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
