The House Boy is required to maintain a personalized fitness schedule which will include assigned exercises and activities as determined by Master. Planned fitness activities will be posted on the daily or weekly schedule in the House Boy’s journal or on the kitchen refrigerator. One of the required exercises for able bodied House Boys may be Pull Ups. A designated pull up bar will be determined in advance, or installed for temporary use as exercise time approaches.
Protocol for Pull Ups requires the House Boy to exercise without clothing, regardless of who may be present and could observe. For safety reasons, shoes or other optional footwear must also be removed, though socks may be worn. The Pull Up exercise begins with the House Boy properly grasping and hanging from the designated pull up bar with arms outstretched and legs dangling downward. He then hoists himself until his chin reaches the elevation of (or touches) the bar itself and then lowers his torso to the starting position to complete each Pull Up. Master will determine in advance the number of completed Pull Ups which are necessary to reach goal for each exercise session.
Complaints by the House Boy about unfairness related to weight or size of his body will not be responded to by Master, though consideration of any temporary disability which affects safety will be accepted under the Paramount Rule. Counting is on the honor system unless someone volunteers to take an official count, in which case close observation should be maintained to insure that the House Boy’s chin reaches or makes contact with the pull up bar. A record of Pull Ups completed (whether it meets goals or not) shall be maintained by the House Boy in his daily journal. As with any exercise, mandatory Pull Ups may be assigned as part of a Level Zero Discipline, but only up to the number of Pull Ups assigned at the most recent exercise session. Failure to complete the assigned number of Pull Ups during any Official Count may result in discipline for failure to meet expectations, but uncompleted Pull Ups are usually rolled over to a future exercise session as long as the House Boy has not committed any act of dishonesty in his exercise or counting.
In the example photo, a House Boy is assigned to complete his Pull Ups exercise using a temporary pull up bar installed over the bathroom door. He boosts himself up and returns to the starting position the same number of times as his assigned goal, and continuing beyond his goal number if he feels he can safely do so. Going above and beyond the required number of Pull Ups may earn the House Boy a Special Privilege like skipping another chore (or even recreational time on or off property, depending on circumstances) so it’s always the respectful thing to attempt. Since the House Boy has No Right To Privacy (Rule #12) during any activity including exercise, he need not concern himself with who may be present and could observe from behind or from the adjoining bathroom.
Pull Ups may be assigned separately or consecutive to the House Boy’s other required exercises, such as Pelvic Thrusts (See below, Rule #124), Push Ups (See below, Rule #139), and Dumbbells for Dumbbells (See below, Rule #51). Nothing in this rule shall restrict or prohibit anyone observing or counting from the Basic Right To Observe And Comment (See below, Rule #191A).
Exercise and Fitness — Pull Ups Exercise
The House Boy is required to maintain a personalized fitness schedule which will include assigned exercises and activities as determined by Master. Planned fitness activities will be posted on the daily or weekly schedule in the House Boy’s journal or on the kitchen refrigerator. One of the required exercises for able bodied House Boys may be Pull Ups. A designated pull up bar will be determined in advance, or installed for temporary use as exercise time approaches.
Protocol for Pull Ups requires the House Boy to exercise without clothing, regardless of who may be present and could observe. For safety reasons, shoes or other optional footwear must also be removed, though socks may be worn. The Pull Up exercise begins with the House Boy properly grasping and hanging from the designated pull up bar with arms outstretched and legs dangling downward. He then hoists himself until his chin reaches the elevation of (or touches) the bar itself and then lowers his torso to the starting position to complete each Pull Up. Master will determine in advance the number of completed Pull Ups which are necessary to reach goal for each exercise session.
Complaints by the House Boy about unfairness related to weight or size of his body will not be responded to by Master, though consideration of any temporary disability which affects safety will be accepted under the Paramount Rule. Counting is on the honor system unless someone volunteers to take an official count, in which case close observation should be maintained to insure that the House Boy’s chin reaches or makes contact with the pull up bar. A record of Pull Ups completed (whether it meets goals or not) shall be maintained by the House Boy in his daily journal. As with any exercise, mandatory Pull Ups may be assigned as part of a Level Zero Discipline, but only up to the number of Pull Ups assigned at the most recent exercise session. Failure to complete the assigned number of Pull Ups during any Official Count may result in discipline for failure to meet expectations, but uncompleted Pull Ups are usually rolled over to a future exercise session as long as the House Boy has not committed any act of dishonesty in his exercise or counting.
In the example photo, a House Boy is assigned to complete his Pull Ups exercise using a temporary pull up bar installed over the bathroom door. He boosts himself up and returns to the starting position the same number of times as his assigned goal, and continuing beyond his goal number if he feels he can safely do so. Going above and beyond the required number of Pull Ups may earn the House Boy a Special Privilege like skipping another chore (or even recreational time on or off property, depending on circumstances) so it’s always the respectful thing to attempt. Since the House Boy has No Right To Privacy (Rule #12) during any activity including exercise, he need not concern himself with who may be present and could observe from behind or from the adjoining bathroom.
Pull Ups may be assigned separately or consecutive to the House Boy’s other required exercises, such as Pelvic Thrusts (See below, Rule #124), Push Ups (See below, Rule #139), and Dumbbells for Dumbbells (See below, Rule #51). Nothing in this rule shall restrict or prohibit anyone observing or counting from the Basic Right To Observe And Comment (See below, Rule #191A).
(Rule #290)
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Rule #51 — Dumbbells for Dumbbells
Rule #124 — Pelvic Thrusts
Rule #139 — Push Ups Exercise
Rule #191A — The Basic Right To Observe And Comment
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