Update, end of season (bowls club)

[Realfoodieclub]

Yesterday was the big day.

The last two years I started to help and could only just Pick up the 25kg bags of 70/30 top soil. We have three tonnes of 25kg bags to move. Two years ago I was just 7 months post op so that didn’t bother me too much, last year when I struggled to pick the bags up but was totally unable to lift them into the hopper it really upset me. I have always been strong, in my 20’s I was a trainee body builder so it really didn’t fit with me at all.

So over the year I have been going to the gym and really upping my strength work to get more power. One or twice a week. I have one specific exercise which I have nick named the end of season, I have put a photo which is the closest I could find, it is not the best but you can see the idea.

The outcome was yesterday I worked with all the lads and could lift the 25kg bags up to three positions on the hopper, after that my ability to lift was gone but looking at everyone else they were using a swinging motion to get the bags to the 6 stack level, that was all apart from the guy that does it every day who was treating 25kg bags like they were 1kg bags of flour 😀. I would say the work has paid off and I will definitely be carrying on.

Worth the years work ✔️.

Keep going everyone. Rfc x

[UnfitNoMore]

Fantastic news. There’s always someone who can throw them up!!! Congratulations on the progress your hard work has brought you... next year that guy could have to up his game!

When I first saw the headline and the pictures I thought you’d taken up netball for the bowls off-season!

[Realfoodieclub in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you. Hehe, not played netball for decades. I’m hoping I can go another level up by next year.

[UnfitNoMore in reply to Realfoodieclub]

Wasn’t played at our school, but we did enjoy watching the girls from the school down the road play 🤣

You’ll be up a level or more by next year for sure.

[skysue16]

Brilliant - well done for all your hard work at the gym!

[Realfoodieclub in reply to skysue16]

Thank you. Rfc xxx

[Getfitok]

Wow, you are amazing!

[Realfoodieclub in reply to Getfitok]

Aw shucks, thank you, I just don’t like to be beaten 😀. Rfc xxx

[Oldfloss Administrator]

That is terrific Rfc.. and great to know you managed those bags without injury !

[Realfoodieclub in reply to Oldfloss]

S&F work is different to running, walking or swimming. You can monitor your progression with pace and distance with them, weight training seems to be doing nothing and then you do something that you haven’t done and it is like “Oh, it has worked.”. I think that is why people have trouble with sticking with it, you can’t see the benefits so easily but they are still there 😀.