Natty Power

Digging soil consumes lots of energy, but it will boost energy capacity in the process.

You will need a few essential tools for this training, if you want to get down and dirty for real. Anyway, feel free to improvise with stuff that is available and focus on training goals and effort:

• Impacts: Take a pick-axe and start digging ground vigorously. For explosive power development, do it fiercely. For balanced power development, you need to regularly switch hands on the handle. For example, first hold pick axe with right hand forward on the handle, then switch to left hand forward.
• Olympic Lift: This is certainly not even near a proper Olympic lift, but movement has some similarities. Dig dirt with a shovel and throw it behind you, over your left and right shoulder equal number of repetitions. This way power of both sides of the body will be equally developed. Since the dirt on the shovel is very light, you should dig and throw very quickly to compensate this shortcoming of the exercise.
• Carry: Path planned for digging has to be clear of stones, so you have to move them away. Fill bucket with stones, lift it up and hold above your head, to make this exercise harder. Carry it as far as you can.
• Pull: Now you have to move some dirt. You decide to put it on tarp and pull it away. Walk backwards while pulling the tarp, just be careful not to fall.
• Hinge: While clearing the path, you came by a large and heavy stone, which also has to be moved away. Stand over it, hinge, pick it up and stand straight. Walk away with stone in your hands. Put it down after a few steps and repeat this procedure several times.

Work is well done, congratulations. It’s been a hard working day, so now is the time to get under the shower.