sasimirobot
Junior Member
Im not a big guy (6'2, 180pounds) by any means, and in general pretty skinny and weak. I cant be bothered to go to a Gym and move weights around, Im not really interested in getting huge, just in a little better shape.
About 1 year ago I made my self start doing push-ups and chin-ups to get in shape, since I never excersise. 25 push-ups at that time made me break out in sweat and sore for 2 days, and I was lucky if I could do 4 chin-ups.
Now I regulary do 100 push-ups at a time, and can do 12 or so pull-ups. I feel much better but I seem to have hit a ceiling of some sort, I can really move up in reps.
The other day I decided to try some sitting meditation before my work out. I sat for 30 minutes concentrating on my breathing and how I only get tired because I fixate on numbers instead of how my muscles feel.
Right after that I did 150 reps no problem!
Now I understand why there are rumors of monks who can do 1000s of reps just by ignoring the signals of the body.
Interesting experiment...
About 1 year ago I made my self start doing push-ups and chin-ups to get in shape, since I never excersise. 25 push-ups at that time made me break out in sweat and sore for 2 days, and I was lucky if I could do 4 chin-ups.
Now I regulary do 100 push-ups at a time, and can do 12 or so pull-ups. I feel much better but I seem to have hit a ceiling of some sort, I can really move up in reps.
The other day I decided to try some sitting meditation before my work out. I sat for 30 minutes concentrating on my breathing and how I only get tired because I fixate on numbers instead of how my muscles feel.
Right after that I did 150 reps no problem!
Now I understand why there are rumors of monks who can do 1000s of reps just by ignoring the signals of the body.
Interesting experiment...