote: »
    GYM first shovel later!! Double workout means ice cream later

    Other way around. Shovel first then gym. Gotta get out of the driveway first.

    And it's for hot chocolate, not ice cream. Last thing I want is something cold.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    yep, only more snow, colder and multiple times a day.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    Riskay123 wrote: »
    Do you have to move the snow everyday?

    yeah, it grows back *waits to see if the aussie will fall for it*
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    canadianlbs wrote: »
    Riskay123 wrote: »
    Do you have to move the snow everyday?

    yeah, it grows back *waits to see if the aussie will fall for it*

    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 :wink:

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