Early morning kitchen workout NO EXCUSES !

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I woke up 6am this morning and decided to do my workout earlier than usual but as all rooms was occupied with guests (family) i decided to get my workout done in the kitchen  . The workout was ....

Decline Diamond push ups 5 x 20 reps
Dips on the counter  5 x 15 reps 
Incline push ups on counter 5 x 30 reps
Diamonds 10 reps + normal 10 reps + wide 10 reps x 4 rounds 

Finished off with 1 set of standard push ups to absolute failure !!!

[Deuce Gunner]

The 90 degree corner of my kitchen counter is one of my favorite places for high rep incline push ups. Very easy to adjust hand spacing.

[Michael]

That's it Baz, No Excuses! Glad we're are cool. , can't imagine walking in the kitchen and seeing You standing there like that. Baz, how tall are You and how much do You weigh? I'm 5 feet 11 inches and weigh 170lbs at the moment. Starting to get cold here so I sometimes go up 5 more pounds in the winter.

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I'm 6ft 1" and 190lbs, I'm carrying a little bit of fat around the gut and hips at the moment but my ideal weight is around 185lbs or a little less , i feel sharp and fast at that weight , i prefer a more leaner hard look .

And yes same here mate it's getting quite nippy here in the UK too but then again we don't exactly get much sun anyway ha

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Oct 18, 2020 12:59:37 GMT Deuce Gunner said:

The 90 degree corner of my kitchen counter is one of my favorite places for high rep incline push ups. Very easy to adjust hand spacing.

Absolutely mate i love using my kitchen counter tops for incline push ups both 1 arm and normal version plus dips parallel and standing dips   👍

[moxohol]

Oct 18, 2020 9:24:05 GMT @baz said:

I woke up 6am this morning and decided to do my workout earlier than usual but as all rooms was occupied with guests (family) i decided to get my workout done in the kitchen  . The workout was ....

Decline Diamond push ups 5 x 20 reps
Dips on the counter  5 x 15 reps 
Incline push ups on counter 5 x 30 reps
Diamonds 10 reps + normal 10 reps + wide 10 reps x 4 rounds 

Finished off with 1 set of standard push ups to absolute failure !!!

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Abandon all hope ye who enter here & bopeth not thy head. For verily I say unto thou, I wilt smite thee upside your bitch ass. Amen.

[captkronos]

I often do my daily workout at the kitchen sink:
It's a double sink, so I can do wide/medium/close grip incline pushups, then holding onto the sink edge I do a set of deep squats, also getting a little lat activation pulling back up from the  squat,  then just alternate until I've hit a certain number of reps total. Similar really to the fabled "Japanese wrestler workout" where they supposedly just do pushups and squats to get in quick shape.

[mr potatohead]

One of my favorite exercise tools is a simple loop of tight braid polyester(?) rope, rated at about 300# "max load" - an Ace Hardware term for tensile strength, as near as I can figure it.
The starting length of the rope is about 3' (36") and the one I'm using now is 1/2" OD rope. After taping around the rope at the spot where it will be cut to length, I cut it and melt the rope ends to keep it from fraying.
I slide two pieces of vinyl tubing onto the rope to be used as handles. The tubing has an ID of twice the diameter of the rope.
I tie a square knot in the rope and push/pull the knot into one of the handles with the knot leaving rope ends long enough to be visible at the end of the handle - just to reassure me the knot is still tied.
When complete, it makes something similar to the Iso-bow. Very handy for stretches, flexing and SR, plus, I like the feel of the stretch I get by hanging the loop over my hang bar and holding the handles, palms facing and knuckles touching while hanging and swaying.

It probably takes longer to read this than it does to make this tool. It's also very inexpensive to make, much less than a real Iso-bow.

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Oct 19, 2020 15:18:12 GMT mr potatohead said:

One of my favorite exercise tools is a simple loop of tight braid polyester(?) rope, rated at about 300# "max load" - an Ace Hardware term for tensile strength, as near as I can figure it.
The starting length of the rope is about 3' (36") and the one I'm using now is 1/2" OD rope. After taping around the rope at the spot where it will be cut to length, I cut it and melt the rope ends to keep it from fraying.
I slide two pieces of vinyl tubing onto the rope to be used as handles. The tubing has an ID of twice the diameter of the rope.
I tie a square knot in the rope and push/pull the knot into one of the handles with the knot leaving rope ends long enough to be visible at the end of the handle - just to reassure me the knot is still tied.
When complete, it makes something similar to the Iso-bow. Very handy for stretches, flexing and SR, plus, I like the feel of the stretch I get by hanging the loop over my hang bar and holding the handles, palms facing and knuckles touching while hanging and swaying.

It probably takes longer to read this than it does to make this tool. It's also very inexpensive to make, much less than a real Iso-bow.

Good stuff mate sounds like it will get the job done ! I've got an Alexander Zass style isometric chain with handles that "I made" a few years ago which is basically just a long steel chain with carbine clips and handles  , I can adjust the length for all kinds of different moves although i haven't used it for a while i will have to get it out again. 

[stuke]

I enjoy rigourous workouts in the kitchen also. Following press ups over the gas hobs (encourages you not to reat at the bottom), I do a few speedy laps of breaststroke in the sink. Next is squats on the washing machine - fantastic for balance when gyrating at tremendous velocity (the machine, not me) before kettlebell swings with - naturally - a full kettle. I wind things up by winding others up on an exercise forum then slink away in a cloud of smugness.

[stuke]

Just joshing, its been one of those days.

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Hahaha Stuke 👍

[mr potatohead]

Oct 19, 2020 16:41:07 GMT stuke said:

Just joshing, its been one of those days.

So, this is unusual for you then? Help me out. What's your secret?
Since the beginning of the year, I've been in a continual pissed off mood. Of course, I hide it well.


I like the instability of the washing machine squat idea though. That's the same idea I apply when I walk with a DB or two DBs. I try to hold them in various positions (carry, 'half'-high waiter, 'half' tri extension, etc) of good-tensed-feeling, but it's impossible to hold them still, of course. I think it makes the session much more challenging and takes a lot less time than doing reps of some sort and resting or near-rest at the top and bottom (in relation to gravity) of the rep-type movement.

[mr potatohead]

Oct 19, 2020 16:02:48 GMT @baz said:

Good stuff mate sounds like it will get the job done ! I've got an Alexander Zass style isometric chain with handles that "I made" a few years ago which is basically just a long steel chain with carbine clips and handles  , I can adjust the length for all kinds of different moves although i haven't used it for a while i will have to get it out again. 

That's a reliable, simple and easily adjusted setup. I love stuff like that.
The tool I described is quite limited as it is for close hold exercise, but has an advantage over a longer, adjustable one in that I have no extra rope dangling in my face or whatever.
So, that particular handled rope loop is dedicated to certain exercises. I also have longer rope loops that I've described elsewhere on the forum.
(The Sierra Suspension Strap is well suited to using a bar of some type, through the loops, to do Zass style things.)

Anyway, It's obvious from your pix that you know what you're doing for yourself and it's working, m8. 

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Oct 19, 2020 20:39:01 GMT mr potatohead said:

Oct 19, 2020 16:02:48 GMT @baz said:

Good stuff mate sounds like it will get the job done ! I've got an Alexander Zass style isometric chain with handles that "I made" a few years ago which is basically just a long steel chain with carbine clips and handles  , I can adjust the length for all kinds of different moves although i haven't used it for a while i will have to get it out again. 

That's a reliable, simple and easily adjusted setup. I love stuff like that.
The tool I described is quite limited as it is for close hold exercise, but has an advantage over a longer, adjustable one in that I have no extra rope dangling in my face or whatever.
So, that particular handled rope loop is dedicated to certain exercises. I also have longer rope loops that I've described elsewhere on the forum.
(The Sierra Suspension Strap is well suited to using a bar of some type, through the loops, to do Zass style things.)

Anyway, It's obvious from your pix that you know what you're doing for yourself and it's working, m8. 


Yeah I've had a few people suggest the Sierra Strap to me but to be honest I'm not too crazy about using equipment and prefer to rely on myself which is why I love bodyweight and self resistance training.  Other than my Zass chain that i rarely use the only piece of equipment that i use regularly is my Licorice jump rope which i do about 3 to 4 times a week , and cheers for that mate i appreciate it 👍