11-30-2019, 06:06 AM
I tell ya, if you have it - snow shoveling, and a lot of it. No snow thrower. Just get out and do it by hand.
Not for the weak-hearted ... and I mean that passionately. If your heart is weak to begin with, then it is not recommended.
With disciplined lift and cadence, the mass builds and reinforces upper body torque and useful muscle tissue. In addition, it reinforce muscles to support the back.
Example: A case point using the driveway, I typically clear it before my neighbour's when they use a snow thrower, and my driveway is two to three times larger in area. I also push half the snow to the end of the driveway, rather than to the side. When I was younger, I could not do this.
I use to have back issues, but don't anymore. I credit the regime for shoulder support on a downhill, high-side *slam*. Something should have broken, but did not (well, except pieces of the bike
and helmet). The initial point of impact was the shoulder.
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Anyway, you get a cleared property without the noise and fossil fume pollution, ... and the CB and its stable mates can ride across with little drama. The only negatives I have had thus far are numerous broken shovels, even good quality ones, and a few instances of too much heavy snow requiring triple clearing in 24 hours. (*phew!*)
Any sort of muscle toning regime cannot be bad for anyone at any age. Just do it, especially if you are going to use it.
Not for the weak-hearted ... and I mean that passionately. If your heart is weak to begin with, then it is not recommended.
With disciplined lift and cadence, the mass builds and reinforces upper body torque and useful muscle tissue. In addition, it reinforce muscles to support the back.
Example: A case point using the driveway, I typically clear it before my neighbour's when they use a snow thrower, and my driveway is two to three times larger in area. I also push half the snow to the end of the driveway, rather than to the side. When I was younger, I could not do this.
I use to have back issues, but don't anymore. I credit the regime for shoulder support on a downhill, high-side *slam*. Something should have broken, but did not (well, except pieces of the bike
and helmet). The initial point of impact was the shoulder.- - -
Anyway, you get a cleared property without the noise and fossil fume pollution, ... and the CB and its stable mates can ride across with little drama. The only negatives I have had thus far are numerous broken shovels, even good quality ones, and a few instances of too much heavy snow requiring triple clearing in 24 hours. (*phew!*)
Any sort of muscle toning regime cannot be bad for anyone at any age. Just do it, especially if you are going to use it.