Bodyweight Fitness: Motivation Monday for 2020-04-27 |
- Motivation Monday for 2020-04-27
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-27
- Greasing the Groove for Press Ups - A 50-day update
- So Jeff Cavaliere (AthleanX) has a few things to say about our beloved Pseudo Planche Pushups
- Has Anyone Here Built Strong Legs With Only Bodyweight?
- A hack for doing leg curls with rings
- New to Calisthenics
- How did incorporating rings change your strength and appearance?
- Advanced Lifter new to Calisthenics
- Why is it easier to do a pushup when starting with the negative ?
- Another beginner front lever questions, come help me :)
- What to do on off days with RR?
- An essay on body image
- Has anyone ever tried Growth Sinerama?
- Daily YouTube Routine?
- A Question About Pseudo Planche Pushups
- I want to do a study that will see if there is statistical significance between height/weight and Front Lever proficiency.
- Advice for tuck planche
- Name of this dip variation?
- Let's talk rings.
- My chest isn't growing anymore?
- Are There any Actual Videos (or Pictures) on the Side Lever?
- Sore Shoulders
| Motivation Monday for 2020-04-27 Posted: 26 Apr 2020 11:08 PM PDT Welcome to Motivation Monday, your weekly thread for motivational videos, pictures, and stories! Anything goes in this thread, as long as it's motivating. Let's get started! Feeling inspired and want to pass the time with other badass videos? Check out our collection of YouTube videos through our official channel! Join our live chatroom on Discord! You can find the web client by clicking this link, here. [link] [comments] |
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| Greasing the Groove for Press Ups - A 50-day update Posted: 27 Apr 2020 02:51 AM PDT Hey, For the last 50 days I've been greasing the groove with press ups. I typically leave at least 30 minutes between sets. I did an initial test of maximum press ups to failure. I chose to work at 50% of maximum press ups for 10 sets a day . I conked out at 24 on the first initial test. For the first two weeks, I aimed for 10 sets of 12 press ups per day. I recorded my tally in Notes on my phone. I typed an "a" every time I completed a set. At the end of the day, I'd tally up the number of "a's". So my note section looked like this.
So, that would be my fifth day and with my sixth set completed for that day. Practicality I enjoy doing the sets throughout the day. They're easy and quick enough to complete. The only problem is remembering to complete them. I don't want to use alarms.. I usually squeeze them in when I have a spare couple of minutes - waiting for the microwave to finish, computer is loading up, kettle is boiling etc. I've had no problems with sore elbows, which was a concern of mine. Results I completed 4630 press ups in 50 days. A daily average of 93. My maximum press ups at the start was 24. On day 50 it was 30. You can view the Google Sheet for a daily total. I'm a little disappointed to be honest. It's only been 50 days but I thought my maximum number of press ups would have increased by more than 6 in 50 days. One thing that has improved dramatically is my form. I followed Fitness FAQ and Calisthenicsmovement for their instructions on good form for a press up. It's a lot harder than it looks. Going from 24 press ups with ok form to 30 press ups with good form is probably the best way to describe my improvement. My form is not perfect, but it's a lot better than when I started. Next Steps I'll keep going for now. Maybe even update again once I reach Day 100. Once I reach 40 - 50 max press ups, I'll probably switch to a harder variation of press up and start again. For now, I'm just enjoying having something to do in quarantine. [link] [comments] |
| So Jeff Cavaliere (AthleanX) has a few things to say about our beloved Pseudo Planche Pushups Posted: 27 Apr 2020 03:59 AM PDT Jeff recently released a video titled How to Build Big Biceps at Home (NEVER DO THIS!!) in which he criticised pseudo planche pushups being an inferior exercise for bicep development and also talks about how doing pseudo planche pushups with a supinated grip can cause wrist injuries. He even goes as far as saying that "this exercise fails at so many levels". The purpose of this post is to provoke discussion because AthleanX is a popular channel and since he has a large audience, so sooner or later someone would ask questions about pseudo planche pushups here on this subreddit. So I thought why not create a thread of its own. Before I start I want to make it clear that I do agree and it is basic common sense that any kind of pushup is inferior for bicep development when compared to pullups, rows and chinups. The pseudo planche pushup is no different but the points Jeff made in his videos are worth discussing. First thing I want to talk about are the alternative exercises that he provides. He is advocating exercises like this and this. Sure, he does mention training biceps on a pullup bar but in my opinion, if all you have is a floor and you do not have anything heavy to do curls with, then do pseudo planche pushups the way as shown here and here. Not only, this will work your biceps but will also help you with your planche goals. Most people who start bodyweight training want to achieve the planche anyways, so it is smarter to do pseudo planche pushups instead of the gimmick exercises that Jeff is showing. Second thing he mentions is that the biceps are working isometrically and are working as stabilisers. He says that isometric tension at the lengthened position doesn't provide much benefit as this is the least significant function of the biceps. I am not a PT or an anatomy expert, but if this is true, then ring gymnasts who do a lot of straight arm work should not be having those big biceps that they are famous for. And even if this is true, the pseudo planche pushup and staright arm work on rings are far more superior options than the ones he provides in his video. Lastly, he mentions about how supinated grip pseudo planche pushups can cause wrist injuries. This part is what interests me the most. He mentions that all your weight is on the ulnar side of the wrist that can cause TFCC injury in those who are not prepared to hande this kind of a load. It is widely accepted in the whole calisthenics community that supinated position is the most comfortable on the wrists. Even if it increases injury risk, it does increase risk of elbow injury or bicep injury, not wrist injury. I have never heard anyone complaining about wrist discomfort from supinated grip pushups. Pronated grip is what bothers most peoples' wrists. Anyways, different people have different issues so I am not going to comment on that. But as far as being prepared to handle a load is concerned, it is common sense that you can injure yourself doing anything if you are not prepared to handle that load. You can even injure yourself doing bicep curls or tricep extensions if you go too heavy too soon. Anyways, what are your thoughts, opinions and comments? Would love to have a discussion. [link] [comments] |
| Has Anyone Here Built Strong Legs With Only Bodyweight? Posted: 27 Apr 2020 02:16 AM PDT I do think it's possible, but I'm curious how many have had success with this. [link] [comments] |
| A hack for doing leg curls with rings Posted: 26 Apr 2020 02:49 PM PDT A small but useful hack: I like to do hamstring curls with my rings, but found that the rings dug into the back of my heel in an uncomfortable way. However, if I remove the rings from the straps, I can rest my heels comfortably in the empty straps. This is helpful because I can now use more force when doing the curl. Hope the rest of you find this helpful! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 02:55 PM PDT Hey guys, I'm new to Calisthenics... I have Cerebral Palsy (just Spastic diplegia, I'm not in a wheelchair obviously) Long story short, I tried EL(elbow lever), after many failures I succeed to do so for maybe a second, but it's good for a start (for me at least). Just wanted to share with you all, I hope I'll get better at this :-) [link] [comments] |
| How did incorporating rings change your strength and appearance? Posted: 27 Apr 2020 12:36 AM PDT Coming from a gym background, I am thinking of getting rings and was wondering what sort of results you got? Things like ring pushups and dips interest me. Especially weighted or with my feet elevated :) [link] [comments] |
| Advanced Lifter new to Calisthenics Posted: 27 Apr 2020 12:07 PM PDT Hey guys, I'm coming from strength training (PPL) and soccer, new to Calisthenics. I am a pretty advanced lifter in terms of numbers (1/2/3/4) and have been playing soccer my whole life. Just wanted to ask about volume and frequency. I looked into the subs recommended routines and they are low volume and frequency. 3 times a week training and low volume for strength gains as an introduction to calisthenics. Is the recommended routine enough to increase strength, muscle mass and prepare me enough for more advanced calisthenics skills as an advanced lifter? Should I just increase the frequency of training or increase the amount of routines to better prepare myself? I dont have access to equipment as I currently train at home during this pandemic. Any recommendations you have on routines and or links will be much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Why is it easier to do a pushup when starting with the negative ? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 11:55 PM PDT Hi, I'm a beginner to working out (started going to the gym mid Jan but covid-19 had other plans for me), and amidst the current situation find myself doing a lot of bodyweight exercises to try and get some gains. Ofc the push-up is a pivotal part of traning and I've noticed something very weird about it. Note: I'm still very new to this and can only do about 15-20 pushups in a row. The typical way i start a pushup is on the ground, unshrug the shoulder, drive into the ground with your palms, keeps your glutes and lower body tight and push till full extension while slightly rocking with your feet. When i do it like this I've noticed that i get pain on my right elbow at times even though i try not to flare the elbows out (it's generally fixed by pushing even harder into the ground with my right palm). But all these problems seems to disappear when i start at the extended position. If i start with my hands at full extension and make sure correct form in terms of feet position and the slightly obtuse angle between your hands and ground as such and then do the pushup, not only have i never experienced the elbow pain, i feel a lot better and I'm able to do more pushups. I've tried observing whether I'm shrugging my shoulders at the bottom but i don't think this is the case and i have not experienced any shoulder pain thus far by doing it like this. What is going on here ? Most tutorials prescribe starting from the ground rather than negative first so I'm confused why it seems easier for me to do the opposite. [link] [comments] |
| Another beginner front lever questions, come help me :) Posted: 27 Apr 2020 12:20 PM PDT Hi, for quite some time i've been trying to learn front lever. Quarantine got me locked up in home and the only equipement i've got there is a bar that is mounted on hip height. This means i can only do rows and lever work. I want to get the most out of this situation and focus solely on front lever. So far i've been mostly playing around with front lever, doing holds, negatives, pulls (with and without resistance band). Without resistance band i think i can hold one legged progression with decent (but probably not perfect) form. I've been also doing tuck front lever rows but they seem to be too easy already. On the hand i can't do adv tuck rows with full rom (hips touching the bar). Question #1 : How, how should i approach the front lever training. On which things should i focus the most. How to programme my training that is focused only on achieving front lever. Question #2 : Overcoming Gravity 2 Chart shows that full front lever is basically on the same level as 1.775xBW pull up and straddle front lever rows. The question that bothers me is if someone could hold full front lever without actually doing other pulling elements that are on the same level as shown on that chart? PS : Before quarantine my tested 1 rep max pull up/chip up was about 1.60xBW - 1.65xBW. I can also freely perform one arm dragon flags and ab wheel roll outs. [link] [comments] |
| What to do on off days with RR? Posted: 27 Apr 2020 12:09 PM PDT Hi everyone, I am curious about what you all do on your off days if only training three times a week. Before my gym closed I was used to going 6 to 7 times a week for just over an hour each time. I am planning to start with the recommended routine three times a week and to do cardio every off day with a 6km run. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what else to do in off days? Best [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2020 11:35 AM PDT Hello reddit, im working on an essay for my college human sexuality class on the topic of body image and everything that encompasses that. Unfortunately, this is not a field of study i am good at or know much if that, i am a chemistry major, chemistry doesn't lean into sexual that often. I am really struggling with this and could really use some help, if some of you could give me pointers of what to write about and how to go about choosing different subjects that would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Has anyone ever tried Growth Sinerama? Posted: 27 Apr 2020 11:31 AM PDT It supposedly increases height but I haven't heard many reviews on it. I know it could be a scam but if someone has actually tried and could tell me if they got results. If you have tried it please let me know. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2020 11:26 AM PDT Hi all, I'm new to bodyweight workouts with the whole "gyms being closed thing". I've been searching but can not find any YouTube channels that out out a daily bodyweight routine? As someone that isn't overly motivated to workout it would be great if I could subscribe to a channel and get an alert for my daily workout. I know there is a TON of videos out there, but I like switching it up on a day to day basis and if someone is good at planning a routine I would find it really useful. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| A Question About Pseudo Planche Pushups Posted: 27 Apr 2020 06:41 AM PDT So I recently saw this video by Domnik Sky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-4dmFKfeDs&t=237s TLDW: He explains the pseudo planche pushup, saying that you should have protracted shoulders the entire time. My questions is if you're really supposed to have protracted shoulders though the entire range of motions. I used to not do this, only protracting at the very top like the RR says, and I would really feel it in my chest. Now that I'm protracting through the entire ROM, I barely feel it in my chest at all. I feel it almost entirely on my front delt/shoulder. Is it really more beneficial to have it protracted throughout the entire ROM? How do you guys do your pseudo planche pushups? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2020 10:24 AM PDT I have to write a math exploration paper and I want to see if height/weight has a statically significant relationship with the front lever. I will also be using these responses to create data that will (potentially) calculate the probability of achieving the front lever given height and weight. Obviously this will not be very exact but it is a good indication given the relatively small sample size. As a community, we know that being light and short helps skills, but I want to see to what extent it does. I will be posting this here on this subreddit, and also on r/overcominggravity so please be mindful not to submit a response twice. You can find the link to the survey here. I am not collecting any personal data, just height, weight, current FL progressions, and max hold of that progression. Not many studies have been done into this, I recall one previous study on this subreddit but it did not account for height and measured slightly different variables so it will be interesting to see what the data tell us. If the owner of the previous study wishes to merge results together, they are more than welcome to when I post my findings! If I reach 100 or more replies, I will post the results on both subreddits when I have complied, analyzed, and came to conclusions on the data collected. Please be truthful in your responses, no responses or hold times are linked to any personal identification. Thank you to everyone who wishes to participate! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2020 07:23 AM PDT So I have been using Pseudo-Planche push-ups and weighted dips for a long time as my main push exercises. Recently I tried the tuck planche and just couldn't do it. I hoped I was strong enough to at least get into the position for a second or two, but I wasn't strong enough. I really thought that working for quite some time on those PPPU with a short pause on top would help me on this topic, but it appears it was not enough. So my question is, is it necessary to work on static planche holds to get the tuck planche ? Usually I prefer doing dynamic exercises, but maybe the holds are just necessary ? Is there something else I could be missing ? I'd really like to work on this tuck planche. Personal info for context : height : 1m68, weight : 65kg. My pushing level : I can do 5x5 weighted dips with 40kg added, with proper form. I thought this was enough to get at least a short tuck, but it really isn't. For the PPPU, i usually do them with a supinated grip on rings (RTO) or a supinated grip on push-ups handles on the floor. Maybe the supinated grip is bad ? Is there a "best way" to place the hand for the planche ? I tried searching the net but the info seems a bit confusing to me. Any suggestion would be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2020 05:01 AM PDT This guy calls it a "hannibal dip" however searching this name on youtube doesn't give any results. Are there other names for this dip variation? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Apr 2020 03:50 AM PDT Is it okay if my gymnastics rings are slightly higher/lower than the other (I'm only talking a few millimeters or so). Could I end up with muscle imbalances? What kind of injuries could it cause? Any help would be appreciated :) [link] [comments] |
| My chest isn't growing anymore? Posted: 27 Apr 2020 05:20 AM PDT My chest isn't growing anymore whatever I try it just doesn't seem to grow. I can do one-arm push ups too but it doesn't bring any difference neither to ring push ups with decline and around 8-10 kg more on my back. What should I do? Should I do some different excercises? Or should I increase or decrease intensity? [link] [comments] |
| Are There any Actual Videos (or Pictures) on the Side Lever? Posted: 26 Apr 2020 01:19 PM PDT The side lever is a term you've probably all heard of, whether it was from a YouTube video or a comment on a social media post. Theoretically, this is a very understandable term and is easily interpreted as a one arm lever from a horizontal bar. Similar and classified in the same categories as the front lever and back lever, the side lever is when you grasp a bar and ultimately lift your body into a horizontal position, performing a rotational shoulder movement and straightening the arms. From here, most lever movements allow for some type of pull up (FL or BL pull ups) or vertically rising movement (hefesto with pronated grip) due to the biceps naturally facing inwards. From these simple static levers come the one arm variations. The most simple variations consist of the one arm FL with any grip and the one arm BL with most notably either a supinated, pronated, or fingers grip. Even with one arm however, the ability to perform an actual pull up still remains (though they may be more difficult - like a one arm BL pull up or hefesto). However, though the term for the "side lever" is still pretty popular, I have not found any videos or articles on this. For a more detailed explanation of what a side lever should look like: It is performed with one arm and somewhat similar to a one arm front lever. The biggest difference is that the stomach or front of the person is turned to the side instead of facing upwards. This places more strain on the teres major, shoulder stabilizers, and even the chest. With this, it is very similar to the iron cross where it works most of the same upper body arm muscles. In addition, because it is a lever, the obliques, abs, and legs are also at work. Looking to basics again, it is definitely possible to do some form of a side lever pull up where you pull your elbow down to your side. The reason I am interested in this is because I have recently started working on my side lever. So far, I can hold a bent arm version without perfect form. Currently I am working on straightening out my body and pulling my waist higher up. Similar to those who begin training one arm FL with a bent arm, I am also starting out with my elbow almost "touching" my side and lowering a little (so that my elbow is bent). - And yes, I can hold it for a few seconds on both sides so no muscle imbalances :) The only problem here is that although it may be a pretty cool move, I have not seen anyone on social media post themselves doing the side lever, nor could I find any videos or anything online about this so called "side lever", though it is definitely an actual move. Because of this, it always feels extremely weird when I train my side lever because it is practically noexistent. - So here's my question: Has anyone here seen a social media post or video/picture on someone doing the side lever? If so I would love to see it because I've never seen anyone do it before (except myself). For some details, I have not looked into this too much so if there is something extremely obvious that someone posted that I did not see, then sorry about that. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2020 11:00 PM PDT So I just took my son on a hike today. He's only 2 so I carried him in a backpack carrier majority of the way and my shoulders are on fire. What is a good way to work out those same shoulder muscles so I'm not destroyed Everytime I take him for a hike? [link] [comments] |
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