what exercise is hardest for you?
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aubyshortcake
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just curious 
for me it's the close grip push ups, still can only lower myself about a third of the way lol
for me it's the close grip push ups, still can only lower myself about a third of the way lol 0
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yeah, they're tough and they really isolate your triceps!
At first I felt the same way, like I just couldn't lower myself down far enough, or keep my hands close enough, to feel like I had good form. I did a few sets with elevated hands just to feel like I was doing them properly.
I've been working through the basic program and right now for me it's Russian Twists / V-ups. I have a ruptured L4-5 disk and putting pressure on my lower back like that hurts like heck so I try to sub them or modify.
Next week I'm supposed to start hanging leg lifts and the "hang off a door" part looks harder than the leg lifts themselves. I think I'll use my chin up bar instead.0 -
Push-ups in general have always been a weak point for me. 2 years later I can finally string a few close grip push-ups together haha. They ARE tough.
But I have to say, I still can't do a bodyweight pull-up. I do weight over 180lbs so losing some more weight will help with that xD
I think the use of a door is really only if you can't find a pull-up bar. You can get those for like 20$ nowadays though and it's a worthy piece of equipment to have, no matter what.0 -
For me it's the close girp push-ups, too! They're very hard. And the military presses can get very hard after a few rounds of timed sets, too! I'm doing the YAYOG DVD atm and I'm on the novice disk. The hardest exercise there I find is the mountain climbers. Those are really tough and I find myself breathing like there's not enough air around me after doing them three times for 20 seconds. I always open the window when doing exercises inhouse, this way I get more O2 and have to breath a little bit less hard.0
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Let me ups. They are my nemesis. I can do the ones with knees bent, but as soon as I try to do straight leg, I collapse on the floor. Maybe this year, I will finally be able to accomplish that!0
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I haven't tried let me ups on my kitchen table in a while. It can get tricky depending on the height you have to "hang" at. Bending your knees allows your bottom position to be more level. Maybe have a small box to rest your feet on and see how that goes? Another trick that I figured out doing TRX rows and let em ups on the smith machine at the gym is to actually plant your heels in. Gives you some traction. Keep the core tight. You'll get to it 0
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mountain climbers and 4-counts0
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Close grip push ups, and I'm so glad I'm not the only one lol. They wreck me!0
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Let me ups with straight legs. I just can't do it! I go up about an inch.0
