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Wednesday, August 16. 2017

Upper body exercise plan

Early this year, to deliver on my New Year's resolution, I started working out. I found this brilliant exercise for people who have a hard time getting into the habit of working out.

Here's how it goes - begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato sacks. Then try 50-lb potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)

After you feel confident at that level, put one potato in each of the sacks...
Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 13:22 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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OK, multiple stages in these few paragraphs.
1. I'm very interested in exercise plans; looking for something I can make work.
2. I understand; do anything to get started.
3. Yes, progress. Positive feedback helps me maintain the effort.
4. 50 lbs per arm, you're now into a very small group that can reach that level, 100 lbs each arm, no way, elites only. Not realistic for me and most others.
5. Wiping screen clean, holding sides from laughter ache. You got me hook, line & sinker.
Very good. Thanks for the laughter today.
#1 hank1102 on 2017-08-16 14:57 (Reply)
I'm on a low-carb diet, and am avoiding potatoes. Can this be done with onions, instead?
#2 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2017-08-16 15:22 (Reply)
HaHaHa,,, funny! Thanks,
#3 RL on 2017-08-16 16:41 (Reply)
Ha! Stealing
#4 Carl on 2017-08-18 02:10 (Reply)

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