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[MyUserName]

Did it!

My 100 burpee time with jump and press up is now under 10 minutes!

Managed it in 9:41 but that was immediately after doing a leg workout and the day after a hard back workout so might be able to shave more time of it.

[DodgyAgent]

I lie in bed exercising whilst watching this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Pqpaqt1h4

[d000hg]

Real Men never RTFM.

HTH.

In the end I did RTFM and still coked it up (well I think I did, still not certain). It claimed one 2.5L tin would do 2-3 coats of my garage, and said for the first coat "dilute 25% with water". When I'd used nearly the whole tin doing the first tin, I wondered if it perhaps meant dilute TO 25%... looks nice now it's done though. The lack of dust is wonderful.

I had to hang a metal bar from the rafters in my garage, it looks very fetching

Up to 6 pull-ups wrists-in. Only 3-4 wrists-out though.

Anyone know good exercises for bulking your calves? My thighs (and arse) are all muscled from cycling nearly every day but my lower legs are now spindly in a toned way rather than just spindly.

[mudskipper]

This is how to do it.

[Martin@AS Financial]

And here's me thinking I'm doing well with heavy metal -

Get Stronger With The StrongLifts 5x5 Routine

Still, after only 6 months I am demonstrably stronger than at any other time in my life (age 54).

Retsnegger

Great work.

Have you tried German Volume Training yet?

[MyUserName]

And here's me thinking I'm doing well with heavy metal -

Get Stronger With The StrongLifts 5x5 Routine

Still, after only 6 months I am demonstrably stronger than at any other time in my life (age 54).

Retsnegger

That is a good routine. As long as you stick to it consistently you will see good results. You might hit a plateau eventually and will need to switch things up a bit but that is the same with any routine.

Right until all your joints go pop...

Be careful and patient and there is no real reason why this should happen unless you are incredibly unlucky.

[d000hg]

And here's me thinking I'm doing well with heavy metal -

Get Stronger With The StrongLifts 5x5 Routine

Still, after only 6 months I am demonstrably stronger than at any other time in my life (age 54).

Retsnegger

Right until all your joints go pop...

[RetSet]

And here's me thinking I'm doing well with heavy metal -

Get Stronger With The StrongLifts 5x5 Routine

Still, after only 6 months I am demonstrably stronger than at any other time in my life (age 54).

Retsnegger

[d000hg]

I follow simplefit (google it) which is a simple cross fit type thing 3 days a week and I run the other days. For simple fit there are only 3 exercises and all you need is a pull up bar.

I had to hang a metal bar from the rafters in my garage, it looks very fetching

[MyUserName]

I follow simplefit (google it) which is a simple cross fit type thing 3 days a week and I run the other days. For simple fit there are only 3 exercises and all you need is a pull up bar.

Thanks, will check that out.

I don't get much time at home to exercise (although I am going to do the T25 thing once the kids are back in school and things are ordered again!) so I train at work in my lunchbreak.
I have various things I use like large bottles of water, a sandbag, dumbbells, an ab wheel a sledge etc.

Normally I do half an hour or so of sword/axe/spear practice on one of the trees next to the car park and then I pick two exercises, one big one and one small one and 3 sets of them. Apart from Wednesday when I do 100 burpees.
Not getting enough fitness work in there at the moment but the evening T25 stuff will sort that out.

[Unix]

I follow simplefit (google it) which is a simple cross fit type thing 3 days a week and I run the other days. For simple fit there are only 3 exercises and all you need is a pull up bar.

[d000hg]

It claims you don't need to so probably not, just give it a good scrub and brush first. Some people reckon use a watered down coat first but I'll read the instructions and see.

[Antman]

I've just started adding press-ups, (inclined) sit-ups and pull-ups to my "watch an episode of something on Netflix" exercise bike workout. Sadly while I can do 4 pull-ups with my wrists facing me, the other way round I can only really do 1-2 and I don't think that's enough reps to actually get anywhere.

Sad... I used to be able to do 30+ pull-ups, even 1-handed. But that was more because I used to weigh 8st not 11-something, than due to any muscles

My garage floor paint arrived today so I have to do that this weekend... press-ups on bare concrete isn't that pleasant!

Are you putting on a sealant first? I've gone for the heavy stable mats on top as well as it's warmer as well in winter.

[tractor]

...

Thanks for reminding me. I have a hurty back too at the moment from digging the allotment holes for myself.

FTFY

[d000hg]

I've just started adding press-ups, (inclined) sit-ups and pull-ups to my "watch an episode of something on Netflix" exercise bike workout. Sadly while I can do 4 pull-ups with my wrists facing me, the other way round I can only really do 1-2 and I don't think that's enough reps to actually get anywhere.

Sad... I used to be able to do 30+ pull-ups, even 1-handed. But that was more because I used to weigh 8st not 11-something, than due to any muscles

My garage floor paint arrived today so I have to do that this weekend... press-ups on bare concrete isn't that pleasant!