Everyday Systems: shovelglove: message 127 of 649

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Short: I've never felt better! I'd recommend shovelgloving to just
about anyone.

Long: Well, here I am about two weeks later and it's clear that
shovelgloving works. I thought that sore stage would be more intense,
but it was nothing (to me)! My body gladly accepted the routine and
I'm having a lot of fun now. Once you get hooked, it's hard NOT to sg
every day, including weekends (which I agree should be a rest period).
I'm a really bad morning person, but I've found that the routine
actually helps me get up (in addition to the usual exercise benefit of
feeling more energized and alert throughout the day). After so long
of, well, just being a geek with minimal muscle mass, I have to admit
that I wish I started earlier. It only took a few days to see
noticeable results in the arms and shoulder, but now my abs are
responding too, which is a fairly alien feeling to me. :) Needless to
say, the routine has motivated me to continue with the routine and
there's nothing stronger than the force of habit. 14 minutes, brilliant!

For the routine itself I've been referring to Reinhard's 4th phase
(felt like a pretty good beginner routine for me), but I'm bumping it
up to his 5th phase starting Monday (not exactly, but fitting in
"stoke the oven" and "tuck the bales"). I'm sticking with the 8 
lbs.
sledge for awhile longer (although it's already feeling a little easy).

No sg photos this week, maybe later.

Thanks again!

- Kai