#31My New Toy
By Chris | posted on 9 April 2009 | 5 comments
Anyone that has seen my room will be only too aware of my growing collection of random fitness equipment. The last year and a half or so has seen me install 3 pull-up bars in my doorway; get a weight vest; buy a climbing fingerboard; get my hands on (pun intended) 3 different Captains of Crush grippers; invest in a squat rack; and obtain a new, removable pull-up bar. All excellent purchases, and all in some small way responsible for me not becoming the fat bloater my massive diet would suggest is my destiny!
But now I have a new toy. I was sufficiently excited that despite spending 5 hours out training yesterday, I still felt compelled to wander down to my local park in the dark to try them out. An hour later, my grinning, but somewhat tired, self left convinced that they could well be the best money I have ever spent in my life. I'll probably end up writing again once I've had a chance to use them for a while and see how effective they are. Suffice to say that nothing has worked my muscles like trying even simple exercise on my spanky new gymnastic rings for a LOOOONG time. Muscle ups, tuck planches, even the humble dip takes on a new edge once your muscles start to fatigue and the rings try to escape away from your body.
It certainly wasn't the most structured session (I was like a kid in a candy shop, trying every different thing that took his whim), but I have a satisfying dull ache across virtually every muscle from the rectus abdominis upward. Hopefully, and if I can rein in my excitement, some more intelligent training on them should produce the kind of rock-hard abs that every cover model dreams of.... cough, I mean... some good functional strength gains :P On a serious note, I'm really looking forward to seeing how incorporating some ring training into my conditioning regime improves me as an athlete.
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About the Author : Chris5 Comments:
Haha hope your 'ring training' was useful!
By 
Aaron, at
5:41 pm, April 09, 2009
The rings are brutal, but so worth it.
By 
Zeno, at
9:16 pm, April 11, 2009
where did you purchase your rings from?
By , at
6:46 pm, April 14, 2009
Ebay, got them new for £62 pounds including shipping costs.
By Chris, at
5:53 pm, April 15, 2009
Rings are the future. Incredible strength development. We must meet up and share exercises! :D
By Kiell, at
3:26 pm, April 20, 2009
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