Vacation Regimen

Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).

My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert
an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.

What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
specific! Any and all advice will help!


--Sir Jackery

On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:01:32 -0800, Sir Jackery
<roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
>in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
>alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
>without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
>110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>
>My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
>day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert
>an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>
>What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>specific! Any and all advice will help!
>

I go scuba diving.

John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> wrote:
>Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>
>>Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
>>in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
>>alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
>>without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
>>110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>
>>My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
>>day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert
>>an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>
>>What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>>specific! Any and all advice will help!
>
>I go scuba diving.

I chose a resort where I could do both. Didn't scuba though; just
snorkeled. But I did train at their gym 4 times during the week.

Sir Jackery wrote:

> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
> in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
> alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
> without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
> 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).

Elastics are good for (p)rehab. Girlfriend can be good for weighted
pushups and step-ups. With just a floor you can do a lot of different
gymnastic exercises, but I doubt that without enough skill you could
reach intensity levels needed for effective stimulation of hypertrophy.

If you have something to hang from, various versions of pull-ups will
obviously work well. Depending on your relative strength levels you
can use a fraction of your body-weight up to weighted one-armed
pull-ups. Good triceps exercise it to perform body-weight triceps
extensions. You grab an edge of bench or chair, lean against it, and
do triceps extensions this way. Elastics can be used as an assistance
for natural GHRs.

> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
> day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert
> an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.

Obviously you can't do that routine with no skill at gymnastics and
no equipment. Do something different.

> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please
> be specific! Any and all advice will help!

I go to parties and get drunk in a nice company. Then I have to
cure my hangover, then I repeat, then somehow vacations are over.

--
Andrzej Rosa

In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge
> pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I
> want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen
> that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics
> with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>
> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
> three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
> insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>
> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation?

Chill.

> Please be
> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>
>
> --Sir Jackery



--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

In news:554dsiF22ussqU1@mid.individual.net,
Bully <bully62@proteinbars.co.ok> typed:
> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge
>> pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I
>> want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen
>> that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics
>> with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>
>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
>> three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
>> insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>
>> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation?
>
> Chill.
>
>> Please be
>> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>
>>
>> --Sir Jackery

p.s. if you are a HSTer, it's called Strategic Deconditioning [SD] !

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:

> In news:554dsiF22ussqU1@mid.individual.net,
> Bully <bully62@proteinbars.co.ok> typed:
>> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
>> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge
>>> pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I
>>> want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen
>>> that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics
>>> with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>>
>>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
>>> three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
>>> insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>>
>>> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation?
>>
>> Chill.
>>
>>> Please be
>>> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>>
>>>
>>> --Sir Jackery
>
> p.s. if you are a HSTer, it's called Strategic Deconditioning [SD] !
>
>

No hypertrophic training here, just strength. My original plan was to just
take the week off but the GF would like me to have a pump for the beach
(-;

--Sir Jackery

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Andrzej Rosa wrote:

> Sir Jackery wrote:
>
>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
>> in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
>> alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
>> without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
>> 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>
> Elastics are good for (p)rehab. Girlfriend can be good for weighted
> pushups and step-ups. With just a floor you can do a lot of different
> gymnastic exercises, but I doubt that without enough skill you could
> reach intensity levels needed for effective stimulation of hypertrophy.
>
> If you have something to hang from, various versions of pull-ups will
> obviously work well. Depending on your relative strength levels you
> can use a fraction of your body-weight up to weighted one-armed
> pull-ups. Good triceps exercise it to perform body-weight triceps
> extensions. You grab an edge of bench or chair, lean against it, and
> do triceps extensions this way. Elastics can be used as an assistance
> for natural GHRs.

Thanks for the advice.


>
>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
>> day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert
>> an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>
> Obviously you can't do that routine with no skill at gymnastics and
> no equipment. Do something different.

I was thinking of doing some bodyweight exercises and maybe some
plyometric bodyweight exercises. Just something to scratch the itch while
I'm away from my beloved gym.

>
>> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please
>> be specific! Any and all advice will help!
>

> I go to parties and get drunk in a nice company. Then I have to
> cure my hangover, then I repeat, then somehow vacations are over.

I don't think I'm ever going to be sober enough to be hungover (-:


--Sir Jackery

In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703052220020.6168@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:

[...]

>
> No hypertrophic training here, just strength. My original plan was to
> just take the week off but the GF would like me to have a pump for
> the beach (-;
>
> --Sir Jackery

Where are you heading for?

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu...
> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
> in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
> alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
> without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
> 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>
> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
> day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert an
> additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>
> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>
>
> --Sir Jackery

Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the gym,
most people are over trained. Even when I was competing at a high level in
bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem unless I had a show in
the near future.



--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/


"

In newsR8Hh.628$907.208@newsfe13.phx,
Hard Bop Drums <nospam@hardbopdrums.com> typed:
> Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu...
>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge
>> pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I
>> want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen
>> that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics
>> with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>
>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
>> three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
>> insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>
>> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>
>>
>> --Sir Jackery
>
> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the
> gym, most people are over trained.

You are making a far too broad of a statement there.

> Even when I was competing at a
> high level in bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem
> unless I had a show in the near future.



--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:

> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703052220020.6168@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>
> [...]
>
>>
>> No hypertrophic training here, just strength. My original plan was to
>> just take the week off but the GF would like me to have a pump for
>> the beach (-;
>>
>> --Sir Jackery
>
> Where are you heading for?


Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Instead of egg whites and protein shakes it'll be
tequila and tacos for a week (-:

--Sir Jackery

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:

> Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu...
>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
>> in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
>> alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
>> without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
>> 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>
>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
>> day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert an
>> additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>
>> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>
>>
>> --Sir Jackery
>
> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the gym,
> most people are over trained. Even when I was competing at a high level in
> bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem unless I had a show in
> the near future.

That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was planning
on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF wants me to look
good on the beach (-: I've been eating low-calorie crap all week!

It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:

--Sir Jackery

In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703060019360.6168@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>
>> Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
>> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu...
>>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a
>>> huge pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week
>>> and I want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good
>>> regimen that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will have
>>> elastics with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>>
>>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
>>> three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
>>> insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or
>>> so. What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>>> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>>
>>>
>>> --Sir Jackery
>>
>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the
>> gym, most people are over trained. Even when I was competing at a
>> high level in bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem
>> unless I had a show in the near future.
>
> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was
> planning on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF wants
> me to look good on the beach (-: I've been eating low-calorie crap
> all week!
> It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:
>
> --Sir Jackery

Training whilst ON your vacation is not going to make you look good on the
beach. If she's that keen, get her to organise a gym for you!!!

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:01:32 -0800, Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote:

>What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>specific!

I go to Amsterdam and steal bicycles.

In news:5vbqu2dfrq9h7jvs6ng9ifadrsjdb8e60f@4ax.com,
Lucas Buck <sbcpark@earthlink.NOSPAM.net> typed:
> On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:01:32 -0800, Sir Jackery
> <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>
>> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>> specific!
>
> I go to Amsterdam and steal bicycles.

If they're not locked then it's not called stealing, it's called finding
!

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:44:05 -0500, JMW
<jmwilliams@enforcergraphics.f2s.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> wrote:
>>Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge pain
>>>in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
>>>alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I can do
>>>without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
>>>110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>>
>>>My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
>>>day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert
>>>an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>>
>>>What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>>>specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>
>>I go scuba diving.
>
>I chose a resort where I could do both. Didn't scuba though; just
>snorkeled. But I did train at their gym 4 times during the week.

I don't snorkel much any more. The last time I did that in the Keys,
I watched the divers down on the bottom of the reef and decided I was
going to get certified. That was two years ago. I've now logged 36
dives. I don't know if I've ever worked out while on vacation either.

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:08:54 -0800, Sir Jackery
<roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:
>
>> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703052220020.6168@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
>> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>
>>> No hypertrophic training here, just strength. My original plan was to
>>> just take the week off but the GF would like me to have a pump for
>>> the beach (-;
>>>
>>> --Sir Jackery
>>
>> Where are you heading for?
>
>
>Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Instead of egg whites and protein shakes it'll be
>tequila and tacos for a week (-:
>
The diving sucks there. Go to Cozumel instead.

In news:h8squ2pni99a5v6dc2hcjq7e6s61kdi4bt@4ax.com,
John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:08:54 -0800, Sir Jackery
> <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>
>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:
>>
>>> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703052220020.6168@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
>>> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>
>>>> No hypertrophic training here, just strength. My original plan was
>>>> to just take the week off but the GF would like me to have a pump
>>>> for the beach (-;
>>>>
>>>> --Sir Jackery
>>>
>>> Where are you heading for?
>>
>>
>> Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Instead of egg whites and protein shakes
>> it'll be tequila and tacos for a week (-:
>>
> The diving sucks there. Go to Cozumel instead.

John, do you know is there any good diving on the Pacific Coast, between San
Fran and San Diego?

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:52:53 -0000, "Bully" <bully62@proteinbars.co.ok>
wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>In news:h8squ2pni99a5v6dc2hcjq7e6s61kdi4bt@4ax.com,
>John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:08:54 -0800, Sir Jackery
>> <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>>
>>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:
>>>
>>>> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703052220020.6168@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
>>>> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No hypertrophic training here, just strength. My original plan was
>>>>> to just take the week off but the GF would like me to have a pump
>>>>> for the beach (-;
>>>>>
>>>>> --Sir Jackery
>>>>
>>>> Where are you heading for?
>>>
>>>
>>> Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Instead of egg whites and protein shakes
>>> it'll be tequila and tacos for a week (-:
>>>
>> The diving sucks there. Go to Cozumel instead.
>
>John, do you know is there any good diving on the Pacific Coast, between San
>Fran and San Diego?

Yes, but the water is cold. Water temps are about 20-30 degrees
colder on the Pacific coast (California) compared to the Atlantic
(Florida). Google rec.scuba.locations. There's a thread in rec.scuba
right now about Catalina Island.

Sir Jackery wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>
>>
>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the gym,
>> most people are over trained. Even when I was competing at a high level in
>> bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem unless I had a show in
>> the near future.
>
> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was planning
> on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF wants me to look
> good on the beach (-:

Why? Isn't she afraid to lose you? If so, take the hint and hit on
beach bunnies. That's what she obviously wants (and I'm not kidding).

> I've been eating low-calorie crap all week!

Start doing her laundry. She'll cheat on you for sure. ;-)

> It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:

Tell her that between parties, swimming and hot sex you'll have no
energy for workouts, but you'll accept massages all the same.

--
Andrzej Rosa

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, John Hanson wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:08:54 -0800, Sir Jackery
> <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>
>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:
>>
>>> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703052220020.6168@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
>>> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>
>>>> No hypertrophic training here, just strength. My original plan was to
>>>> just take the week off but the GF would like me to have a pump for
>>>> the beach (-;
>>>>
>>>> --Sir Jackery
>>>
>>> Where are you heading for?
>>
>>
>> Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Instead of egg whites and protein shakes it'll be
>> tequila and tacos for a week (-:
>>
> The diving sucks there. Go to Cozumel instead.
>

Ocean water scares the shit out of me.


--Sir Jackery

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Andrzej Rosa wrote:

> Sir Jackery wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the gym,
>>> most people are over trained. Even when I was competing at a high level in
>>> bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem unless I had a show in
>>> the near future.
>>
>> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was planning
>> on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF wants me to look
>> good on the beach (-:
>

> Why? Isn't she afraid to lose you? If so, take the hint and hit on
> beach bunnies. That's what she obviously wants (and I'm not kidding).

Well, we want each other to look good on the beach. Here's an old picture
of her: http://www.jackerypyro.com/contact.html as you can see, she
requires a bit of maintenance herself (-:

>
>> I've been eating low-calorie crap all week!
>
> Start doing her laundry. She'll cheat on you for sure. ;-)
>
>> It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:
>
> Tell her that between parties, swimming and hot sex you'll have no
> energy for workouts, but you'll accept massages all the same.

--Sir Jackery

Bully wrote:

>In newsR8Hh.628$907.208@newsfe13.phx,
>Hard Bop Drums <nospam@hardbopdrums.com> typed:
>
>
>>Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
>>news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.uc davis.edu...
>>
>>
>>>Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge
>>>pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I
>>>want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen
>>>that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics
>>>with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>>
>>>My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
>>>three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
>>>insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>>
>>>What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>>>specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>>
>>>
>>>--Sir Jackery
>>>
>>>
>>Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the
>>gym, most people are over trained.
>>
>>
>
>You are making a far too broad of a statement there.
>
>
I don't think so. I have been around gyms FAR longer than you have and
have trained hundreds of people over the years. From what I have seen,
most people who actually get to the gym think that "more is better" and
tend to train FAR too much.

>
>
>>Even when I was competing at a
>>high level in bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem
>>unless I had a show in the near future.
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>


--
--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

Sir Jackery wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>
>> Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
>> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu...
>>
>>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a huge
>>> pain
>>> in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a week and I want an
>>> alternative. Please advise me, what would be a good regimen that I
>>> can do
>>> without weights in a hotel room. I will have elastics with me, and my
>>> 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>>
>>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a three
>>> day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I insert an
>>> additional break day to alter the modulo every month or so.
>>>
>>> What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>>> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>>
>>>
>>> --Sir Jackery
>>
>>
>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the gym,
>> most people are over trained. Even when I was competing at a high
>> level in
>> bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem unless I had a
>> show in
>> the near future.
>
>
> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was
> planning on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF wants
> me to look good on the beach (-: I've been eating low-calorie crap all
> week!
>
> It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:
>
> --Sir Jackery

I think need a lay off. :-)

--
--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

Sir Jackery wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Andrzej Rosa wrote:
>
>> Sir Jackery wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the gym,
>>>> most people are over trained. Even when I was competing at a high level in
>>>> bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a problem unless I had a show in
>>>> the near future.
>>>
>>> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was planning
>>> on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF wants me to look
>>> good on the beach (-:
>>
>
>> Why? Isn't she afraid to lose you? If so, take the hint and hit on
>> beach bunnies. That's what she obviously wants (and I'm not kidding).
>
> Well, we want each other to look good on the beach. Here's an old picture
> of her: http://www.jackerypyro.com/contact.html as you can see, she
> requires a bit of maintenance herself (-:

You look very proud of her, and she looks very proud of herself too. It's
rare to see such deep understanding among couples. ;-)

I stand by what I wrote. She'd probably be happier if you she couldn't
take you for granted.

--
Andrzej Rosa

In news:QVjHh.64$g24.41@newsfe12.phx,
Robert Schuh <rob@robschuhpolycock.com> typed:
> Bully wrote:
>
>> In newsR8Hh.628$907.208@newsfe13.phx,
>> Hard Bop Drums <nospam@hardbopdrums.com> typed:
>>
>>
>>> Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a
>>>> huge pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a
>>>> week and I want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a
>>>> good regimen that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will
>>>> have elastics with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>>>
>>>> My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
>>>> three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
>>>> insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or
>>>> so. What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>>>> specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --Sir Jackery
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the
>>> gym, most people are over trained.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You are making a far too broad of a statement there.
>>
>>
> I don't think so. I have been around gyms FAR longer than you have and
> have trained hundreds of people over the years. From what I have seen,
> most people who actually get to the gym think that "more is better"
> and tend to train FAR too much.

As you know so much then I obviously don't need to point out to you the
difference between training too much and being overtrained.

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703061105010.5177@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Andrzej Rosa wrote:
>
>> Sir Jackery wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to
>>>> the gym, most people are over trained. Even when I was competing
>>>> at a high level in bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a
>>>> problem unless I had a show in the near future.
>>>
>>> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was
>>> planning on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF
>>> wants me to look good on the beach (-:
>>
>
>> Why? Isn't she afraid to lose you? If so, take the hint and hit on
>> beach bunnies. That's what she obviously wants (and I'm not
>> kidding).
>
> Well, we want each other to look good on the beach. Here's an old
> picture of her: http://www.jackerypyro.com/contact.html as you can
> see, she requires a bit of maintenance herself (-:
>
>>
>>> I've been eating low-calorie crap all week!
>>
>> Start doing her laundry. She'll cheat on you for sure. ;-)
>>
>>> It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:
>>
>> Tell her that between parties, swimming and hot sex you'll have no
>> energy for workouts, but you'll accept massages all the same.
>
> --Sir Jackery

You need to reduce the size of those images dude.

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:

> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703061105010.5177@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Andrzej Rosa wrote:
>>
>>> Sir Jackery wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to
>>>>> the gym, most people are over trained. Even when I was competing
>>>>> at a high level in bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a
>>>>> problem unless I had a show in the near future.
>>>>
>>>> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was
>>>> planning on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF
>>>> wants me to look good on the beach (-:
>>>
>>
>>> Why? Isn't she afraid to lose you? If so, take the hint and hit on
>>> beach bunnies. That's what she obviously wants (and I'm not
>>> kidding).
>>
>> Well, we want each other to look good on the beach. Here's an old
>> picture of her: http://www.jackerypyro.com/contact.html as you can
>> see, she requires a bit of maintenance herself (-:
>>
>>>
>>>> I've been eating low-calorie crap all week!
>>>
>>> Start doing her laundry. She'll cheat on you for sure. ;-)
>>>
>>>> It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:
>>>
>>> Tell her that between parties, swimming and hot sex you'll have no
>>> energy for workouts, but you'll accept massages all the same.
>>
>> --Sir Jackery
>
> You need to reduce the size of those images dude.

Done...


--Sir Jackery

In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703062310270.5177@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, Bully wrote:
>
>> In news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703061105010.5177@pc50.cs.ucda vis.edu,
>> Sir Jackery <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> typed:
>>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Andrzej Rosa wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sir Jackery wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Hard Bop Drums wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to
>>>>>> the gym, most people are over trained. Even when I was competing
>>>>>> at a high level in bodybuilding, taking a week off was never a
>>>>>> problem unless I had a show in the near future.
>>>>>
>>>>> That was my original plan. I feel overtrained right now and I was
>>>>> planning on a nice week off from the gym. Unfortunately the GF
>>>>> wants me to look good on the beach (-:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Why? Isn't she afraid to lose you? If so, take the hint and hit
>>>> on beach bunnies. That's what she obviously wants (and I'm not
>>>> kidding).
>>>
>>> Well, we want each other to look good on the beach. Here's an old
>>> picture of her: http://www.jackerypyro.com/contact.html as you can
>>> see, she requires a bit of maintenance herself (-:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've been eating low-calorie crap all week!
>>>>
>>>> Start doing her laundry. She'll cheat on you for sure. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>> It's been 3 years since I've had a week off )-:
>>>>
>>>> Tell her that between parties, swimming and hot sex you'll have no
>>>> energy for workouts, but you'll accept massages all the same.
>>>
>>> --Sir Jackery
>>
>> You need to reduce the size of those images dude.
>
> Done...
>
>
> --Sir Jackery

Now post the candid shots...

--
Bully
Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir Winston Churchill

Bully wrote:

>In news:QVjHh.64$g24.41@newsfe12.phx,
>Robert Schuh <rob@robschuhpolycock.com> typed:
>
>
>>Bully wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>In newsR8Hh.628$907.208@newsfe13.phx,
>>>Hard Bop Drums <nospam@hardbopdrums.com> typed:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Sir Jackery" <roehrig@cs.ucdavis.edu> wrote in message
>>>>news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0703051153590.4360@pc50.cs. ucdavis.edu...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Usually when I go on vacation I join a gym. This is, however, a
>>>>>huge pain in the ass. My next vacation will be for less than a
>>>>>week and I want an alternative. Please advise me, what would be a
>>>>>good regimen that I can do without weights in a hotel room. I will
>>>>>have elastics with me, and my 110lb girlfriend (bicep curls?).
>>>>>
>>>>>My current workout is a low rep strength building routine. I do a
>>>>>three day split, torso push -> lower body -> torso pull -> break. I
>>>>>insert an additional break day to alter the modulo every month or
>>>>>so. What do other MFW readers do when they are on vacation? Please be
>>>>>specific! Any and all advice will help!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--Sir Jackery
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it, if you go to the
>>>>gym, most people are over trained.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>You are making a far too broad of a statement there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>I don't think so. I have been around gyms FAR longer than you have and
>>have trained hundreds of people over the years. From what I have seen,
>>most people who actually get to the gym think that "more is better"
>>and tend to train FAR too much.
>>
>>
>
>As you know so much then I obviously don't need to point out to you the
>difference between training too much and being overtrained.
>
>
>
They have the same effect.

--
--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

Bully wrote:
> Hard Bop Drums typed:
> > Sir Jackery wrote
[...]

> >> What do other MFW readers do when they
> >> are on vacation? Please be specific! Any
> >> and all advice will help!
>
> >> --Sir Jackery
>
> > Don't be afraid to take a week off. Let's face it,
> > if you go to the gym, most people are over trained.
>
> You are making a far too broad of a statement there.

"WAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!" he yelled at Neil's kill file.

You're both naysaying jerks, however Rob's statement is spot-on.
Taking a week off never killed anyone. Um, unless they, well, got
killed while they were taking, er, the week off.

Seriously, a) the gym patron who is overtraining can always use the
recharge of a week's vacation from the gym. b) The gym patron who's
not training hard enough might be slacking because they're bored with
the gym, so a week off might help them find their motivation or renew
their enthusiasm as the