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Floridaboiler
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 Posted: 11/20/04 - 20:16 Post subject: Gravitron Machine
For those of you who have them at your gym, what do you think of them?
If you look at my training reports you will see that I am adding pull-ups, chin-ups and dips to my work out to try and cross train some. One of the Y employees told me that I should use it until I can get my reps up. (by the second set I can barely get 1 pull up or chin up).
How many reps and or sets do you use. I was looking at doing 2 sets and I guess I will need to figure out what weight to use to get me to 8 to 10 reps.
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 11:36 Post subject: Re: Gravitron Machine
| Floridaboiler wrote: | For those of you who have them at your gym, what do you think of them?
If you look at my training reports you will see that I am adding pull-ups, chin-ups and dips to my work out to try and cross train some. One of the Y employees told me that I should use it until I can get my reps up. (by the second set I can barely get 1 pull up or chin up).
How many reps and or sets do you use. I was looking at doing 2 sets and I guess I will need to figure out what weight to use to get me to 8 to 10 reps. |
We've got one at the gym. I used to use it all the time, had gotten away from it, but am getting back to it. I can't help but think it will improve the swim.
I'm a weenie. I set it at 60% and max out the reps at 10, and do one round: dip, chin, dip, military pull, dip, parallel pull.
I like the idea of upping the % and doing two rounds.
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Posted: 11/22/04 - 20:34 Post subject:
I talked to the trainer that is helping to tweak my workouts and he told me to pick a weight that will allow me to get through 8 - 12 reps for 2 sets. I am looking forward to seeing some improvements over the next few weeks.
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