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chinup bars are really cheap dude, or is the problem that you can't install one? They don't take up any room, you just need a doorframe, and then you screw in the supports at the side. The door can still open and close fine, it's only the supports which stay there. Then when you want to do some chinups, you put the bar in place using the supports, and then when you're done you take it down, shimple.

 

Or you can go to a park or something? Use a climbing frame, or the kids' swings, they are normally low enough to grab for chinups. Plus you'll scare away the kids which is a bonus.

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ha, that last sentence made me laugh, richard..

i enjoy doing chinups, ill see what i can do..

today(erm yesterday i guess, man i must get to sleep earlier,but my work wont allow it for another couple months or so..) i did some exercises as suggested by jonathan for the upperbody, minus the chinups..

i found shoulderpresses more difficult than i imagined them to be and found my arms getting quite tired, which feels good.

when i got to curls, i lifted 30lb instead of the 25lb i normally do, but i was only able to do 1 set with right arm, and had to strain alot. I dunno if it was because i was exerciseing my arms before doing curls which warmed me up or if i am getting stronger(i use to not be able to lift 30lb at all). when i use to do curls, they were first thing id do.. so i dunno if that makes a difference.

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yesterday i tried the lower body workouts, but i think i need to add more weight..

today i tried 30lb arm curls first, and managed to do 5 full motions with right arm, my left arm is weaker..

 

my wrists started to get sore dureing the exercizes, is this bad?

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yesterday and today I found my legs to be sore.

I dont know why they are.. maybe the exercizes i began doing suggested by jonathan were because of it.. perhaps it is a step in the right direction..

today was lwoer body day, im alternating every week day and resting on weekends.

 

I think the more i eat, the hungrier i get. When you start eating alot, the body adapts to your habit, and then when you aren't eating, it says "hey i thought you were eating alot, so lets eat something"..

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ah, that makes sense..

 

I did some upperbody workouts the past day, im thinking i should up my weights and see how i do..

weekend is time to rest though..

 

also watched some organicathlete vids which were linked on the forum, got me interested more in fruit now..

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I noticed recently some muscles i didnt know i had.. I'm not sure if they're growing, or if I just simply hadnt noticed them before, but when i flex I notice parts are feeling more firmer.. Maybe I'm just being more aware about my body that I'm noticeing these things..

 

today was upperbody workouts..

I like shoulder presses, they're so difficult for some reason it makes me burst with joy..

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ive been slackin a bit lately due to some business im trying to start up, but im trying to get back into a groove..

 

I'm under the impression that you should have sore muscles after you work out. Is this true? cuz today I did 60 standing shoulderpresses until i got tired, and I was expecting to be sore, but I wasn't. Did I not push myself hard enough?

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today i tried to push myself, and started by doing 20 shoulderliifts and then decreasing the reps by 2 every set. I don't know how good this is, but I think ill try it for a while.

 

1-23-07

 

standing shoulder press

20 - 30lb

18 - 30lb

16 - 30lb

14 - 30lb

12 - 30lb

10 - 30lb

8 - 30lb

6 - 30lb

4 - 30lb

2 - 30lb

total weight lifted

3300lb

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wow.. I really pushed myself this time:

lifted a total of 5070lb!

 

1-30-07

standingshoulderpress

2:27pm

25rep - 30lb

2:28pm

rest

2:29pm

23rep - 30lb

2:31pm

rest

2:36pm

21rep - 30lb

2:37pm

rest

2:42pm

19rep - 30lb

4:44pm

rest

2:46pm

17rep - 30lb

2:47pm

rest

2:51pm

15rep - 30lb

2:52pm

rest

2:55pm

13rep - 30lb

2:56pm

rest

2:59pm

11rep - 30lb

2:59pm

rest

3:03pm

(9+7)rep - 30lb

3:04pm

rest

3:07pm

(5+3+1)rep - 30lb

3:07pm

total weight lifted

5070lb

 

my head feels gassed..

I also noticed my back was getting arched(tummy out), which kinda put some strain on it when I got to the top of each rep. Is this good or not?

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2-1-07

arm curls

2:53pm

10rep rightarm - 25lb

10rep leftarm - 25lb

2:56pm - rest - 2:57pm

9rep rightarm - 25lb

9rep leftarm - 25lb

3:00pm rest 3:02pm

8rep rightarm - 25lb

8rep leftarm - 25lb

3:14pm

7rep rightarm - 25lb

7rep leftarm - 25lb

3:18pm rest 3:20pm

6reps rightarm - 25lb

6reps leftarm - 25lb

3:25pm rest 3:27pm

5reps rightarm - 25lb

5reps leftarm - 25lb

3:28pm rest 3:30pm

4reps rightarm - 25lb

4rep failure leftarm - 25lb

3:32pm rest 3:36pm

2+6reps failure rightarm - 25lb

2+1reps failure leftarm - 25lb

3:38pm

total weight lifted

2875lb

 

25 pushups

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didn't want to go over an hour, so I stopped.

new record for me.

 

2-5-07

standingshoulderpresses

2:44pm

30rep - 30lb

2:46 rest 2:48

28rep - 30lb

2:51 rest 2:55

26rep - 30lb

2:58 rest 3:04

24rep - 30lb

3:09 rest 3:19

22rep - 30lb

3:20 rest 3:25

20rep - 30lb

3:30 rest 3:36

14 failure + 4short - 30lb

3:39 rest 3:41

16rep - 30lb

3:43

total weight lifted

5520lb

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was kinda getting lazy, so i made an effort today to outdo my previous attempts

 

2-19-07

1:45pm

5 dips

5 dips

1:47pm

10rep standing row 32.5lb

10rep standing row 32.5lb

1:54pm

10rep ""32.5lb

10rep ""32.5lb

1:56pm

10rep rightarm row 32.5lb

10rep leftarm row 32.5lb

2:08pm

10rep rightarm row 32.5lb

10rep leftarm row 32.5lb

2:13pm

20rep standing shoulderpress 32.5lb

2:19pm

2:27pm

20rep standing shoulderpress 32.5lb

2:28pm

2:34pm

20rep squats 32.5lb

2:36pm

15rep squats 32.5lb

2:38pm

20rep squats 32.5lb

2:41pm

40 crunches

2:43pm

 

5687.5+lb total lifted (new record)

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2-20-07

2:19pm

5rep rightarm curl 32.5lb

5rep leftarm curl 32.5lb

2:20pm

30 squats 32.5lb

10 dips

2:29pm

10 dips

30 squats 32.5lb

2:36pm

20 upright rows 32.5lb

2:41pm

20 benchpress 32.5lb

2:44pm

10 standingshoulderpress 32.5lb

2:47pm

10 rightarm row 32.5lb

10 leftarm row 32.5lb

2:51pm

10 rightarm row 32.5lb

10 leftarm row 32.5lb

3:01pm

20 upright rows 32.5lb

3:08pm

 

5850lb total lifted (newrecord)

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2-22-07

2:30pm

30 squats 32.5lb

20 uppright rows 32.5lb

2:34pm

10 rightarmrows 32.5lb

10 leftarmrows 32.5lb

2:38pm

10 rightarm row 32.5lb

10 leftarmrow 32.5lb

20 standingshouderpress 32.5lb

30 squats 32.5lb

2:47pm

20 right calf raises 32.5lb

20 left calf raises 32.5lb

20 benchpress 32.5lb

2:52pm

 

6500lb total lifted (new record)

I'm wondering when itll get difficult to beat my records

I should just do as much as I can possibly do, but i'm unsure if that would be healthy

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i found the '10set' approach easy to focus with as I pick a initial starting rep number and work towards 0. This way I have a solid goal in which I can reach and all I have to think about is getting there.

 

lately I've just been trying to move more and more weight around, trying to beat me last attempts and basically stopping once I surpass them. This way is easy because I don't have to necessarly stick to one thing but rather what I feel I can handle at a given time in order to up the total weight moved. In this approach my thinking is that if I keep beating my previous scores I will keep increasing the amount of work I output, and hence the body would require growth in order to keep up with the increaseing amount of work being done.

 

Of course, I don't know if itll work, but at this point I'm mostly experimenting to see what works, but at the same time trying to find somethign in which I enjoy.

 

My main goal is to stimulate muscle growth so I can gain muscle.

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I'm sure that other forum members have thoughts about this, and I don't claim to be an expert, but here are some of my thoughts.

 

1. Setting a goals in a workout is a good approach.

 

2. Doing so many sets of one isolation type exercise, risks over working the muscle and is probably not good for muscle growth. It would probably be more likely to build lactic acid tolerance and endurance into the muscles.

 

3. Mulitple sets of a couple of compound exercises a couple of times a week, plus a couple of sets on arms etc, plus eating well and getting plenty of rest is probably more likely to encourage muscle growth.

 

Anyway, I look forward to seeing your results... Train hard

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thanks for the feedback sydney, I hadn't really realized that I could potentially overwork a muscle, so Ill watch to see that I don't do that.

 

I have noticed that I've been getting a larger appetite, infact im almost out of food and need to go shopping tomarrow.

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2-27-07

2:03pm

30 lunges 32.5lb

2:12pm

30 benchpress 32.5lb

30 benchpress 27.5lb

2:20pm

15 rightarm row 32.5lb

15 leftarm row 32.5lb

2:25pm

20 upppright row 32.5lb

2:30pm

5 rightarm curl 32.5lb

5 leftarmcurl 32.5lb

2:33pm

5 rightarm curl 27.5lb

5 leftarmcurl 27.5lb

2:35pm

5 rightarm curl 22.5lb

5 leftarmcurl 22.5lb

2:38pm

15 shoulderpress 32.5lb

 

5712.5lb total lifted

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2-28-07

2:35pm

20 lunges 32.5lb

10 dips

20 upprightrows 32.5lb

10 rightarmrow 32.5lb

10 leftarmrow 32.5lb

20 squats 32.5lb

2:40pm

15 rightleg calfraises 32.5lb

15 leftleg calfraises 32.5lb

20 squats 32.5lb

20 uppright rows 32.5lb

2:48pm

20 rightshoulder raises 32.5lb

20 leftshoulderraises 32.5lb

 

6175lb total lifted

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3-1-07

2:01pm

20 lunges 32.5lb

20 squats 32.5lb

20 upprightrows 32.5lb

2:09pm

5 rightarm curl 32.5lb

5 leftarmcurl 32.5lb

10 rightarmrow 32.5lb

10 leftarmrow 32.5lb

20 standing shoulderpress 32.5lb

2:20pm

20 rightarmrow 32.5lb

20 leftarmrow 32.5lb

20 upprightrow 32.5lb

20 rightshoulderraise 32.5lb

20 leftshoulderraise 32.5lb

20 lunges 32.5lb

2:51pm

 

7800lb total lifted (new record!)

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a somewhat light day today, being everyone was home and i don't like working out when people are around.

 

3-4-07

2:05pm

5 rightarmcurl 32.5lb

5 leftarmcurl 32.5lb

10 rightarmrow 32.5lb

10 leftarmrow 32.5lb

10 upprightrow 32.5lb

2:11pm

20 squats 32.5lb

20 shoulderpresses 32.5lb

10 rightarmrow 32.5lb

10 leftarmrow 32.5lb

10 right shoulderraise 32.5lb

10 left shoulderraise 32.5lb

10 rightobliquesidebend 32.5lb

10 leftobliquesidebend 32.5lb

 

4550lb total lifted

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