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shardian:
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--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 30, 2008, 09:34:34 am ---I need a week or two to get the nutrition aspects sorted out and figure out how to mount a pullup bar to the rafters in the basement.
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You could probably make a pullup bar stand out of some sheets of 4'x8' MDF.
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Can't you just use SCREWS to mount a bar? WTF?
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Walmart has a door frame pull-up bar that supports up to 400lbs. It is like $20-$30.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: JackTucky on October 30, 2008, 12:45:19 pm ---Can't you just use SCREWS to mount a bar? WTF?
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Nope, need to mount some hooks or something, because I want to take it down when I'm done, and it has to be strong enough not to flex, which means galvanized pipe (mostly because I already have some). Just a trip to the hardware store to pick something off the wall. No big deal. The nutrition part is what will take more effort. Getting it right takes a bit of prep beforehand to make sure it doesn't become tedious and likely to fail.
Dartful, even a cheap bioimpedance meter has an "athlete" setting. That's for people who "perform 5-6 hours a week or more of intense physical activity". In the end it doesn't matter whether you measure on normal or athlete so long as you use the same setting the whole time. Either way it gives you a reasonably accurate measurement of the change even if it's a percent or two off on your actual bodyfat. For a lot of people the meter is a lot more accurate than calipers - those take a lot of practice to get right and most people aren't good at measuring themselves.
Shardian, I don't really want to pull on the door trim in my house. The trim-mounted bars do a number on pine moldings.
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: shardian on October 30, 2008, 01:25:31 pm ---Walmart has a door frame pull-up bar that supports up to 400lbs. It is like $20-$30.
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I saw the infomercial for this one:
doorgym
it looks like the p90x one I have, but 80 dollars cheaper.
I put some felt around the parts that touch the molding.
I've got cheap a door moldings and I haven't had a problem with it.
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 30, 2008, 01:32:25 pm --- The nutrition part is what will take more effort. Getting it right takes a bit of prep beforehand to make sure it doesn't become tedious and likely to fail.
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I discovered the wonders of fruit smoothies this week. I've never been a huge fan of fruit. I don't know why, but I decided to throw milk, 2oz yogurt, an apple, a bananna, and a handful of Pomegranate in the food processor the other day. I ---smurfing--- loved it! I'm now having homeade fruit smoothies for breakfast. Ideally I am going to try to get to fruit smoothie breakfast, slimfast lunch, and whatever I want for dinner.
BTW, pomegranates are in season and I recommend you try them. I love the things for some odd reason. The seeds are like eating a partially popped popcorn kernel, but they are healthy as all getout.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on October 30, 2008, 01:51:47 pm ---it looks like the p90x one I have, but 80 dollars cheaper.
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Dude, the p90x recommended one is $50 + ship. Where the hell did you buy it? My main objection to buying that is having yet another dedicated piece of exercise equipment taking up storage space when not in use. A couple mounting points and a pipe are much easier to store.
shardian, I lived out of the blender when I was lifting heavy all the time... strawberry protein shakes out the door. Definitely a lifesaver in that regard but the allure wears off after a while if you're replacing meals with them. It's not the same to sit down to dinner with my family with a glass while they're eating a meal.
Then again, I also used to eat 2 cans of tuna alone after I lifted, which gets old even faster.
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