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An exercise for us old folks

by ThomM
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I grabbed this from the Road Star forum I visit.
I figured there are plenty of us old folks here who could really benefit from it.
I've been doing it for a while and it really works
The article suggested doing it three days a week.


Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb. potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can.

Try to reach a full minute, then relax.

Each day, you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks.

Then try 50-lb. potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your arm straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    LOL - too funny.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Wow - I thought I had a very smug and witty comeback......until I got to the punchline - LMAO.......got me, I didn't see that coming.
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    Same here, Good one ThomM !
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      I know
      When I first read it and got to the part where he said he was lifting the 100 lb. bag I was ready to blast him.
      Then I read the 'put a potato in each bag' and I spit my lunch out laughing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andie
    thanks for the laugh---
    I seriously needed that~~

    (wonder if the same excercise works with marshmellow bags..)
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    Marshmellow bags are for lightweights!
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Well, holding 100 pounds out the way I imagine he is talking about is quite a feat for anyone. But STILL, some achieve levels that are hard to believe. when I got to the "add a potato", I realized it could mean one of two things....

    1. 100Pounds+1 potato more.
    2. Maybe a couple pounds for the sack and the potato being perhaps most of the weight.

    BTW I imagine most kids and old people could do THAT! But going from 5 to 10 is kind of pushing it, and from 10-50 is WAY too fast. And 50-100? I WISH!

    Either way, nice advice. Word to the wise for old people. 50+ pounds is really kind of pushing it. Save the energy for other things.

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author BrianLeanza
    Oh my ... you absolutely made my day. Thanks a lot for this
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  • Profile picture of the author preatorian
    Having a good exercise especially for the old ones well help maintain their heart and body resistance.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scot Standke
    Damn it all anyways!

    I went out and bought 2 - 50 lb bags of spuds, I'm in decent shape and thought I'd cut time a bit.

    Then I went back to reread the routine to make sure I was doing it right and saw the last line.

    I was so depressed I made french fries for a week and put on 15 lbs before I even started lifting the bags. I am up to 15 seconds already though
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    • Profile picture of the author larry1204
      It's really hilarious.......... i enjoyed it..........thoroughly.......
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  • Profile picture of the author Karen Connell
    I wasn't going to read this because something for 'us old folks' surely doesn't include me...

    I'm so glad that I dd though - was off to buy some spuds until I read the punch line - lol.

    Laughing is a great way to boost the spirits.

    Thanks
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