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2006/07/07, 09:28 AM
Ok, this is gonna be a log for anyone who has experienced some real world hard work that could definitely relate to strength training. Seeing as things seem to pop up for me all the time, I'm sure some of you have frequent experiences with your jobs or just by manual labor that could definitely count as one of your workouts.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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2006/07/07, 09:32 AM
I was staying at my cabin by the river the other day. There are many tubers that go down that river, and we built them a big chute by picking up larger rocks and placing them on each side of the rapids. Anyways, a job I decided to take on was to move upstream and move the much larger rocks, and I must say that after trying to pick up big and oddly-shaped rocks, it was almost like a deadlifting workout. It was like the atlas stones minus some poundage and range of motion required. My legs, back, and arms (grip) were fried after it.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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2006/07/07, 09:36 AM
My job landscaping can be tough sometimes. Last week, I had to dig some larger holes for trees and bushes right where a bunch of tree roots and rock was, and I had to pound away with that pick I used just as much as I shoveled. Arms, grip, abs, back = fried.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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2006/07/07, 01:14 PM
I work at a gym... I get the occasional functional bicep curl everytime someone loads way too much weight on the bench press...
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Iron and chalk.
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Quoting from bisleri:
I have heard that working chest and tricep on the same day leads to size reduction of the arms. Is it true.
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2006/07/07, 06:28 PM
I have worked as a part time service clerk at a store for a while so getting a lot stronger has definitely helped....I have to lift odd shaped boxes, totes, stacks of totes,bales, etc.....I am the only guy at our store that you'll ever see carrying 6 big bags of ice down the stairs or at all ....u want grip workout...that'll get u....could never do it until I started training grip...I have done a few things just to see if I could do it at a store....shoulder pressing with 1 arm a box of 6 gallon waters, pinching 2 boxes of 4 big detergents per box,....definitely hard.....balance is a huge issue....cleaning and pressing a bale was hilarious one time as paramedics watched on parked alongside a curb....dont ask me what they were doing there..LOL
Although doing my job hasnt made me stronger per se.....getting stronger in the gym definitely makes my job easier.....
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2006/07/07, 11:24 PM
Working retail and being by far the tallest person in the store, I had to get everything off the top shelves. Getting heavy model furniture off the top shelf while standing on an uneven ladder that was missing a leg was not only functional but life threatening. Sometimes I wanted to fall, just for the inevitable worker's comp.
On a slightly related note, does anyone have any idea how much you'd have to be able to lift overhead to lift a keg? I was wondering about this today, it would be a cool party trick. I read that they weigh about 175 pounds, does anyone know if this is true? I was trying to figure out an equivalent weight you would need to be able to lift in any kind of overhead movement, be it push press, military, or jerk etc. This is of course assuming decent technique.
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2006/07/08, 12:01 AM
Can you believe a woman can post on here... yes a woman i repeat..LOL!
I have in the last month actually gotten some very good experience in strength training. I recently took over general management of two automobile shops. First off, I have found that I am a hands on type of manager meaning, if I need to get out and get dirty to satisfy a customer I will do so, but the training experience for me has been 7'tubes, going and picking ones up at the last minute to get a job complete if other pieces were scrapped. I can carry three 2 1'2"x7' pipes at one time to and from the shop van into inventory, let me tell you this impressed the guys very much. They were like, well let us get that for you and I said, it's okay really, i can handle it, but if i have any problems, I will yell. I've never seen mouths open so wide in my life, it was pretty funny. This week topped it off as we ran out of argon gas for our welder at the other shop where I wasn't at so i ran over there to refill three tanks, empty they weight at about 60lbs each, when i got to our suppliers site, apparently they are resticted from helping us load and unload tanks, due to company policy so guess who had to unload these babies???? That's right me, the empty and the full ones weight at about 85lbs each. I have helped setting 350 engines into chevelles, setting tranny's, the works and am finding that working out has really paid off in this job a lot. I get lots of props from the guys already because i am willing to throw a smock on and do an oil change, flushes here or there and even an alternator or two, but the lifting heavy items really stunned them.
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Bettia.... You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
-Mark Twain
ravenbeauty@freetrainers.com
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2006/07/08, 12:02 AM
that is 3 2 1/2"x7' stainless steel tubes at once.
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Bettia.... You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
-Mark Twain
ravenbeauty@freetrainers.com
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2006/07/08, 02:09 AM
Get a keg overhead. You're crazy bro. I can't evtten clean the damn thing, and I'm better than anyone I know with the keg.
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Iron and chalk.
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Quoting from bisleri:
I have heard that working chest and tricep on the same day leads to size reduction of the arms. Is it true.
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2006/07/08, 03:55 AM
Bettia, you're always welcome with the powerlifters.
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Iron and chalk.
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Quoting from bisleri:
I have heard that working chest and tricep on the same day leads to size reduction of the arms. Is it true.
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2006/07/08, 09:51 AM
Haha, well I like to have ridiculous long term goals in all I do. Dunking a 360 is not going to happen any time soon at this rate either, but I'm still shooting for it. Besides come on, how cool would it be to clean and press some lame guys keg at a crappy party? Maybe it's just me.
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2006/07/08, 02:13 PM
Awhhh Steve, thanks Guy! :) :dumbbell::dumbbell:
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Bettia.... You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
-Mark Twain
ravenbeauty@freetrainers.com
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2006/07/09, 12:52 AM
Dunking a 360 is not too far of a reach if you can dunk at all. I did it today, actually.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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2006/07/09, 03:28 AM
Kevin O'Neil, for elitefts
My alarm just went off, and I need to get out of bed. I have a ton of tasks to get done today before I can get to the gym. So I sit up (straight leg sit-up) and get out of bed (soft box squat).
I proceed to the kitchen and hit up the fridge. There is leftover pizza with my name all over it. It?s on the bottom shelf so I grab it (RDL) and throw it on the table. I then grab a new gallon of water and poor myself a big glass (bicep curl/delt raise).
I sit down at the table and start chowing down. I woof it down quickly, stand up (box squat), and look at my list of things to do for the day.
The first thing that I need to do is put all the boxes of winter clothes up in the attic. I pull down the attic stairs (one arm pull down) and put all the boxes at the top of the stairs (overhead press). They're in the attic so I will organize them later. Now, what's next on the list?
I need to put in some air conditioners. I hate doing this especially since right now they?re in the basement. So I truck downstairs and find the ACs. I bend over and pick up the first AC (deadlift/clean) and walk upstairs with it (step-ups/one-legged squats/keg carry). I put it on the bed in front of the window (RDL/good morning). I prepare the window, pick the AC up off the bed (RDL/good morning), and put it in the window. Thank God that?s done. Now, let?s go get the other one.
So it?s back downstairs. I pick up the other AC (deadlift/clean), bring it upstairs (step-ups/one-legged squats/keg carry), and put it on the bed (RDL/good morning). I get the window ready, pick up the AC off the bed (RDL/good morning), and put it in the window. Both ACs are in. What?s next on the list?
Before I can read the list, there is a nice grumbling in my stomach. Apparently the pizza from that morning has decided that it?s had enough of me and wants out. So I hit the bathroom, sit down (box squat), and do my thing. I look for some light reading and find an exercise equipment catalog that just came in the mail. Not much reading, but there are some great pictures for sure.
On the cover is some fitness goddess sitting on a big ball curling pink dumbbells. This aggravates me. Why don't the girls at my gym look like this? And why aren't the girls at my gym sitting on a ball with pink dumbbells? If they did, they would surely look like this fitness goddess, right?? I toss the catalog to the side so it is nearby in case I ever run out of TP. Anyway, I am done with the pizza exodus. I stand up (box squat), wash my hands, and am ready for that list now.
That?s right. I have to mow the side lawn. I go to the garage and look for the mower, but its nowhere to be found. I then remember it?s in my trunk because I had to take it to my parent?s house the other day. So I go to the car, grab the mower out of the trunk (good morning/RDL), and put in on the ground (good morning/RDL/squat). It has plenty of gas so I start it up (bent over dumbbell row) and start mowing. Not much of a lawn so I am done in about 30 minutes.
I now realize I am hungry. Burgers sound good. I go to light up the grill, but I?m out of propane. I need to get the spare tank out of the shed. I unhook the propane tank (grip strength) and put it on the top shelf in the shed (overhead press). I then take down the full tank of propane from the top shelf (overhead pressing) and hook it up to the grill (grip strength). The burgers get cooked, I get fed, what?s next?
That?s it, the list is done. Tremendous. I have time to sneak in a nap before I go hit the gym. I take a quick shower and go sit on the bed (box squat). I lie down and take a nappy nap. I wake up about one hour later good to go.
I sit up (straight leg sit-up) and get out of bed (box squat). I get dressed and grab the gym bag. I throw the bag in the trunk and sit in the car (one-legged box squat). I arrive at the gym and hop out of the car (one-legged squat/box squat). Since today is a squat/deadlift day, I decide to drag the sled for a little bit to warm up the hips. I grab the sled out of my trunk (RDL/good morning), toss it on the ground, and grab some plates out of the trunk (RDL/good morning). I?m ready to drag. I drag the sled across the back parking lot as people stare. Oh, to lift at a commercial gym!
I?m done and feel loose. I put the sled and plates back in the trunk (RDL/good morning) and see the bag of chains just sitting there looking lonely. I figure today is a great day to hear the chains jingle so I grab them out of the trunk (RDL/good morning).
I walk into the gym with my gym bag (maybe 10 lbs) in one hand and the chains (45 lbs) in the other hand (unbalanced farmers walk) and throw my bag in a locker. I sit down to tie my shoes (box squat), stand up (box squat), and I?m ready to roll. I pick the chains up and walk to the back of the gym (one-arm farmers walk).
This is now the highlight of my day. I get to lift.
As I am setting up the chains, I notice these two anorexic-like trainers talking to a couple of their clients. They?re answering questions about the two cute little toys that they?re playing with. I think one was called a wobble board and the other a bosu ball? Nonetheless, the trainers are telling these clients that the toys are used in functional training. Suddenly I stop and think to myself, ?Damn, should I be using these too?? I want to be functional. It then occurs to me that I have done a bunch of things today and functioned perfectly well throughout all of them.
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2006/07/09, 01:48 PM
lol I love it.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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2006/07/10, 08:28 PM
This may be a dumb question, but it is one I have always wondered. Wrestler, I know you in particular could answer this. Back to yoour keg comment, in strong man competitions and similar events the kegs are completely full? If so that is crazy, most college parties I remember there were 2 guys carrying each keg up to the party.
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2006/07/10, 08:31 PM
Here is my functional workout. You never realize how much heavy and awkward stuff your parents own until they move. Couches, book cases, dressers, TVs, TV stands, tables, armoirs, etc.
My parents moved a few weeks back and I used it as a workout. There was a bunchof people there, but I was the only one who continually kept making trips in to get stuff. The other guys had to take turns carrying stuff out with me. The next day they were all complaining about their legs and backs, I just felt like I do after a good workout. It was great to hear them complaining and feel as good as I did.
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2006/07/10, 08:37 PM
elce- I could be wrong but I believe there are different weights of kegs they use. I'm sure wrestler could elaborate.
aron- a 360, like most other cool dunks, is more about hang time than absolute height reached. You are what, 7 inches shorter than me or something? Just to be able to dunk you have to jump much higher than me, and therefore are getting more hang time. I think I could probably dunk a 270 or so with about another 3 inches of vertical, assuming I learn to turn the other direction in the air. Anyway everyone else disregard this, I don't want to derail the thread.
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2006/07/10, 10:17 PM
Yes, the kegs are full. In a lot of instances, sand is added to make it even heavier. A full keg will usually weight about 185. I've lifted a 305, and have attempted a 365.
And yes, I can sprint with a 185.
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Iron and chalk.
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2006/08/21, 06:37 AM
Started my new job today: UPS Pre-Load.
It's pretty tough, but not too bad. Just unload a bajillion boxes off the trucks. It's crazy sometimes cuz you'll have a tiny box that weighs 70 pounds or so or oddly shaped boxes that are difficult to handle. Definitely worked back, legs, and overall arm/hand strength pretty well. My weight training has definitely had a good carry over to this job because on my first day, I was goin at the same pace or faster than anyone I worked with. I sweated a lot because there's no air conditioning and you're inside a tractor trailer, but overall I was very happy with the carryover.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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