I need to do those one armed barbell rows again soon.
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1000m row
40 kettlebell swing with 24kg (moved up from 16kg)
20 wide grip pull-ups
40 push ups

3x

Got it to 44 minutes. Last week was around 48 min or so. I'm trying the "rest while you row" thing, very tough but I did it.
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What is general consensus on doing over 50 pull-ups a day (and/or with weight)? I was under the impression that humans are not built to put so much stress on shoulders anymore like monkeys.
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Yeah, felt like doing landmine rows but decided to do it one arm.

We are not built to do many things but we still do. I personally think pull ups are one of the best exercises to do. I don’t see the difference in doing 50 pull ups compared to 50 reps of other exercises.

There are times I’ll hit just pull ups and weighted pull ups the entire session. FWIW, my shoulders do not play much of a role, other than my rear delts and upper traps
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I know that the muscles involved are mostly back, I meant as in the strain put on shoulders cannot be equivalent to what is expected for hips.
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No help from me. But if it starts to hurt I just back off and build back up to where I doesn’t hurt anymore. Although the shoulders are a “small” muscle, they are capable of a lot. They were meant for lifting, carrying, dragging things... if you can do 50 without any pain other than muscle soreness I think you’re good. But even hips take a beating when running or any tip of impact and one wrong movement can screw you up good. Just listen to your body.
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Gotta make up for the lazy day Monday.

90 min on the elliptical

Super set wide, narrow and close grip bench.
Dumbbell flys.

Wide grip cable pull downs
Reverse close grip cable pull downs.
Super set upright barbell row to bent over barbell row.
One arm dumbbell row, ran stairs between sets.
Seated cable rows.

Super set curl to hammers.
Ezbar reverse grip curls.
Seated barbell curl.

Incline bench.

10 bleacher runs
6 Court sprints
1 suicide, I think I pretty much walked that one :-)
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I get it Marc, I do. For me personally, it’s just another lift that I believe should be in everyone’s repertoire. Yeah the obvious is your back but it works so many other small muscles. My overall physique and obvious strength has improved since I started to incorporate MORE pull ups in my program.

So, is doing more better? For me, yes.
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Good stuff yesterday, Men.

For the record, I like doing pull ups, but the damage to my shoulder (from other exercises and injuries) makes them a little less fun than they used to be.
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OK then, I will up it to 1:1 with the other exercises in the circuit. I am just afraid that I may blow it out. :s
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BTW, going back to nutrition - ever since I stopped eating carbs, I no longer have a nut allergy. I used to get red rashes and broke out in pimples if I ate ONE almond. Now, I eat an entire bag of nuts. LOL

#breadislife
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Probably an even chance, if not greater chance of you hurting something while rowing.
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haha yes...I snapped my L4-L5 around 5 years ago now? (Wow time flies), so no bent over, or anything where my back isn't in-line, for me. Not to mention, my T4-T7 were shattered back in 2002.
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Mixed up some weight and some high reps on breasts today, and got a wicked tight pump especially in my upper chest.

Flat bench reps
Medium incline weight
Incline reps
Declines weight
Vertical bench reps
Flyes weight (tough I was still getting no less than 14 reps per set)

You have a lot in common with Huy, he eats a big bag of dicks. :-)
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All this back talk is making my back feel tight lol

I’ve been fortunate enough (knock on wood) to have a fairly healthy back.

Squats 4x5 @80%
Platz squats 3x10
KB box step ups 3x8

Pause bench 4x5@80%
Incline db press 3x8-10

Db incline skull crushers and some reverse ez bar push downs to finish it off.
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My back is good 95+% of the time. But the days it sucks...it sucks. Like a big bag of nutz.
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I'm gonna take a few days off, see if my neck straightens itself out. Supposed to meet up with the trainer Saturday morning. Can't wait to see what fun he has in store for me.
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Rest days are good days too.

90 min on the elliptical for again.

Overhead press.
Arnold's
Flys
Lifts
Bent over flys.

Pushed out my sets of French press. But both elbows are bothering me right now.

10 bleacher sprints to cap off the night.
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My neck hasn't straightened out in 28 years, Bob. :-)
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Ask Huy for some neck exercises. :-)
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