Everyday Systems

phayze

8/22/2008 Warm up: 10# SG Clubbell Swings x 10 Macebell 10-2 x 10 Dynamic Stretches until 4:00 mark Workout: 10# SG Decline Pushup x 5 Pump Water x 5 Pump Handle Lever x 5 Repeat 16:00 Cooldown: Static Stretch for 4:00 Comments: Max Strength day. I think it works better, timing-wise, without the ov...

phayze

Ross is my hero! Never Gymless is probably the best fitness book I've ever read.

I just can't bring myself to wail on a tire in the backyard, though. My neighbor already think I'm strange. :p

phayze

:D hahaha! Wow . . . it never occurred to me just how messed up that is. :P In all fairness though, yes, clogging certainly is a workout. That crazy instructor keeps speeding up the music!! I've been thinking that I'm going to carry on with it much longer though - it's just not really me. I want to ...

phayze

8/11/2008 Clogging lessons. 8/12/2008 Warm up: 10# SG Clubbell Swings x 10 Macebell 10-2 x 10 Dynamic Stretches until 4:00 mark Workout: 10# SG Pump Water x 5 Pump Handle Lever x 5 Decline Pushup x 5 (feet on a desk) Repeat 16:00 Cooldown: Static Stretch for 4:00 Comments: Still having energy probl...

phayze

8/6/2008 â€“ 8/8/2008 All freestyle days, minus my usual warmup period Played with some clubbell and kettlebell moves Iâ€™ve had an interest in. Still trying to develop a suitable â€œSG Snatchâ€, and I gave some Iaido moves a shot (with the hammer head as the pommel) which proved to be pretty fun, ...

phayze

Well, I'm certainly no fitness expert, but I read a lot and from what I understand "recovery time" doesn't necessarily mean no exercise at all. For instance, if your using your weight days for heavy lifts, then it would be good for recovery to use SG as a cardio or endurance workout in between weigh...

phayze

I slack! :p 7/22/2008 Warm up: 10# SG Macebell 10-2 x 50 Clubbell Swings x 10 Repeat 4:00 Workout: 10# SG Macebell 360 x 7 Excalibur pull: 7 Shovel: 14 Churn Butter: 14 Fireman: 14 Flip the lever: 7 Tuck Bails: 14 Hoist sack: 14 Thresh Wheat: 7 Repeat for 16:00 Cooldown: Static Stretch for 4:00 Comm...

phayze

Hey, I like that! I'm more of a swordsman than a gunner, but I'll have to play with that idea. I'm sure some bayonet work could be slipped in there as well.

phayze

I have a hard time using the same routine everyday (exercise ADD?), but for whatever it's worth I say that if you're enjoying this setup, then stick to it. I'm sure after a few weeks you'll notice that second round getting a little easier. You could speed the process along a bit by taking out one of...

phayze

I'll have to start using the fireman more frequently. My traps suck. :p

phayze

KCCC - feel free (and encouraged , for that matter) to use one of my routines , either as-is, or as a starting point for something original. It'd make me feel like there was a point to posting them. :lol: Usually, I just pick a handful of moves that sound like fun at the moment and cycle through the...

phayze

Thanks for the edit! I feel pretty silly thinking that this link has been here so long and hasn't worked.

Let me know if it helps your aim.

phayze

Burpees are pure, hell-spawned evil, and unfortunately they require a shoulder endurance that I have yet to develop, otherwise I would be using them regularly.

phayze

to my shame, I haven't touched the hammers all week on account of of being sick (I really hate being sick). I'm feeling mostly well now, so I should be back at it this week, though I'll likely be easing back into it.

phayze

7/5/2008 Warmup: 6# SG Macebell 10-2 Swings As many as possible for ~4:00 Workout: 10# SG Shovel x 20 Fireman x 20 Chop Wood x 20 Thresh Wheat x 20 Churn Butter x 20 Repeat ~16:00 2+SH and FM Cooldown: Foam Roller Comments: Back to basics for tonight. I thought Iâ€™d challenge myself a bit with the...

phayze

Interesting idea! I'll have to give this one-legged thing a try next time I'm doing something unilateral. Thanks for sharing! I like to include the legs by really driving the movements through my hips, if that makes any sense. It's a trick I learned studying Aikido, though I think the technique is u...

phayze

For July, I'm going to stop posting every day, in favor of bulkier weekly updates. Mostly because I'm lazy. :p 7/1/2008 Warm up: Dynamic Stretches Front\back\Side leg lifts, inside/outside crescent kicks, butt-kicks, standing dips, chest/back swings, arm circles 10 each, repeat ~4:00 Workout: 6# SG ...

phayze

Old Time American Folk music is a great resource for labor songs. Check out some albums by Doc Watson for some good railroad and coal music. If you're thinking of the interview that I think you're thinking of, then the intro song is called "Walk on Boy", and that's Doc performing it (Hi, I'm Justen,...

phayze

6/26/2008 Freestyle day - during which I invented a new slashing combination (Which is, unfortunately, impossible to adequately describe in words) and discovered the fun of SG Turkish Getups (just hold the hammer overhead in both hands, alternating which side the head is on so that you keep it balan...

phayze

Bodyweight(!!) Decline Pushup x 10 Leg Curl x10 V-up x10 Kip-to-Bridge x10/10/7/5 Repeat 16:00 Comments: Back in the saddle after my all-too brief vacation only to find that my beloved hammers are unavailable to me today, so Iâ€™m lapsing, temporarily, back into my old bodyweight-only ways (which Iâ...

phayze

Hey-o! I'm not sure about the gong thing, but I think that a little imagination with go a long with the fence post/fireman issue. It's all really a matter of aim - with the fence posts, picture yourself driving the energy of the swing down into the ground (I like to think of steel spikes on a railro...

phayze

About as regularly as I use any move, I guess, but it gets its share of attention. I agree that a longer handle would be better (maybe a macebell), but I think it's effective enough for high-rep schemes with a normal hammer. It seems to help with the ROM to use the arms as well, and not just use the...

phayze

6# SG Macebell 360 x 15 Downward Slash x 15 Upward Slash x 15 Thrust x 20 Repeat 4x Freestyle for remainder Comments: More combat-type stuff! Had about 2:00 for freestyle, and just did some swirly stuff to loosen up. My thought here was to really focus on the â€œexplosiveâ€ nature of the attacks â€“...

phayze

10# SG 21-14-7 of each: Shovel Coal Drive Posts Churn Butter Chop Wood Thresh Wheat Freestyle with any remaining time (about 5:00) Comments: An endurance day to counter some of the heavier moves Iâ€™ve been playing with lately. Very â€œClassic Shovelgloveâ€, I think. ;) Iâ€™ll have to remember to ad...

phayze

EDIT: Added links to my youtube videos for these two moves. These go well together for the sake of balance (both philosophically, and physiologically), and because they were both derived from a thought I had about using the SG's leverage for conventional dumbell lifts. (My apologies to anyone who's...

phayze

Clubbell moves rock! You might want to check out this Expert Village series on Indian Club movements.

Also, do a search for "macebell" on youtube - very cool stuff there as well.

phayze

Behind on the updating, so letâ€™s catch up: 6/7 â€“ 6# Freestyle day. Experimented with more conventional lifts utilizing the lever action of the SG to add challenge. Played with good deadlift, bent-over row, bench press, tri-extension, overhead press and curl variations, along with some not-so-sat...

phayze

10# SG Dips x 4 Pump Handle Lever x 4 Axe Thrower x 4 Repeat 16:00 Comments: Low reps for hard movements today. I was in the mood for what you might call a â€œmax strengthâ€ workout, as opposed to the usual endurance/conditioning stuff. Itâ€™s a different kind of sweat, but just as satisfying. I act...

phayze

10# Hammer Swings x 10 Chop Tree x 10 Chop Wood x 10 Shovel Snow x 10 repeat for 16:00 with minimal rest Comments: Repeated from May 7 with the reps nudged up a bit. Made five trips through, plus a bonus round of Swings (which were getting really hard to control by this point!). Felt it a lot more i...

phayze

6# Chop Wood x 30 Thresh Wheat x 25 Hoist Sacks x 20 Paint The Wall x 15 Spartan Swipe x 10 x3 Comments: I call this a â€œdiminishing returnsâ€ setup â€“ the numbers get smaller, but the movements get more challenging. Round 3 went a little slower than the first two, but Iâ€™d like to blame my iPod ...

phayze

6# SG Macebell 10-2 x 25 Moulinet x 20 Slash/Pivot x 15 St Georgeâ€™s Parry x 10 x 2 Freestyle for remainder of 16:00 Comments: Relatively light day â€“ Iâ€™ve been way sleep deprived on account of a neighborâ€™s roofing work, so I didnâ€™t want to kill myself today. The 6 felt particularly light to...

phayze

Between actual labor (tearing out sub-flooring) and the holiday weekend, my s-days went untracked. Itâ€™s cool though, Iâ€™ve already got my 20 wellness plan points for May, so itâ€™s all bonus from here out. ;) 10# SG Macebell 10-2 x 15 Tuck Bales x 15 Clubbell Stir x 15 Shovel Coal x 15 Fireman x ...

phayze

10# SG Part 1 Degraded Beast x 15 (aka â€œpushupâ€) Club Swings x 10 Macebell 360 x 5 Repeat for 8:00, minimal rest Part 2 30 each of random moves as they come to mind for the remaining 8:00 Comments: Lacking inspiration tonight, so I wound up with a weird split. Good for variety, I suppose. It work...

phayze

10# SG Shovel Over Shoulder x 50 Pull Weeds x 50 Thresh Wheat x 50 Drive Posts x 50 Churn Butter x 50 Freestyle for remainder Total Time 16:00 Comments: Something different today â€“ agricultural theme with high reps just to keep the muscles guessing. Oh God, my biceps felt that!! Note: Separate the...

phayze

Sunday I was talked into doing a workout video with my lady-wife, and Monday was an â€œS-Dayâ€ (Really! My weekend is Sunday and Monday) 6# SG Warmup: Macebell 10-2 x 30 Macebell 360 x 10 Slash-Pivot x 10 Spartan Swipe x 10 Thresh Wheat x 10 Repeat for Total Time of 16:00 Comments: This was a good g...

phayze

6# SG Start Timer for 12:00 Part 1: Warmup 20 Macebell 10-2 Swings 10 Macebell 360 Swings (each side) 1x and then move directly to... Part 2: Spear Thrust x 25 SG Low Block x 20 SG Cross Punch x 15 SG Uppercut x 10 Repeat Part 2 until time's up and then Part 3: Cooldown Freestyle for 4:00 Comments: ...

phayze

I was able to lift about 120 lbs on the cable seated row http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/BackGeneral/CBSeatedRow.html yet doing the paddling motion w/ my 8 lb shovelglove totally kicked my ass. Totally. And now I've seen Phayze's update on doing an all row shovelglove routine -- I MUST TRY IT. ...

phayze

Found it!

The Gallazzi Handgunner Press, for developing a steady hand and a quick draw.

phayze

EDIT: I changed the name as suggested by some Youtube commenters. I like to be accurate, even if the new name is less aesthetically pleasing. I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner! Imagine that your SG is a scythe and do like these fine Ukranian Gents ! It's similar in practical terms to "s...

phayze

Hmm . . . I'll have to try that twirly bit with the 6# next time I get it out. :D It's funny, I had this idea ages ago when I first found out about SG, but not long ago I saw a video on a clubbell site with a guy using basically the same move as actual training for bodyguard's quickdraw technique. I...

phayze

Don't tell, but I'm using an electric weed trimmer now. No more starter cord!! Sshhhh!
>_>

<_<

I still have the trusty (and rusty) old push-reel mower for the main bit, though.

phayze

Weâ€™ll just not talk about the last few days of silence . . . :p 10# Hammer 4:00 Freestyle 1:00 on each side (12:00 total) of the following: -Shoveling Coal (shovel, then toss forward like stoke the furnace) -Fireman -Churn Butter -Sweep Floor -Swings -J Stroke Comments: I really should have had th...

phayze

Chop Wood Shovel Snow (over the shoulder) Chop Tree Tuck Bales Stoke Furnace Swings 1 Round of 21, 1 Round of 14, one round of 7 16:00 exactly, as if by magic! Comments: Basic, basic. Felt good, though. My traps are kind of sore, mostly due to crappy posture and putting up way too much drywall on a ...

phayze

Speed Day! 6# Hammer J-Stroke x 25 Pry Stroke x 25 Back Paddle x 25 Draw Stroke x 25 16:00, minimal rest Comments: It's feeling "Springish", you might say, and I'm longing to get out on the river (must be that little smattering of Cherokee genetics coming through), so I went for a canoe-themed worko...

phayze

(Yesterday was an "S-day" of sorts - due to my poor recuperative ability, I find it better to have one in the middle of the week and one at the end rather than taking them both at once.) 10# Hammer 10 each of every move on my list of 23 Comments: Itâ€™s been a while since Iâ€™ve done some of the mov...

phayze

Glad to be back, Reinhard! The insurance thing actually does rely on my honor as a Shugger - we just fill out these little scorecard things and send them to HR at the end of each month and they handle it from there. Spiderman is definitely a lofty goal, but I keep thinking of that Bill Murry movie "...

phayze

EDIT: Video now available for your viewing pleasures. Another repost from the olden days: "Start the mower" (which is a bit modern, so you could just as easily call it "pulling weeds" if you like) occurred to me last weekend while starting my weed eater, which is always a trial and usually involves ...

phayze

Hey-o! I remembered posting this move a while back in the general SG board (before there was anything else) and thought it might be worthwhile to repost it here for easier reference. I call it Quick Draw (or "Barney Fife" because I got the idea watching him demonstrate proper technique just prior to...

phayze

6# Hammer Moulinet x 20 Stirs x 20 Drive Posts x 20 Circle Pendulum x 20 Sweep Floor x 20 16:00, minimal rest Comments: I was kind of stiff still from yesterday, so I decided to make today sort of a â€œlight dutyâ€ or active recovery day. Youâ€™ll notice all of the exercises have a circular or at le...

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Thanks David! It's good to be back. I don't know if this will get by for a lifetime, but I figure I can at least build myself up to "pretty fit for a mere mortal" this way. Eventually I'll start incorporating some of the more advanced stuff that I want to do, but just have to keep reminding myself t...

phayze

Greetings Shovelglovers! I could probably write a book about the fitness [s]debacle[/s] journey that Iâ€˜ve been on for the past couple of years, but Iâ€™ll skip that and just say that Iâ€™ve been struggling with a few troublesome bad habits for a long time and Iâ€™ve finally come to accept that the...

phayze

Hey-o! Once again de-lurking to share a little info that I thought the community might enjoy. :) I know that occasionally some shovel glovers will take an interest in Persian meel, Indian club swinging, and other Middle Eastern conditioning systems due to the parallels that they have with our lovely...

phayze

Hey, Reinhard! I've been thinking about updating my progress thread for a while now, but I haven't gotten around to putting my latest pictures on the website - I only seem to think about it when it's least convenient. :p You'll be happy to know that my trusty 10 pounder still gets a little action fr...

phayze

Hey-o, shuggers! I thought I'd break my long stretch of quiet lurking to share this, because I thought others here might find it amusing. Enjoy!

How to Lose Fat

phayze

Thanks, we appreciate what linkage we can get!

The site is still kind of rough, but with all this working out I haven't had much time to fiddle with it. iWeb has a weird way of making some things easier than I expect and other things harder than they should be.

phayze

Thanks, R! It's good to be back.

The ladies say "hey", and congratulations on the book!

phayze

Thanks Kayvan! It's nice to know that shouting into the aether like this is doing somebody other than me a little bit of good.

phayze

Wow . . . it's finally over! I survived P90X! I won't say that my improvements were dramatic, but I understand why (it took me a good month to find my limits and push appropriately, which was a major limiting factor). Also, my diet wasn't quite up to supplying the demands of such grueling workouts u...

phayze

Tabata's are Life.

Paradoxically, they also make one want thier life to end. :lol

phayze

A little early, but it's time for my monthly update once again. I have an embarrassing confession to make though . . . I haven't shovelgloved in a month. :( But don't judge me too harshly until you hear me out. As much as I love SG, I didn't feel like it was getting me where I wanted to be fast enou...

phayze

Cool site. I've seen it before, probably posted to the board here somewhere. I like this: In my opinion, there is no need to progress past a 20-pound sledgehammer. From: http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/sledge.html Nice skin for his phpbb, too... one day I've gotta look into that. Reinhard I th...

phayze

Glad you like it! There's a load of really great stuff in the articles section, and apparently that's only a taste of what's in his books.

phayze

Well, that was irritating . . . I had almost finished up this post last night and decided to save it for later revision, but apparently thunderbird ate my draft! Not that this has anything to do with SG, but I'm getting a little annoyed with TB's weird behavior . . . if I didn't dislike MS so much, ...

phayze

yeah, "american hickory" is probably the color of the finish they used on it. They use that trick with furniture all the time to make people they're buying real wood rather than veneered press-board. Shisters . . .

phayze

fungus wrote:
NoelFigart wrote:I think He does... 'Scalled Mjollnir...
I don't think Mjolnir is "non-sparking"...

hahahahahahaha!!! Nice.

phayze

Welcome to the Way of the Shug, Farnsrocket! Do be careful with that 12 pounder, though - you'll be surprised at the difference a few pounds makes!

phayze

I've been reading quite a bit lately about fitness training, and I've found that it's very common to make gains in strength extremely quickly when you first start with something new (more weight, new movement, new routine, whatever). Apparently, this is mostly caused by neurological development that...

phayze

haha! Yeah, I think that's to give you time to get into position after starting the sound file.

phayze

I love it when clever people improvise . . .

Nice work, Fungus!

phayze

I've heard of this before for randomizing routines, and I've actually thought about giving it a shot. I get bored with fixed routines a little too easily for my own good.

I'll haveto dust off a deck of cards and give it a shot . . . if I can find one, that is.

phayze

The ax thing reminds me of a move that I call "moulinets", based off of a sword technique. I remember seeing those Saxon guys on the History Channel once, though. Good stuff.

phayze

I've thought about adding ankle weights to my sledge, but I've never felt confident in my ability to fix them down. Some epoxy would probably do the trick, but I'd rather not do anything permanent if I can help it. Maybe you could just place then weights where you want them and use the Handyman's Se...

phayze

Thanks for the advice, Marc! The shake sounds pretty tasty, but being a vegan I'd have to make a few soy-based substitutions. ;) I haven't made them for a while, what with having enough holiday calories from all the festive food, but my wife created a pretty tasty recipe for protein bars. Basically ...

phayze

Gruntbrain's Grotto has an awesome collection of information on homemade exercisers of immense variety, for anyone who's interested. The idea of using simple, readily available materials for working out seemed like something that would appeal to other Shuggers, so I thought I'd share. I particularl...

phayze

Dangerous? Potentially. Self-torturous? Certainly. But also very fun! >: Definitely something to ease into if you're going to use the hammer. I'm probably going to stick with using this for strictly cardio-oriented exercises like biking, or maybe burpees. I've read in several places that it has the ...

phayze

Welcome home, Deb! I'd wondered what had happened to you.

Keep up the good work - we're all pulling for you!

phayze

I love burpees! I also love sword-inspired shugging.

Welcome the forums, and thanks for sharing!

phayze

And thus a new year begins . . . I had a shocking revelation last week when I stepped on a scale - I'm about 5 pounds lighter than I thought I was, which is not such a good thing considering that one of my goals for the past year was to gain weight via muscle. I'm not sure if the last scale I used w...

phayze

Nope, that wasn't me. We're actually revising our image and going with "Healthy Planet Radio" as our official name, hoping it will help avoid confusion with other "Healthy Planets". We haven't given much thought to a cafepress store - we don't even have a logo! I should get the team working on that ...

phayze

Yeah, it was my first time playing with a recording of the show, and my first time playing with Apple Soundtrack, so all in all it could have come out much worse. ;) I think I'm starting to get the feel for it now, so future archived episodes should be much better. Somewhere between Christmas and Ne...

phayze

sorry to hear about the AMTRAK thing, but on the bright side you won't have to deal with transporting back and forth over holidays. ;) I'm building up to 8 workouts per week, with the extras on Tues, Wed and Thurs, but I don't recommend shovelglove twice per day, just for fear of stagnation. I like ...

phayze

Awesome! You're going to be working that lecture curcuit in no time!

Just one thing though: The show is actually "Healthy Planet", but I think our intro got cut off because I'm a doof and didn't start recording until after we'd started.

phayze

hahahahahaha! Beautiful.

Glad to see you boys having fun.

phayze

that's what it's all about, man - finding what works for ya'. I'm just too difficult to please

phayze

Welcome to the forum! It's so nice to see such a steady flow of newcomers lately.

Sounds like you're off to a fantastic start, just keep that hammer out of sight when the RAs are around and be careful not to knock any holes in the dorm walls.

phayze

Welcome to the forum! Canoe motions are some of my favorites - google around a bit for info on pry- and draw strokes.

phayze

In my ceaseless quest for new and innovative ways to cause myself physical pain I have come across a particularly fiendish bit of Japanese abuse called The Tabata Interval , which is basically a wincingly intense means of getting a fierce workout in a mere 4 minutes. NOTE: You might want to plan on ...

phayze

That sounds like a great idea, David, but I really suck at "simple". :D I guess I just get bored with routines too easily, so I have to keep trying new stuff to keep myself mindful of what I'm doing. I'm actually planning on conducting a little experiment this evening, which I hope will prove intere...

phayze

I love militant shovelglove.

Welcome to the crew, Kayvan! Be sure to let us know about any new moves you find.

phayze

Interesting! I don't really know anything about Korean styles, aside from a little Tae Kwon Do when I was a sprout. I have a pretty low opinon of TKD these says, just because so many of the schools teaching it are run by scam artists and self-proclaimed "masters" of thier styles . . . but I digress ...

phayze

Is it just me or do we seem to have a fairly high percentage of martial artists around here? Not that I'm complaining, mind you! It's always good talk to other people who enjoy a good fight. :D What syles do you study Jesslyn? I'm into Iaido right now, but I've done some Aikido, Karate, western fenc...

phayze

Welcome to the wonderful world of Shovelglove! Sounds like you're off to a good start, so keep it up and let us know how it goes.

phayze

hahaha! Yeah, maybe I should have posted a solo pic to avoid distraction. :p Thanks for the encouragement, R. I still have a lot of work to do, but I feel pretty good about how this new system feels so far . . . even though I probably did push a little too hard yesterday (big surprise). I'm not gene...

phayze

ikuryakin3 wrote:(I know, I know, un-shugging-orthodox, un-shugging-natural...)

Orthodoxy is for cowards.

Sounds like you've got a good system going to me. Keep at it, and keep us posted on your progress.

phayze

Another month down, huh? Damn, this year's been going by fast . . . . :eek At any rate, November went better than October as far as motivation goes, but there were a couple of lost days due to muscle strain. That pesky habit of pushing myself too far keeps popping up . . . On the bright side, though...

phayze

Hey, cool! I'll have to try this out tomorrow morning! :D It makes me think of chopping trees too. I've been doing a similar motion, but without that little step that you're doing. Props for sharing a vid of your idea! I've had the same trouble as Reinhard when it comes to interpreting written descr...

phayze

Congrats, and welcome to the forum! :D Measurements are definitely not everything when you're figuring weight-loss, since muscle weighs more per unit of volume than fat does. I've never heard of the Angle of Louis before . . . sounds interesting. No rib issues for me either after about 4 months or s...

phayze

hahaha! No worries - it happens to everybody. I know people who do it way more in regular conversation than you did on the radio.

phayze

I'm a huge slacker, but I finally have the radio show available for download, if anyone is still interested.

http://artemisproductionsltd.com/Downloads.html

enjoy!

phayze

done!

Yep, that's me . . . and actually that's a quarterstaff with a lightsaber effect composited over it.

Everyday Systems

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Pump Water (Pull) and Giant Wrench (Push) - Now w. Video!

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Quick Draw

Phayze's Ever-Growing Progress Thread (Redux) - Training Log

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