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Hanging Excercises

myoung6470 Posts: 75 Joined: 2003/10/30	2004/02/24, 05:13 PM I can't do 'em. My shoulders aren't strong enough to do wide grip pull-ups. I don't quite have a strong enough grip to do the hanging leg raises. (Or the twisting hanging leg raises.) Are there good alternative routines to replace these? Or do I keep trying until I'm strong enough to do them? (That could take a long time.):angry: -------------- Happy trails, Mike Young Said the Buddist monk to the hot dog vendor, "Make me one with everything."
angelsnow Posts: 122 Joined: 2003/02/11	2004/02/24, 07:31 PM Mike I think Asimmer posted something to help with the chinups as did BB in the same post I think it was under Chinups. I am now able to do some of the hanging leg raises and tucks etc it has taken me awhile , doing one was an accomplishment and I have worked my way up. When an exercise stumps me I usally look in the exercises resources and try to find a suitable alternate... Keep up the great work you are doing super :) -------------- "If you are going to walk on thin ice you might as well dance"
angelsnow Posts: 122 Joined: 2003/02/11	2004/02/24, 09:04 PM Mike the post I was referring to is "I thought I was doing well" it is in the "beginner section" -------------- "If you are going to walk on thin ice you might as well dance"
agamble Posts: 1,029 Joined: 2003/09/22	2004/02/24, 09:47 PM That is a common problem Mike. Begin small and work up. I've been at it for about 8 months and can only do 12 pull ups in one set. That's alot better than the one I eeked out on my first try. 'Hang' in there.
myoung6470 Posts: 75 Joined: 2003/10/30	2004/02/28, 04:19 PM Anglesnow, thanks for finding the thread for me! What a great thing to do! Agamble, thank you for your advice and encouragement! I've seen you both around FT a lot and I really appreciate it that you've taken the time to help me out. :) -------------- Happy trails, Mike Young \"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.\" — Aristotle
angelsnow Posts: 122 Joined: 2003/02/11	2004/02/28, 04:48 PM You are welcome Mike ...we all sort of "hang out " together :) -------------- "If you are going to walk on thin ice you might as well dance" angelsnow@freetrainers.com
nerraw Posts: 236 Joined: 2003/03/09	2004/03/01, 10:09 AM Mike, A substitute I found quite handy for the hanging excersizes that target the abs was one where you brace your weight on your elbows and raise your legs either straight out or bent at the knee. The machine is almost like a kiddies high chair without the seat, you stand in it with your forarms parallel on the arm rests hands gripping a vertical bar at the ends. Shove your back into the back rest and commence with the lifts. Then with the back excersizes there is a machine that allows you to do wide grip pull downs, which targets the same set of muscles, the beauty is you can alter the wieght to suite your level of strength and fitness. If it's not an obvious machine to spot in your gym, look carefully at the grips as these aften can be interchanged and the wide grip might be lying in a corner somewhere. cheers,