Staying strong and fit in prison?
I am a 32 year old male serving several years in prison.
I am hoping to stay in good physical condition there and the security guards enforce a daily routine of 200 push ups, 200 sit ups, and 500 jumping jacks. They also make us lift heavy boxes and buckets and do work around the prison. We have access to a bench press, a leg press, and a pull up bar; but I do not use them believing that the daily exercise routine and labor is enough.
Is this the case or should I utilize the gym equipment?
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It all really depends on your goals respectively what is important to you.
There are certain goals you can not achieve by calisthenics alone and the other way around.
If you simply want to use your body and occasionally a pull-up bar I can recommend Never Gymless by Ross Enamait or Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade.
Doing some deadlifts and bench-pressing (if done as full-body movement in powerlifting fashion) can't hurt... probably would be even beneficial.
Read Charles Bronson's book named Solitary Fitness
Charlie Bronson has spent three decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process. Now, in this no-nonsense guide to getting fit and staying fit, he reveals just how he's done it.
You have time in your hand so it would not hurt to try something new, and as Bronson was a prisoner, maybe you will be getting a diet similar to his. Therefore this book fits for you.
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