http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/archives/2009/03/13/elite-rings/ Snippets from the life of Apollo Lee Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:17:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/archives/2009/03/13/elite-rings/comment-page-1/#comment-241521 Apollo Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:33:46 +0000 http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/?p=846#comment-241521 @Eric P: I can, but the problem I've run into with the door gym is that the padding on the bar rips your calluses off after 80 or so pullups, even if you've been careful to keep them trimmed down. I think that's because the squishiness naturally makes folds in your hands that a plain metal bar wouldn't. @Eric P: I can, but the problem I’ve run into with the door gym is that the padding on the bar rips your calluses off after 80 or so pullups, even if you’ve been careful to keep them trimmed down. I think that’s because the squishiness naturally makes folds in your hands that a plain metal bar wouldn’t.

]]> http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/archives/2009/03/13/elite-rings/comment-page-1/#comment-238663 Kai Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:06:28 +0000 http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/?p=846#comment-238663 I have GOT to try those. I have GOT to try those.

]]> http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/archives/2009/03/13/elite-rings/comment-page-1/#comment-238438 Eric P Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:26:38 +0000 http://www.mt-olympus.com/apollo/?p=846#comment-238438 Sweet, man. Question: Can you do kipping pull-ups on your door gym? I've never tried it but I always thought the jerk and swaying motion would knock it off track, ending in an epic home-workout fail. Sweet, man. Question: Can you do kipping pull-ups on your door gym? I’ve never tried it but I always thought the jerk and swaying motion would knock it off track, ending in an epic home-workout fail.

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