Post by shootsa410 on Aug 18, 2005 13:56:17 GMT -5
This actually works, I've tried it.
We came across this exercise for seniors to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, we thought we'd pass it on. It suggests 3 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 for as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax.
Each day you'll find you can hold this position for a bit longer. After a couple of weeks move up to 10-lb sacks. Then 50-lb sacks, and then eventually try to get where you can lift a 100-lb sack in each hand and hold your arms straight out for more than a full minute.
Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
We came across this exercise for seniors to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, we thought we'd pass it on. It suggests 3 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 for as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax.
Each day you'll find you can hold this position for a bit longer. After a couple of weeks move up to 10-lb sacks. Then 50-lb sacks, and then eventually try to get where you can lift a 100-lb sack in each hand and hold your arms straight out for more than a full minute.
Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
