((((Chinups Are The Awesomeness))))

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LOL at the title. I am running out of titles for our thread. The other thread was getting a bit long, so I thought I'd start another.

This evening I did SZ, weighted chinps and coremax 3.

Chinups were weighted with 10pounds 5 sets of 4/3 (first # unassisted/second with light band-both with 10 pounds) Not too bad.

Tomorrow is a rest day- thank goodness!!

Linda you can not go this whole rotation without doing a single chin :p

Joanne, where are ya hon?

Pebs how are those monkey bars ;)
 
LOL-- I actually went to a gym today.. did killer leg workout. For some reaosn I feel like I have to do my pullups dead last so Im sure it hinders my #'s.. whatever thats fine ;)
I did 5 on my first set today, then 2 and 2.. I did some slow negatives on those last two sets to make up for the little numbers :)

Do you use the resistance band for your assistance? I thought this morning about trying the lite or medium resistance for helping out the last set or two to push out some more reps..
 
pebblesus said:
LOL-- I actually went to a gym today.. did killer leg workout. For some reaosn I feel like I have to do my pullups dead last so Im sure it hinders my #'s.. whatever thats fine ;)
I did 5 on my first set today, then 2 and 2.. I did some slow negatives on those last two sets to make up for the little numbers :)

Do you use the resistance band for your assistance? I thought this morning about trying the lite or medium resistance for helping out the last set or two to push out some more reps..
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Great job Pebs!!!

I agree doing them last probably hinders your numbers a little, but if your legs are priority then what do ya do? LOL!

I use the lightest iron woody bands for assistance. They are great. There are various sizes to choose from depending on how much assistance you need. They are not cheap however. But I think they are worth every penny!! Just enough to help me eeek out a few more when I can't get up there on my own.
 
Well, I did manage to get back to the basement and do a few sets for my rear delts. Was doing rear delt raises, sets of 8 with 10# so I could do a hold at the top, but on the 3rd set this uncomfortable clicking/popping started happening in the left shoulder :mad: so I quit. Good news is the shoulder feels fine now, but traps are experencing major DOMS. :p Tris a re still sore and bpth them and the shoulders are up tomorrow! :eek: Hammies and glutes were some what sore this morning, but not what I expected, however it seems to be setting in more as the day goes on. So you knows what tomorrow will bring!:confused:
 
Ahhhh, the ensuing ham/glute DOMS,... Will be fun going to the toilet tomorrow ;)

I am resting today. I thought I might do some yoga, but I am feeling lazy :eek:
 
Hey Chinsters-I was going to do a chin today but I did upper body yesterday and I was just too sore. I did BM2 cardio premix. That one is fun.

Linda-I haven't done that work out yet. I think I am scared :)

JOanne
 
Morning,

Today was upper body and had some problems along the way.

Superset A
Incline bench press
6/6/6 - 41's
DB Rear delt raise
10/10 - 16's
10 - green band doubled
***Was experiencing this clicking/popping in left shoulder on delt raises, felt weird but not painful, but then on final superset pain hit the shoulder during the bench press :eek::mad:, so switched to band***

Superset B
1 Arm DB Rows
6/6/6 - 52
DB Floor Press
8/8/8 - 40's

Superset C
Alt. Incline DB Curls
8/8/8 - 23 1/2
Lying DB Tricep Extension
8 - 20's
8/8 - 18 1/2 **Still have doms from Monday so tris were screaming thru first set, so lowered for the next to for better control because then I could tolerate the pain!:p:p:p***

Then added a few more set of lying extension for the tris did 9/7 - 15's and 9-12's. Then cardio at a 30/60 ration for six rounds doing high knee runs.

Shoulder didn't hurt for other exercises, except when getting into position and the arm would rotate. Didn't ache when I was done either until I carried my DD, then it wasn't happy. So I've taking some ibprofen and an atni-inflamatory, and planning on resting it. Will be going lighter for shoulder work for a while.:(:(

Catherine - Will try to do chins on leg day if shoulder is doing okay.

Joanne - Don't be afraid, your tougher than you think!;) Just do what you can.
 
Hey Ladies. My workout this morning was upperbody.

Bench:
warmup: 50#- 10 reps, 70#-6 reps
working set: 85# 3 sets of 8 (better than last week, but barely eeked em out)

OHP:
21.25# 3 sets of 8 (up 1.25 pounds from last week- TOUGH)
20# 1 set of 8

Skull Crushers:
21.25# 3 sets of 8 (last week only did first set with 21.25)

DB ROW:
42.5 # 3 sets of 8 (could've gone heavier, but hope to do some pullups later)

Conc Curls:
27.25# 3 sets of 8 (up 1.25#)

I followed that up with All Step from CTX.

Linda, I hope your shoulder is ok!! Nice w/o BTW!!!

Joanne, get to some chinning girl!!

Pebs, hows the hiney DOMS ;)
 
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Oooh.. I went to the beach today.. the waves were so strong I turned around when they crashed.. and boy did that hurt my HINEY!!
I said "enough of this" and went back on my towel :)

Catherine when you do your pullups how many timmes a week do you do them and how many sets/reps do you do?
When I did them at the playground last week I was SORE from that! (however, i think that may have been the DB pullovers I did on the decline afterwards).. but I did them at the gym the other day and they didnt bother me at all..
 
I try to do pullups or chins 2-3 times per week. My initial goal was to do 5 set of 5 unassisted ones. Once I reached that I started adding wt. Now I do as many as I can unassisted with the weight and then use my band. With chinups I am up to 4 sets of 4 unassisted and then of course use the band. For instance with my 10 pound vest on I will do 4 chinups then crank out 2-3 more with the band (with the vest still on). With pullups I am using a wider grip now and playing with that a bit, so I am not adding wt right now.

I would definitely think DB pullovers on a decline would contribute to some DOMS!!!
 
So a PULLUP is overhand and CHINUP is underhand??

Think I may have had it comfused.. the UH is how I have been doing it.. well. actually at the real gym I do the supinated grip as its either that or the OH.. which I am not ready ofr yet. I am shoulder dominant prone to problems there so it might be a very long time before I am ready to try those fro ma full hang (but at the playgound on th elow monkey bars I do them modified just fine :-D
 
Yes, in a chinup the palms are facing you. In a pullup they face away from you. In a neutral grip they face each other.
 
Catherine - Nice job on the pullups! Okay one more question, on the skull crushers you are using two dumbbells each weighing 21.25? Not that I think you couldn't do it, just that, that is more weigh than I can do! And I love a good challenge! LOL! :p
 
Yep, that's one DB in each hand Linda. But you did lying tricep db extensions with 20# didn't you. I was thinking that's pretty much the same exercise???
 
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