Heavyhands, day 1

[avram]

Today was the first day of my new cardio workout, Heavyhands. This involves walking along at a good pace, swinging my arms (that’s the important part) while holding small weights, and sometimes doing some arm exercises. The weather was perfect, 70°F and sunny. I took the opportunity to walk down various blocks in my neighborhood that I hadn’t walked down before. My shoulders feel pretty well worked-out.

• Weight: 275
• Walked for 30 minutes (maybe more like 32), with 1-lb weights, did maybe four cycles of flyes, lifts, overheads, 25 reps each.
• Heartrate stayed in the mid-to-high 140s most of the time, with occasional dips into the high 130s and peaks in the mid 150s.

Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

how do you measure yr heartrate? i'd love to be able to do that during workouts....

[avram]

I've got a Polar heartrate monitor, the A3 model. I think it cost me about $90.

It works if you work it.

[(Anonymous)]

Heavyhands is a great cardio-system. It works if you work it!

Check out www.dragondoor.com and ask John McKean about heavyhands.