Upper Body Excercises - Page 3

"BB" <bbauerAtitude@freeshell.org> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:23:14 +0200, bomba wrote:
>
> > Although good for cardio-vascular, aerobic and lower body systems, mountain biking doesn't
> > really give you a huge amount of work out on the upper body.
>
> Although what you say makes total sense, its always amazed me how tired my upper body is after
> technical rides.
>
> --
> -BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)

Yeah, I was going to suggest riding more technical trails or get into trials.

Matt (or get a REALLY heavy bike and ride trails with lots of fences to cross)

MattB wrote:

>>>Although good for cardio-vascular, aerobic and lower body systems, mountain biking doesn't really
>>>give you a huge amount of work out on the upper body.
>>
>>Although what you say makes total sense, its always amazed me how tired my upper body is after
>>technical rides.
>>
>
> Yeah, I was going to suggest riding more technical trails or get into trials.

Freestyle bmx gives you a good workout on the upper body, but I figured suggesting that might be
seen as a little facetious.

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"Peter" <badderspj@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:bf3icf$h41$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have been seriously riding for a little over a year now, and have lost
> 8.5st (117lbs) in weight.
>
> My lower body looks good and firm, but my upper body needs a lot of work.
>
> What do you people recommend for upper body work outs? Particularly chest and stomach firming. Is
> there anything I can do while riding to help firm these areas up?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter.
>
>
Congrats on the efforts so far Peter, well impressive!! You should be used as an example of the
miracles that can be achieved through cycling ;-) Regarding upper body,
1. swimming - but it must be done seriously. Get into front crawl, swim a mile at a time and keep
trying to improve your times. Try to do tumble turns rather than stop / turn / go. Work your
way upto it, swimming 2-3 times per week and I guarantee, in a year, your upper body will
match the rest.
2. Press-ups. 30 a day, shortly after getting out of bed. - again, work up to it.
3. Chin ups. Get a bar in a doorway and do them after the press-ups on your way to the bathroom. Do
as many as you can, going to full stretch. increase by one a week - not much - by the end of a
year you'll be doing 52 more than you can now. That'll impress friends, relatives, girls and
anyone you care to mention. By the end of the second year, you'll be in the Guines Book of World
Records (possibly)

Do 2 & 3 daily. It will become second nature and only takes a couple of minutes per day.

Take up rock climbing if possible. Once a week at an indoor centre will provide a useful all round
work out. It seems to lengthen / stretch out

local climbing centre / climbing mags, etc. It's all about technique at the end of the day, but
getting there via sheer brute force helps as a workout ;-). - You also get to add another ng or two
to your list, always a bonus!

HTH, good luck with your continued efforts,

Dave

"Penny S." <pennydeletes@invalidcet.com> wrote in message news:<vhb7064hk8411@corp.supernews.com>...
> JD scribbled :
> > Gab wrote:
> >> a couple of Chaturanga Dandasanas a day would fix ya right up.
> >
> > Who brought that beer to ID? I didn't see any of it.
> >
> > JD
>
> you missed the Obsidian Stout? Too bad for you. I know someobody brought beer just for you...

Oh, I had an Obsidian Stout as well as a Bigfoot Barleywine, just no Chaturanga Dandasana.

JD

"Peter" <badderspj@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:bf69c4$rae$1@titan.btinternet.com...
>
<snip - your stuff>
>
> > >
> > Congrats on the efforts so far Peter, well impressive!!

<snip - my stuff>

> > HTH, good luck with your continued efforts,
> >
> > Dave
> >
>
> I was thinking along the line of swimming and some weight training.
>
> I'll see how it goes, another year or so.... :-)
>
> Peter.
>
>
I used to do weights but found that I ended up pushing myself too far, resulting in being able to
move real heavy weights but being too knackered to do anything else ;-) I'd seriously suggest just
using your own body weight, then resistance training such as cycling, swimming, press-ups, chin ups
etc. This has worked tremendously for toning me up and I haven't suffered any of the side effects I
used to with weights, that is to say, I actually feel the fittest I've ever felt. Oh, I also run
distance, but it's worth waiting 'til you're at your target weight for that. Cheers, Dave.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:22:54 -0700, JD wrote:

> "Penny S." <pennydeletes@invalidcet.com> wrote in message
> news:<vhb7064hk8411@corp.supernews.com>...
>> JD scribbled :
>> > Gab wrote:
>> >> a couple of Chaturanga Dandasanas a day would fix ya right up.
>> >
>> > Who brought that beer to ID? I didn't see any of it.
>> >
>> > JD
>>
>> you missed the Obsidian Stout? Too bad for you. I know someobody brought beer just for you...
>
> Oh, I had an Obsidian Stout as well as a Bigfoot Barleywine, just no Chaturanga Dandasana.

Chaturangas and alcohol don't mix. "Friends don't let friends drink and do yoga." :P

gabrielle

gabrielle scribbled :
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:22:54 -0700, JD wrote:
>
>> "Penny S." <pennydeletes@invalidcet.com> wrote in message
>> news:<vhb7064hk8411@corp.supernews.com>...
>>> JD scribbled :
>>>> Gab wrote:
>>>>> a couple of Chaturanga Dandasanas a day would fix ya right up.
>>>>
>>>> Who brought that beer to ID? I didn't see any of it.
>>>>
>>>> JD
>>>
>>> you missed the Obsidian Stout? Too bad for you. I know someobody brought beer just for you...
>>
>> Oh, I had an Obsidian Stout as well as a Bigfoot Barleywine, just no Chaturanga Dandasana.
>
> Chaturangas and alcohol don't mix. "Friends don't let friends drink and do yoga." :P
>
> gabrielle

I have this image of a tipsy JD trying to do an inverted asana.....

>I used to do weights but found that I ended up pushing myself too far, resulting in being able to
>move real heavy weights but being too knackered to do anything else ;-) I'd seriously suggest just
>using your own body weight, then resistance training such as cycling, swimming, press-ups, chin ups
>etc. This has worked tremendously for toning me up and I haven't suffered any of the side effects I
>used to with weights, that is to say, I actually feel the fittest I've ever felt. Oh, I also run
>distance, but it's worth waiting 'til you're at your target weight for that. Cheers, Dave.

have been following this thread with interest

I have been thinking of weights as well..... but I do see your points abt just using your own body
weight to start with.

Question.... when you did do the weights..... just how serious did you get into them?

I guess what Im wondering is if you just used some good dumb bells and a bench if that may have
sufficed for you?

"Shaun Rimmer" <shaun@newtronic.co.uk> wrote in message
news:<bf3lfr$agaqa$1@ID-170198.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> Peter <badderspj@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:bf3icf$h41$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been seriously riding for a little over a year now, and have lost
> > 8.5st (117lbs) in weight.
> >
> > My lower body looks good and firm, but my upper body needs a lot of work.
> >
> > What do you people recommend for upper body work outs? Particularly chest and stomach firming.
> > Is there anything I can do while riding to help firm these areas up?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Peter.
>

>
>
>
>
> Shaun aRe - no joking.

Pretty generous with the reach-around, eh mate?

/s

CKAGMD@webtv.net (JD) wrote in message news:<bff73eaa.0307170722.4093b343@posting.google.com>...
> "Penny S." <pennydeletes@invalidcet.com> wrote in message
> news:<vhb7064hk8411@corp.supernews.com>...
> > JD scribbled :
> > > Gab wrote:
> > >> a couple of Chaturanga Dandasanas a day would fix ya right up.
> > >
> > > Who brought that beer to ID? I didn't see any of it.
> > >
> > > JD
> >
> > you missed the Obsidian Stout? Too bad for you. I know someobody brought beer just for you...
>
> Oh, I had an Obsidian Stout as well as a Bigfoot Barleywine, just no Chaturanga Dandasana.
>
> JD

For an awesome PNW Black-N-Tan, cut Obsidian Stout with Portland Brewing's McTarnahan's. Aye,
laddies, don't get much better-n that, now.

Paladin

<john63401@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6lpdhvc8l2g8hrmk2ebc6r0qk8ljbhjrj4@4ax.com...
> >I used to do weights but found that I ended up pushing myself too far, resulting in being able to
> >move real heavy weights but being too
knackered
> >to do anything else ;-) I'd seriously suggest just using your own body weight, then resistance
> >training such as cycling, swimming, press-ups, chin ups etc. This has
worked
> >tremendously for toning me up and I haven't suffered any of the side
effects
> >I used to with weights, that is to say, I actually feel the fittest I've ever felt. Oh, I also
> >run distance, but it's worth waiting 'til you're at your target weight for that. Cheers, Dave.
>
> have been following this thread with interest
>
> I have been thinking of weights as well..... but I do see your points abt just using your own body
> weight to start with.
>
> Question.... when you did do the weights..... just how serious did you get into them?
>
> I guess what Im wondering is if you just used some good dumb bells and a bench if that may have
> sufficed for you?

Could be right there John. It was a few years ago now, but I took my weight from 12.5 stone to 17
stone and started getting interested in bodybuilding. Luckily I realised just in time that this
wasn't a healthy way to go. I used to run marathons before starting with the weights. I tried
running again at 17 stone, my god, what a difference an extra 4.5 stone makes, even when it's
muscle. Anyway, sold the weights and bench and got on with the job of trying to lose the weight.
Can't get back down to 12.5 stone but now at a reasonably healthy 14 stone with not a lot of fat.
Told by friends and family that 12.5 stone would look a bit unhealthy as I'm now older than I was (
I know, aren't we all ;-), being 42 rather than mid-20's. Cheers, Dave.

"Penny S." <pennydeletes@invalidcet.com> wrote in message
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> gabrielle scribbled :
> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:22:54 -0700, JD wrote:
> >
> >> "Penny S." <pennydeletes@invalidcet.com> wrote in message
> >> news:<vhb7064hk8411@corp.supernews.com>...
> >>> JD scribbled :
> >>>> Gab wrote:
> >>>>> a couple of Chaturanga Dandasanas a day would fix ya right up.
> >>>>
> >>>> Who brought that beer to ID? I didn't see any of it.
> >>>>
> >>>> JD
> >>>
> >>> you missed the Obsidian Stout? Too bad for you. I know someobody brought beer just for you...
> >>
> >> Oh, I had an Obsidian Stout as well as a Bigfoot Barleywine, just no Chaturanga Dandasana.
> >
> > Chaturangas and alcohol don't mix. "Friends don't let friends drink and do yoga." :P
> >
> > gabrielle
>
> I have this image of a tipsy JD trying to do an inverted asana.....

My asana only voids, thank you very much.

JD