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IvIarkgraham

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21st Feb 11 at 16:18

been going to gym for a while now and ive lost 1/2 a stone but my love handles dont seem to be dissappearing. any tips on how to shift them?

also i cant do pull ups, whats the best way to be able to do them? just keep trying or weights?

Laney

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21st Feb 11 at 16:30

Pullups being palms away from you? Is it a case of not being able to do a rep at all, or just limited reps?

Answer to your first question is to persist.

IvIarkgraham

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21st Feb 11 at 16:46

palms towards i can do 1or 2
palms away 0

Laney

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21st Feb 11 at 17:08

Oh okay, so not totally nothing then.

You've got 2 options:

Work on your Chin ups. If you can do 2 max then do 5 sets of 1, or do a chin up every time you walk past the bar. It's called Frequency Method and works by never fatiguing the muscle. You should find that your numbers go up pretty quick.

Assisted pullups. Most gyms won't accomodate them, but you need to work an assisted full range of motion. Some gyms have a machine to do them on, but you can use a band (which is prefered).

Work on your pressups too as they use similar muscle groups

John G

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21st Feb 11 at 18:09

quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
palms towards i can do 1or 2
palms away 0

have you not got a pull up assisted machine at you gym?, forget that there's a women on it, there's plenty of men that use them in the gym, its a cracking way to get used to chin ups with abit of assistance

Cavey

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21st Feb 11 at 18:16

i've been doing the frequency method and gone from 3-4 to 8-9 per set in a few weeks

IvIarkgraham

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21st Feb 11 at 19:07

yeah we have one of them john! might give it a bash

i did 2 away and 2 towards before,
i'll try the frequency thing too cheers!

Laney

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21st Feb 11 at 21:15

quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
i've been doing the frequency method and gone from 3-4 to 8-9 per set in a few weeks

Legit

Fro

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22nd Feb 11 at 10:15

quote:
Originally posted by John G

quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
palms towards i can do 1or 2
palms away 0

have you not got a pull up assisted machine at you gym?, forget that there's a women on it, there's plenty of men that use them in the gym, its a cracking way to get used to chin ups with abit of assistance

I've been using that and also lat Pull downs, definately helping.

sc0ott

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22nd Feb 11 at 18:29

Ive been watching that for a few minutes now and theres no sign of her beginning to get tired. Shes good.

c4rsa-sport

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22nd Feb 11 at 19:57

i havent got that much fat on me anyway but i like to keep in shape. To lose a little weight i go on the runner wearing vest, t-shirt, hoodie quite a steady past like a fast jog, last for an hour of so

Laney

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22nd Feb 11 at 20:36

quote:
Originally posted by c4rsa-sport
i havent got that much fat on me anyway but i like to keep in shape. To lose a little weight i go on the runner wearing vest, t-shirt, hoodie quite a steady past like a fast jog, last for an hour of so

That is not a long-term solution.

Siberia

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27th Feb 11 at 20:59

pull ups for beginners

Steve

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27th Feb 11 at 23:06

general fitness for the handles, eg running and diet

sc0ott

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28th Feb 11 at 11:41

what about surgery?

c4rsa-sport

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28th Feb 11 at 18:35

quote:
Originally posted by Laney

quote:
Originally posted by c4rsa-sport
i havent got that much fat on me anyway but i like to keep in shape. To lose a little weight i go on the runner wearing vest, t-shirt, hoodie quite a steady past like a fast jog, last for an hour of so

That is not a long-term solution.

seems to work for me, im size 28-30 and weigh 11 and half stone, hardly any fat on me, as i do a cardio session like that once or twice a month

A2H GO

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2nd Mar 11 at 13:12

I find the best way to get rid of love handles is to squat heavy (also get the V from this) and cardio (30 min incline walk everynight)

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