What are they called and where can I get one?

[sunhuntin]

The old place that I used to live at had a metal pole type washing line, and I used to do pull ups on that, I could do reps of about 30, then stop for a while and do another 30...

But I can't do push ups to save my life... I do about 3 and fall on my face (thats when I can actually get my face more than 2cm off the ground), I know the concept is the same... but I'm not good at it... lol

Where I live now, we don't have a garage and the tree's close by only have small wee branches that don't look like they could even hold my wee weight... I was keen on the bar thing because then I can do it inside rain or shine...

find something that is quite low, but not on the ground and do some angled push ups...i used to do this when i was bored [which was often! LOL] same with the trolley bays, i used go and hang from the bars at the top for a while. an easy way to start out...i can do push ups either, but the slightly angled ones i could go for hours.

[skelstar]

Dont reckon pushups are going to be useful. Its all about 'rows'. Pulling stuff towards you. Climbers are usually quite under-developed in the push-up strength area (I know, but its a related type of activity).

[Ghost Lemur]

I remember when I was climbing, a mate of mine that was a competition body builder, was trying some strength stuff that we were doing. One excercise was called a 'one-arm lock off'. You would effectively do a chin up, then lower yourself down a bit and take one hand off and effectively 'lock off' on one arm. Gym-boy could do 100 chin ups but couldnt do this, as most of us could. The sport itself makes you specifically strong...as colapop says.

Very true. Used to do a lot of rock climbing. Being a skinny guy meant easy to get power2weight, plus very flexible meant I could go for the holds others couldn't wouldn't.

Got into surfing last year. And gotta say I suck. Paddling out takes so much out of me that I have little to paddle in with. Asked a couple of guys what I could do to improve stamina and arm strength, their response was "go for a surf".

End result is, if you want fitness/strength for a particular activity, whether it be kite surfing, motorcycle riding, rock climbing, is just getting out there and doing it. As you practice you get better, not just mentally and technique, but the body adapts to whats become required of it.

[placidfemme]

find something that is quite low, but not on the ground and do some angled push ups...i used to do this when i was bored [which was often! LOL] same with the trolley bays, i used go and hang from the bars at the top for a while. an easy way to start out...i can do push ups either, but the slightly angled ones i could go for hours.

yeah I do those types of push ups off the kitchen counter... can do heaps of them, but I thought it was "cheating" lol

[sunhuntin]

yeah I do those types of push ups off the kitchen counter... can do heaps of them, but I thought it was "cheating" lol

try something a little lower then...say a foot stool or similar?

[placidfemme]

try something a little lower then...say a foot stool or similar?

kewl... I'll try that...

I've got an hours work out that I do in the mornings before leaving for work... and then in the evenings I do about 3 reps of the same workout... I'm slowly building up my own equipment I need for home, but for now the basics are weights (dum bells or bar bells... whatever they are called), and sit ups on the swiss ball... my work out is pretty much 80% upper body (from waist upwards). I've skinny little legs (lol... seriously) and walk about 5 k's a day all up, so don't really bother with them a lot...

I was wanting to work out upper body due to:

When kite surfing... when doing jumps or any tricks, you need to unclip the bar from your waist to spin around and do tricks, then you need to pull the kite back down towards you to re-clip the bar to your waist... so thats what I wanted the arm strenght for...

[Fishy]

Hey PF, if you wanna increase your general strength in your upper body you need balance in your workout in terms of training each muscle group equally and you should look at specific exercises which may replicate the movement during kite boarding.

I am a personal trainer and can help you out with putting a program together if you want. Your best bet is to get a set of dumbbells as you can pretty much work everything with them, a swiss ball will come in handy too as you will most definitely want to increase your core stabilty and strength otherwise your strong upper body will be nowhere near as effective with a weak torso. Imagine a big strong branch on a tree with a little weak trunk....it ain't happenin.

[placidfemme]

Hey PF, if you wanna increase your general strength in your upper body you need balance in your workout in terms of training each muscle group equally and you should look at specific exercises which may replicate the movement during kite boarding.

I am a personal trainer and can help you out with putting a program together if you want. Your best bet is to get a set of dumbbells as you can pretty much work everything with them, a swiss ball will come in handy too as you will most definitely want to increase your core stabilty and strength otherwise your strong upper body will be nowhere near as effective with a weak torso. Imagine a big strong branch on a tree with a little weak trunk....it ain't happenin.

True that makes sense... I have dumbbells, and a swiss ball... and thats about all lol

I'd be more than happy to have a work out set out for me... I don't know a lot of excersises, so I pretty much make up my own... I've got at least 7 things I do for my arms, just with my weights... so yeah... I'm happy to try almost anything

[Fishy]

True that makes sense... I have dumbbells, and a swiss ball... and thats about all lol

I'd be more than happy to have a work out set out for me... I don't know a lot of excersises, so I pretty much make up my own... I've got at least 7 things I do for my arms, just with my weights... so yeah... I'm happy to try almost anything

What weight db's have you got? or have you got spin lock db's with plates?.

Seeing as you are Auck I could come and help you through the workout first time round just to make sure everything is done with correct form etc.

[placidfemme]

What weight db's have you got? or have you got spin lock db's with plates?.

Seeing as you are Auck I could come and help you through the workout first time round just to make sure everything is done with correct form etc.

I have 2kg and 4kg ones... I was gonna buy the spinlock ones, but then i'd have to carry them home... and i'm lazy lol...

Sure I'll send you a pm

[Vagabond]

http://wonderfulbuys.com/ezup.asp?OV...OVMTC=standard

This what you looking for?

[Fishy]

I have 2kg and 4kg ones... I was gonna buy the spinlock ones, but then i'd have to carry them home... and i'm lazy lol...

Sure I'll send you a pm

Hmmm 2 and 4 kg's are gonna become too light very fast. You can start out on them though while getting used to the exercises.

Just give me a PM and I will help you out.

[Oakie]

Yep PF. Dumbells are the way to go. Cheap (start at under $10 from the Warehouse),you can use them anywhere (I use mine while peddling the exercycle) and you can use them to target all sorts of body bits as long as you know the appropriate way to use them. But if you've already got them then you know that already.
Sorry guys ... there isn't an exercise to give you a larger penis ... although I suppose if you tied a two KG dumbell to the end of your knob it would lengthen it... and it would probably turn black too.

[jrandom]

I've been working out...

Babe, you sound hot.

Fancy a shag?

[Waylander]

Sorry, wouldn't have a clue what that thing is, but...

If kite boarding is anything like windsurfing there is nothing that will get the required muscles toned as well as just getting out there and doing it.

General fitness is all you need but strong upper body muscles will certainly help you stay on the water longer, especially your lats, shoulders and forearms. Having said that, windsurfing is more about technique than it is about brute strength and I'm sure that kite boarding would be similar in that respect.

We got a kite board over here, you do need brute strength till you get on the water. I let my mom hold it and it dragger her with her heels dung into the sand for a good 8 meters before pulling her off her feet and dragging her another 7.

There isn't anything around your house that you can just grab hold of and do pullups on PF? Used to use the frame for the hammock we had hanging out back in the states. Or even a fairly level tree branch? If it's not high enough then cross your ankles and hold your legs out in front of you with knees bent at a ninty degree angle. Will help work your abs aswell.

yeah I do those types of push ups off the kitchen counter... can do heaps of them, but I thought it was "cheating" lol

Feet up that high? is cheating. Its more a shoulder workout that way rather than arms chest and shoulders. Anything higher than makeing your body level when arms at full stretch is no good (if I remember my wieght training teacher correctly) though the higher your feet are the more shoulder strength you get so idealy you may want about half way between the floor and being level.