How to get stronger

Not quite Mel. It's all about challenging YOUR body to grow stronger, not challenging someone else's. I think I am challenging my body. If I can lift my body weight (pull ups, push ups, free dips etc) then I'll get strong enough to challenge Leslie to an arm wrestling contest after she's had a few beers. I'm up to 5 pull-ups, 20 free dips and 50 push ups at the moment (no break). When I was 18 I couldn't lift my body weight even though I was 20 pounds lighter than I am now. I certainly HAVE gotten stronger through my weight and general strength training program. I was only partially poking fun at you in the first post. I was challenging you to lift your body weight as a way to increase your own strength. I'm a great believer in body weight exercises. After all, many sports involve strength to weight ratio not absolute strength. If you haven't yet done so, check out crossfit.com for workouts from a bunch of crazy people who do body weight lifting all the time. If you can do what I do, then I'll not challenge you to an arm wrestling contest, even if you have one arm tied behind your back. Oh wait, I may be missing something here... I just finished up 70 minutes of weight training.

Not quite Mel. It's all about challenging YOUR body to grow stronger, not challenging someone else's. I think I am challenging my body. If I can lift my body weight (pull ups, push ups, free dips etc) then I'll get strong enough to challenge Leslie to an arm wrestling contest after she's had a few beers. I'm up to 5 pull-ups, 20 free dips and 50 push ups at the moment (no break). When I was 18 I couldn't lift my body weight even though I was 20 pounds lighter than I am now. I certainly HAVE gotten stronger through my weight and general strength training program. I was only partially poking fun at you in the first post. I was challenging you to lift your body weight as a way to increase your own strength. I'm a great believer in body weight exercises. After all, many sports involve strength to weight ratio not absolute strength. If you haven't yet done so, check out crossfit.com for workouts from a bunch of crazy people who do body weight lifting all the time. If you can do what I do, then I'll not challenge you to an arm wrestling contest, even if you have one arm tied behind your back. Oh wait, I may be missing something here... I just finished up 70 minutes of weight training.