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[alexseanchai]

Hauling umpteen dozen water bottles and soda cans up from the basement TOTALLY COUNTS, Y'ALL.

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[just_ann_now]

It does indeed!

[carolyn_claire]

It totally does!

[rydra_wong]

Thirded! You can't get much closer to functional strength than "lifting heavy shit that needs to be lifted."

[alexseanchai]

It's cardio, too, since there were stairs involved.

[green]

Strength training + cardio! \o/ Go you!

[rydra_wong]

\o/

[alphaviolet]

This totally is strength training. I've seen a website that recommended lifting sandbags if you can't afford a kettlebell... same idea, really.

[rydra_wong]

There are even sites that sell extra-tough sandbags with handles specially for weightlifting -- they're more expensive than many kettlebells.

Unwieldy weights work all your stabilizing muscles, so they're great if you're into functional strength.

[alphaviolet]

I never heard of those before... do you think they're better to use than a regular sandbag/heavy object?

Functional strength is a goal of mine. Right now, I'm just using my body weight, although I have weights here too.

[rydra_wong]

do you think they're better to use than a regular sandbag/heavy object?

I haven't tried one, but as far as I can see: not unless you have a movement idea that you really need the handles for. Or if you're really chucking it around and are worried it might burst, in which case "extra duct tape" seems like a cheaper option *g*.

[alphaviolet]

One can solve lots of problems with duct tape. LOL.

That makes sense.