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by tyciol
Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:58 am
Forum: How it feels to be an Atlas Student!
Topic: 100 Pushups, Etc>
Replies: 12
Views: 40248

Re: 100 Pushups, Etc>

Squats, if it's just the bodyweight aren't that hard. I managed to crank out 500 while I was doing supermarket work. Of course then I couldn't move and called in sick the next day... but I couldn't rep out 50 push ups at the moment if I wanted to so I think it shows that legs have a huge reserve for...
by tyciol
Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: How it feels to be an Atlas Student!
Topic: 100 Reps
Replies: 5
Views: 19148

Re: 100 Reps

It's interesting because when I read about the routine of wrestler Chris Jericho, he had advocated doing high repetition schemes like this. Although that was with the bench press and with a light weight. The dip seems like more exertion and also a healthier way of doing so (since you can use the low...
by tyciol
Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:53 am
Forum: How it feels to be an Atlas Student!
Topic: Dynamic Tension while in my cubicle...
Replies: 3
Views: 13009

Re: Dynamic Tension while in my cubicle...

This is a major attraction of this program to me. It's sort of like how elastic tubes have the portability advantage over weights, and dynamic tension has that even moreso. I guess it's a tradeoff between direct numerical knowledge of our exertion versus the ease of accessing that exertion at the co...