Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
by winrid on Sunday October 21, 2018 @07:34PM
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Motivation and discipline. I have found adding it to a list helps the discipline part for me since I'm OCD and have to finish all the lists! :)
Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
by pmtarantino on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @10:14PM
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Thanks for the recommendation, but is it possible to do something for the back without a bar to do the pullups? I dont have a bar and I cant install one on the apartment I rent. Thanks!
Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
by bkanber on Thursday October 18, 2018 @01:28AM
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There are pull-up bars that use only friction and leverage, that don't require any drilling to install. Here's an example: https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Gym-Total-Upper-Workout/dp/B001E...
They're a little low and only support <250lbs, but otherwise they are perfectly fine for the average home workout.
Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
by patricklouys on Thursday October 18, 2018 @03:42AM
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If your doors are sturdy, make a knot in a towel, hang it over the door and close it. Use that to do pullups. I used to do this a lot during traveling.
You can also do inverted rows under a table by holding on to an edge (not comfortable, but works).
You could invest into a dumbbell and/or resistance bands and do row variations. Or a TRX for inverted rows.
Or go to a park or anywhere else where you can hang onto to do your pullups.
Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
by howox on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:40PM
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Abs: sit ups. Too easy? Hold something heavy against your chest. Too easy? Hold something heavier.
Fault! This is adding weight. Better luck next time. :)
Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
by chrishynes on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @09:45PM
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Hanging leg raises are what you're looking for. Start with bent leg, then straight leg, then toes to bar etc.
Re:Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)
by quickthrower2 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @04:44PM
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Pilates (wothout reformer) offers harder ab exercises without external weights
Simple examples..
Back: pullups. Too easy? Use one arm.
Chest: pushups. Too easy? Vary your arms position, or just use one arm.
Legs: squats. Too easy? Use one leg.
Abs: sit ups. Too easy? Hold something heavy against your chest. Too easy? Hold something heavier.
It's not rocket science :) Motivation is the only ingredient you need for all the exercise you can tolerate.