Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-16 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-16
- Too embarssed and fat to exercise
- If you could only do 3 stretches for mobility, what would they be?
- I got tired of calculating my rest time so I made a free website that shows a stopwatch with a customisable break time countdown.
- Rib fracture from doing a Dragon Flag [German medical report]
- How to swap out pull-ups and dips and complement the Recommended Routine using an all-in-one machine?
- Possibility of reinstalling a pull up bar
- Gymnastic/Bodyweight WODs
- Running in small spaces
- I've been thinking about the quarantine all wrong
- Spine visible on back
- Is it possible that scapular winging is why I have trouble bringing my arms above my head/putting my shoulder blades together on a pullup?
- Planche protraction, front retraction
- Can you help a college student decide on the name for an eco-friendly tank top apparel company?? It’ll take you 30sec
- How do I choose specific goals for my training?
- Handstand questions
- Pull up problem
- Is calisthenics more difficult for larger people or does it all come down to BMI?
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-16 Posted: 15 Apr 2020 11:06 PM PDT Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!
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| Too embarssed and fat to exercise Posted: 16 Apr 2020 06:39 AM PDT I really want to start excersising im 105 kg way overweight and want to start moving to keep my heart happy. The only problem is im too embarassed to exercise. I live in a family home(not an option to move out) and its very small. My dad is very judgy to the point where he has smashed my brothers plate (brother is v fit and healthy) for eating 3 slices of toast not too. Hes always making aly digs about my weight and when i try exercise he makes a big hulla baloo out of it even when ive asked him to stop. I csnt join the gym atm because the virus has them all closed. I feel really bad not excersing but feel worse trying. If anyone here has had simmilar experience or if anyone has any tips id really appreciate it [link] [comments] |
| If you could only do 3 stretches for mobility, what would they be? Posted: 16 Apr 2020 12:01 AM PDT Hi, just trying to find out the best bang for buck stretches I can do on my rest days for overall flexibility and mobility. I do the RR and also a bit of running. Regular office job. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 06:02 AM PDT When working out, I usually have a stopwatch running on my phone. After completing a set, I look at the time and estimate when my break ends. Most of the times this works, but now and then I forget when I need to continue with the next set. So during the past week or so, I made a website that shows me exactly how much longer I can rest. If you want, you can even get audio feedback when your break ends. You can, of course, customise your break length and the website also features a light/dark mode and various keyboard shortcuts. Go check it out: https://workouttimer.now.sh/ PS: help me find a better name so that I can purchase a custom domain for the app Thanks :) [link] [comments] |
| Rib fracture from doing a Dragon Flag [German medical report] Posted: 15 Apr 2020 11:04 PM PDT Rough translation of the important parts: A 41yo, non overweight complained about movement related pain in the right upper body. Radiography showed nothing wrong, ultrasound revealed a fracture. No trauma from outside nor a fall was found to be the cause. The patient had tried a bodyweight exercise for the first time the prior day. Lying on the back, legs and torso were lifted from the ground, head and shoulders stayed on the ground, hands held tight to a bedpost, aka a dragon flag. TL;DR: Normal healthy guy tried dragon flag and his muscles broke one of his ribs. Take home messages: bodyweight fitness can also put great stress on the body ... Maybe stick to progressions? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 09:26 AM PDT I've started the RR today. Unfortunately, I've not got access to either a pull up bar or parallel bars, and due to the quarantine (which is legally enforced in my country), I have no way to acquire them right now. Also, I'm quarantined in my parents home and their furniture is quite fragile, so I was forbidden from using chairs and tables. The bed sheet trick worked quite well for rows, but not so well for pull ups, and I haven't found any other great options. However, I have got access to an old but functional all-in-one workout machine(the small bar on the seat can be swapped out for the long one at the top), and I believe replacement exercises should be possible using it, and those would probably be safer to perform than trying to cobble up an unstable contraption myself. I would provide a reference, but I wasn't able to find it, I don't have a manual, and the brand being just "Basic" means google results are less than useful. So, since I'm a complete beginner and I know some of you are knowledgeable in more than just bodyweight exercises, which exercises could I perform using such a machine that would adequately replace pull ups and dips? Also, are there any exercises I could do with it that would complement other aspects of the RR (for example legs exercises)? I've considered trying to find a pure machine training, but as soon as the quarantine ends I'm moving out again and would lose access to the machine, though I would then be able to buy any necessary equipment for the RR. In order to try and stick to a single routine, I would thus prefer for my current routine to be as close to the RR as possible starting right now. I'm also afraid of making changes to the routine myself, especially since the FAQ specifically warns against it and I've got no idea what I'm doing. Since the FAQ also said weight training and bodyweight can be combined as long as you start from a decent routine, I thought it would be a good idea to ask you guys for advice. Finally I've not found a lot of discussion regarding all in one machines or machines in general in fitness subs since bodyweight exercises, free weights and barbells seem to be overwhelmingly more popular, so I thought the subject might spark interesting discussions if such machines can indeed be used to complement bodyweight exercises. Then again I have literally no experience in weight training so I'm wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't the case. (To provide personal context, I'm a 23 years old 139 pounds 5'7'' male.) [link] [comments] |
| Possibility of reinstalling a pull up bar Posted: 16 Apr 2020 11:39 AM PDT Hey i just got my first wall mounted pull up bar ( excited!) However, i am going to stay at my dad's for a bit in a week's time. My question is if I install the pull up bar, will i be able to demount it, re-mount it at my dad's, de-mount it again, and reinstall at my place when im back? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 11:24 AM PDT Hello there! Is there anywhere where we can find WODs that uses gymnastics/bodyweight skills as part of the workout? I'm not looking for something generic like crossfit, with only a few exercises, instead i'm looking for something more specific with levers, l-sit, handstands, planches, a bit of tumbling, etc. Places I can remember that used to post this daily workouts were: Carl Paoli's gymnasticwods.com, crossfit gymnastics, gymnastic bodies and drills and skills but they all seem to not be doing this anymore. Thanks everyone! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 11:16 AM PDT Confined indoors and trying to get conditioning work in.Burpees are awesome but I wanted to get some sprint work in as well. I live on the ground floor and have approximately five meters of straight space to run, not much to say the least. Been trying runs back and forth for time which got me gassed. I was also trying straight sprints and decelerating lightly against the wall and walking back. Anyone else tried something similar? I do miss being able to run. [link] [comments] |
| I've been thinking about the quarantine all wrong Posted: 16 Apr 2020 11:07 AM PDT So when gyms shut down I was super dissapointed, I loved lifting loved the pump and that feeling of setting new pr's. For the past month I've been trying to hold on to that and just doing enough so I don't lose gains. But with no end in sight for this quarantine it's time for me to change. Time for bodyweight fitness💪 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 11:05 AM PDT So my spine is visible on my back, I am currently building muscle but it has been the same since last year. I don't know what to do. I know "strengthen you back", "do pull-ups" but that doesn't seem to work. Can y'all help me? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 10:40 AM PDT I'm on my third week of the RR routine and I'm doing decent but I have an issue with doing any kind of scapular work on pullups/rows. I noticed I can't do a pullup correctly/retract my shoulder blades at all with my arms on the bar. I looked around on the internet and I saw that scapular winging kept popping up and I seem to have a decently pronounced case of it. Is this a possible cause? I can't even do the scapular pulls. [link] [comments] |
| Planche protraction, front retraction Posted: 16 Apr 2020 08:45 AM PDT Hi! I want to ask how can i strengthen protraction in planche and retraction in front. I'm holding adv. tuck planche for 5-7 seconds and i lose protraction (not to point where i fully retract but i feel retraction happening at the middle of the hold). I can hold full front for about 4-5 seconds (form is not perfect: hips a bit higher that shoulders and i lose retraction almost at the start of the hold and my back just drops). I want to ask how could i strengthen scapula position in these 2 elements. Maybe you can recommend some exercises or just work on back and shoulder strength ? For FL im doing arching hang, and for planche i don't know any, i'm only doing planche leans. I have some basic strength: Dip +55kg x1 Pull up +55kg x1 OHP 50kg x6 Bench press 90kg x1 Zanetti press 12kgx3 reps (dumbells) Deadlift 110kg x5 Im 16 years old, 72.5 kg, 180cm Thanks!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2020 11:46 AM PDT I made a survey to gather input on company names I came up with. It'll take you 30sec of your life and help me for the next 5 years!! Thanks for the help and stay safe. [link] [comments] |
| How do I choose specific goals for my training? Posted: 15 Apr 2020 07:02 PM PDT Hi BWF greetings from Argentina . I'm starting my path in this discipline and I want to set some goal that will help me whit the other dicipline that Im currently doing , which is martial arts(kung fu). My height is 1.74 m or 5'8 I believe (sorry if it's wrong I don't get this metric system) and im weighting 57kg or 126 pounds . I started whit the recomended routine(the old one , I find it easier to do whit the thing I got at home) and I will keep whit this for a few months until I'm confident I made the habit of training , but I what to set goal that will help me whit my fighting skill , and couldn't find anything for this toppic in the faq or wiki . Thanks in advance , have a nice day and take care [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 08:45 PM PDT Hi folks, hope you're all well. Just had some questions about handstands I was hoping someone could answer. I have spent the past month practising and I have gone from being completely unable to do a handstand to being occasionally able to hold a handstand for ten seconds "from the floor" (ie no wall, start with hands on the ground, kick my right leg up straight and left leg follows). My progression started with just standing on my hands against a wall for a minute at a time, then handstand push-ups against a wall, then kicking up to handstand against the wall and gently pushing off to a free handstand, and then I started practising without the wall. Unsurprisingly it's not so much holding the handstand while I'm there that's difficult, it's kicking up into the handstand and staying balanced that's the problem. If I do a handstand against the wall and then push off to a free handstand, I can hold it for minutes on end. If I lose balance I just gently tap the wall with my toe to get back into position. I am now realising it's not so much my upper-body or shoulder strength that's the problem, it's everything else that goes into a handstand. I am noticing that on the occasions where I successfully kick up into a handstand, I'm not so much kicking my leg as I am tensing my abs and hips and slowly drawing my leg up, keeping it straight. Kicking my leg up means I often overswing and topple over the other way. But I feel like my successful attempts are just lucky and I don't actually have the requisite strength and flexibility to slowly draw up my leg(s) into a handstand each time. Having said that, I used to be a boxer so I have very strong abs (six pack and all the rest of it) and I do an ab routine every day. But I feel like there is something more to handstands than just strong abs. I guess the reason for this post is to ask what ancillary exercises can I do to strengthen my core and hips and things so that I can gently rise into a handstand? I am doing L-sit pull-ups, back-bridges, lunges, pistols squats, and heaps of hamstring stretches. Am I on the right track? Are there any other exercises I should be doing? I can't just constantly do handstands because I'll fuck up my wrists. Sorry for the wall of text and thanks in advance for your replies. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 15 Apr 2020 11:47 PM PDT Hi guys, Since lockdown started, I began taking working out more seriously and started a home workout plan. I wanted to focus on improving my pull ups as currently they seem to be one of my weakest exercises. However, I've improved at every other exercise and got worse at pull ups. I always do them at the beginning of the workout so I am fatigue should not be the problem. I was able to do 2 normal pull ups before and I trained with a resistance band so I can get nice volume (could do about 8 with a band). However, when I felt like i'm not getting better I started doing pull up eccentrics instead. I've got better each time, now I think I can do a 20-30 sec eccentric. What I did was the 50 pull ups program's easiest part, and while it was hard I could do the tons of eccentrics it recommended. However, when I tried pull ups today, I could hardly even get 1. Why am I getting worse? What should I do? Should I continue this program and do eccentrics (my assisted pull ups got worse as well btw)? When I grab the bar and initiate an active hang I feel weak, I feel like I can't initiate the pull up. Even when I manage to do one, I don't really feel it in my back (and I want to strengthen my back because it is really weak apparently). [link] [comments] |
| Is calisthenics more difficult for larger people or does it all come down to BMI? Posted: 15 Apr 2020 02:21 PM PDT It's obvious that you would have to do more work to accomplish the same body weight task as a larger person, but does the extra strength make up for it? For example, let's say there were two people that were both 12% body fat that were extremely similar in every aspect except one person was taller and wider and weighs more than the other person. Let's call the smaller one Person A and the larger one Person B. If they were to do a 1RM deadlift, Person B would be able to life more weight because they're larger than Person A. However, if they were to do a set of pull-ups to failure, who would be able to do more reps? At first I would say Person A would get more reps in because even though they're at the same BMI, Person B has mechanical disadvantages such as longer limbs that need to generate more force to do the same thing and heavier weight to lift up. However, since Person B has a stronger deadlift and is generally stronger than Person A (in terms of total strength), would the extra strength make up for the mechanical disadvantages and have them both do the same amount of reps? Or would Person A do more reps than Person B. Or, would Person A actually do LESS reps than Person B? If anything I said here was wrong point it out and also this is not to degrade taller or shorter people as no matter how much you weigh or how tall you are, a planche or muscle up or front lever is still an amazing feat of strength. [link] [comments] |
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