Increasing Your Chin Ups

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Bob

Chin ups are done with the palms facing you, whereas pull ups are done with the palms away from you. They work different sets of muscles and you really should incorporate both into your routine.

Right now I want to discuss chin ups. Many people might not be able to do even 1 and so they tend to ignore them. If you have problems or simply want to increase your reps, try this.

Get a stool or something than will allow you to grip the bar in the pull up position but with your chin already level with the bar. Or you can simply pull yourself into this position if you can.

Now hang there and try to hold the position as long as you can. You will find yourself slowly losing strength and your arms will start lowering. Fight it as long as you can.

You may not be able to hang on long at the start but wait until you feel the bicep pump when you finish. I like to end my chin up sessions with this. I also do reps bringing my knees up to my chest while hanging on as it gives the abs a great workout as well.

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Swissball Exercise for the Abs

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Bob

This is simply an outstanding swissball exercise that targets the ab muscles.

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Number 1 Fat Loss Tip of the Year

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Bob

The #1 Fat Loss Tip Of The Year

Losing fat is something most of us are always wanting to do. There are a lot of different ways to go about it however there’s one critical distinction about trying to lose fat that you might not have considered – and this one thing makes all the difference in the world…

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Australian Pullups

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Bob

Last year I added what is often referred to as an Australian pull-up to my exercise routine. This form of pullup is done by hanging below a bar while you keep your heels in contact with the ground. You are actually more horizontal than vertical.

If you cannot do a regular pullup, the Australian pullup is a good way to start as it builds your strength up. Once you can do a couple sets of 8 – 10 reps, you should be able to begin knocking out some regular pull ups or chin ups.

However, even if you are able to do regular pull ups, I recommend adding these to your routine. It puts more of an emphasis on the rear delts and the muscles of your middle-back, which being targeted that much doing these the regular way. I find my outside triceps muscle stands out after a few sets of these.

I use the Perfect Pullup
to do my workout. Using the rotating handle I rotate my hands as I pull myself up and it targets the biceps as well.

But you can easily do these by laying a bar across 2 very sturdy chairs and laying under it.

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Best Bodyweight Exercise

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Bob

I get asked many times what the best bodyweight exercise is. You could most likely have a big debate on that one. There are several I recommend which include push ups, chin ups and pull ups, lunges.

But I think one of the best overall exercise is the hindu push up or the dive bombers. These are terrific exercises and you can easily do them while you travel as absolutely nothing is needed. They work the upper body completely and your legs get a decent workout as well.

The difference between the two is in the return. You get into a push up position with arms about shoulder width apart. Now you move your feet in towards your arms and your butt goes up in the air. You are in an inverted V position.

To begin the movement you do a push up but continue taking your head through your arms and . . . . . let me show you a video to explain this.

The difference between this and the dive bomber is the return, as I mentioned. With the dive bomber, rather than simply pushing back to the starting position, you actually reverse the movement. This adds more of a finish push up.

Which is harder? To me it’s the dive bomber.

Which is better? Try both and see which you like. Both are excellent exercises. I like to combine them.

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