Jailhouse workouts

Dangle52
Dangle52 Posts: 144
edited October 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone use these routines?

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  • jaxdiablo
    jaxdiablo Posts: 580
    Nope, I've got soap on a rope.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Once in a blue, like when I'm away from my gym, I do burpees
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    What exactly are they?

    I think I might do a similar one... when I'm limited on space I do burpees, geckos, sprinters, squats, lunges, pressups and situps in rapid succession repeatedly as it requires little space and gets a real burn going especially from getting up and down so much and using large muscle groups rapidly! :)
  • Cakepiebeer
    Cakepiebeer Posts: 392
    What baffles me about these convicts building big muscles in prison is how the hell are they able to build muscles on the food they are given? I doubt they are fed the amount of protien needed to sustain that much muscle.

    I've never been to prison, nor jail.. but something tells me that they're arent fed very well.

    It kind of blows the whole concept of diet, calorie surplus out of the water
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
    No, but I hear it's best to alternate arms when shanking someone so you don't get uneven muscle tone in your arms.
  • tiggerbounce411
    tiggerbounce411 Posts: 401 Member
    I have used them. used to watch the guys on the rec yard and the workouts they do are something else, seem to work well and a nice change up. burpees are great for full body, and planking on the ground is a whole core strength builder. Get like you're gonna do a push up, then rest on ur elbows instead of full arms stretched out and keep your body off the ground in a straight line..tough and will make you shake but builds your core well.
    And we are talkin about guys that use every book they have in a bag for weights in their cell..lol.
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    What baffles me about these convicts building big muscles in prison is how the hell are they able to build muscles on the food they are given? I doubt they are fed the amount of protien needed to sustain that much muscle.

    I've never been to prison, nor jail.. but something tells me that they're arent fed very well.

    It kind of blows the whole concept of diet, calorie surplus out of the water

    Maybe there's some dude in prison selling protein powder on the sly. "Hey, you want some coke? No? Cigarettes? No? Heroin? No? I got what you need, pure whey..."
  • AreneeG31
    AreneeG31 Posts: 256 Member
    Well, I work in the prison system and their food def isnt the best. but I'll tell you, they surely figure out how to get some weight lifting in! You would be surprised the stuff that is used for weights! LOL
  • samfrack
    samfrack Posts: 1
    They're fed chicken a lot. My brother was in prison, he bulked up pretty quick because most dinners consisted of chicken breasts and vegetables. They're actually fed pretty well depending on what sort of facility they go to. And there's not much to do if you're not on some kind of work detail besides work out and read.
  • Rjdj3530
    Rjdj3530 Posts: 154
    Whew! I hate burpees! I guess my bootcamp workouts would probably be some of that kind of stuff. It can feel brutal!
  • AreneeG31
    AreneeG31 Posts: 256 Member
    What baffles me about these convicts building big muscles in prison is how the hell are they able to build muscles on the food they are given? I doubt they are fed the amount of protien needed to sustain that much muscle.

    I've never been to prison, nor jail.. but something tells me that they're arent fed very well.

    It kind of blows the whole concept of diet, calorie surplus out of the water

    Maybe there's some dude in prison selling protein powder on the sly. "Hey, you want some coke? No? Cigarettes? No? Heroin? No? I got what you need, pure whey..."

    LMAO!!
  • janet_pratt
    janet_pratt Posts: 747 Member
    My son, but he's in Ely Maximum Penitentiary.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    What baffles me about these convicts building big muscles in prison is how the hell are they able to build muscles on the food they are given? I doubt they are fed the amount of protien needed to sustain that much muscle.

    I've never been to prison, nor jail.. but something tells me that they're arent fed very well.

    It kind of blows the whole concept of diet, calorie surplus out of the water


    Dudes in prison can work and buy more food, and I think also protein powders... AND I've also heard there is a very lucrative steroid market in the 'joint.
  • Cakepiebeer
    Cakepiebeer Posts: 392
    They're fed chicken a lot. My brother was in prison, he bulked up pretty quick because most dinners consisted of chicken breasts and vegetables. They're actually fed pretty well depending on what sort of facility they go to. And there's not much to do if you're not on some kind of work detail besides work out and read.

    But thats the thing. I've seen some big *kitten* dudes! a chicken breast has at most around 25grams protein. a dude weighing over 200lbs would have to eat at most 8 chicken breasts each day! And I know thats not a luxury any of those guys have inside
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    What baffles me about these convicts building big muscles in prison is how the hell are they able to build muscles on the food they are given? I doubt they are fed the amount of protien needed to sustain that much muscle.

    I've never been to prison, nor jail.. but something tells me that they're arent fed very well.

    It kind of blows the whole concept of diet, calorie surplus out of the water

    There's enough protein that gets tossed around when they throw sack lunches of bologna and glow-in-the-dark turkey meat. We used to boil them to get rid of the fat, then make creative dishes like carne asada. Though, since seasoning is limited, what we get through commissary is what gets thrown into the mix.

    But yes, prison routines are basically circuits of using large muscle groups in succession. Burpees, push ups, pull ups, curls, tricep dips, mountain climbers, squats and prison lunges are all basic routines.
  • cgreg1277
    cgreg1277 Posts: 20 Member
    I have spent lots of time at the county jail (employee not a resident) and I will tell you that the inmates are fed a well balanced diet with dessert too! So for the workouts, after being in a 5x9 cell there is not much to do but read, write, or work out. I took care of a inmate that did 1000 pushups a day. This was a mind blowing thing for me. I could not imagine doing a 1000 every day. I think them working out is just something to pass the time.
  • Cakepiebeer
    Cakepiebeer Posts: 392
    Anyone use these routines?

    Sorry to derail your thread, dude. Wasnt my intention
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Well, I work in the prison system and their food def isnt the best. but I'll tell you, they surely figure out how to get some weight lifting in! You would be surprised the stuff that is used for weights! LOL

    Bundles of wet linen wrapped in a sheet is very heavy.
  • Dangle52
    Dangle52 Posts: 144
    Yeah I've heard of people doing like 7,000 push-ups and 15,000 sit-ups a week. Courteous also to where these guys get there nutrition from.
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    I was just reading an article on this at Mark's Daily Apple.com. Sounds like a great at home workout in the winter!
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    *RETRACTED*
  • janet_pratt
    janet_pratt Posts: 747 Member
    I have spent lots of time at the county jail (employee not a resident) and I will tell you that the inmates are fed a well balanced diet with dessert too! So for the workouts, after being in a 5x9 cell there is not much to do but read, write, or work out. I took care of a inmate that did 1000 pushups a day. This was a mind blowing thing for me. I could not imagine doing a 1000 every day. I think them working out is just something to pass the time.

    I wish my son was in one of these prisons. The boxes that the meat at Ely Max comes in is marked, "Not for Human Consumption."
  • JamesBurkes
    JamesBurkes Posts: 382 Member
    I suppose they get plenty of rest, too, and that's a big factor in building muscle.
  • cgreg1277
    cgreg1277 Posts: 20 Member
    I wish my son was in one of these prisons. The boxes that the meat at Ely Max comes in is marked, "Not for Human Consumption."

    I am so sorry to hear that. We are in Texas and they raise the beef for the inmates. The good cuts get sold to the public and the lesser quality is kept to feed the inmates. With that being said...the price of organic beef is crazy ...so the inmates here can at least eat meat that is made for human consumption.
  • AakifahSiebert
    AakifahSiebert Posts: 65
    Each facility is certainly different. The place m'love is at does not feed them well....at all! I've tried their food when I've gone to visit him (they can have their lunch tray delivered to them at the visit). My last visit with him, one of the things on his tray was pineapple...I figured i'd try it, 'cuz really, how can you go wrong with pineapple? It was BITTER!!!!! Not sweet....not sour....BITTER!! *smh* Not to mention, he's Muslim, and where he is, the Muslims only get one halal (Islamically compliant; i.e. no pork or pork products) meal a day, they have to have vegetarian meals for the other two meals.

    However, he's a Cali inmate, and in California, they can receive one package (within a certain weight limit) eery quarter with stuff purchased from approved prison vendors, so when it's time for me to send him a package, and he asks me to send him vitamins and creatine.
  • sharper43
    sharper43 Posts: 109
    Do Insanity!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,961 Member
    What baffles me about these convicts building big muscles in prison is how the hell are they able to build muscles on the food they are given? I doubt they are fed the amount of protien needed to sustain that much muscle.

    I've never been to prison, nor jail.. but something tells me that they're arent fed very well.

    It kind of blows the whole concept of diet, calorie surplus out of the water
    The skinny guys get their food taken away......................
  • Cakepiebeer
    Cakepiebeer Posts: 392
    What baffles me about these convicts building big muscles in prison is how the hell are they able to build muscles on the food they are given? I doubt they are fed the amount of protien needed to sustain that much muscle.

    I've never been to prison, nor jail.. but something tells me that they're arent fed very well.

    It kind of blows the whole concept of diet, calorie surplus out of the water
    The skinny guys get their food taken away......................

    HABABABABHAHAHAHAH! WELL yes!! That is the obvious answer!
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