The Grip Workout
I picked up this month’s copy of Men’s Health the other day. It had this article in it, The Sandbag Workout. Basicly they suggest getting this 50 lbs. sandbag from Home Depot, put it up on your shoulders, at your chest, walk around, lift it while bending over, etc. Okay, they just described what I do at work, exactly about 100 times a day with 35 pound sandbags (we call em ball busters).
I shared this with Scotty yesterday, while working in the fake gym for Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling. We decided to add a few excercises.
The Push It: Take some stuff, mostly metal, and put it in a wheeled cart. Load it with as much stuff as the wheels can carry. Now Push it around, up hills, through narrow doorways, onto narrow lift gates. This works both your legs and lower back. It’s great for the butt! (you should see the heavy carts we push around!)
The Sail. First we build some dexterity. Tie shoelaces to a pole that is suspended at full arm extension and casue full tension in the laces. Do this about 50 times. Speed is a factor. (we tie big 8×8, 12×12 and 20×20 pieces of cloth and diffusion to large metal frames quite a bit.)
The Flag Move: Take a rigid 4′x4′ foot flat piece of anything. Metal frames, foamcore, are preferable. and stretch your arms while carrying them. The key is to carry as many as you possibly can. (we have these stacks of 4x frames, big metal empty pieces of aluminum most times with some form of gel on them, and floppies, 4 foot metal frames with black duvetine tight against it, with a extra 4 foot section that “flops” down to make a 8′x 4′ black light stopper.)
The Ladder Dance: Take a fiberglass ladder, starting at 6′ and moving up to 12′ and move the ladder on your shoulder through crowded areas, calling out for people to be careful and watch the ends. You will build balance and strength as you use every muscle group in the body to keep the ladder safe.
I love my job.
Okay, now totally wreck the workout by eating the catering. Yesterday, they had Roscoes Chicken and Waffles.