Adarq.org

also, this might be brosciency, but the more upright/vertical i can keep my torso during a pull-up, the more lat involvement. leaning back and bringing the hips forward, the way most people do it, engages my arms more. that's true at least by feel.

A series of lectures from the Annals of the New York Public Library.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.2012.1264.issue-1/issuetoc

So what would be a good example of a chin-up with roughly equal bicep and lat stimulation? A wider grip? I like the chin-up bc I can feel my lower abs contract really hard transitioning from down to up. Would pull-ups or chin-ups on rings be roughly equal in muscle stimulation?

 

gym was closed this weekend so no workout. it occurred to me today that i could see if it's possible for me to continue using the basketball court even after the gym is closed. they're not ripping up the court, the old man game that's been going on since 1979 is continuing because they have a separate agreement with the church that owns the building. need to find out who to talk to in the church. that would be ideal: continue working out at same gym with mostly same people, but have court for jump. it'd necessitate a revision to my schedule but that would be worth it to continue to have court access.

fingers crossed.

  I recommend you pm lbss regarding this subject seifullaah, he can go into much more detail than can be conveyed into this thread.

damn it, lance.

i guess that would be for weight lifting days. i spend two hours lifting weights and similar things and around an hour walking. i walk about 4 mph when i'm not in a hurry. maybe 3 hours moderate is more accurate.

EDIT: if i shift that hour from moderate to light, it has no effect on kcal requirements. still gives 3510. non-workout days (8 hour resting, 14 hours very light, 1 hour light, 1 hour moderate) would be 2879 kcal.

^^^ those give me 2796-2925 kcal required. seems more realistic. but we'll see.

linked by vag: http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/CalRequire.html

i put in the following:

26 years old*
176 pounds
71 inches tall

8 hours resting
11 hours very light
1 hour light
4 hours moderate
0 hours heavy

calculator gave:

1893 BMR
1617 activity
3510 total kcal required

seems kind of high. that's my best guess for a typical day, but i guess i should keep track. would be interesting to journal that alongside intake to see how the two compare. my default over the course of a week is to eat right at maintenance for ~175 pounds body weight.

new project! who wants to join?

*technically still 25 but i'll be 26 in less than three weeks, so, you know. close enough.