Oris' bodyweight workout journal

[Oris]

Hello to everybody, i'm new to this forum as well as to constant workouts. I'm doing bodyweight exercises only. No weights. I will post my daily workouts here, and welcome any comments
A bit about myself: Male, 150 lbs, 6'1", 17 yrs/old.
Don't judge too strictly - i'm new to many of these exercises and still stiff and sluggish after years of no physical activities.

October 5, 2006

3-chair push-ups: 55, top 1/3 range 30, mid 1/3 range 25, bot 1/3 range

30. 60 seconds inbetween sets.

stretching: quads, hams, glutes, calves.

handstand push-ups: 5

one-arm push-ups against the wall, 6 sets: 3x15 right arm, 3x15 left arm.

slow diamond push-ups(10 seconds down, 10 seconds up): 3-2-1(30 seconds rest in between sets) *wow, didn't expect them to be that hard

heel raises: 30-25-20-25-10-30 (10 secs btwn sets)

squats: 40-30-20-10 (30 secs btwn sets)

Glad you decided to join us in the Online Journal forum. There great interaction here and lots of support. You'll fit right on.

Good initial post. Browse around and read some of my posts as I am bodyweight only (although I have been devoting one day a week to some light weights). I've been bodyweight only for over 2 years.

[gymgirl]

hey, oris!

welcome to DF and to the online journaling!

bravo on the handstand push-ups! those are really though. are you doing them against a wall or totaly free standing?

have you ever tried any tabata style workouts? those are great for BW only training.

anyway, welcome and i am sure pierini is thrilled to have another bodyweight only person here!

[.V.]

Welcome aboard. Although I don't do or really get the whole bodyweight only thing - there is no denying that it creates good health and a nice level of fitness.

Best wishes for good workout success and great results. I don't comment in journals much, but read them all. I'll be watching, so will Mr. P - the bodyweight guru - so you need to be sure to keep it up.

[tim_mcf]

Cool! This will be a fun journal to watch. Welcome.

[JDR3]

Welcome aboard!

[minime]

welcome! i too will be watching this journal!

[Oris]

[while i was typing this yesturday my wireless card refused to work, so i'm posting it today]

Wow, i truly didn't expect that kind of hospitality here Thank you all, i will try to be an active member here.


2 pierini, yeah, i already have browsed your journals and others' as well . Is there anybody else who does bw workouts here?

2 gymgirl, i do handstand push-ups against the wall. Those 5 reps yesturday was my record. I started doing them about 2 weeks ago when i couldn't hold a regular handstand for 30 seconds, not saying about a single push-up. So it really is a big achievement for me, thank you.

PS: Tabata workouts - i'll google them after posting this message . Thank you, i really do want to know different exercises, workouts and routines.


October 6, 2006

• Stretching
• Running in the woods: 3 runs 3.30 minutes each. 5 minutes of rest between runs.
• Fist push-ups: 50-40-30-20-10, 1 minute rest between sets. (30 and 20 were the hardest ones)
• Stretching hams(they're really stiff)
• Reverse handstand push-ups: 1-1-1-1-1. 30 seconds rest between sets.
• Dips*: 30-25-20-15-10-30. 30 seconds rest between sets.
• Abs bicycle: 40-30-20-10. 15 seconds rest between sets.
• Crunches: 20-20-20--20."-" 15 seconds rest, "--" 30 seconds.

*When your feet and hands are on two different chairs(body parallel to the floor) and you lower and raise your butt - what kind of dips are these?

[Oris]

October 7, 2006


* Running in the woods: 1 run 6 minutes.
* Basic stretching
* Diamond push-ups: 40-20-15-10, 30 s. rest between sets.
* Stretching quads, hams, glutes, calves.
* One-arm push-ups against the wall: 20(r)-20(l)-15(r)-15(l).
* Oblique crunches: 20-10, 15 s. rest between.
* Leg raises: 15-15-15, 15 s. rest between sets.
* Heel raises: 30-25-20-15-30, 15 s. rest btwn sets.
* Squats: 30-25-20-15-10, rest 30 s.
* Handstand push-ups: 1-2, rest 15 s.

[gymgirl]

Originally Posted by Oris

PS: Tabata workouts - i'll google them after posting this message . Thank you, i really do want to know different exercises, workouts and routines.

tabata intervals consist of 20 seconds of intense work, followed by 10 seconds of rest. i think you can do it with pretty much any exercise. here is the tabata something else workout from www.crossfit.com

"Tabata Something Else"

Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.

Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.

great job on the handstand push ups! 5 is very impressive!:

[Oris]

Well, these workouts are good for burning calories, and i bet they do work! But in my case burning calories is like trying to make a pencil thinner - i've always been skinny and.. well this topic tells a little more about myself: Skinny and tall - DIET? I may try this once though, just to know what it feels like Thanks again

[minime]

yeah, good job on the hspu - someday i hope to be able to do them! 5 is great!

[Oris]

October 8, 2006

• Running in woods: 6:42
• Wide grip push-ups: 15-14-13-12- ... -2-1, 10 seconds rest between sets.
• Stretching quads, hams, glutes, calves.
• Chair dips: 20-19-18-17-16-15, 15 seconds rests. Almost died on the last one
• Bicycles: 20-20-20-20, 15 seconds rests.
• Crunches: 20-15-10-10-10, 10 seconds rests.
• Practicing handstand balancing.

By the way, today in the morning I did SIX handstand push-ups! Woo-hoo

[Oris]

October 9, 2006
Took a good nap today before the workout. Did not run.

• 3-chair push-ups: 40-30-20-10-25, 1 min. rests
• Stretching quads, hams, glutes, calves
• Squats: 40-30-20-10, 30 s. rests. This was quite a challenge.
• Heel raises: 40-30-20-20, 30 s. rests.
• One-arm push-ups(against the wall): 15x6, 3 sets right hand, 3 - left.
• Handstand practice.
• Crunches: 30-25-20-15-20.

[tim_mcf]

Have you tried l-sits? If you get to the point where you can hold an l-sit for a minute or longer, all those crunches will seem silly easy.