anyone who knows about working out...

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:46 am

just got around to fitting my chin up bar because im too lazy to join the gym, just wondering the best way to use it? Should i use it every day or every other? Multiple times aday? A couple of sets or single sets?

Basically how to get maximum use out of it lol. cheers

CraigMK4 · Post by **CraigMK4** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:44 pm

You should exercise a different muscle group each day, but seen as you'll only really be doing arms and chest, i'd do 3 sets of 8/10/12 (whatever feels most comfortable) every other day. Or you could just join the gym you lazy git.

danny_boy · Post by **danny_boy** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:17 pm

you should do about 4 or 5 sets of 12 about twice a week if you can, if not just do as many as you can till you improve.

you can do a wide grip (just wider than shoulder width) with your palms facing away from you to develop lats and back muscles.

or a close grip with palms facing towards you to develop mainly bicep and some back muscles

i would do 5 sets wide grip say every monday and then 5 sets of close grip every wednesday then mix it in with what ever else your doing!!

hope this helps

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:56 pm

Join the gym....get a personal trainer to put you through a regime, its really not that healthy doing one excercise a week. You need to balance things out!

You'll soon enjoy the gym when you are settled with a regime

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:45 pm

Dee-vub wrote:Join the gym....get a personal trainer to put you through a regime, its really not that healthy doing one excercise a week. You need to balance things out!

You'll soon enjoy the gym when you are settled with a regime

With Â£35 a session I can think of hundred better ways to spend your money.

Ok you got a chin up bar so what you can do is limited, you can either work the biceps or your lats and thats about it.

Invest a little more and get yourself a bench + barbell, dumbells & some weight discs and you're ready to go.

Good luck

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:09 pm

lol cheers every1 for your replies, im at uni in a small room in halls, i cant afford any fancy equipment, a personal trainer, and don't have time for the gym, i only want to tone my arms a bit not looking to become a super machine lol

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:24 pm

Buy a car with no power steering!

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:38 pm

MaxZ wrote:Buy a car with no power steering!

With a 300mm Momo steering wheel. And get a job which involves lifting heavy jewellery eqipment

I now have arms like Popeye*

*May be a lie

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:49 pm

every other day because of the fact that everytime you exercise your muscles are theoretically bleeding so they take a day to heal and each time they heal, muscle tissue increases

Also when you've done say 20 that you are capable of do another 5-10 even though it hurts because its those last ones that build your muscles long-term

-Ben-

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:09 am

mysteryboy wrote:
Dee-vub wrote:Join the gym....get a personal trainer to put you through a regime, its really not that healthy doing one excercise a week. You need to balance things out!

You'll soon enjoy the gym when you are settled with a regime
With Â£35 a session I can think of hundred better ways to spend your money.

Ok you got a chin up bar so what you can do is limited, you can either work the biceps or your lats and thats about it.

Invest a little more and get yourself a bench + barbell, dumbells & some weight discs and you're ready to go.

Good luck

i didnt make it overly clear to be honest, i didnt mean an actual personal trainer you see like 1ce a week etc....i just meant, join a gym and get one of there personal trainers to give you a regime etc etc

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:44 pm

meh click the link im my signature for free advise from people in the know.

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:34 am

hmmmm bodybuilding forum.....sounds nice n gay

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:25 pm

Only to those who aren't into it...
Similar can be said to this forum, a bunch of nerds talking about car parts and how to fit them whereas on the bodybuilding forum is about what to eat to build a better body.
What ever floats your boat...

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:48 pm

hey reckon i shld do chin ups one work out pull ups the next, or combine?

dpower · Post by **dpower** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:55 pm

if u wanna see maximum results with not as much effort and in little time then super sets would be ideal for u. theres loads of versions of super sets but as ur equipment is fairly limited so will ur routine be. what u basically gotta do is work one muscle and then work its antagonist staright after wid no break. this means do one set of either close or wide grip pull ups and then straight after do a set of dips...(then rest).... the best exercise for dips at home is in between 2 chairs but u could always sit at the end of ur bed wid ur legs raised. try n do as many reps as poss.... and most importantly eat loads and drink a huge amount of water...