You are your Own Gym advice please

fothers365
fothers365 Posts: 59 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi,

I have had the book since the end of last year but have just got my bum in gear and the time now to start it. I am not sure whether to start with the basic program or the first class one. I am fairly fit and strong and more or less at maintenance weight now. I have a fairly physical part time job and 3 kids under the age of 5 so am pretty strong for a girl. I used to do rock climbing and horse riding in my younger years so have always been quite strong.

Also, a probably silly question but I am a bit confused about the rests in the ladders sets. For example, when I do push ups in ladders and I am supposed to rest after 1 then 2 etc do I stay in position and just pause at the top?

Thanks for any advice!

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  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Hi and welcome to bodyweight!

    It sounds from your post that you would go straight into the first section after the basic. I started on basic but I could only do one good push-up and no pull-ups at all. Now I am doing sets of diamond pushups and building resistance band assisted pullups; working on pistol squats.

    Ladders sets - I come out of the plank in push-ups between sets to allow my muscles to recover so the next set is another best effort rather than going in tired.

    Careful - bodyweight exercising is addictive. I have been known to drop and do a set of push-ups in the middle of no-where because I felt the rush!

    edit: I can also recommend the book "Convict Conditioning" for a different, interesting angle.
  • fothers365
    fothers365 Posts: 59 Member
    Thanks for the information. I might try the 1st class section and see how I go, I can always switch down if it is too much.
    Ladders sets - I come out of the plank in push-ups between sets to allow my muscles to recover so the next set is another best effort rather than going in tired.

    For the ladder sets, if you are just having a pause after doing one or two would you just rest your weight on your knees for a second? It is just confusing me a bit in that I suppose when you have only done one or 2 your rest break is just going to be a second isn't it?

    I think maybe I am just over thinking that bit and just need to get on with it!

    Also you do each exercise for 7.5 minutes if I am reading it right?

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