lifting up myself

JOMO · 06-Apr-03, 11:42 PM

will i gain from this? i don't have any heavy weights and i cant go to the gym enough, i weighed 187 the last time i checked and i cant do more than 3 at a time so i figure im working my muscles?

Steve · 07-Apr-03, 12:51 PM

Are you talking about THIS

If you are, it works your back and biceps.

Steve

JOMO · 08-Apr-03, 02:33 AM

yeah, sort of, im facing the wall and lifting my self up wth my palms facing my face, you know what i mean, so it just works my triceps and my back?
man, when i finish five of these i could swear my eyeballs got worked!!!!!!

ebon00 · 08-Apr-03, 03:51 AM

Pullups are great, keep doing them. Most exercises where your body travels through space (think deadlift, squat, dips, the olympic lifts...) are good.

JOMO · 08-Apr-03, 06:16 AM

great! my hands are close together though, not like the picture in steve's link...
im guessing this is still good...

Steve · 08-Apr-03, 06:58 AM

You can vary your handholds.

Steve

JOMO · 08-Apr-03, 07:39 AM

not really, ive only padded a bit, and i cant do it wider, anyway, i have a gym where im gonne be working so....

sac1973 · 08-Apr-03, 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by JOMO
so it just works my triceps and my back

triceps????:confused:

JOMO · 08-Apr-03, 10:40 PM

opps, i meant biceps! biceps triceps pieceps who cares!

growinUP · 09-Apr-03, 02:37 AM

See if you can put something behind you like a chair so you can rest the tops of your feet on it by bending your knees and lifting your legs behind you. As you get tired you can gently assist yourself by trying to straighten your legs. Of course you have to try quite hard not to cheat from the start! Assist yourself to increase your reps. You should be able to face your palms away from your face as well. If you find you can't hang on- try strapping your wrists to the bar.

ebon00 · 09-Apr-03, 06:42 AM

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Originally posted by sac1973
triceps????:confused:

Actually, a pullup (or pulldown) movement will involve the long head of the triceps (since it crosses the shoulder joint) so JOMO is not totally off his rocker.

JOMO · 09-Apr-03, 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by ebon00
Actually, a pullup (or pulldown) movement will involve the long head of the triceps (since it crosses the shoulder joint) so JOMO is not totally off his rocker.

well, i wouldn't go that far

JOMO · 09-Apr-03, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by growinUP
See if you can put something behind you like a chair so you can rest the tops of your feet on it by bending your knees and lifting your legs behind you. As you get tired you can gently assist yourself by trying to straighten your legs. Of course you have to try quite hard not to cheat from the start! Assist yourself to increase your reps. You should be able to face your palms away from your face as well. If you find you can't hang on- try strapping your wrists to the bar.

thanks man, ill try that, i normally rest my fot on this 'ledge' on the wall, and i did cheat, once, maybe twice

ok, all the time!