Dufisthenics

Today at the Gym – today there were different young guys both using very odd/poor push up form.  Number 1 was thin and lanky.  He had his hands VERY wide on the floor and his ass up in a permanent pike position.  As he did his reps he would dive his head up and down.  At the bottom his forehead would touch the floor despite his chest being a good 8-9 inches off the floor still.  On the up he would jerk his head upward.

Did you know a human head weighs approximately 10 pounds?  Try grabbing a 10 pound weight and flap it up and down to feel the sort of momentum you can create.

Number 2 was another thin younger kid.  His push ups utilized an OBGYN chair leg position, a wide V.  He also had an allergy with the floor as his chest was again a solid 8-9 inches from hitting pay dirt.  When you spread your legs in this manner when doing push ups you are effectively shortening your body, which makes the movement easier.

Today was the first time I have set foot in the gym for quite awhile.  A nasty nearly week long digestive ailment had me derailed and stripped 7 pounds off my frame.  I knew I was going to feel weak as a baby at the gym but I at least wanted to do something.

That something was actually a new way of doing my dip, pull up, push up circuits.  I flipped them every time through meaning I was doing either two push up or pull up sets back to back.  I only did a total of the three circuits, it was enough for day one. The reps were slow, controlled and full ROM.

Today’s Workout

5 minutes cardio/stretching

10 pull ups

15 dips

20 push ups

20 push ups

15 dips

10 pull ups

10 pull ups

15 dips

20 push ups