I made my first attempt at normal mode for this month’s Bar-barian challenge which is 5 sets of max rep diamond push ups wit 60 second breaks in between sets. I was luke warm about my results, not grat, not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for January, 2012
I have read about the 5 minute warm up that some of the Bar-barians do, including Zef. Zef’s “warm ups” make me laugh because when I try them I wind up feeling spent, not warmed up. 🙂 So anyway the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday in the mail I received a Bar-barians shirt from Zef. It was in recognition for the time I put in organizing/running the monthly contests on the Bar-barian message boards. I am obviously very excited about the shirt but even […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of my 2012 fitness goals is to be able to complete the BBR’s (Bar-barian Requirements) The requirements are as follows: 5 muscle ups 45 body weight dips 25 pull ups 55 push ups 5 muscle ups The sets need […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday we received the Breville Juicer we ordered last week. The purchase came about after my wife and I watched Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, a documentary about an Australian guy who was a 300+ pound mess. He went on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In addition to doing body weight exercise I also participate in various endurance activities including running and multi-sport events like triathlons. My next targeted event is the Hooter’s Half Marathon in early March. I ran this last year and posted […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back in September I was ecstatic when I finally managed to pull off a bar muscle up after a couple years of trying. On Monday night I followed up by getting my first ever successful muscle up on rings! Here […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks for stopping by. I plan to use this site as a tool to share my experiences doing calisthenics / body weight exercise at my advanced age. I hope to fill this with tips based on some of the struggles […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…