lifting, He-Man vs. Wimp

pd3463 Wrote:
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> One in each hand is also a balance thing. I find
> it much easier to carry a full bucket of concrete
> in each hand as being by two handed causes a
> balance problem and is more difficult, let alone I
> will now have to make that move twice.
>
> One handed to the back of the truck. Hmmm. I find
> this too is easier than dead lifting one at a
> time. Maybe I am a he-man and didn’t know? No,
> that’s defiantly not it. I think it’s about
> leverage and knowing how to use it.
>
> Maybe I should work smarter and not harder?
>
I've discovered that Middle-age has caught up with me (I'll be Elderly in 1.5 years.) Last week I picked up a bag of ice melt stuff at the local hardware store. Now 20 years ago I'd have just thrown it up on a shoulder and walked home with it as it was only 50 lbs. On the day in question I was using my daughter's wagon (she hasn't played with it in 20+ years so...) and I was still fagged out by the time I got home. Only 50 lbs, only about 1.5 miles, only a slight hill and not really that icy if you walked in the middle of the streets. I have become a wimp.

Hank

ps In my defence, I'd already walked 4 or 5 miles on earlier errands & shoveled my walks & my church's of the (small, maybe 3") overnite delivery.