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Was a great, great workout today; the first part of it more so than the other!

Actually, not really.

The second part consisted of a GRIP workout with pull-ups, done on an extra thick bar, and by the time I was done, the blood was roaring in my forearms, and I could barely even move my fingers.

And it felt GREAT. Just GREAT!

I can’t type properly even now, but that second part of the workout is something I do quite often, almost daily, and these days I’m using an extra thick (and extra high) bar.

I’ll often do my regular pull-ups on the regular chinning bar out there, and then go on to the thick ones for monkey bar moves and TIMED holds.

All very simple, with one subtle change from what I do normally, and given the impact its having on them forearms, wow. Just WOW!

Tip right there for you by the way! ?

Anyway . . . .

What was the 5 x 500 you ask?

Well, it was rope jumps.

5 sets of 500, and believe it or not, I got ALL the sets done in 3 minutes each, give or take.

I’ve got no idea if that’s good going, but I bet it is!

15 minutes, maybe 17 with some rest.

And 2500 jumps done, bang bang.

And lest you think that is the only sort of thing you can do in terms of 500, think again.

Years ago, I had a goal to bang out 500 pushups per day, or damn near for the year.

I’ve often said that you should try and get 500 Hindu squats done without stopping (or very brief pauses if even that) in LESS than 15 minutes.

12, 13 minutes . . . you’re doing GREAT!

And if you’re talking rope jumping, well, then it’s about the same time frame for 5 times the reps. Not because jumping rope is “easier” but because the thighs are taxed mucho heavily in the squat, and therefore (along with the shoulders and upper body), you’ll need to keep the reps “lower” on that one.

As if 500 is low! Hehe.

Anyway, I tell you all this not to toot my own horn, but to tell you this: what may seem daunting to you at the outset really ain’t.

LOTS of people, including folks that workout regularly write back and tell me “the mere thought of 500 scares ‘em”.

And if we get to 1000 – 1500 – or 2500?

Holy moly!

Well, I’m here to tell you it ain’t that scary.

And I’m here to tell you something I’ve said many times before.

Eat a bear, but a bite at a time.

2500 can break down into 5 sets of 500 with a minute rest in between each set (or less).

500 squats can break down into 100 each done in less than 3 minutes. Or 250 x 2 as I like to do!

100 pushups can (when you’re starting out) break down into 10x 10.

Get the picture?

You focus on the overall goal, sure, but when you start to actually DO, you’re in the here and now, and in the REP you’re doing NOW.

Not the 500^th rep.

The rep NOW.

And if you segment your workouts this way, you’ll be nigh amazed at the progress you make within a very short while!

Anyway, that’s it for me. I’m out. Back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

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