Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 HI ALL, I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife effortlessly. I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to exercise thrice a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a week . I find that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never gained muscle much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I take a protein supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I am going wrong somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? I am 50 pounds overweight. Arvind Prasad Attachment: vcard [not shown] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Maybe you should do pushups everyday along with Bullworker,and a good walk a day might help. Good luck.Arvind Prasad wrote: HI ALL, I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife effortlessly. I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to exercise thrice a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a week . I find that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never gained muscle much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I take a protein supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I am going wrong somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? I am 50 pounds overweight. Arvind PrasadBEGIN:VCARDVERSION:2.1N:Prasad;ArvindFN:Arvind PrasadORG:D.J.S.C.O.E;Chemical EngineeringTITLE:Assistant ProfessorTEL;WORK;VOICE:26107010,26107461TEL;HOME;VOICE:9122 28336606TEL;CELL;VOICE:09869457970TEL;WORK;FAX:26194988ADR;WORK:;;Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle;Mumbai;Maharastra;400056;IndiaLABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400056==0D=0AIndiaADR;HOME:;;B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W);Mumbai;Maharastra;400091;IndiaLABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W)=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400091=0D=0AIndiaX-WAB-GENDER:2BDAY:19680628EMAIL;INTERNET:arvind2868@...EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:arvind.prasd@...REV:20060227T165040ZEND:VCARD Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 > > HI ALL, > I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife effortlessly. > I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to exercise thrice a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a week . I find that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never gained muscle much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I take a protein supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I am going wrong somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? > I am 50 pounds overweight. > Arvind Prasad > Maybe you should do it five times a week Are you doing all the exercises/ I am new to it too Maybe you should do 2 sets of a few reps of each exercise? I don't know myself - just trying to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 " Arvind Prasad " wrote: > I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My > strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife > effortlessly. Using one's " significant other " for weight training, well, that's a new one on me! > I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to > exercise thrice a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a > week . I find that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never > gained muscle much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I > take a protein supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I > am going wrong somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? Arvind, you'll gain strenth, but you won't gain muscle bulk with 2 or 3 times a week. Try 5 times a week *minimum*. The chart that comes with the current US Bullworker X5 says to do it *every* day, 7 times a week! (Some say that if you can afford the time, you should even do the exercises twice a day.) After you've done this for 3-6 months, *then* you can reduce to 2-3 times a week for maintenance. You're doing a maintenance regimen before you've built up yet, but hey, at least you've got your strength up. > I am 50 pounds overweight. For that you'll want aerobic exercise. Running 20-30 minutes a day will work wonders. Also, I've personally found that avoiding all bread, sugar, and alcohol really helps shed the pounds within a matter of a couple of months. Losing weight is simple a matter of burning more calories than you're taking in. /J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Oh you're so close home!...Most of the guys over here live oceans apart... some of the best contributors like are thousands of miles away and I never thought that there would be a mail from someone so close!!! I am definitely not a bull worker champ but I feel what you should do more than working on bullworker is just take a great watch of your diet.. Just keep the oil/fat content in your food to the BARE minimum and have a judicious input of carbohydrates..People here won't know what your B Protein or Nutrela is, but I know for sure that since you are an amateur it's more than enough for you. I also take B Protein. [ By the way for other readers...B Protein is just a low density general protein drink available here] Fill your tummy with lots of sprouts, fibrous foods etc., drink plenty of water and as says have a good aerobic exercise like brisk walking... I have a crippling knee problem called chondromalacea because of which I hardly have any physical exercise ie. even walking and I have reduced nearly 40 pounds just by dieting. And bull worker has been a boon to a person like me who can't devote much time for exercises in a city like Mumbai, India. However it is impossible with a bullworker regimen like yours to knock off those 50 pounds to get good defined body. Also exercises only two days is JUST not enough, you should motivate to do at least five times a week. But since we're ameaturs never overdo..Don't hold on for more than 10 secs..It will turn counterproductive and you may tend to get injured badly. The only problem with bull wroker is, it appears so easy to do and the results are so quick that we may tend to overdo, which can lead to very painful conditions. Also you've to check your cardiac condition before you attempt something serious/stremuos. Since I know there are hardly any guys with a great physique in our city [ most of them walking around us are pot bellied!!:-))] , do use some pin ups of guys with good physique from the internet on your desktop to motivate you on a regular basis. All the best ! D 28.2.2006richard pancoast wrote: Maybe you should do pushups everyday along with Bullworker,and a good walk a day might help. Good luck.Arvind Prasad wrote: HI ALL, I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife effortlessly. I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to exercise thrice a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a week . I find that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never gained muscle much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I take a protein supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I am going wrong somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? I am 50 pounds overweight. Arvind PrasadBEGIN:VCARDVERSION:2.1N:Prasad;ArvindFN:Arvind PrasadORG:D.J.S.C.O.E;Chemical EngineeringTITLE:Assistant ProfessorTEL;WORK;VOICE:26107010,26107461TEL;HOME;VOICE:9122 28336606TEL;CELL;VOICE:09869457970TEL;WORK;FAX:26194988ADR;WORK:;;Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle;Mumbai;Maharastra;400056;IndiaLABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400056==0D=0AIndiaADR;HOME:;;B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W);Mumbai;Maharastra;400091;IndiaLABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W)=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400091=0D=0AIndiaX-WAB-GENDER:2BDAY:19680628EMAIL;INTERNET:arvind2868@...EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:arvind.prasd@...REV:20060227T165040ZEND:VCARD Yahoo! MailBring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 now that you and a host of others have motivated me to work out everyday i'll do that and get back to you guys. Thanks for youe encouragement. Re: NO PROGRESS Oh you're so close home!...Most of the guys over here live oceans apart... some of the best contributors like are thousands of miles away and I never thought that there would be a mail from someone so close!!! I am definitely not a bull worker champ but I feel what you should do more than working on bullworker is just take a great watch of your diet.. Just keep the oil/fat content in your food to the BARE minimum and have a judicious input of carbohydrates..People here won't know what your B Protein or Nutrela is, but I know for sure that since you are an amateur it's more than enough for you. I also take B Protein. [ By the way for other readers...B Protein is just a low density general protein drink available here] Fill your tummy with lots of sprouts, fibrous foods etc., drink plenty of water and as says have a good aerobic exercise like brisk walking... I have a crippling knee problem called chondromalacea because of which I hardly have any physical exercise ie. even walking and I have reduced nearly 40 pounds just by dieting. And bull worker has been a boon to a person like me who can't devote much time for exercises in a city like Mumbai, India. However it is impossible with a bullworker regimen like yours to knock off those 50 pounds to get good defined body. Also exercises only two days is JUST not enough, you should motivate to do at least five times a week. But since we're ameaturs never overdo..Don't hold on for more than 10 secs..It will turn counterproductive and you may tend to get injured badly. The only problem with bull wroker is, it appears so easy to do and the results are so quick that we may tend to overdo, which can lead to very painful conditions. Also you've to check your cardiac condition before you attempt something serious/stremuos. Since I know there are hardly any guys with a great physique in our city [ most of them walking around us are pot bellied!!:-))] , do use some pin ups of guys with good physique from the internet on your desktop to motivate you on a regular basis. All the best ! D 28.2.2006richard pancoast wrote: Maybe you should do pushups everyday along with Bullworker,and a good walk a day might help. Good luck.Arvind Prasad wrote: HI ALL, I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife effortlessly. I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to exercise thrice a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a week . I find that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never gained muscle much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I take a protein supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I am going wrong somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? I am 50 pounds overweight. Arvind PrasadBEGIN:VCARDVERSION:2.1N:Prasad;ArvindFN:Arvind PrasadORG:D.J.S.C.O.E;Chemical EngineeringTITLE:Assistant ProfessorTEL;WORK;VOICE:26107010,26107461TEL;HOME;VOICE:9122 28336606TEL;CELL;VOICE:09869457970TEL;WORK;FAX:26194988ADR;WORK:;;Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle;Mumbai;Maharastra;400056;IndiaLABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400056==0D=0AIndiaADR;HOME:;;B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W);Mumbai;Maharastra;400091;IndiaLABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W)=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400091=0D=0AIndiaX-WAB-GENDER:2BDAY:19680628EMAIL;INTERNET:arvind2868@...EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:arvind.prasd@...REV:20060227T165040ZEND:VCARD Yahoo! MailBring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricketYahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 A few days ago a link was posted regarding Isometric exercises. This webpage had sketches of execises and was written by some freelancer. This should not be more that three weeks. Re: NO PROGRESS Maybe you should do pushups everyday along with Bullworker,and a good walk a day might help. Good luck.Arvind Prasad wrote: HI ALL, I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife effortlessly. I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to exercise thrice a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a week . I find that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never gained muscle much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I take a protein supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I am going wrong somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? I am 50 pounds overweight. Arvind PrasadBEGIN:VCARDVERSION:2.1N:Prasad;ArvindFN:Arvind PrasadORG:D.J.S.C.O.E;Chemical EngineeringTITLE:Assistant ProfessorTEL;WORK;VOICE:26107010,26107461TEL;HOME;VOICE:9122 28336606TEL;CELL;VOICE:09869457970TEL;WORK;FAX:26194988ADR;WORK:;;Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle;Mumbai;Maharastra;400056;IndiaLABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Plot no: U-15,Opp Hospital, Vile Parle=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400056==0D=0AIndiaADR;HOME:;;B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W);Mumbai;Maharastra;400091;IndiaLABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:B-39/401, Yoginagar, Borivali(W)=0D=0AMumbai, Maharastra 400091=0D=0AIndiaX-WAB-GENDER:2BDAY:19680628EMAIL;INTERNET:arvind2868@...EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:arvind.prasd@...REV:20060227T165040ZEND:VCARD Yahoo! MailBring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Hi Aravind, Muscle grows when all the muscle fibers are exhausted through exercise. This can be through bullworker or using weights. Your muscle doesn't know the difference between the bullworker and dumbbells. Isometric contraction near lock position for any exercise employs more fast switch muscle fiber than any other position. Since maximum of your muscle fibers are employed continuously in ISO contraction than full range movement there are chances of getting most of the muscle fibers exhausted in ISO than doing conventional weight lifting. All it matters is the amount of intensity. Once all the available muscle fibers are exhausted brain sends signal to build new and powerful muscle. High intensity ISO contraction combined with adequate rest between the sessions will give you phenomenal increase in strength. Within a month and half of 6 training sessions my bench press went from 200 lbs to 300 lbs and I got 1.5 inches and 3 inches added to my arms and chest. All this 1.5 months I did only ISO contraction and never did any full range weight training. At the end of 45th day I went to gym to measure my strength in full range movement. My strength and muscle growth was not this much when I did ISO 5 times a week. The only problem with bullworker is backed by more marketing guys than real time hardcode experienced body builders. Again you body needs rest and time in order to grow new muscles. Weight training tears muscle and ISO doesn't are all unacceptable arguments. Again only when all the muscle fibers are exhausted through any exercise (ISO does the job better and easier) followed with adequate interval between exercises to allow body to build muscle can only add muscle mass to your body.Hope this helps. Thanks, Shravan Kumar > > > > HI ALL, > > I have been using bullworker since August, 2005. My > strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift my 121 pound wife > effortlessly. > > I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used to exercise thrice > a week. But since last three weeks I exercise twice a week . I find > that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have never gained muscle > much since the start of my bullworker excercises. I take a protein > supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel that I am going wrong > somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? > > I am 50 pounds overweight. > > Arvind Prasad > > > Maybe you should do it five times a week > Are you doing all the exercises/ > I am new to it too > Maybe you should do 2 sets of a few reps of each exercise? > I don't know myself - just trying to help > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Aravind, You should measure your muscle gain by using a device that measures body fat %. Muscle strength increase without muscle mass cannot happen. May be you might have added muscle mass to your arms and shoulder but at the same time lost fat over these areas. Normal measurement taken by an inch tape will show no improvement but in actual you have shed some fat and added muscle. Thanks, Shravan Kumar --- shravan kumar wrote: > Hi Aravind, > > Muscle grows when all the muscle fibers are > exhausted through > exercise. This can be through bullworker or using > weights. Your > muscle doesn't know the difference between the > bullworker and > dumbbells. Isometric contraction near lock position > for any exercise > employs more fast switch muscle fiber than any other > position. Since > maximum of your muscle fibers are employed > continuously in ISO > contraction than full range movement there are > chances of getting > most of the muscle fibers exhausted in ISO than > doing conventional > weight lifting. All it matters is the amount of > intensity. Once all > the available muscle fibers are exhausted brain > sends signal to > build new and powerful muscle. High intensity ISO > contraction > combined with adequate rest between the sessions > will give you > phenomenal increase in strength. Within a month and > half of 6 > training sessions my bench press went from 200 lbs > to 300 lbs and I > got 1.5 inches and 3 inches added to my arms and > chest. All this 1.5 > months I did only ISO contraction and never did any > full range > weight training. At the end of 45th day I went to > gym to measure my > strength in full range movement. My strength and > muscle growth was > not this much when I did ISO 5 times a week. The > only problem with > bullworker is backed by more marketing guys than > real time hardcode > experienced body builders. Again you body needs rest > and time in > order to grow new muscles. Weight training tears > muscle and ISO > doesn't are all unacceptable arguments. Again only > when all the > muscle fibers are exhausted through any exercise > (ISO does the job > better and easier) followed with adequate interval > between exercises > to allow body to build muscle can only add muscle > mass to your > body.Hope this helps. > > Thanks, > Shravan Kumar > > > > > > > > > HI ALL, > > > I have been using bullworker since > August, 2005. My > > strength has definitely increased. Now I can lift > my 121 pound > wife > > effortlessly. > > > I do iso hold for ten seconds. Initially I used > to exercise > thrice > > a week. But since last three weeks I exercise > twice a week . I > find > > that I gain and lose muscle. Therefore I have > never gained muscle > > much since the start of my bullworker excercises. > I take a protein > > supplements like B-protein, and nutrela. I feel > that I am going > wrong > > somewhere in the way I exercise. any suggestions? > > > I am 50 pounds overweight. > > > Arvind Prasad > > > > > Maybe you should do it five times a week > > Are you doing all the exercises/ > > I am new to it too > > Maybe you should do 2 sets of a few reps of each > exercise? > > I don't know myself - just trying to help > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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