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Thanks, friend!

Thanks! I actually did those often, as in about twice a week, for a couple of years after I started the calisthenics, but I don't know if I ever posted them. I quit them when I had a knee arthroscopy in the spring of 2023 on the advice of the surgeon. But I've decided he was wrong! They qualify as HIT - high-intensity training - that is desired and hard for me to replace with something else. I'm going back to doing 'em! For the record, my radiologist told me a few months ago people shouldn't do pull-ups. He doesn't look so fit to me! These guys may be good at their medical specialties, but they are not trained in sports medicine or physiology.

@akshaykrishnan.g7654 I'm not 63, I'm 68. Four years ago, I weighed 50 pounds more and I could've been dead. See my write-up linked from the About/Community page.

@grampagrit Thanks. I stagger my sets on the multiset work and I switch off with a program to target different muscle groups on different days. For major core work like push-ups and pull-ups, I take a couple days' break in between. For other stuff, I can recover pretty well after a day. I try to use care to practice best form to avoid injury and favor my joints. I try to listen to my body. Take "exercise snacks" over the course of the day!

Indeed! What a year. Thanks, Antony!

Thanks very much, Bob! I appreciate it.

Thanks for the warm reaction! I love it! Best to you, as well.

@@Energymadethisone Thank you very much! I appreciate the good word. 🫠

Thanks! I appreciate the reaction. Be well!

Thank you! I do appreciate the weigh-in. And, hey, I've been working on my balance too!

You did a great job of keeping my motivation intact! Thanks so much! Best to you.

Thank you very much, friend! There is always a new challenge, with the right motivation.

Thanks for that! Be well.

Thanks!

Stranger things have happened! ☺

Thanks for looking in! I appreciate the word. Yeah, that was the great @FitnessFAQs, Daniel Vadnal's site, we both checked out. Today I did two sets of 103! I'm stoked. I'll upload a new video soon.

Why the heck not? You mean for fear of falling down the stairs? That's not a particular danger. If I were to fall, I'd just fall on my face. These pikes are terrific and not dangerous.

Thanks for watching! Of course, my answer has got to be: don't stop! Improvement will come.

Entirely pleased to see you drop by, Antony! Thank you for the warm comment. Yes, I feel good about what I've done and will continue, of course, just like you! By the way, I "only" did 84 in the second set this time Sunday. The week before, I had hit my months-long goal of two sets of 100 for the day! I also typically do a third set with parallettes for yet deeper range-of-motion for my chest, which I also did here and the previous week. I got to 26 reps in that final set. I see you on track to repeat your 30-pull-up performance again soon! It's amazing - great strength!

Thanks, Tobias!

Appreciated!

Thank you! Yes, let's go!

Thanks! Appreciated.

Thanks for the critique.

I appreciate your looking in! Be well.

That makes me happy! Thanks.

Thanks!

Thanks very much for the remarks! I sympathize with what you've been going through. Pain is no fun! We have to be careful not to injure ourselves seriously. It gets more important than ever as we age! I was surprised to find the primal squats and the dead hangs so helpful. I've been doing those for about a year now. I easily do 10 minutes of primal squats now, about once a week. I read books aloud while I do them. It helps pass the time and it keeps my breathing regular. I did 13 minutes this last week, and it felt good! I could only do half a minute when I started these last spring. My dead hangs also started with 20 seconds or so, but are now past two minutes. My best is now 2:35. That was about three weeks ago. This certainly isn't medical advice, but it seems to be an obvious practical tip to remind everyone to listen to his or her body. I'm all for pushing oneself to personal excellence, but don't ignore obvious pain. The training will still be there when you resolve it. I will say, however, that I personally have found that if I use care and caution while challenging *minor* pain, I can usually almost magically work past it! I found this kind of astonishing, actually. Well, do be careful! But realize that the body is capable of healing itself in remarkable ways if you let it. And we were made to move. Best to you!

Thank you, Dhru!

Appreciated!

I appreciate it, Antony! Thank you.

Thanks!

Thanks for looking in and for the comment, Bob! I appreciate it. This video has an "FX" filter applied called "posterize." It's supposed to look like that! Kind of fuzzy, but on purpose. I use that filter sometimes, especially on short things. But check, for example, the next-most-recent video in my channel, with eighty-something decline push-ups, for the full, non-downfiltered view. Oh, another point is that my cellphone camera is not the best. It was a €100 Aldi special about four years ago! I have the video resolution cranked up all the way. (The selfie lens might not be as good as the regular one, though.) In the daylight, the videos look pretty sharp. The decline-push-ups one is fairly sharp, for example. But when I tape myself at night, even with the light on in the backdrop room, the videos don't come out entirely sharp. This video was taped late at night. 🙂 Apologies for the (too) long explanation!

@@mefityoufit That’s a good explanation. Thanks!

I love that you come by to look and cheer me on! You help me to think about what I do. I like seeing your consistent work as well!

I've belted out 115, 110, and 116 reps over three sets a couple of weeks after that one, too! :-) I should put the video together. But as you saw, now I'm on to decline push-ups as a change-up.

Very much appreciate your looking in, Bob! Thanks so much.

Thank you! Glad to see what you're doing on your channel.

Thanks for viewing that one! I had fun with it. My current best with chin-ups is slightly better now. Today was also chin-up day, and I tied my record from a few weeks ago of 25+24+24+24 for 97 on the day! Once I get to 100 in four sets, I think I'll start adding band resistance to these. Pull-ups are not far behind. I'm not up to your record yet, but my best is now 22+20+20+20 reps for a day's worth of four sets. I'm happy with the progress over the last few months.

@@mefityoufit I’m pleased you are happy with the progress. I’m astonished. You’ve come soooo far.

Thank you very much! So nice that you looked in.

Thank you!