Great workout plan!

**tooncesthecat** · March 8th, 2008, 03:20 PM

Move to the midwest
Wait until winter
Watch the snow fall for a day and a half
Grab a shovel
Shovel your driveway with perfect form
Wait for extreme soreness the next day!

Anyone from north Texas, Arkansas, up through Ohio and beyond...you know what I'm talking about today!

**wildstang** · March 8th, 2008, 03:24 PM

i know exactly what your talking about!....lol
its amazing how the little things can affect your muscles. my daily chores seem to fire me up in other muscle groups i normally cant hit in the gym. also try splitting some wood for the fireplace 2.

**Russ_s** · March 8th, 2008, 03:40 PM

When I moved from Minnesota to the DC area I remember I hated shoveling back in MN. that was a few years ago. Now that I've started working out, and losing weight and enjoy the soreness I was looking forward to going back this last Xmas.

Sure enough her lazy ass brothers just sat around playing video games all day. That's not a dig against her video games cause I love my video games more than they do, probably why I got into that industry. But they would not budge to go out in the "cold" or do "work" so I grabbed some pink gloves and a pink hat (all I could find) and went out there and shoveled everything.... felt soooo good to work the muscles after a week away from the gym.

**sleepyles** · March 8th, 2008, 03:48 PM

Hey man,

We are getting nailed hard with snow in Toronto. Driving me nuts, I have shovelled like 3 times already. The sad part is, they said the worse is yet to come! Another 20-25 cm from now till tonight. Ahh. . .like the 10 cm that already fell isn't enough!

At least I got my workout in around lunch, and will probably be resting tomorrow, just changing up my normal routine.

**cujo-1** · March 8th, 2008, 04:07 PM

we had ours a couple of days ago also.

**luggaguy** · March 8th, 2008, 11:01 PM

Ya we got it bad in NE Ohio. In some city's police were handing out tickets for driving. I had a good old time drifting around corners, but wasnt to pleased all 3 gyms in my area were closed!

**wil** · March 9th, 2008, 07:11 AM

Shovelling snow is an awesome workout. I actually wish I would get some snow around here (not like you folks in the midwest, but 6-10 inches would be nice).

- Unfortunately (since it shortens my workout) by the time I get home from work, my neighbors would have already broken out the snow blower for my sidewalk and all I get to do is my driveway.
- Fortunately (since I only have to shovel for 1 hour instead of 2) by the time I get home from work, my neighbors would have already broken out the snow blower for my sidewalk and all I have to do is my driveway.

Double-edged sword, that snow-shovelling.