Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-26 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-26
- Sunday Show Off - Because it's perfectly fine to admit you're also doing bodyweight fitness to do cool tricks in front of people!
- Why can I only do a slow muscle up?
- BWF and aging gracefully - what do we change?
- The Perfect Calisthenics Home Gym: My Top 10 Pieces of Equipment for Efficient Bodyweight Workouts and for Building a Well Proportioned Physique
- Lessons Learned from Removing a Fallen Tree
- Taking Rest VS Making No Excuses
- Making minor injuries worse by obsessing over them?
- Sharin my Quarantine Bodyweight Circuit!
- Quarantine Fitness, shadowboxing edition
- Trouble from tucked front lever to advanced tucked front lever
- How can I build muscle if I'm already at my weight goal?
- Muscle up tips
- One arm pull up assisted with weight pulley
- Are neutral grip pull-ups a viable alternative to normal pull-ups?
- Am I going too slow?
- Al Kavadlo's Universal Strength video course
- Why is Working out at home so boring? How Can I make this better?
- Pull bup bars and rental apartments
- RANKING STRENGTH ELEMENTS IN SW/CALISTHENICS
- One Arm Pull Up: Skill Worth Training?
- How much does a dream machine actually help ?
- ways to explain a beginner how to get into a hollow body position?
- Are WSWCF certifications internationally acknowleged?
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-26 Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:07 PM PDT Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!
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| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 04:49 AM PDT HEY YOU, Have you taken any recent pics of those sweet gains, your human flag, or those handstands off the wall you're finally holding? Do you have other bodyweight fitness accomplishments you've made and want the world to know about because your friends and family can't appreciate how hard L-sit progressions are?? This is the thread for you to share all that and inspire others at the same time! I'm talking about another S-S-SU-SUNDAY SHOW OFF!! Note that we aren't limiting you to what we're discussing on the FAQ. Show us anything that blew your mind the moment you realized you had it. This may include aspects of: gymnastics, climbing, parkour, weight loss/gain, posture, etc. They are all more than welcome in this thread. We also want to remind you that we've been sharing your content on @redditbwf on both Instagram and Twitter. Help us grow our sub's social media in order to reach out to non-Redditors across these other platforms! Check out some of the previous Sunday Show Off threads for more inspiration! Archives here. Want to motivate yourself further? Use our member locator and workout map resource in our sidebar to form a local workout group in your area! [link] [comments] |
| Why can I only do a slow muscle up? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 03:54 AM PDT Question is in the title. I've been very frustrated the past months, because I've been doing loads of Muscle Up progression but I was never able to do one. Just everything about the timing etc is way to hard for my body to grasp. I can do about 15 strict pullups and 10 very deep straight bar dips so I was really annoyed. Today, I decided to just go for a non-kipping one: I did it? Wtf [link] [comments] |
| BWF and aging gracefully - what do we change? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 07:18 AM PDT Muscle ups used to be my go-to "look how awesome I am!" move to impress my PE students, but I've noticed over the last year the impact they were starting to have on my rotator cuffs. This caused me to start a massive self-reflection on my fitness regime in general;including dialing it back on dips as well. Current goal is to stay competitive to at least age 50, then re-evaluate. Any idea if this is just a "me" issue, or have any other older athletes/BWF folks had to start tapering off some of their old faithfuls and moving into a more cautious/safer workout plan? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 07:51 AM PDT During the last 5 years I've been training more than 90% of the time from home and I thought that now it could be a good moment to reveal my calisthenics home gym. You can watch all my equipment on this video: I'll put below my top 10 pieces of equipment. I've divided them in 3 categories:
This list will be great for you if you still haven't don't have a home gym. It will give you clarity on what's more important and what you'll need for your specific training goals. And if you already have some equipment I still think this can be useful and give you a couple of ideas to take your home gym to the next level. Before getting started let's bust the myth that you only need the floor to work your full body. Sure on the floor you can get pretty far with horizontal and vertical pushing (aka pushup and handstand variations). However, the floor won't be your friend when it comes to pulling exercises and giving your back and biceps a proper workout. Lately I've seen some cool hacks to workout your back without buying any equipment (using doors, tables, broomsticks,...). This can be a good solution for a few days but over the long run you want to have the equipment from the list to make your training more enjoyable, secure and scalable. 1. Pull Up BarThe pull up bar is key for working on the vertical pulling pattern and even the horizontal one once you get more advanced. That's what will help you strengthen and build your back and biceps. There are lots of options in the market. The video is your friend but I'll do my best to describe them here:
Generally the door pull up bars start at $20 and the bigger structures can go over $200. If you're serious about building a strong and proportionate upper body that's a crucial pick. 2. Dip BarsWhile the pull up bar is great for working on the vertical pulling pattern, the dip bars (aka parallel bars) are great to start working the horizontal pulling pattern which is key for doing a complete back workout. Moreover with dips bars you get the chance to standard dips. Even if you can get the vertical push from pike pushups (upward vertical push), dips are still useful as they are a downward vertical push). Here you generally find 2 options:
You can get cheaper options from around $50 but if you go the branded route it can get over $100. 3. RingsThat's the first item from the category Best Equipment To Maximize Strength & Muscle Gains. Rings actually offer you every key exercise described before but the thing is that you may struggle finding a spot to hang them. Once you've a pull up bar this isn't a problem anymore. Even if you already have the pull up bar and dip bar, Rings can still be great for these reasons:
You can get rings from around $20 but it can get more expensive depending on the material and brand. I use the plastic ones as I train outdoors but if you're indoors and your hands sweat easily, the wooden option will be better for you. Finally, whenever it comes to dips I actually prefer doing them on dip bars. Sure, doing dips on the rings can be more challenging as you need extra coordination. But at the end of the day, muscle building depends largely on mechanical tension and you can get more of that combining dip bars with external resistance which I'm gonna discuss on the next item... 4. Weight VestIf you've already been training for a while a weight vest can be a great investment. A weight vest will allow you to keep progressing with the main bodyweight movements without having to rely on one arm variations which I don't particularly like because they take double the time to complete and they can create extra stress on your joints. I know too many people who developed golfer's elbow when training the one arm chin up... Also the weight vest is the most versatile type of external resistance. You will hardly find an exercise that you cannot perform with a weight vest. I even can do handstand pushups with a vest or use it for my leg training. Sure you may not be able to load it as much as a dip belt but that's why the weight vest is a better place to start. Here the price will mainly depend on the weight. You can get the 10kg (22lb) vests for less than $50. If you can afford it, I would strongly recommend you to pick something over 25kg (55lb). This will most likely be over $100 though. A good tip to make your weight vest last longer is to use slower tempos. For example using a 3 second negative and a 1 second positive. If you combine that with full range of motion you won't really need that much external resistance. 5. Push Up BarsIf you're someone prone to wrist pain I really recommend it to you. In fact, thanks to push up bars I was able to get good with handstands really fast and master the different handstand press variations. When using push up bars you get to put your wrists on a much easier position and you'll most likely forget about your wrist pain. But still I recommend you do some sort of wrist warm up before your workouts. Push up bars will also give you an extra range of motion and the good thing is that they are more portable than parallettes as they are smaller. This is probably the cheapest piece of equipment as you can get ones for like $5. 6. DumbbellsI know this may sound a bit contradictory with the idea of bodyweight training but if you care about results I think they're really worth it. After I started to use dumbbells I added in 2 months almost 2 inches to my arms, which sincerely is something that the ladies won't regret. And for me this was a big deal as I'm someone with naturally long and lanky arms. But most importantly dumbbells can help you address different weak links that can be hard to target with only bodyweight exercises. Last but not the least, if you combine dumbbells with the weight vest you can get a pretty decent leg workout without much need for a squat rack. The price for dumbbells normally starts at $40 for a 20kg (44lb) set. This means you get two adjustable dumbbells with a maximum weight of 10kg (22lb) for each one. 7. Yoga MatThe yoga mat is the first item from the category of Best Equipment To Minimize Injuries & Master Calisthenics. This is what I use before every workout to do my wrist warm up, if you're serious about handstands you definitely should be doing this and even if you don't I still think it's a good thing to do to bulletproof your wrists. Talking about handstands I've also used the yoga mat countless times for the different bodyline drills. What will surprise you is that I don't use the yoga mat at all for ab exercises. If you do the main bodyweight exercises with proper form you'll already be working your core. Aside from that if I want to target my core I normally do exercises on the bar like hanging leg raises. On the other hand, I used this a lot when I was learning the press to handstand as I had to do lots of stretching. But still today I try to do some daily stretches for the main muscles that usually get tight when sitting or doing any other daily activity. Yoga matts are normally priced from $10. The cheaper options are normally thinner which means they can break faster. 8. Elastic BandsI use elastic bands all the time before my workouts to warm up my shoulders. If you want to have longevity in calisthenics it's key to treat your shoulders well. But also I use them to increase or decrease the difficulty of different exercises or skills. I especially used to make pushups and squats harder. Even if you don't get that much added resistance this still can be great as you change the strength curve of the exercise and this by itself can be enough to keep progressing. I especially use them to decrease the difficulty on exercises like front levers and front lever rows. By the way, if you want to use bands for front levers it's extremely easier to set it up with rings but not that easy on the bar. On the other hand, if you're starting out bands can be great for pull ups or dips. Finally, I also use elastic bands for high rep arm work to keep my elbows healthy. You can do bicep curls by anchoring one extreme of the band on your feet and you can do tricep extensions by locking the band on a pull up bar. The price here depends on the resistance of the band. The lighter bands can cost less than $5 and the heavier can be over $20. Generally speaking, you can get a wide range of bands for less than $50. 9. ParallettesParallettes have a lot in common with pushup bars but still they offer some new things that are worth mentioning. The first one is that they normally have a thicker grip than push up bars which creates a nicer grip and makes hand balancing a bit easier. Another difference is that they're not as close to the floor. This can actually have a huge impact when practicing different calisthenics skills. For example, it can make the transition from a handstand to an L-Sit achievable without having to develop insane levels of mobility. Also they're great for leveling up your pike or handstand push ups as you'll have much more range of motion. The takeaway here is that I would recommend you to get Parallettes if you're someone interested with skills like handstands, handstand presses, L-Sits and planches. They're normally priced over $20 but the branded options can easily go over $50. Generally speaking, the bigger and heavier are gonna be more stable but they're gonna be more expensive. Wood here can also be an interesting option if your hands sweat easily. 10. Dip BeltIf you use a weight vest and you do your negatives with 3 seconds and full range of motion you won't really need this until very long. But at some point the weight vest won't be enough because the heavier weight vest can normally carry up to 30kgs or 66 pounds. At that point it will be a good idea to get a dip belt which you can load whatever you want as long as you have the necessary plates. It's good to mention here that the dip belts work great for pullups and dips on higher bars. Normally the standard dip bars won't let you get through all the range of motion with a 20kg (44lb) plate. On the other hand, it's much trickier to set up correctly a dip belt when doing rows or push ups. To do it correctly you will need to put your hands or feet on an elevated surface so that the plates can go down that level and still don't touch the floor. A dip belt normally costs between $20 and $30. But here it's important to have in mind that you'll probably have to spend more with the plates. If you've dumbbells you at least will already have the smaller plates covered. To give you some numbers a 20kg (44lb) plate can be around $25 on the lower end. Last but not least...Finally, I don't recommend you to go crazy and get all these equipment all at once. I think it's better to add items one by one when you feel it's the right time. Also the good thing of doing it this way is that it won't hurt that much your pocket. Anyways, I hope that this list helps you and you can keep progressing or start getting some serious gains from home. [link] [comments] |
| Lessons Learned from Removing a Fallen Tree Posted: 26 Apr 2020 05:13 AM PDT IntroOver a week ago the tree in our front yard fell over, and we spent the weekend cutting it up. When we were done I found myself tired but otherwise feeling pretty good. What I found most interesting was seeing which muscles were still sore the next day:
Now thanks to Antranik I have been performing a PPL split. A lot of my exercises are similar to what he recommends though I admit I am not doing it 100% the same as recommended. Leg DaySo what has been missing in my leg day? Well, first, here is what I have been doing. When I was going to the gym I performed Pike Compressions, Hamstring stretches, Weighted Bulgarian Split squats (+60 lbs), and pistol squats. Now that I am home without weights, I have started Shrimp squats in place of the Bulgarian Split squats. After researching, it seems what I need to work in are Nordic Curls, and Glute Ham Bridges. I wish there was a place at home I could do the Nordic Curls. My bed has too much around it, and I have not come up with a better setup. I clearly need to figure out a way to do them to shore up this weakness. ForearmsI think my weak forearms might be the culprit for lack of progress in the pull ups. I know, with pull ups I should focus on recruiting my back muscles, but it is a compound exercise. The forearms could be the weak link in my chain. How can I get the forearms stronger? For the moment, I have decided on 2 routes.
For a while, my goal was to get to 8 pull ups per set, and afterwards learn the False Grip. I think I have now realized, I need to learn the False Grip to shore up my weakness to get me to 8 reps per set. Thanks to FitnessFAQs I believe I have a method for learning that too. FitnessFAQs In ClosingFeel free to make recommendations to me. Body weight exercising has been a recent journey for me, and I do not consider myself an expert. I spent my 20s and 30s sometimes playing tennis but for the most part slowly becoming skinny fat. These past couple years have been a new experience and I already feel much healthier, stronger, and more flexible. I am always open to learning more and adapting. Thank YouLastly, these past couple years I have done a lot of researching online. I would like to shout out to those I have learned to rely on. All of you have helped me immensely; even if you never knew it: [link] [comments] |
| Taking Rest VS Making No Excuses Posted: 25 Apr 2020 07:01 PM PDT Does anyone else feel that you are making excuses to be lazy when you have even the slightest discomfort to avoid a possible injury? So these days, after I had several injuries such as elbow tendonitis and etc, when I feel even the slightest discomfort in any parts of my body that is being used either before or during workout, depending on which part of body it is, I either skip the session entirely or skip the exercises that use that part. (like, if it's my wrist having a problem, I skip all upper body exercises. If it's just the triceps, I just skip pushing exercises) Yes, I know listening to my body and avoiding possible injury is the smart move. However, what goes in my brain is that, "oh puck, my progress is going to be hindered. fml." Then, immediately after, "oh yes, I get to waste my time watching youtube videos or playing a game". Then, another immediately after, "hmm am I making excuses? Is this minor discomfort really something that can lead to an injury or am I over-reacting? Would world class people also have skipped training when they had the slightest discomfort when training and still reach where they are now?" I feel like I am just making excuses to not put in my best effort. I get stressed out thinking that it will take me so much longer to achieve those hard skills such as planche if I keep "making excuses". How do you, if any of you feel similar, handle/overcome this? How would you know whether you are making excuses or making the smart move? [link] [comments] |
| Making minor injuries worse by obsessing over them? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 12:17 PM PDT A week ago I experienced some discomfort in both of my Achilles heels/tendons during a run. The same day I started doing some self massage for the tendons and foam rolling for my calve muscles. I began with some ankle mobility, light stretching and "heel drop" exercises the next day. I continue to ice once or twice daily. By now I haven't seen much improvement, which surprises me, because the pain was very mild from the start. Part of me is wondering, "What if I just stuck to the good ol' fashion RICE method and gave it a few days before getting all fancy?" I've been pretty active since the pain started. Walking around, doing a regular calisthenics routine including bodyweight squat workouts, etc. I believe in active recovery, but this is partly because activity is central to my daily routine.
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| Sharin my Quarantine Bodyweight Circuit! Posted: 26 Apr 2020 12:16 PM PDT Hey y'all, in hopes of helping others, providing some insiration, and drawing some inspiration from you, I wanted to share the full-body circuit I've been working on and doing for the past few weeks. It's working really well for me in terms of maintaining muscle mass and shedding excess fat from bulking season. Notes: weighted bag = a duffle bag I literally filled with 40-50 lbs of beverage cans (beer, hard seltzter, soft seltzers, etc.) and golf bag = ~25 lbs of uneven weight (bottom weighs more than top so it forms an angle, you'll see). Each round consists of 3 sets of each exercise, in superset fashion. The whole thing takes me about 50 minutes, or an hour 15 if I incorporate core into each round. Leaving #reps out since that will vary for each individual. Round 1: Regular pushups, one arm rows with weighted bag (off hand leaning against wall), squats holding weighted bag Round 2: Uneven pushups (i.e. one arm in front of the other; switch arm position halfway through set), two-arm bicep curls with weighted bag, squats holding weighted bag (again) Round 3: Close-grip/tricep pushups, golf bag curls (heavier side on inside; each arm), one-leg squats (each leg) Round 4: Triangle/diamond pushups, golf bag curls (weighted side on outside; each arm), pulse-squats Round 5: upside-down/handstand shoulder press (I put my feet up on a bar stool), "skull crushers" (lean forward and place hands on kitchen counter; kind of like an upside-down bodyweight skullcrusher), lateral shoulder raises with milk gallons (I re-filled with water) Round 6: deadlifts with weighted bag, one-arm shrugs with weighted bag (each arm), front shoulder raises with gallon jugs As mentioned, if I have extra time I'll incorporate one core exercise at the end of each round. V-ups, sit-ups, russian twists, leg-lifts, planks, etc. I split my workouts into three days: this "lift", a run (sprints or long run depending on the day), and lacrosse (played in high school, dug my stick out and play wallball at a local park). Like I said it works great for me so wanted to share the love! Feel free to ask any questions and share how you've been staying in shape. Hope this helps and shred on. -SK [link] [comments] |
| Quarantine Fitness, shadowboxing edition Posted: 26 Apr 2020 11:59 AM PDT My studio shutdown so I haven't been able to hit the heavy bag in a while so I've transitioned my training into shadowboxing drills. Great day to maintain conditioning, speed, and coordination. * Each round is 2 minutes 15 seconds so have your timer ready. The first minute and a half is going to be our combinations, while our last 45 seconds is our core conditioning. All rounds except the last round have abs! * 6 rounds of kickboxing bad-assery, plus our speed round which is a total of 14 minutes and 30 seconds session. Easy money! * Round 1 Jab, Cross // Jab, Jab, Cross, Cross Last 45 sec. : Sit Ups Round 2 Cross, L Hook, R Hook Last 45 sec. : Russian Twist Round 3 Jab, R Up, L Hook, R Sidekick Last 45 sec. : R Sideplank Round 4 RFK, L Sidekick, R Head Hook, L Head Hook Last 45 sec. : L Sideplank Round 5 L Up, R Hook, LFK, R Sidekick, L Sidekick Last 45 sec. : X Ups Round 6 Jab, Cross, Jab, RFK, L Sidekick, R Sidekick Speed Round: 30 sec. LFK, L Sidekick 30 sec. RFK, R Sidekick Stronger today than we were yesterday, one rep, one punch, one day at a time. Full video explanation on IG Swolemate_Unlimited [link] [comments] |
| Trouble from tucked front lever to advanced tucked front lever Posted: 26 Apr 2020 06:06 AM PDT I can do tucked front lever, at least at 10 seconds per rep. However, every time I try to extend my knees perpendicular to the floor, it feels like my lower abs and back just give up on me. Is there a progression to help these parts? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| How can I build muscle if I'm already at my weight goal? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 10:57 AM PDT I'm 5'9" I weight 174 I've lost around 111 pounds but I sadly did too much cardio to the point I lost all my muscle the funny thing that my arms are the ones that got super tiny, I really want to change that, I'm scared of gaining weight because it's just feels like a bad thing but I know that lean muscle is heavier than fat so that's gonna be something I won't be able to stop, any advice? Btw I recently started to eat around 2100 calories with 1 gram of protein per total bodyweight and 0.4 grams of fat for total bodyweight the rest is just carbs [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 10:47 AM PDT Ok here's the deal I'm struggling with muscle ups. One day i can do like 5 sets of 2 and one days I can't do a single one. Do i try way to often? I train for muscle up 2 times a week. Hope somebody can help. [link] [comments] |
| One arm pull up assisted with weight pulley Posted: 26 Apr 2020 03:17 AM PDT My target is 8 months to complete this only using assisted pull ups. I will start with 1/3 of my body weight assisted and gradually reduce the weight. I weigh 79 kg, 11 pull ups ( I know it's not the recommended 15-20 pull ups to start but if I complete this then I change that belief ?) 5 reps on both arms, 4-5 minutes rest in between each arm ( 8-10 mins rest each arm ) for 5 sets total then rest for 72 hours. I am basically a guinea pig for myself but this is what I want. I will come back in 8 months with my results. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| Are neutral grip pull-ups a viable alternative to normal pull-ups? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 12:24 PM PDT Due to a elbow injury when I pronate my arms to do normal pull-ups it's too painful so I've been doing neutral grip pull-ups which don't hurt. But is it as effective? What are the differences between the two? And if I'm doing the RR would this replacement of the normal pull-up affect my strength and size gains? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 04:34 AM PDT I've recently picked up the new recommended routine after lapsing for the last couple of years - I much prefer this new one! However I'm taking about 2 hours to complete it, including 90s breaks between exercises. This isn't a problem as such, but I keep reading that it should take about an hour. Am I going too slow or should I just let it take as long as it takes? [link] [comments] |
| Al Kavadlo's Universal Strength video course Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:08 PM PDT Anyone here has tried Al Kavadlo's 30-day Universal Strength video course? I couldn't find any review of this specific course or program. I'm probably going to try it since I like the guy, program's reasonably priced - and in any case less expensive than the gym I'm currently not paying for since it's closed… But I'd like to hear from people who subscribed to it in the past (or currently). What are your thoughts on this course? Anything positive or negative about it. I've been following him on YouTube for a while and am familiar with what he's doing - i know he's well known too in this community, so I'd like to hear thoughts not on Al, but on the course or membership program, specifically. [link] [comments] |
| Why is Working out at home so boring? How Can I make this better? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 03:54 AM PDT So, this year in high school I wasn't able to get a PE class. Naturally, I started to work out after school in the gym. It was fun and didn't mind if I was alone sometimes. But now that I'm home I've put on at least 5 pounds and it kills me because every time I try to workout at home, it is just so tedious; it feels like a chore. Why can't I find working out at home fun?How can I make it fun or at least bearable? [link] [comments] |
| Pull bup bars and rental apartments Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:57 PM PDT Anyone here have any recommendations on how to not damage anything with long term use? I have used pullup bars in different homes when I lived with family and have experienced denting and staining(from the rubber handles). Now I have my own place and I just wanna limit the damage it might do. I've tried covering the handles with different kinds of material but it always eventually rips and stains the door frame. Denting seems to be avoidable if I keep myself light(no extra weights) Any advice? [link] [comments] |
| RANKING STRENGTH ELEMENTS IN SW/CALISTHENICS Posted: 25 Apr 2020 01:22 PM PDT Hey BWF! Lately i've been watching a lot of calisthenics-battles and just in general geeked different strength-elements. Thus making me wonder how difficult some of them are in comparisons to others. And i thought to myself - what better way is there than to take this speculation on to reddit. I myself have been doing calisthenics religiously for little over a year and have a background in gymnastics - therefore, if i may say so myself, i got a pretty decent understanding of what makes an exercise difficult hehe. However when it comes to comparing i.e Manna vs. Hefesto the lines get kinda blurry - so perhaps someone with a little bit more expertise in here could help. I'm well aware that it's probably highly depended on the individual, however with that being said, there's probably also a general consensus floating around, as with everything else in lyyfe. And yes, i am familiar with the Overcoming Gravity progression chart, however it doesnt really cover SW-elements such as the impossible dip, front lever pull-ups etc. Ranking these skills might be a difficult and time-demanding task, however since most of us is currently quarantined in one way or another, why not give it a shot! Lastly, i've tried to string together a list of the most " commonly " performed strength elements. I've decided to exclude combos+variations which is centered around switching up the grip, for the sake of making it more concise; otherwise we could probably go on for days! Lastly, this is made with the traditional calisthenics-competition setup in mind (bars, parallettes and floor) - in other words no rings. Furthermore the level of the strength-elements featured is determined by what is typically seen among the best bodyweight athletes! In case i've missed some of the " basic " strength-elements and variations thereof, just leave a comment and i'll edit them into the list. Have fun! https://docs.google.com/document/d/104xd1AhZcpybVup4QacUeTP1NnP34jI5qjdirZ1sMts [link] [comments] |
| One Arm Pull Up: Skill Worth Training? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 01:52 PM PDT Hello there my body weight fitness friends! I just wanted to share a video of my best one arm pull up attempt before I stopped training for the skill. I'd definitely like to know what you guys think of my form. Question: Also, I wanted to ask what other skills does the one arm pull up translate to? I don't really anything about bio mechanics so I'm not sure if it'd be a useful skill in the long run. What benefits do I gain from working on the move? I personally stopped training for it because it was inhibiting me from training other skills. By inhibit I mean it was making my workout sessions too long, it inhibited me from training other skills during the same session, and occasionally my elbows would become tender/sore from working on them (I trained it twice a week). Background: The video was of my best attempt on the one arm pull up this January. A couple weeks after that I just stopped training it because I felt it got in the way of me training other skills. Currently I'm working towards Iron Cross, planche on rings, impossible dips, pelican pushups, front lever rows. Would love to get people's thoughts on this. Have a good one! [link] [comments] |
| How much does a dream machine actually help ? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 03:10 PM PDT Is it worth buying or building one ? Does it really help progress faster ? Or does it only help for conditioning ? If anyone has any experience with it, share your experience :) [link] [comments] |
| ways to explain a beginner how to get into a hollow body position? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 03:34 PM PDT whenever i teach one of my friends how to do pushups i just wanna cry; arched back, retracted scapula all the time, bla bla bla i dont even remember how i learned it myself so i cant use that. i tell them that they need to imagine that their shirt is getting pulled from the back, squeeze their glutes and abs, anything... just doesnt work help? [link] [comments] |
| Are WSWCF certifications internationally acknowleged? Posted: 25 Apr 2020 01:24 PM PDT As I want to get a certification as a personal trainer specialised in Calisthenics, I thought of taking this online course from WSWCF. I already have quite a lot of training experience, but a certificate would at least give some sort of credibility. So I wanted to ask if anyone has already had experiences with this kind of certificate and if it is internationally acknowledged or not. [link] [comments] |
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