Blog on the Lillypad
Saturday, July 24, 2004
 | The IT guys and the Dolphin pose
On Friday I explained the Dolphin post to the IT guys. I told them that I am still on the first level of the post, just working on lowering to a resting position on my forearms and then lifting straight up on my hands again. Harris and Jeremy were both immediately intrigued by my description of the posture. At first Harris was unsure about trying it right in the cubicle. For being a guy with a tongue stud, he's pretty conservative about some things. But Jeremy really wanted to. |
Jeremy is tall and thin, a former high school athlete and avid bicycler. Right in the cube, he managed to go down and lift up, but his arms flared out at the elbows as he had to rely on shoulders more than triceps to help him in the sticking points. Then Harris tried and I was amazed. He lowered from a hands down position to forearms and then lifted again almost with no effort, but he added that it works the triceps really well.
It's nice to have at least some common ground with these guys; Jeremy and Harris are keen on weights and fitness and exercise. If you put any strength challenge in front of them, office environment or not, it's a pretty sure thing they will try it. Ah! Youth!
