Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest compressions thru Jan. 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really good. I'm mixing it up with high, middle and low compressions as well as left and right sides. I will continue to " press " on. LOL Rich bwbeliever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 You're on a roll, Rich, keep at it!! Richbwbeliever wrote: Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest compressions thru Jan.6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really good. I'm mixingit up with high, middle and low compressions as well as left and rightsides. I will continue to "press" on. LOLRichbwbeliever __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Rich, that sounds excellent, but remember to take a day off now and then or go through the "lightest" compression periodically. Muscles need a break to recuperate and through the recuperation stage get stronger. We are all most interested in hearing the results of the first 30 days. jpbwbeliever wrote: Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest compressions thru Jan.6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really good. I'm mixingit up with high, middle and low compressions as well as left and rightsides. I will continue to "press" on. LOLRichbwbeliever __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 I agree, Jay. Today I will use the lightest spring of the 20 " Steel Bow just to keep loosened up. I am happy to report that I have not experienced any elbow pain thus far. Thanks for your support. Rich --- Jay Photo wrote: > Rich, that sounds excellent, but remember to take a > day off now and then or go through the " lightest " > compression periodically. Muscles need a break to > recuperate and through the recuperation stage get > stronger. We are all most interested in hearing the > results of the first 30 days. > > jp > > bwbeliever wrote: > Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ > chest compressions thru Jan. > 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really > good. I'm mixing > it up with high, middle and low compressions as well > as left and right > sides. I will continue to " press " on. LOL > > Rich > bwbeliever > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 I would suggest you NOT follow this strategy. It is a great way to blow out a tendon or tear a muscle. Moreover, I doubt it will do much for your muscle development. To wit, if 600 is better than 400, why not 1000? A cautionary note. ahoogroups.com, " bwbeliever " wrote: > > Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest compressions thru Jan. > 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really good. I'm mixing > it up with high, middle and low compressions as well as left and right > sides. I will continue to " press " on. LOL > > Rich > bwbeliever > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 It is always a fine line to what is beneficial or excessive. While I believe you can never do too many push-ups, a-la Hershal , there are individuals that are not designed for repetition. If one has broken up the reps of 100 into sets of 10, 25, 33 or even 50 throughout the day, I personally see benefit to it, especially with the changing spring resistance. On the other hand, if one is cranking out 100 reps with the Level 2 Spring everyday, one of two things COULD happen. The user could become as strong as a Bull... or his joints could be overly stressed and he will begin to get very sore and be forced to quit. The stress is usually painful and slow to heal, and it does force one to stop the exercise. Only a muscle-head would try and train through the pain which could result in further injury. When the joints start to whisper... LISTEN! They are telling you an important secret. Just as there are differences between sprinters and marathoners, so too there are routines for high reps. If one allowed 2 seconds per rep of the 100, I personally do not feel 3 minutes and 20 seconds are too much of a daily chest exercise. I would be more prone to increase the time and the total number of sets during the day just as I would if I was looking to improve my arm strength or leg strength, but only through increased sets throughout the day. When a cyclist attempts a hill climb, at any level, there is a much longer time element than 3 minutes and it is just as grueling. I have done the 100 reps and it took me about a week to get comfortable with it. When I started moving side to side and up and down, the 100 dropped quickly back into the 50's. Again, not pushing the compressions to the limit, I reached 100 again after about a week. This was all with the Level 1 Spring. Some early compressions in the front were 100% and those at the end and to the side were significantly less. However, it was just part of a cross training routine that I used over the years when all I had was the Lady BW for this routine. The Steel-Bow has evolved into my all in one Bullworker these days. But I have been combining the Iso-Motion with this 100 rep routine and it has become more of a time exercise for me than the number of reps. Again, it is a fine line and one needs to listen to ones body. jprrbelloff wrote: I would suggest you NOT follow this strategy. It is a great way to blow out a tendon or tear a muscle.Moreover, I doubt it will do much for your muscle development.To wit, if 600 is better than 400, why not 1000?A cautionary note.ahoogroups.com, "bwbeliever" wrote:>> Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest compressions thru Jan.> 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really good. I'm mixing> it up with high, middle and low compressions as well as left and right> sides. I will continue to "press" on. LOL> > Rich> bwbeliever> __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 It is not an issue of whether one CAN do 600 reps or 1000 pushups, but whether one SHOULD do them and why. In other words, what is the objective and physical benefit that one can derive from these large numbers of reps and large investment in exercise time. One of the great benefits of using the BW correctly is that it is a very time efficent form of exercise. Everything done in excess of the normal routine brings declining benefits and excessive risk of injury. But hey, it is your life so pump on! BTW- One CAN do too many pushups, ask the guys who have had their rotator cuffs repaired. > > > > Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest compressions thru > Jan. > > 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really good. I'm > mixing > > it up with high, middle and low compressions as well as left and > right > > sides. I will continue to " press " on. LOL > > > > Rich > > bwbeliever > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 I have a job which requires me to sit behind a desk for 8 hours a day. The last hour or two of the shift slows down significantly, so I have decided to utilize this time to use my 20 " Steel Bow. I am doing the 100 reps during this time by doing 10 sets of 10 reps so, during that last hour or two, I am getting plenty of rest between sets. I am also able to do some of the other exercises with the BW as well. By the time I leave work, I've gotten a pretty good workout in. Again, I want to emphasize I am only doing 100 reps daily during a one or two hour period for the chest compression only. This is my personal experiment to see what the results would be after 30 days. Rich --- rrbelloff wrote: > It is not an issue of whether one CAN do 600 reps or > 1000 pushups, > but whether one SHOULD do them and why. In other > words, what is the > objective and physical benefit that one can derive > from these large > numbers of reps and large investment in exercise > time. > > One of the great benefits of using the BW correctly > is that it is a > very time efficent form of exercise. Everything done > in excess of > the normal routine brings declining benefits and > excessive risk of > injury. > > But hey, it is your life so pump on! > > BTW- One CAN do too many pushups, ask the guys who > have had their > rotator cuffs repaired. > > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest > compressions thru > > Jan. > > > 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling > really good. I'm > > mixing > > > it up with high, middle and low compressions as > well as left and > > right > > > sides. I will continue to " press " on. LOL > > > > > > Rich > > > bwbeliever > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 On an isometric basis, there is no 100 reps, but if one goes back to the original manual with the high reps for the waist exercise, one begins to understand that there are too ways to get results... no one is advocating thousands of reps, but somewhere multiple repetition gives results... if not, there would be no exercyle and I have ridden these for thousands of reps at a time, as one would ride a bike for a long ride. Again, it is a fine line and one should listen to ones body... it is amazing what it will tell you. jp wrote: I have a job which requires me to sit behind a deskfor 8 hours a day. The last hour or two of the shiftslows down significantly, so I have decided to utilizethis time to use my 20" Steel Bow. I am doing the 100reps during this time by doing 10 sets of 10 reps so,during that last hour or two, I am getting plenty ofrest between sets.I am also able to do some of the other exercises withthe BW as well. By the time I leave work, I've gottena pretty good workout in.Again, I want to emphasize I am only doing 100 repsdaily during a one or two hour period for the chestcompression only. This is my personal experiment tosee what the results would be after 30 days.Rich --- rrbelloff <rrbelloffcs> wrote:> It is not an issue of whether one CAN do 600 reps or> 1000 pushups, > but whether one SHOULD do them and why. In other> words, what is the > objective and physical benefit that one can derive> from these large > numbers of reps and large investment in exercise> time.> > One of the great benefits of using the BW correctly> is that it is a > very time efficent form of exercise. Everything done> in excess of > the normal routine brings declining benefits and> excessive risk of > injury.> > But hey, it is your life so pump on!> > BTW- One CAN do too many pushups, ask the guys who> have had their > rotator cuffs repaired.> > > > > > >> > > Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest> compressions thru > > Jan.> > > 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling> really good. I'm > > mixing> > > it up with high, middle and low compressions as> well as left and > > right> > > sides. I will continue to "press" on. LOL> > > > > > Rich> > > bwbeliever> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hi Jay, Thought you were pushing for 100 reps with 7/10 sec holds.100 reps with 2 sec holds is something I can try doing. Is it thatyou do only front presses 100 times or you mix match it with sidepresses as well. Only problem I have with the bullworker is that itskilling on the elbows...howz yours keepingup? Regards, DB Quoting u2canshare@...: > It isalways a fine line to what is beneficial or excessive. While I believeyou can never do too many push-ups, a-la Hershal , there areindividuals that are not designed for repetition. If one has broken upthe reps of 100 into sets of 10, 25, 33 or even 50 throughout the day, Ipersonally see benefit to it, especially with the changing springresistance. On the other hand, if one is cranking out 100 repswith the Level 2 Spring everyday, one of two things COULD happen. Theuser could become as strong as a Bull... or his joints could be overlystressed and he will begin to get very sore and be forced to quit. Thestress is usually painful and slow to heal, and it does force one tostop the exercise. Only a muscle-head would try and train through thepain which could result in further injury. When the joints start towhisper... LISTEN! They are telling you an important secret. Just as there are differences between sprinters and marathoners, so toothere are routines for high reps. If one allowed 2 seconds per rep ofthe 100, I personally do not feel 3 minutes and 20 seconds are too muchof a daily chest exercise. I would be more prone to increase the timeand the total number of sets during the day just as I would if I waslooking to improve my arm strength or leg strength, but only throughincreased sets throughout the day. When a cyclist attempts a hillclimb, at any level, there is a much longer time element than 3 minutesand it is just as grueling. I have done the 100 reps and it tookme about a week to get comfortable with it. When I started moving sideto side and up and down, the 100 dropped quickly back into the 50's. Again, not pushing the compressions to the limit, I reached 100 againafter about a week. This was all with the Level 1 Spring. Some earlycompressions in the front were 100% and those at the end and to the sidewere significantly less. However, it was just part of a cross trainingroutine that I used over the years when all I had was the Lady BW forthis routine. The Steel-Bow has evolved into my all in one Bullworkerthese days. But I have been combining the Iso-Motion with this 100 reproutine and it has become more of a time exercise for me than the numberof reps. Again, it is a fine line and one needs to listen toones body. jp rrbelloff wrote: I would suggest you NOT follow this strategy. It is a great way to blow out a tendon or tear a muscle. Moreover, I doubt it will domuch for your muscle development. To wit, if 600 is better than 400,why not 1000? A cautionary note. ahoogroups.com, "bwbeliever" wrote: > > Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+chest compressions thru Jan. > 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms arefeeling really good. I'm mixing > it up with high, middle and lowcompressions as well as left and right > sides. I will continue to"press" on. LOL > > Rich > bwbeliever > __________________________________________________ Do YouYahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Watch latest movie trailers and behind the scenes footage of Bigg Boss and Zee Cine Stars and much more! www.sifymax.com See what's happening in your favourite City on Mumbai Live! www.mumbailive.in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Again, I would ask you what you hope to accomplish with 100 reps at 2 seconds? > > > > Hello everyone. A short note to say 600+ chest compressions thru > Jan. > > 6th. Chest, shoulders and arms are feeling really good. I'm > mixing > > it up with high, middle and low compressions as well as left and > right > > sides. I will continue to " press " on. LOL > > > > Rich > > bwbeliever > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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