Everyday Systems

I suggest to build up your hand and grip strength first...
Since you already have the sledge (you do right?)
Just start SG by doing something like Churning butter or my little hand grip strengthener "Jack and Jill"
You pretend you are lowering and raising a bucket of water into a well..
Only use a ...

I find shovelglove a great exercise, but you're right: it doesn't hit the chest very hard. I do lots and lots of pushups. 500 two days a week in 10 sets of 50, two sets of 75 every other day of the week (one in the morning, one at night).

I think if you want that really big chest, barbells is the ...

Hi Bitter cup o joe! LOL..
I'm having mine now!

I agree with Reinhard that "Body weight" exercises like pushups are very challenging and not only will tone your muscles there, but will encourage you to pay attention to form as well... I do partial pushups in Yoga and often "hold" myself just a few ...

Welcome, Bitter.

I definitely feel "butter churning" in the chest, and it seems like "the fireman" should also hit it pretty directly. But both these movements also clobber plenty of other muscles that may be less used to being clobbered and so get more noticeably sore. There's nothing like ...

I understand that the point of shovelglove is to mimic real-life movements in order to build useful strength. I started it this week, and think it's a marvelous system. I used to do weightlifting, and find this to be tons more fun.

However, I do have a concern. I've tried all of the exercises ...