2 chin-ups EMOM for 30 minutes, so 60 in total.
The guilt when I don't do a resistance session at least every 48 hours is almost palpable. And yet it is only the last few efforts of each session that require a bit of willpower.
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2 chin-ups EMOM for 30 minutes, so 60 in total.
The guilt when I don't do a resistance session at least every 48 hours is almost palpable. And yet it is only the last few efforts of each session that require a bit of willpower.
I know exactly what you mean! If I don't run, row, or do some core ex each day I start to feel 'itchy' and slovenly. Truth is though, if I ran as frequently as you, and with those distances, I'd feel sorted for months ahead :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. 2 mins break between sets, during which I did (x10) reps of floor to lock to floor press-ups. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
24 (10) - 17 (10) - 14 (10) - 10 (10) - 11 (10) - 10 (10) - 10 (10) - 9 (10)
I thought I would try Mr B's press-ups off a bar - I found them harder than "ordinary" press-ups, but not as hard as the chest to floor variety.
Press-ups off a bar, EMOM for 20 minutes, 10 reps x 8 sets, 6 reps x 12 sets. So 152 in total.
Press-ups (floor to lock to floor) to failure per set - 1 min recovery intervals between sets.
33 - 22 - 13 - 11 - 11 - 10 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 9
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Admittedly after the first few sets it descended (no pun intended) in shoddy eccentric lowering. Just 1 min break and no press-ups between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set. Great start, then tailed off rapidly not helped by weak grasp after the first set effort!!
34-17-12-12-12-11-10-10
EMOM 2 chin-ups for 25 minutes - so 50 in total - in fact 51, but number 52 I only got halfway up. I should have pressed on with singles of course, but it truly did not occur to me at the time.
EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
42 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 41 - 40 - 39 - 39 - 38
That's pretty good going Mike! I'm still nursing an elbow niggle from the last lot of chin-ups I tried, which fortunately doesn't appear to bother press-ups or curls significantly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Thanks Mossdog - I cannot expect continuous improvement.
I am surprised your dumbbell biceps curls have not prevented your elbow niggle, but I guess there is a big difference between half your body weight and 12.5 kg. And muscles become stronger more quickly than other body tissues.
Chest to floor press-ups EMOM for 30 minutes, 6 x 16 sets, 4 x 14 sets, so 152 in total.
Another bash...EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min/set.
41 - 42 - 43 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 35
Yes, and yet when rowing, specifically the finish part of the stroke (end of the drive), where the arms are snatched to the chest/abdomen, irritates the elbow more, despite low resistance at that stage. Muscles are weird and complex indeed!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Is it your biceps tendon? From personal experience they are very easy to irritate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Actually, it's not the bicep at all. It's the joint that stings (where it hinges) and on the inside. Like I've bashed it on something, although I haven't. I think it's probably the result of bad form on the chin-up when I became too tired but pushed on anyway. Rookies error!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Press-up. Set + rest = 3 mins. Floor to lock to floor press-ups to failure in each set.
32 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 13 - 11 - 11 - 10
Chin-ups, EMOM for 48 minutes, 2/minute for the first 24, then singles, so a total of 72.
EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
43 - 43 - 42 - 42 - 43 - 42 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39
Press-ups must not be judged to be seditious although I read that self-improvement, such as weights workouts are now considered to be edging towards the Ultra Right and reflections of a toxic masculinity culture...tsk!
Chest to floor press-ups, EMOM for 25 minutes: 15 sets of 6, 10 sets of 5, so 140 in total.
Use it or lose it, especially as we age - I can however see that showing off with weights in a gym in front of a mirror is a bit dodgy.
EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
41 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 40 - 40 - 39 - 38 - 39 - 38
Pondered on this while doing my press-ups
https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/p...5486.bild.html
EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
40 - 39 - 40 - 40 - 41 - 39 - 38 - 35 - 31 - 17
My performance on this 'go-to' exercise has plummeted recently. Too much teeth grinding?:rolleyes:
Chin-ups EMOM for 54 minutes: three triples, 15 doubles, the rest singles. A total of 75.
Doing them almost daily is probably too often to allow recovery. Alternate with chin-ups? I'll get my coat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Too true Mike. I tried just a single chin-up yesterday and my elbow was on fire! Definitely I'll give them a rest :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Once a week exercises to failure vs twice a week - quite an elderly group, and only for 9 weeks, but "no difference".
PMC2465144 DO: 10.1136/bism.2006.029330
Thanks Mike, but doesn't apply to a young whippersnapper such as 'I is' :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
It would been interesting to see the effects of my frequently weekly bouts too.Enjoy your permitted exercise today, weather looks great.
Chest to floor press-ups, EMOM for 35 minutes: 15 sets of 6, then 10 sets of 5 and 10 sets of 4. 180 in total.
Blimey! You are quite literally going from strength to strength Mike.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
42 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 43 - 40 - 42 - 39 - 39 - 38
Chin-ups, EMOM for 60 minutes: 4 triples, 9 doubles, the rest singles, so 77 in total.
Re press-ups, I can see it will take a while to get to 10 EMOM for 10 minutes, so I try to keep myself content with volume.
And volume much better for endurance too, I imagine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms.Eccentric lowering. 2 mins break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
22 - 16 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 10 - 10 - 8
I skipped the press-ups between sets today, as I find these a bit too much after an earlier 10K plus indoor row (sad old git that I am):rolleyes:
Saw a link to recent paper that I now cannot find. A study looked at leg extension machine exercises vs squats - participants did one leg of each. Both exercises resulted in muscle hypertrophy of about the same amount - measured by MRI - but knee extension exercises caused hypertrophy near the knee, and single leg squats near the hip. The linker felt this could be disadvantageous in running - extra weight lower down = increased work needed to move it. I thought it was an interesting example of an expensive machine getting results but not necessarily good results.
Press-ups (floor to lock to floor) to failure per set - 1 min recovery intervals between sets.
32 - 12 - 14 - 10 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 8
Chest to floor press-ups EMOM for 45 minutes: 5 sets of 8, 5 sets of 6, 5 sets of 5, all the rest sets of 4. A total of 215.
A new experience - once I had settled into the sets of 4, doing the first couple of reps of each set I seemed to float up effortlessly. Wonderful! It reminded me of doing stair climbing with, initially, a heavy pack on my back - it was effortless at first when I took it off.
Hey that sounds like fun. I'll give it ago sometime. Great effort by the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Re leg extension research, initially that made me think about the use of legs when rowing, which is an exercise I do regularly. However, looking at leg extension machines, and thinking about the movement, it doesn't seem to be a nature movement that one would perform frequently in nature (although rowing too perhaps with both legs being moved simultaneously in the same directions), other than taking a shed-load of penalty shots in football, or kicking steps up a snowy massive mountain side!:D
EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
43 - 42 - 43 - 42 - 43 - 40 - 40 - 39 - 39 - 39
I thought I should have a go at sets to failure for a change rather than volume - chin-ups, set + rest = 5 minutes, 6 sets: 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4. So 25 in total.
Really well done. That would be beyond me even without a dodgy elbow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Thanks Mossdog.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Interesting: larger velocity loss, in other words closer to failure, is more beneficial in terms of muscle size, and therefore presumably strength:
"In strength-trained lifters, training closer to failure by using a large velocity loss in the squat (40%
velocity loss) and the bench press (60% velocity loss) caused greater increases in vasts lateralis and triceps brachii
muscle thickness compared to a small velocity loss in the squat (20% velocity loss) and bench press (30% velocity loss).
Gains in maximum strength were similar (albeit there was a tendency for bench press 1RM to increase more with a
large velocity loss). In contrast, high-velocity strength tended to increase more after training further from failure."
From: Myrholt, R. B., Solberg, P., Pettersen, H., Seynnes, O., & Paulsen, G. (2023). Effects of Low-
Versus High-Velocity-Loss Thresholds With Similar Training Volume on Maximal Strength and Hypertrophy
in Highly Trained Individuals. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 1(aop), 1-10.
I suggest this thread needs fewer numbers and more photographs.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Ummm...the moderators have an onerous enough workload already, it seems!Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze