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Post by ConfuciousDragon on Mar 18, 2005 5:40:07 GMT
Personally, I am quite weak. I have average endurance when it comes to the aerobic part of it, but when it comes to muscle, I have next to none. So, I've been starting to do anaerobic excersize. However, I have no weights, so I've been doing mostly push-ups and situps. What else can I do to build muscle without having weights?
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Post by Rui on Mar 18, 2005 10:07:02 GMT
Chin ups with hands facing away you and push ups with your arms behind you on a stable chair or wall, both these exercises increase your triceps strength which are essential for climbing. Or you could sit down on a table or wall and use your arms to push yourself up and down.
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Post by Lukman on Mar 20, 2005 1:20:28 GMT
I reckon it depends what you want the muscle for. How are you lacking? Do you just want to bulk up, or do you perhaps find a specific action difficult? Do you want fast twitch or slow twitch muscle?
There's all kinds of calisthenics you can do. Push ups and sit ups have been mentioned, and there are all kinds of variants upon these (one handed, asymetrical, clapping, crunches...). Then there's other things like tricep dips, squats, chinups etc. You can always go for more active excercises like star jumps or burpees.
The thing that concerns me is "anaerobic excercise". You wish to lift weights without breathing? This confuses me. Please explain what you mean...
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Post by ConfuciousDragon on Mar 20, 2005 7:11:43 GMT
I could go for burpees and such, but... I find that PK is a high bone-shock sport, and don't really think that I need to stress my bones more. Esspecially right now as I have a sprained foot (prolonged stress). My main goal is for bulk. I've found that increasing the speed of my muscles takes little time for me (musician... speed is a natural part of this thing). So, I'm working on the bulk. I'm really working on finding ways to work my calves, triceps, biceps, and pectorals. I know this seems pretty difficult without any weights, but... ya know...
So on this note, I was trying to pinpoint the muscles that each activity works... I don't really know what Push-Ups work. I feel it in the shoulders, so I'm assuming it's pectorals, but... well... It should work more than that.
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Post by fitch on Mar 20, 2005 20:32:04 GMT
PUSH-UPS: CHEST, SHOULDERS, TRI-CEPS CHIN-UPS+PULL-UPS: BICEPS, SHOULDERS, BACK DEEP SQUATS: QUADS DIPS: SHOULDERS, TRICEPS TIPPY TOE RAISE THINGS (keeps your feet stationary, raise your body focusing on the calf muscles) YOGA+STRETCHING REGIME: helps overall conditioning BIKING: legs, cardio running/jogging: cardio
for bulking you want to take on as much carbs and protein as possible, think potatoes, pasta, milk, etc etc.
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Post by Lukman on Mar 21, 2005 1:02:02 GMT
Go Fitch!
Yeah, what push ups work depends how you do them. You can do the fast or slow, with the hands close together or further apart, on one foot, with your feet raised, one handed... and I'm getting bored already.
Suffice to say, different push ups will work the shoulders, arms and support muscles differently. Try doing push ups in different ways, and you'll see what I mean.
And for a real challenge, try hand stand push ups. Now they REALLY work your muscles!
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Post by ConfuciousDragon on Mar 23, 2005 3:10:14 GMT
and I have yet to successfully do a hand-stand.
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Post by fitch on Mar 24, 2005 11:46:48 GMT
pushups are an amazing thing.
handstands are a funny thing, they look hard to do, making them look fairly impressive, and to begin with you struggle getting upright, but its just a balance thing that you WILL get with a bit of practice.
practice balance by doing them up against the wall, facing away from it, and gradually move away further and further away. only using the wall to push yourself back up if you feel you are falling over. also try doing head stands : make a triangle on the floor with your head and two hands, giving good support, bring you legs up, and raise them, keeping them up close to you body, gradually practice straightening you legs. you balance will improve with practice.
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Post by Lukman on Mar 24, 2005 13:01:13 GMT
Handstands against walls are great. I pulled off my first one when I was, like, 6 or something but some people have to try it hundreds of times until they stop panicking and get their weight over their arms.
The thing is, once you know you can do it they are REALLY REALLY EASY. Just keep trying it, and if you can, get someone to help.
And once you've got a good handstand you can adapt it for cartweels, handplants, railsprings, roundoffs, capoeira palmspins, scorpions... Maybe we need a handstand thread.
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Post by ConfuciousDragon on Mar 24, 2005 23:56:54 GMT
Handstands against walls are great. I pulled off my first one when I was, like, 6 or something but some people have to try it hundreds of times until they stop panicking and get their weight over their arms. The thing is, once you know you can do it they are REALLY REALLY EASY. Just keep trying it, and if you can, get someone to help. And once you've got a good handstand you can adapt it for cartweels, handplants, railsprings, roundoffs, capoeira palmspins, scorpions... Maybe we need a handstand thread. I tried to get them to make one a while back... because my inability to do handstands are one of the main hindrances on my ability to PK. My PK right now consists entirely of large scale jumps and vaults. Because I have no ability to change it up.
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Post by Lukman on Mar 26, 2005 22:50:01 GMT
If you want to do handstands but have difficulty, get some help. If possible, have somebody watch and tell you where you're going wrong. You can even get someone to grab your legs as you go for it and push you vertical, just so you can get used to the position. I reckon you should ask Faelcind for help.
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Post by ConfuciousDragon on Mar 28, 2005 8:45:41 GMT
Faelcind?
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Post by Lukman on Mar 30, 2005 20:25:22 GMT
Yeah, look at the tech threads; he recently gave some really solid advice for cartwheels.
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