Bought a workbench and weights...
Discussion
jonah35 said:
You say sometimes you cant be bothered doing things for an hour and a half. Here's a tip. Cut the workout down to 50 mins. You will still see gains but it wont take over your life!
I don't think I said that, did I?I love it! probably spend between 50-60 minutes training, not 90 - have to take into account warming up before and after the actual training, which adds an extra 20-30 minutes.
chris watton said:
jonah35 said:
You say sometimes you cant be bothered doing things for an hour and a half. Here's a tip. Cut the workout down to 50 mins. You will still see gains but it wont take over your life!
I don't think I said that, did I?I love it! probably spend between 50-60 minutes training, not 90 - have to take into account warming up before and after the actual training, which adds an extra 20-30 minutes.
LordGrover said:
Nice.
If you use the pull-up/chin-up bars and get a few more 20kg plates for deads, lat machine may be redundant.
Cheers If you use the pull-up/chin-up bars and get a few more 20kg plates for deads, lat machine may be redundant.
Haven't really thought about dead lifts yet. I may add them to the routine after I have done 6 months
I do have 2x20kg discs, 4x15kg, 6x10kg, 8x7.5kg, 12x5kg, 16x2.5kg, 16x1.25kg and 16x0.5kg.
I don't think I need any more weights - but perhaps another 2x20kg, or 25kg may come in handy in the future. I think the 5 foot barbells are now redundant, though, they're way too short for the new rack.
I thought I was getting really good with the Preacher curls, but could only manage 6 or 7 chin ups on the bars!
chris watton said:
OK, gone are the stand-alone squat stands, they have now been replaced with something a little more substantial, and safe!
I wanted to buy the lat machine add on, but not in stock right now..
There seems to be an odd red thing, presumably soft and cushioned, wrapped around the bar. Are you using it to protect the steel bar from the back of your shoulders? If you are, don't worry about it, it's a steel bar so it'll be fine.
I wanted to buy the lat machine add on, but not in stock right now..
Edited by chris watton on Thursday 25th September 11:01
Regiment said:
There seems to be an odd red thing, presumably soft and cushioned, wrapped around the bar. Are you using it to protect the steel bar from the back of your shoulders? If you are, don't worry about it, it's a steel bar so it'll be fine.
Actually, I got that pad because of bench presses - if I failed, it wasn't too bad on my chest when trying to shift the bar and weights off me...
chris watton said:
Cheers
Haven't really thought about dead lifts yet. I may add them to the routine after I have done 6 months
I do have 2x20kg discs, 4x15kg, 6x10kg, 8x7.5kg, 12x5kg, 16x2.5kg, 16x1.25kg and 16x0.5kg.
I don't think I need any more weights - but perhaps another 2x20kg, or 25kg may come in handy in the future. I think the 5 foot barbells are now redundant, though, they're way too short for the new rack.
I thought I was getting really good with the Preacher curls, but could only manage 6 or 7 chin ups on the bars!
Preacher curls won't make you good at strict form pull ups (palms facing out). The only thing that will is....pull up!Haven't really thought about dead lifts yet. I may add them to the routine after I have done 6 months
I do have 2x20kg discs, 4x15kg, 6x10kg, 8x7.5kg, 12x5kg, 16x2.5kg, 16x1.25kg and 16x0.5kg.
I don't think I need any more weights - but perhaps another 2x20kg, or 25kg may come in handy in the future. I think the 5 foot barbells are now redundant, though, they're way too short for the new rack.
I thought I was getting really good with the Preacher curls, but could only manage 6 or 7 chin ups on the bars!
Dead lift should be a core move in any regime too. It works everything. It's very important to do them with good form though or you'll break. From doing a bit of crossfit stuff I've learnt that even something as simple as a deadlift is quite a complex movement to get just right.
dave_s13 said:
Preacher curls won't make you good at strict form pull ups (palms facing out). The only thing that will is....pull up!
Dead lift should be a core move in any regime too. It works everything. It's very important to do them with good form though or you'll break. From doing a bit of crossfit stuff I've learnt that even something as simple as a deadlift is quite a complex movement to get just right.
OK, I will see if I can work dead lifts in with my routine. Am thinking it may be best to leave them until last, perhaps on arms a shoulders day, rather than chest back and legs, as I am already doing a lot of heavy lifting with that routine.Dead lift should be a core move in any regime too. It works everything. It's very important to do them with good form though or you'll break. From doing a bit of crossfit stuff I've learnt that even something as simple as a deadlift is quite a complex movement to get just right.
Are pull ups something I can practice on a daily basis?
A good way to do pull-ups is the frequency method.
Spread your sets out throughout the day and make sure they are easy sets, so if 8 reps is hard do 5.
Do 5 sets of 5 spread throughout the day ,once in the morning, mid morning, lunch, tea time, before bed. Do this 5 days a week.
Next week add a rep to each set, so do 5 sets of 6. The week after do 7, then 8 etc etc.
I find doing it this way doesn't have any detrimental effect to my workouts.
Spread your sets out throughout the day and make sure they are easy sets, so if 8 reps is hard do 5.
Do 5 sets of 5 spread throughout the day ,once in the morning, mid morning, lunch, tea time, before bed. Do this 5 days a week.
Next week add a rep to each set, so do 5 sets of 6. The week after do 7, then 8 etc etc.
I find doing it this way doesn't have any detrimental effect to my workouts.
A good way to do pull-ups is the frequency method.
Spread your sets out throughout the day and make sure they are easy sets, so if 8 reps is hard do 5.
Do 5 sets of 5 spread throughout the day ,once in the morning, mid morning, lunch, tea time, before bed. Do this 5 days a week.
Next week add a rep to each set, so do 5 sets of 6. The week after do 7, then 8 etc etc.
I find doing it this way doesn't have any detrimental effect to my workouts.
Spread your sets out throughout the day and make sure they are easy sets, so if 8 reps is hard do 5.
Do 5 sets of 5 spread throughout the day ,once in the morning, mid morning, lunch, tea time, before bed. Do this 5 days a week.
Next week add a rep to each set, so do 5 sets of 6. The week after do 7, then 8 etc etc.
I find doing it this way doesn't have any detrimental effect to my workouts.
_bryan_ said:
A good way to do pull-ups is the frequency method.
Spread your sets out throughout the day and make sure they are easy sets, so if 8 reps is hard do 5.
Do 5 sets of 5 spread throughout the day ,once in the morning, mid morning, lunch, tea time, before bed. Do this 5 days a week.
Next week add a rep to each set, so do 5 sets of 6. The week after do 7, then 8 etc etc.
I find doing it this way doesn't have any detrimental effect to my workouts.
Cheers, I'll give that a go. Tried to do some pull ups after my workout tonight, but was knackered, only managed 3 reps! They're damn hard!Spread your sets out throughout the day and make sure they are easy sets, so if 8 reps is hard do 5.
Do 5 sets of 5 spread throughout the day ,once in the morning, mid morning, lunch, tea time, before bed. Do this 5 days a week.
Next week add a rep to each set, so do 5 sets of 6. The week after do 7, then 8 etc etc.
I find doing it this way doesn't have any detrimental effect to my workouts.
chris watton said:
Cheers, I'll give that a go. Tried to do some pull ups after my workout tonight, but was knackered, only managed 3 reps! They're damn hard!
Heavy duty resistance bands are great for these too. Wrap it round the bar and hook it round a knee. Takes a good few KGs off the weight you're trying to haul. It's better to do 2 or 3 proper form pulls ups than bang out 5-10 with bent arms. Remember you should be hanging with arms locked out straight at the bottom.They are very hard, I've got 105kg to shift so find them difficult too.
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