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> Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of
> room at each side. With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your
> arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you
> can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find
> that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.
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> After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato sacks. Then try 50-lb
> potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a
> 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more
> than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)
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> After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
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If you are under 40 start practicing