Any New Year Resolutions?

[Ian Price]

The chin ups are - I'm averaging 110 a day at the moment (I started doing them on 01/12). I reckon I'll be able to reach that, I do them in sets of 5 or 10.

Not too sure about the miles yet. I've not done any this year and had planned to start this week - just waiting for the snow and ice etc to clear!

[Philly Q]

I admire your dedication!  I've never been able to do chin ups, even when I was 20 years younger and 3 stone lighter.  Always found them quite painful.

I used to be able to do loads of dips and pressups, but I can't really do them anymore either.  :(

[Ian Price]

Cheers Philly - I started slowly in December by doing 10 a day and slowly built up. I ended up doing 1185 in a month and am finding it easier by the day. I'm sure I'll get bored in a few weeks time though! I can't do press-ups, never erally been able to. Probbly becuase I was either doing them wrong or didn't stick to it to build up strength.

[Mr. Air]

Cheers Philly - I started slowly in December by doing 10 a day and slowly built up. I ended up doing 1185 in a month and am finding it easier by the day. I'm sure I'll get bored in a few weeks time though! I can't do press-ups, never erally been able to. Probbly becuase I was either doing them wrong or didn't stick to it to build up strength.

I've just found a video of you on youtube, Ian  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZOjNz6bjIs

[Ian Price]

 :o I can't do all of those variations just yet! I'm just doing the palms facing you version, I think I'll be giving the two finger and one handed approach a miss. The guy in the vid is obviously quite light and very strong.

[pathetic excuse]I reckon it's more difficult when you weigh 14 stone[/pathetic excuse]

[Philly Q]

[pathetic excuse]I reckon it's more difficult when you weigh 14 stone[/pathetic excuse]

I think it's a reasonable excuse, but it probably depends how much of that 14 stone is lard!  :P

I'm no stronger at 12.5 stone than I was at 10.5, so I reckon that extra 2 stone of blubber must severely hamper my ability to do body-weight-based exercises.  My brother can do chin-ups and I can't, although I think I'm still a bit stronger than him.... but I'm a full sack of potatoes heavier!  :lol:

The fact that you're tall probably makes a difference - long levers vs. short levers must come into it somewhere.

[Ian Price]

I think it's a reasonable excuse, but it probably depends how much of that 14 stone is lard!  :P

 :lol: A bit less than a few months ago but still more lard than muscle!

[JDC]

Cheers Philly - I started slowly in December by doing 10 a day and slowly built up. I ended up doing 1185 in a month and am finding it easier by the day. I'm sure I'll get bored in a few weeks time though! I can't do press-ups, never erally been able to. Probbly becuase I was either doing them wrong or didn't stick to it to build up strength.

I've just found a video of you on youtube, Ian  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZOjNz6bjIs

way too fast! he's using momentum and will get injured eventually

[Will]

Ian, I weight about thirteen and a half at the moment, and I can do a couple of one handed pressups.
I then figured that it would be doing me more good to just work on the standard one for a bit longer rather than strain myself with 2 reps :P

[ToneMonkey]

Back in my thinner, chin up and rock climbing days, I used to have a chin up bar on my bedroom door and one of these above it:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Metolius-Simulator-Fingerboard-climbing-training-board_W0QQitemZ150402305858QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Sporting_Goods_Climbing_Mountaineering?hash=item2304ad0f42

Had a couple of climbing holds going along my wall too.  Used to make it a bit less dull.

[Insightibanez]

More God, More Family, More Guitar, Less T.V.!!!!!!

[Antag]

[pathetic excuse]I reckon it's more difficult when you weigh 14 stone[/pathetic excuse]

That's not a pathetic excuse, or even an excuse - 14 stone is 90KG (give or take).  How many people at the gym do you see doing 90KG on the lat pulldown?  Not that many... :)

[Ian Price]

[pathetic excuse]I reckon it's more difficult when you weigh 14 stone[/pathetic excuse]

That's not a pathetic excuse, or even an excuse - 14 stone is 90KG (give or take).  How many people at the gym do you see doing 90KG on the lat pulldown?  Not that many... :)

Not sure! I never got to the gym  :)

I'm on 1,400 chin ups for January so far. Only 11.5 months to go now!

[Matt77]

Right you orrible lot.
Who has kept up their New Year Resolutions and who has sacked them off?

[Ian Price]

Still on the chin ups - done about 5000 so far. I'm a little bit behind on running but did record a PB in the Goring 10k today!