Saturday Class Demos the “Mill Around”
Here the Saturday class demonstrates one of the more popular moves at the Chamber, the “Mill Around.” It’s sort of like the “Farmer’s Walk” without the strength gain or calorie burn. To perform this movement correctly, follow these steps. 1. Keeping your shoulders and arms loose, wander in small circles around the gym, being careful not to collide with anyone. 2. From time to time, pick up equipment, like a set of dumbells or a kettlebell and move it to another part of the gym, then set it down and start again. 3. Complain to anyone who comes into your orbit that your legs are killing you from the IC workout two days before. When they ask, “What did you do at that workout?” reply, “I don’t even remember. Something evil.”
It is important to maintain proper form for this exercise, as it is used frequently at the gym. If you want to do a modified version, simply forgo the equipment and keep the complaining. Instead of walking, do it while lying on the floor in the fetal position.
my favorite part of the milling around is the “staring at nothing out the front door with hands on hips.” this is a very complicated technical movement, and you can see carrie demonstrating this in perfect form with integrity. way to go carrie!!!
Well, Shari’s form has clearly inspired me to execute the every advanced move, “I’m-gonna-be-sick,” which has a stomach-hold while leaning forward slightly as its foundation. Pretty impressive. And people think I’m tough for doing clapping push ups…
As usual, Doug is proud of what the Mill Around has done for his biceps.
WOW!!! an exercise I am looking forward to doing and perfecting!! (Maybe I am already a natural and don’t realize it?) I notice that the expert Millers Arounders seem to move in a clockwise direction, and those just learning mix it up….
The hardest party of ‘milling around’ is to appear as though you just finished a major exercise and you must now rest before again ‘milling around’… uh, I mean start another major set.
It is this look of needing rest that is the most difficult to achieve. Beginners cannot pull this off and you seldom see them trying too. It is only seasoned Ice Chamber professionals, after months of training, who can attempt this look.
Consider the complex technical aspects of this move. 1- Wiping sweat off your brow – where none might exist. 2- The inability to make eye contact with anyone because you are so exhausted from your recent achievement and 3- appearing to look like you are about to attempt another round, but must first build your energy back up.