Week 2, 3rd workout
15.1.2006
Trained at home, armday… 
Training with rubberbands in the staircase. Quite a different ambience than at a gym, let me tell ya. However, with my trusty walkman in the shorts-pocket, listening to Disturbed’s newest album, I got a pretty decent workout nonetheless!
The bands I have are from Theraband, and they up to max 20kg /44lbs resistance each. Lucky I have four, otherwise I’d have to buy a set of bands from Jumpstretch… Which I think I might have to anyway sooner or later.
“RB” is my abbreviation for Rubber Band. See what amazing thoughtprocesses went into that one..? The mind boggles… 
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Here’s what I did:
Overhead Triceps Extensions 3 sets: 17/13/12 (2 bands)
RB Pressdowns 3 sets: 11/9/9 (3 bands)
RB Standing French Press 3 sets: 13/11/11 (2 bands)
Seated RB Curls 3 sets: 11/10/9 (2 bands)
Standing RB Curls 3 sets: 10/10/10 (2 bands)
Arm-Out RB Curls 3 sets: 12/12/10 (1 band)
Total time: 44 minutes
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- Standing French Press: Basically the same as doing an extension from above and forward from a high pulley while facing away from the machine.
- Seated RB Curls: This is my setup; hook the bands around an upright of the stairs, and sit down on the floor. Bend knees and support elbows on them, then curl. If one wants it heavier, one simply edges away from the stairs. Nice… Felt like doing a curl on a machine.
- Arm-out RB Curls: This is another funny invention by yours truly. At least I’ve never encountered this one before, and trust me: I’ve done some serious research in this area for my book… Anyway, here’s what this is: again, hook a band around an upright and stand some distance away (keeps the band from slipping downward during the exercise). Now, point your elbow backwards, i.e. your palms should now be facing forward with your arm straight out to your side, thumb up. From this position, simply curl your arm. Nice one, even if I do say so myself…
January 23rd, 2006 at 1:26 pm
Book? You’ve written a book and not mentioned it before? I’m shocked … where’s the Amazon link?
January 23rd, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Haven’t yet. Am.
Really. Much more.
A small project that has so far taken me two years. Probably ending up taking another two before anything remotely presentable to prospective publishers is produced. But is going to be big.
You know Bill Pearl’s “Keys to the inner universe”? Like that, only much, much more stuff and exercises.