Starting to do push/pull ups again - ADVICE

So I've now got a bit more time on my hands so have decided that I could be fitter so have started doing some basic pull/push/sit ups in my flat.

I'm just seeing if anyone has one of these or something similar that they reckons helps.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Door-Gym-Exerc...item3a5a92ce86

At the moment my wrists struggle on the push ups past 15, and i don't have anything to do pull ups on so it looked quite good. A mate at uni had something similar for the door frame but it was only for pull ups.

Any thoughts??

Your aiming to be fitter by doing pull/push/situps alone?
All that will do is make you more able to lift your own body weight rather than proper fitness but if that's what you want then ok

Each 1 of those has various techniques that you can use/try. And as you know it uses your OWN body weight for this so obviously heavier you are the harder it is but the more you gain from it, so a 17stone bloke like me will gain more in way of strength and muscle endurance than say a 12stone weed.
The item you lifted will do the job, all you need to keep an eye on is the MAX WEIGHT for said item, and you should be good to go.
Various methods of training will help in different aspects.
Doing it slow and controlled will help build endurance and complete the strength through the smaller muscles in your body have to be used in order to do this, also shows the bigger gain with what your muscles look like... a + with da ladys

Doing it fast as you can will reap different gains again with the muscle getting used to explosive power. Good for some sports like boxing or MMA, even tennis and so forth anything that uses upper body.

Big thing with difference here is that endurance will last longer, duh, cause you trained that way. It does hurt and if you get advanced at some stage then doing negative reps WILL hurt even more but has the bigger benefits.
But as I said if your doing it for sports then doing fast reps will also be beneficial, if your just doing them to be a bit fitter then try doing them in sets like this: (Basic example)
AB's - slow reps x30
20secs rest
AB's - Fast reps x20
10secs rest
AB's - half slow x10 half fast x10

Reason I only listed ABs is that with the machines your aiming at you have to keep moving the damn thing from under the door/above the door in order to do another exercise, or I would suggest doing reps on each 1 as a circuit rather than focusing on 1 before moving to another.
If that was me I would use the machine to do Pulls ups and use stuff you can use in the home to do the rest.
Need any more info?

Originally Posted by fbh-

Your aiming to be fitter by doing pull/push/situps alone?
All that will do is make you more able to lift your own body weight rather than proper fitness but if that's what you want then ok

Yeah I'm just looking to increase upper body strenght

Originally Posted by fbh-

Each 1 of those has various techniques that you can use/try. And as you know it uses your OWN body weight for this so obviously heavier you are the harder it is but the more you gain from it, so a 17stone bloke like me will gain more in way of strength and muscle endurance than say a 12stone weed.

Yep I'm a 11stone weed

Originally Posted by fbh-

The item you lifted will do the job, all you need to keep an eye on is the MAX WEIGHT for said item, and you should be good to go.
Various methods of training will help in different aspects.
Doing it slow and controlled will help build endurance and complete the strength through the smaller muscles in your body have to be used in order to do this, also shows the bigger gain with what your muscles look like... a + with da ladys

Doing it fast as you can will reap different gains again with the muscle getting used to explosive power. Good for some sports like boxing or MMA, even tennis and so forth anything that uses upper body.

Big thing with difference here is that endurance will last longer, duh, cause you trained that way. It does hurt and if you get advanced at some stage then doing negative reps WILL hurt even more but has the bigger benefits.
But as I said if your doing it for sports then doing fast reps will also be beneficial, if your just doing them to be a bit fitter then try doing them in sets like this: (Basic example)
AB's - slow reps x30
20secs rest
AB's - Fast reps x20
10secs rest
AB's - half slow x10 half fast x10

Reason I only listed ABs is that with the machines your aiming at you have to keep moving the damn thing from under the door/above the door in order to do another exercise, or I would suggest doing reps on each 1 as a circuit rather than focusing on 1 before moving to another.
If that was me I would use the machine to do Pulls ups and use stuff you can use in the home to do the rest.
Need any more info?

Cheers mate, very useful.

Think I'll give it a go as the item only a few quid.

reaps i have that exact thing for the door frame....its pretty good once u get used to the lil bend when u pull yourself up...and u can pull it off for push ups etc. I also have a tradiotional chin-up bar too.

cheers amrish, always nice to know someone else has one before i part with my cash

Reaps, fist pushups are much better then on flat hands. You don't stress your wrist and your muscle get much stronger sooner. Just like that:



Make sure you use these two fingers for that:



Of course you'll get some corns but they'll disappear after few days. Good luck



.... alternatively you could try this

http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/...64&postcount=4

Yeah, reaps, do the last suggestion from Aby from kungfumagazine or just simply insert your hands into a threshing machine as it will result in the same anyway and be quicker

Thing is he was mentioning that his wrists are the problem so either way needs to maintain good form.

Yeah all these years of gaming have completely destroy them I think.

Been reading on other forums they say you just have to start stretching them on regular basis and they'll get some flexibility back. So now I look like a weirdo at work stretching and flexing them every hour.

Have to say its always a nice feeling after doing a workout that your body gives you that kinda tired but really energetic feeling. Again to much gaming so I've missed it.