Answering the Mail
Thanks Deb. You are always so good about encouraging me! I really appreciate it.
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I am still waiting to have the same epiphany.
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T, I still am struggling with it, even though I know it is true. But just think about how much more dense muscle is than fat....and when you have a lot of muscle, your are just going to weigh more, even though you'll be smaller than if you had fat instead. I am going to drive this point home to me if it kills me, but the bottom line to me is if I'm all ripped up and carrying muscle around on my frame, how on earth could I weigh a tiny amount? It's just not possible.
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I would say go with the 25s and push-press the remainder of the set.
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Cynic, that wouldn't be cheating the exercise? I thought that would just be changing the exercise. Yesterday I split set my first set with 20s and 25s and felt like I did a ton of work, so that was good. I think I might be too lazy for the plate mates.
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Handstand push-ups??? Wow, girl, you rock!!! I 'm still not mastering the regular push-ups...
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Thanks Climban. I was there once too. Just keep going, and you'll be writing about your handstand pushups before you know it.
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How flipp'n cool is that?!!! A handstand pushup. I wonder if....... OMG I am totally going to work towards this one.
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K, you should totally work towards it, but you and I both are going to have to do it as an extra, as Lisa notes below. It works the shoulders and not the chest.
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In Never Gymless, Ross Enamait shows the progression of how to do just that.
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Awesome link, Tom, thanks!
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handstand pushups rock! - I love seeing the xfit vids that feature them -
but i was thinking that they aren't really a horizontal push at that point are they - more a vertical push - so if you are really trying to increase difficulty of pushups in the program I think you have to go another way. just my opinion of course.
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You are, as usual, totally right. I just got so excited when working with my feet higher, that I had to try them. I guess I'll do them as extras here and there just to get better at them. Ever since I saw that girl on xfit doing them from the ground, I've wanted them really badly.
I will probably start subbing the T-push ups with a weight that are in the book.
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Whoa, HS pushups! It's the influence of that Chris, isn't it? Next thing you know you'll be a Crossfitter, too.
Very impressive work, Mel.
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Thanks Bill! He is definitely trying to infect me....and there is a lot of it that is very appealing. I did a tabatas section the other day...
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AWESOME! I wanna do those someday, too.
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Thanks Karen....give it a try. And check out that great link Tom gave below.
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HANDSTAND PUSHUPS !!!!
Thats *&^%$*@ Impressive. Nice job Mel sorry about the foul mouth.
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Thanks...and I don't mind as long as you are cursing with me and not at me
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Hope you're having a good time out of town.
I want to request that you put that handstand push-up on the short list for your next avatar.
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Thanks Diva, we had a very nice time. And I am going to work on that avi today. I really wanted to change it, but couldn't think of what to change to, so I'll play with that today. Thanks for the idea.
mel