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Ahem. Correction: I did my first SG on the 4th, not the 11th. I did 
the second one, with a broom, somewhere around the 15th. That's how 
long it took me to recover. :P

--- In , "Ariel King" <biffitybiff@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all, sorry I've been absent a few days. Just wanted to check in 

> and let you know I did my 3rd pseudo-shovelglove last night (with 

> the unweighted broom) and I am switching to the hammer tonight. My 

> plan is to go very VERY slow and focus more on my form than 
anything 
> else. The shoveling motion in particular still feels very awkward 

to 
> me and I'd like to make sure I'm finding the most "natural" way 

> possible to do it. Anyway, my arms are still fine (of course - 
> they've been lifting a broom which probably weighs about half a 
> pound ;) and my legs are just a little sore from all the 
> squatting/lunging I've been putting into every movement. But this 

is 
> the normal kind of soreness, nothing like what I had before.
> 
> NOTE to Renee: first, welcome! (from a true veteran of this group 
-

> I've been here, oh, almost 3 weeks now! :) Second, I know you 
> probably already did your first SG last night, but please please 
> please listen to what Reinhard said about starting slow. I can't 
> agree with that enough. I did my first SG with an 8 lb hammer on 
> March 11. I went at it with great enthusiasm (well, at least great 

> stubbornness) for 14 minutes, and spent the next week and a half 
> recovering. My arms were VERY unhappy. So I hope you exercised 
more 
> caution last night.
> 
> wish me luck tonight - 
> Ariel