Comments on: Total Gym Exercises: Tom’s Weekly Tip – Pull-up http://blog.totalgym.com/2010/07/19/total-gym-exercises-pull-up/ Total Gym®, Total Gym Exercises, Total Gym Workouts Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rob Glick http://blog.totalgym.com/2010/07/19/total-gym-exercises-pull-up/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Rob Glick Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:54:12 +0000 http://blog.totalgym.com/?p=750#comment-402 Sarah, First, let me say how happy I am to hear you are listening to your body. If you are experiencing pain you were smart to stop. Please check with a doctor to make sure training with your condition is a good idea right now. If you and your doctor agree that based on your injury you are sound to start training again, then the Total Gym is an excellent choice. There is less compression on your spine when you are at an angle to gravity on Total Gym. This should be more comfortable for training and less problematic for your neck. What you may find works better for you then being on the lowest level is to be at a slightly higher lever with your feet on the floor to assist you until you build your strength up enough to lift your feet without straining. Form, as you know, is more important than intensity at this stage but the higher level may be more comfortable for you, so finding the balance between the two may be the perfect solution. Hope this helps. Rob Glick Total Gym GRAVITYMasterTrainer Co-founder Global Fitness Solutions (www.glofitsol.com) Sarah,
First, let me say how happy I am to hear you are listening to your body. If you are experiencing pain you were smart to stop. Please check with a doctor to make sure training with your condition is a good idea right now. If you and your doctor agree that based on your injury you are sound to start training again, then the Total Gym is an excellent choice. There is less compression on your spine when you are at an angle to gravity on Total Gym. This should be more comfortable for training and less problematic for your neck. What you may find works better for you then being on the lowest level is to be at a slightly higher lever with your feet on the floor to assist you until you build your strength up enough to lift your feet without straining. Form, as you know, is more important than intensity at this stage but the higher level may be more comfortable for you, so finding the balance between the two may be the perfect solution. Hope this helps.
Rob Glick
Total Gym GRAVITYMasterTrainer
Co-founder Global Fitness Solutions (www.glofitsol.com)

]]> By: Sarah http://blog.totalgym.com/2010/07/19/total-gym-exercises-pull-up/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Sarah Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:20:46 +0000 http://blog.totalgym.com/?p=750#comment-371 I was hesitant to use the TG because of a deteriorating disc in my lower neck. A friend who has been using it for quite some time now assisted me with the exercise and form. I started out at full range of motion with the exercises, then tried half range of motion because I could feel my disc being aggravated and the surrounding muscles getting very tight as it pinched my neck. I felt horrible pain and heat and stopped immediately. I even had the bench at the lowest angle but when I thought of how the angle of the handles were in relation to my neck I understood why I was getting pain. The handles were terribly awkward and I am a physically fit person and have worked out on nautilus machines for a long time without any problems to my neck used at the right angle and lower weight. The key is the angle in relationship to the joint being used. So any input or suggestion would be very helpful to me...Thanks, Sarah I was hesitant to use the TG because of a deteriorating disc in my lower neck. A friend who has been using it for quite some time now assisted me with the exercise and form. I started out at full range of motion with the exercises, then tried half range of motion because I could feel my disc being aggravated and the surrounding muscles getting very tight as it pinched my neck. I felt horrible pain and heat and stopped immediately. I even had the bench at the lowest angle but when I thought of how the angle of the handles were in relation to my neck I understood why I was getting pain. The handles were terribly awkward and I am a physically fit person and have worked out on nautilus machines for a long time without any problems to my neck used at the right angle and lower weight. The key is the angle in relationship to the joint being used.
So any input or suggestion would be very helpful to me…Thanks, Sarah

]]> By: Tom Campanaro http://blog.totalgym.com/2010/07/19/total-gym-exercises-pull-up/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Tom Campanaro Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:57:43 +0000 http://blog.totalgym.com/?p=750#comment-349 Linda, Thanks for writing in. My name is Rob Glick, certified personal trainer and GRAVITYMasterTrainer with Total Gym. The best way to answer your query is to know what Total Gym model you have? Do you have the Leg Pulley attachment? Think in terms of body position instead of exercises to keep your workout moving. Within each position on the Total Gym, there are tons of exercises you can do, so when you get into position do as many exercises as possible. For example, when you are lying down on the glideboard with you head at the top, here are just a few exercises you can sequence together: Boxer Crunches Lat Pulldown Triceps Pressdown Armpullover Crunches Armpullover Crunches with rotation Iron cross That's 6 exercises you can perform without a break. These exercises target: abdominals, triceps, back (lats), obliques and more. You can visit our Exercise Library for more exercise ideas: http://efisportsmedicine.com/home/education/exercise-library/. The big bonus is that without stopping, you keep your heart rate up which means you'll burn more calories! Hope this helps. Thanks, Rob Glick www.glofitsol.com Linda,

Thanks for writing in. My name is Rob Glick, certified personal trainer and GRAVITYMasterTrainer with Total Gym. The best way to answer your query is to know what Total Gym model you have? Do you have the Leg Pulley attachment?

Think in terms of body position instead of exercises to keep your workout moving. Within each position on the Total Gym, there are tons of exercises you can do, so when you get into position do as many exercises as possible. For example, when you are lying down on the glideboard with you head at the top, here are just a few exercises you can sequence together:

Boxer Crunches
Lat Pulldown
Triceps Pressdown
Armpullover Crunches
Armpullover Crunches with rotation
Iron cross

That’s 6 exercises you can perform without a break. These exercises target: abdominals, triceps, back (lats), obliques and more. You can visit our Exercise Library for more exercise ideas: http://efisportsmedicine.com/home/education/exercise-library/.

The big bonus is that without stopping, you keep your heart rate up which means you’ll burn more calories! Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Rob Glick
http://www.glofitsol.com

]]> By: linda http://blog.totalgym.com/2010/07/19/total-gym-exercises-pull-up/comment-page-1/#comment-339 linda Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:39:30 +0000 http://blog.totalgym.com/?p=750#comment-339 I have been using the total gyn for approximately 2 months and I have not gotten the results that I thought I would especially in the inner thigh, quads, and glute areas. I am a ex-excercise instructor so I know about form when it comes to exercising, but apparently I don't know the kinds of excercises that are truly beneficial on the total gym when it comes to legs, especially inner thighs. I would appreciate some help. thanks, Linda I have been using the total gyn for approximately 2 months and I have not gotten the results that I thought I would especially in the inner thigh, quads, and glute areas. I am a ex-excercise instructor so I know about form when it comes to exercising, but apparently I don’t know the kinds of excercises that are truly beneficial on the total gym when it comes to legs, especially inner thighs. I would appreciate some help.
thanks, Linda

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