I was hoping to get her started of bodyweight only seeing as she can’t even do 5 real pushups…so I was hoping to get her confidence up more b4 getting her into the gym…
less intimidation that way.
…but I suppose that there is no substitute for rows, huh?
[quote]AlphaDragon wrote:
I was hoping to get her started of bodyweight only seeing as she can’t even do 5 real pushups…so I was hoping to get her confidence up more b4 getting her into the gym…
less intimidation that way.
…but I suppose that there is no substitute for rows, huh?[/quote]
If you want her to do bodyweight exercises for a while, you could try having her do inverted rows. Just a thought.
If you are having her do bodyweight only why not get her working towards chins and dips. Those are two of the best in my book. Some sprinting or rowing if you happen to have a rowing machine would be good choices too. And don’t forget about burpees. Maybe jumping rope?
[quote]skirmish wrote:
If you are having her do bodyweight only why not get her working towards chins and dips. Those are two of the best in my book. [/quote]
If she can’t even do 5 pushups I seriously doubt she can do a single chin (unless it’s on the gravitron? Or maybe you can assist her on negatives?).
Start her doing push-ups with her hands on a table (30") but with PERFECT FORM.
Squeeze the legs together, quads, butt and abs tight. When she can do 3 x 20 with perfect form, then use 2 chairs (about 18"). Doing any exercise with shitty form 1 million times will never teach you to do it correctly.
[quote]asianbabe wrote:
skirmish wrote:
If you are having her do bodyweight only why not get her working towards chins and dips. Those are two of the best in my book.
If she can’t even do 5 pushups I seriously doubt she can do a single chin (unless it’s on the gravitron? Or maybe you can assist her on negatives?).
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Indeed I’ll do both the chins and dips and help (but not over-help…I hated being “over helped”)