Tough dryland

RE: Tough dryland

Former Member — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:33:00 GMT

Inverted rows with one foot on a fitness ball are pretty brutal. I tried it and I definitely got the sensation I was working muscles I haven't been working with my weight routine to this point.

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mctrusty — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:20:55 GMT

I'm looking forward to adding some of these ideas to my dryland, particularly the inverted rows.

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mctrusty — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:19:11 GMT

Isn't that how (or why) Adam got us expelled from Eden? I like Mark Twain's explanation about how Eve tricked Adam into it.

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Former Member — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:54:14 GMT

An apple a day will keep the Doctor away. I am not sure it holds true for the Chiropractor after this little exercise. youtube.com/watch

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Former Member — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:04:06 GMT

Since this thread got bumped let me throw out a warning to anyone who tries the weighted jump rope: make sure you either wear shoes or at least do it on a mat. I did this on the pool deck with no shoes on the first time and the ball of my foot hurt for a week or two after that! I believe the condition is called metatarsalgia, so be careful. I used to train religiously with a rope...and ankle weights. Shin splints are also a potential side effect. Running shoes are a very good idea. Go easy the first few times, or one might be in for an unpleasant surprise

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knelson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:13:40 GMT

RE: Tough dryland

Former Member — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:58:20 GMT

Ewww, who wants to eat an apple that you've just been touching with your feet? Isn't that how (or why) Adam got us expelled from Eden?

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Former Member — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:56:24 GMT

That does sound tough. A couple of things I started doing in my dryland workouts recently are inverted rows. The basic concept is the same in both of these: you pull yourself up to a bar in a power rack or smith machine with your feet resting on the floor or on a platform. Inverted rows These are fun to do without resting your feet on anything (just free floating) but holding your straight body horizontal throughout the pull-ups or chin-ups (i.e., palms in or palms out. I can never remember which is called which.)

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:56:27 GMT

Chuckie does these little dryland exercises after she come home from the pool. youtube.com/watch Ewww, who wants to eat an apple that you've just been touching with your feet?

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:04:32 GMT

Brian, To up the ante on the inverted rows, anchor with only one foot on top of a fit ball. 3 sets of 10 on 45 seconds. Rich

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:16:12 GMT

Chuckie does these little dryland exercises after she come home from the pool. youtube.com/watch

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Former Member — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:08:52 GMT

That does sound tough. A couple of things I started doing in my dryland workouts recently are inverted rows and rack chins. The basic concept is the same in both of these: you pull yourself up to a bar in a power rack or smith machine with your feet resting on the floor or on a platform. Inverted rows Rack chins These are a lot harder than they look. The difference from regular pull-ups is that you can't use any body motion to squirm your way to the bar. After a certain number of reps, your arms and back will be just too tired and you can't move at all.