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It's going to be an interesting six weeks.

-Blast

Look on the bright side, at our level (I'm in the same boat) you will be increasing strength.

"...Y'all will have a good laugh ..."

We would never laugh at you Blast. We will laugh with you...

Great post, I've been doing pushups and pullups w/ no real rhyme or reason. Your post is timely for me, so I looked into it and it sounds great. I started the day of your post and have just completed my first week. I also looked on the web to see if I could find a program that is similar for pullups and found one that I've also just started. Check it out:

http://www.chicagomarineofficer.com/Downloads/PT/thearmstrongworkout.pdf

I'll also join you again posting in 6 week or so w/ results.

Kevingg,

Thanks for the link! I figured there had to be a similar thing for pullups. That would be my first choice as far as developing strength. The only problem there is being so tall, I need a chinup bar ten feet off the ground. I find the extra labor of keeping my knees bent while doing pullups works against me too much.

Good luck with this program! I always do better if I know I'm not suffering alone (or if there's someone doing better than me )

-Blast

"...a chinup bar ten feet off the ground..."

I used to use the rafters in my garage (it was not sheetrocked of course). Not ten feet, but eight might do the trick for you...

I was able to grunt out 40 push-ups yesterday. I almost didn't make it. I used to do 50 at a time no problem. It sucks getting older.

I am 6'5", 265 lbs, and closer to 46 than 45 now. I guess that ain't too bad. I gotta give kudos to the elliptical machine for helping me keep it going.

Tonight I start back in on the Bowflex machine with the daughter. We'll see how many push-ups I can do at one time a month from now.

I doubt I can do even one pull-up now. I used to be able to knock off ten or so at a whack. Of course back then I could climb 30 feet of rope just using my arms too. I think those days are long gone.

Blast, If you have a park near you with a kids swing set, you probably can use it for chin-ups or pull-ups. Some of them are a big too wide to grip, but your hands can usually hang on. You could also probably work out a way to hang something on the top bar to make something to grip.

The pull-ups hurt a lot more than the push-ups, but the push-ups works out are not easy either, when you get to the last sets.

"...I think those days are long gone..."

I am sadly afraid that you are right...

Does anyone else picture a younger Benjammin running around wearing a cape and beating the living snot out of evil-doers?

-Blast, who has the upper body strength of a t-rex (in otherwords, none at all)