Stage 6 Questions (optional stage)
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After reading all the comments, I've decided. It to skip this step. I will start it next week & I cannot wait! Anyone else starting Stage 6 soon?0
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OK. Just done my last Stage 6 workout A.
Sources of pride: managed 2 x 20-second negative chin-ups and 1 x 15-second chin-up with 5lbs extra (ankle weights). Also managed 15 push-ups x 2.
Sources of frustration - working out at home so no lat pull-down equipment. I think it uses the same muscles as a chin-up, but I can only manage those assisted. Also, this workout only lasted 30 minutes; need to go and do something else now!
Just B to do now, then I'm onto Stage 7 - yippee!0 -
OK, I'm done with stage 6! I don't know that I'm that much stronger, but I did find it challenging and I would even say that I quite enjoyed it! The most difficult thing for me was the dumbbell push press - had to go down on the weights and never got fully up again!
Anyway, Stage 7 - here I come!0 -
Officially start Wednesday!! So excited. Looks like I missed you again MissMaggie lol0
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Did my first workout. Yes,it was freakishly SHORT. I barely worked up a sweat, but my muscles definitely feel it. Those split squats are no joke. I had a trainer show my the negative chin ups and how to use the assist machine. I'm going to have to fine tune that.
Otherwise I did 100lbs on the under lat pull, and just used the bar for the split squats, and only did 8 push ups per set
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So now I'm half-way done with Stage 6 and I can totally see the improvement in my negative chin-ups. At first I could barely hang from the bar. Now I'm doing 10 of the 20 second negatives with weight-assisted machine, but hardly any weight on there - like I'm at 27.5.
My whole mid section feels it - man I love that!
The split squats are one of my faves. I am up to 20 pounds + the bar and feel sore.
I'm doing the warrior dash in 1.5 weeks so I will be needing this upper body strength. I'm 47 YO and 180 pounds at 5'5" with a hip replacement - if you could have seen me a year ago you would not believe this....I hardly can!0 -
I just received a link to Tribesports Chin Up Progressions - looks interesting & I'm going to give it a try.
http://tribesports.com/challenges/chin-up-progressions-1?utm_source=TRIBESPORTS+ROUND+2+USERS+MAY+2011&utm_campaign=d7b949c327-newsletter_09_08_12_Rest_Of_World8_9_2012&utm_medium=email0 -
preemptive apology for the negativity, but i think i hate this stage.
i did workout A today, and the negative chins were fine, i could hang on the bar and lower myself slowly. did it 3x.
i did 10 sets of 2 reps of underhanded pulldowns starting with 100, going up to 110, then finishing the last 3 at 105. that was fine.
the lunges. why 2? i don't feel like i can balance more weight than the bar +20 so 65 on my shoulders (shoulder injury 3 years ago) but when i did 2 lunges i really didn't feel challenged at all. so instead of doing 10 sets of 2, i did 4 sets of 5. i hope that's ok.
and i still can't really do pushups. 2 is about my max, and my hands have to be pretty close to my shoulders, and i can't go all the way to the floor, just right angled elbows.
i don't really care about strength, so i may just skip to 7 unless there's good reason to hang on.0 -
For the split squats and push ups it's 2 SETS of TEN. That's 10 on each leg so that you are doing 20 altogether.preemptive apology for the negativity, but i think i hate this stage.
i did workout A today, and the negative chins were fine, i could hang on the bar and lower myself slowly. did it 3x.
i did 10 sets of 2 reps of underhanded pulldowns starting with 100, going up to 110, then finishing the last 3 at 105. that was fine.
the lunges. why 2? i don't feel like i can balance more weight than the bar +20 so 65 on my shoulders (shoulder injury 3 years ago) but when i did 2 lunges i really didn't feel challenged at all. so instead of doing 10 sets of 2, i did 4 sets of 5. i hope that's ok.
and i still can't really do pushups. 2 is about my max, and my hands have to be pretty close to my shoulders, and i can't go all the way to the floor, just right angled elbows.
i don't really care about strength, so i may just skip to 7 unless there's good reason to hang on.0 -
For the split squats and push ups it's 2 SETS of TEN. That's 10 on each leg so that you are doing 20 altogether.
oh!!! i was reading my logging sheet totally wrong then!
i'll have to pull out a box and try for the 10, because 2 pushups on the floor is my max.
thanks for clarifying for me!0 -
yes, my glutes were screaming this morning. My max was 8 but I know I can do more so i was frustrated by that.0
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Hi. I've read the book and plan on doing this after completing NROL for Abs. Question though--why is Stage 6 optional? Isn't the whole point of the book that we need to get stronger and build muscle so that our metabolisms increase? Why would anyone skip Stage 6? What am I missing? Thanks!!0
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Not everyone values the strength gains as much as the fat burn for better body and would rather skip it.0
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WOB was a little harder. Used the 20s for the dumbbell work. Worked up a good sweat
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the crickets in here are deafening.0
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the crickets in here are deafening.
I agree! Lonely place to be.0 -
Great A2 workout, still perplexed by the FOUR exercises.
Negative chin up: full 20 sec without weight on the assist machine.
Under lat pull: 110, I'm pushing this one to get close to body weight.
split squat: 8 reps x 2 sets at 55lbs. I was getting some looks from the guys on this one
Push-ups: still 8 0 -
Damn I messed up. WOA2 is 2 sets of 8 and WOB2 is 3 sets of 8, I only did 2 :blushing:
I LOVE stage 6. I feel pumped and I Love getting in and out in a half hour. Kept my weight the same though. It was a rough week lol0 -
Damn I messed up. WOA2 is 2 sets of 8 and WOB2 is 3 sets of 8, I only did 2 :blushing:
I LOVE stage 6. I feel pumped and I Love getting in and out in a half hour. Kept my weight the same though. It was a rough week lol
I loved stage 6 too!
I think you might find you can do negative chin-ups without the assist machine at all ...0 -
Started Stage 6 today. Took me longer than I thought it should based on the feedback here, but don't think I was really paying attention to the clock much.
The negative chin ups are just awkward and I had a really hard time getting my body straight with my knees bent - also I kept swaying on the way down. Definitely something I need to work on. How do you time yourself when doing this? Do you just count it out? I didn't even try counting today because I knew I would be nowhere near 20 seconds. That's a long time!!!
lat pulldown - 70 lbs
split squat - 45 lbs
push ups - 2 sec pause (this was difficult!)0 -
ok ladies. i just polished off Stage 5/A4, anticipating B4 on wednesday. I am one of the 'larger' chicks doing this program, and im a little leary about jumping into the negative chin ups, since im PRETTY sure i wont be able to handle doing that with my body weight. So i continue to this stage, and maybe try it with the silly machine for the neg. chin ups... or shoudl i skip it, and head straight for S7??
Any feedback is AWESOME!0 -
I started Stage 6 yesterday. I say go for it! I really didn't think I'd be able to hold myself up at all on the negative chinups but surprised myself and managed a 7 second descent all 3 times. My arms do hurt today especially on the inside crook when I straighten them! I don't know if it will end in being able to do a chinup, but I'm willing to give it a go!
Lat pulldown: 125 lbs
Split squats: 50 lbs
Pushups: 10 regular ones (no elevation, no pause) - starting small - I LOATHE pushups!0 -
Go for it with the neg. chin ups! I used the silly machine at first too I did A3 last night. I did all three negs. at 22 secs. using my stop watch. For the under lat pulls, I did 4x105, 3x110, 3x115. For the split squat. I did 1 set at 55, 65, and 70. And I did a 1 sec pause for all push ups. That was harder than I thought it would be. My glutes were feeling it today. I used the assist machine to try for a chin up and I got it down to 65lbs. Almost there! 0
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Sam - how do you start your stop watch when your hands are holding onto the bar?0
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There are a like 2 secs before it actually starts when I push the button. So I push button, climb on, and when it beeps, I start to lower myself. It's stopping it that's the problem lol0
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OK, I started Stage 6 maybe three weeks ago. I went ahead with this stage to increase my upper body strength so I could climb up over the rope wall at the Warrior Dash.
When I first started I could barely keep my chin above that bar, but now that I did my last day at Stage 6, I can totally tell a difference. I can hold my chin above the bar for ten seconds and do it for three reps. Progress!
I still can't get my butt up to the bar without a stool tho, and I am almost completely without resistance. Weeeeee!
And I climbed every obstacle at the Warrior Dash with absolutely no problem at all! And I still need to lose 30-40 pounds, which is where I hope Stage 7 helps!
Best of luck to you all!0 -
Katie - that's great progress!!! and good job in the race! Fantastic!
I finished my first B workout today. I liked it, which surprised me because I thought I would hate all the one sided exercises. I even did some intervals afterward.0 -
Way to go Ladies!!!0
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WO6B3 in the bag!! and I did all the sets this time lol.
Reverse lunge 30lbs
Two point row 30lbs
Push Press 50lbs
Back ext 45lbs
Inclined reverse crunch Highest setting (felt like I was doing them while standing. lol
I also tried for a chin up again. I used the assist machine and got it down to 45lbs. Didn't feel like it was helping at all lol. ALmost there.0 -
Hello out there!
Negs. standard bar full 20 secs.
Under lat pulldown 115lbs (those 15 sec rests nearly killed me)
SPlit squat 175, 180, 185 (really wanted to try 90 just to put the 25lb plates on the bar lol)
Push up 4 with 2 sec pause. Those Pauses are tough.0
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