Comments on: WOD - 2/3 http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/ For students of Baguazhang and Xingyiquan Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:27:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: jleeger http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-50 jleeger Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:25:01 +0000 http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-50 Sorry for the late reply Kalimar, I didn't see your post... There aren't any moves I know of that can replace a pullup. But you can get a similar training effect from handstands/handstand pushups. Replace pullups with those in each of the workouts. Sorry for the late reply Kalimar, I didn’t see your post…

There aren’t any moves I know of that can replace a pullup. But you can get a similar training effect from handstands/handstand pushups. Replace pullups with those in each of the workouts.

]]> By: jleeger http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-41 jleeger Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:38:25 +0000 http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-41 You can't do pushups?! Because of your shoulder? I think for you, isometric holds at the top, middle, and bottom of the pushup position would be best, considering your shoulder. But don't just hold, focus on tensing all of your muscles in that position, while still breathing, for as long as possible. You can start with reps of 10 seconds, then move up from there... Is that what you're already doing? hahaha... You can’t do pushups?! Because of your shoulder?

I think for you, isometric holds at the top, middle, and bottom of the pushup position would be best, considering your shoulder. But don’t just hold, focus on tensing all of your muscles in that position, while still breathing, for as long as possible. You can start with reps of 10 seconds, then move up from there…

Is that what you’re already doing? hahaha…

]]> By: jleeger http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-40 jleeger Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:37:01 +0000 http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-40 That's more of an explosive pushup. I just mean coming down on one side or the other when I say "side-to-side" pushup. Come down over the left hand, push back up to the middle...come down over the right hand, push back up to the middle. We have more strength, and are capable of gaining more strength, in the eccentric (muscle lengthening) portion of an exercise than in the concentric (muscle shortening). This method of doing pushups will eventually get a person strong enough to be able to attempt 1-arm pushups - in a lot less time than doing standard pushups. That’s more of an explosive pushup. I just mean coming down on one side or the other when I say “side-to-side” pushup. Come down over the left hand, push back up to the middle…come down over the right hand, push back up to the middle.

We have more strength, and are capable of gaining more strength, in the eccentric (muscle lengthening) portion of an exercise than in the concentric (muscle shortening). This method of doing pushups will eventually get a person strong enough to be able to attempt 1-arm pushups - in a lot less time than doing standard pushups.

]]> By: george http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-33 george Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:27:08 +0000 http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-33 What's a side to side push up? Is it like this?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9SU1W51bYI Yeah, bodyweight rows I can do under a table, but I can't do push-ups in my place either... What’s a side to side push up?

Is it like this?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9SU1W51bYI

Yeah, bodyweight rows I can do under a table, but I can’t do push-ups in my place either…

]]> By: kagoloma http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-32 kagoloma Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:19:23 +0000 http://blog.zongwumen.com/2007/11/22/wod-23/#comment-32 Any suggestions for replacing a pull up? I don't really have access to one in my apartment in brazil. thanks Kalimar Any suggestions for replacing a pull up? I don’t really have access to one in my apartment in brazil.
thanks
Kalimar

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