Everyday Systems

Dear Reinhard,

Felipe's "bulgarian bag" idea inspired me to make one of my own. So tonight I took mine on its inaugural workout. I carried it about a quarter mile to the community park, did some of the exercises I saw on Youtube and when I got home, attempted to do my 14 minutes with the sledge.

I ...

To be fair, the inventor of the Bulgarian bag was inspired by everyday-like movements. Of course his "everyday" routine involved shepherding.

I sometimes tuck bales kneeling, so I don't have to worry about smashing anything.

I have also found that making steps doing the "Chop wood" routine makes it a bit easier.

One step--bring hammer up.
Another step--bring hammer down.

It should be co-ordinated so that the same foot is always forward when bringing the hammer down. Also, it's best to do this in some kind of loop or ...

OK, I'll bite.

It looks interesting, and fun. The only thing is how do you make one?

reinhard wrote:Welcome, Petros.

Looks like we've got the Iberian peninsula well represented here.

Except I'm American.

I gave Shovelgloving a shot when I was wiki-ing alternative exercise equipment (starting with kettlebells).

I found shovelglove on Wikipedia. By the way, it looks to me as if that page was designed by an enthusiastic amateur, no offense to anyone, honest! The actual Shovelglove website is far ...