Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-06-03 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-06-03
- Might be helpful to add some info to the recommended routine as to what muscles you should 'feel' being worked for each exercise/class of exercises.
- Transformation in 3 months
- Some free workout apps without equipment that you have tried?
- One Arm Diamond Push Up with Closed Feet
- Regular - Knuckle Pushup Mix?
- Ledge pull-ups vs regular bar pull-ups
- 6th week of RR training, please help me progress even better!
- I’m 18 and have been lifting recently, but I also want to maintain my mobility. Would weight lifting 3/4 weeks then calisthenics for a week be effective or counterproductive?
- Any distance runners out there who want to share their experiences with Bodyweight fitness?
- From always injurned Gym Body to Personal Coach (Mobility, Bodyweight, Heath)
- One arm pushup progression
- NSD powerball
- Are straight bar dips like parallel bar dips?
- Working out with a physical job
- Is this routine enough for a good vertical jump?
- I'm totally at a loss for how to organize and progress in Burpee workouts. Any recommendations for a *detailed* program or progression?
- Need advice on beginning calisthenics while dealing with tendonitis
- Does my routine make sense? (Beginner)
- RR and pilates?
- Is it possible to target the lower abs?
- Asking for resources and terminology (NOT ASKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE)
- Bulgarian Split Squat elevated foot form
- Why are my ears always popping after workouts?
- Straddle position causes cramps during planche and front levers
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-06-03 Posted: 02 Jun 2020 11:06 PM PDT Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!
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| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 01:05 AM PDT As a beginner and layperson (who doesn't know all the physiological terminology about the various muscles and whatnot) I found it a bit difficult to figure out exactly what the romanian deadlift in the hinge progression is actually working out (I've figured it out now - thanks Google). But yeah it might be good to have something to each exercise like, you should feel your X being worked out by this exercise. Just a thought! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:16 AM PDT I wanted to share my transformation three months after starting RR. Im 173 cm (5'8"), starting weight was 64.5 kg (142 lbs), current weight is 62 kg (137 lbs). Im not sure about body fat percentage. First photo is from 04/03/2020, second one is from 03/06/2020. Transformation https://imgur.com/yW6AECK [link] [comments] |
| Some free workout apps without equipment that you have tried? Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:27 AM PDT Hi! I am a 19 y/o guy [180cm/125lbs(57kgs)] and have never worked out in my life except back when I was 14. I am looking forward to start working out in this quarantine. I am currently using 'Home Workout- no Equipment' by Leap Fitness's 7×4 30 days challenge. Has anyone tried it? Is it effective? I don't wanna go to the gym coz I am intimidated and I don't have equipments at home so I'd like to know about some good apps for home workout which you have tried. Thanks [link] [comments] |
| One Arm Diamond Push Up with Closed Feet Posted: 03 Jun 2020 04:08 AM PDT Matteo Spinazzola breaks physics again. He was the first person to do an one arm push up with closed feet straight body. Now he does that but this time it's a diamond push up. It's incredible! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:59 AM PDT Hello! I have a question regarding wrist difficulties and bw exercises. In order to get somewhat fit, before I get the equipment for the RR, I decided to first try to master the minimalist routine, 6 circuits of 10 reps per exercise set. That's going well! I've gone from 2 pushups/rows to 8 of both in 4 consecutive circuits in a month! However, since before I've always had wrist problems, specifically in my right hand. I cannot put any pressure on it without intense pain and numbing. I attribute this to a ganglion cyst myself, which I did and do still have a minor one. With this, I switched to knuckles with that hand in particular and I am wondering if this has any negative drawbacks. Not the knuckle pushup in themselves, but I am only on my knuckles with my right hand. The left hand I just keep open as usual. Is this bad - should I aim to have both be knuckles, or is it alright with this hybrid-thing? I feel that it is easier as I do them now [link] [comments] |
| Ledge pull-ups vs regular bar pull-ups Posted: 02 Jun 2020 11:25 PM PDT I've been training pull ups for the past month and a half and have made significant progress. But I do my pull-ups on a ledge since I can't buy a pull-up bar due to the lockdown. I can do about 7 ledge pull ups. Will I be able to do more pull-ups on a regular bar or less? And BTW, ledge pull-ups are a bitch for your fingers [link] [comments] |
| 6th week of RR training, please help me progress even better! Posted: 02 Jun 2020 08:39 PM PDT Hi! Long time lurker. I'm on my sixth week of doing the Recommended Routine, but I did Freeletics for about 4 weeks beforehand before realizing it was kinda shitty. I've been in the sub for a few years now. But now that I have a lot of time, I decided to start working on it. Right now I feel great! I notice gains, especially on my arms. I have a few queries so that I could continue training to my maximum ability. STATS: 5'9", currently 59.8kg. When I started doing RR, 5 weeks ago, I was 57.2kg. My real starting weight (before Freeletics) is 54.2kg, which is about 9 weeks ago. I don't feel fat! I've been consuming whey and creatine for a week now. You can see my workouts at my fitloop profile. (Note that right now I'm only maxing out pull-ups with negatives, can currently do only 2 strict pull-ups in a row. Dips and Rows aren't 100% strict, but I try to max it with breaks in between) I wouldn't say I'm plateauing, but I feel I can do better! QUESTIONS:
I'm at the best shape of my life right now. I've been down on my body image before all this, so thank you all for making me feel good about myself! This community is very supportive and I hope that one day I get to be the same to others. [link] [comments] |
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| Any distance runners out there who want to share their experiences with Bodyweight fitness? Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:58 AM PDT Hey everyone seeing this, I run competitive cross country in high school. I run 6 days a week and I'm hitting around 45 miles a week (nowhere near top level, but I try 😅). On the other hand though, I've been following the recommended routine for about two months now, mainly because I wanted to build a little bit of muscle and to get stronger without bulking too much. Personally, I've been seeing a lot of improvement in my upper body strength and plan to follow the routine religiously throughout the seasons. However, I do change the leg workouts a little bit to fit into my running schedule; on days I do speed work and workout the same day, I cut out the squats and hinges, but I'm still able to get leg workouts in 2 days a week. Are there any other distance runners out there willing to share their experiences with body weight fitness? Any tips for people like us? [link] [comments] |
| From always injurned Gym Body to Personal Coach (Mobility, Bodyweight, Heath) Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:49 AM PDT Hey guys, I wanne share my story with you 🙂 5 years ago, when I was 28, my body was a mess: I had pain in my knees when waking stair down, my lower back was hurting, I had neckpain for years and my shoulder was hurting so badly, I could not even swim or lift overhead. I was stressed out, nearly burned out, but did not realize. Up to this time I was visiting a local gym 3-4 times a week, but my body did not response well. I started to think in different ways, started with yoga and meditation first, than begann my daily mobility training. I builded a home gym, started to swim and ran weekly and to take care of my Mind. Now I am a personal coach as well, and help customers to go the same way as I do. On YouTube, Instagram and Facebook I share my Tipps. Maybe someone is interested, in how to start, needs some advise in getting a better mobility, or wants to know more about workout with rings ✌🏼😉 Regards from Germany 💪🏼 [YouTube ](youtube.com/channel/UCU5Hi9fEE6-KtTrdWfgKqpg/) [Instagram ](instagram.com/mybodymind.de/) [Facebook](facebook.com/mybodymind.de/) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:42 AM PDT I recently moved to one arm out / assisted one arm pushups, and am feeling some serious strain in my right arm elbow when doing them. I can gut my way through 5 reps, but I can tell it's not a good idea to continue to do so. I think this might be too big of a jump, but diamond pushups are a breeze. I'm also doing elevated pushups and ring pushups. Usually alternating which type I do on different workout days. Any recommendations on getting rid of the strain and / or a solid progression to get one arm pushups? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:34 AM PDT Hi all, So I am struggling with RSI and a golfers elbow. All very shitty right now. Anyway, bought a NSD powerball. My intuition was that people here would be using this device for the underarm. I have one simple question. What should be the position of the underarm? In most videos the arm is parallel to the floor (with the hand down, bending the wrist ) . This seems weird to me as the wrist is in an "extreme" position. I personally rest my whole arm and the circles of the ball are parallel to the floor. Feels natural, but... I don't see anybody doing it this way. Is it wrong? Does it help less? Does it work the wrong muscles? Some advice here is greatly appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Are straight bar dips like parallel bar dips? Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:32 AM PDT Do straight bar dips still hit the same muscles as the parallel bar dips? I can't do dips cause I don't got parallel bars but I do have a straight bar. [link] [comments] |
| Working out with a physical job Posted: 03 Jun 2020 11:05 AM PDT I just started the rr and am concerned that with my physical job I may do more harm than good. Is there any way to circumvent this? Should I just readjust my calories for the increased activity or is it negligible? Also I need an in house pull up bar that isn't for doorways if any recommendations are available tyty [link] [comments] |
| Is this routine enough for a good vertical jump? Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:55 AM PDT I know this might get down-voted quite a bit, but I need some feedback. Do you think this daily routine is enough for my goal of adding around 10-15 inches to my vertical in about 3 months? I'm 6 feet tall. (184 cm) 1 minute plank Bulgarian Split Squats: 2 sets of 10 for each leg Sit ups: 2 sets of 20 Split Jumps: 2 sets of 20 Squats: 3 sets of 25 Calf Raises: 2 sets of 30 1 minute plank [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:48 AM PDT I'm a die-hard weightlifter (not buff, mind you, just die-hard). But COVID has me stuck in my flat. I've never been a cardio person (I force myself to run a mile before I lift at the gym, but I hate every second of it and it took me ages to be able to just do that). I thought Burpees would be a good workout at home, since it does need some muscle strength and at least it's over relatively quickly. I started a spreadsheet where I set out how many to do each set with rests in-between. Add in a mess of pushups and some stuff with bands. But I feel like I'm not making any progress. I've been trying to research around on the web, and youtube, and in this sub, but there is such a dizzying array of different variations of both programs and forms: HIIT, Tabita, etc. With weightlifting seeing that you were making progress was easy! How do your big lifts compare with the "standards" (can you bench 225? congrats you're a "real" weightlifter!), how many pullups, dips can you do? etc. But with this stuff there are so many different variations that I'm finding it impossible to measure myself against an objective metric. This is compounded by the fact that a lot of the stuff I see says stuff like "do as many as you can in 4 min", "rest as long as you need to", "don't rest between variations", "see how long it takes you to do 100", etc. It's all so vague! Without an exact progression I find it impossible to know how I'm doing and thus motivate myself. I look online at videos (like AthleanX and other fitness people), but they are CARDIO GODS and give instructions like "blast out 120 of these in a row". And that seems so hopeless and far away that I get de-motivated and depressed. And then I don't work out. And then it gets worse. I know that I should measure my current self against my past self and not against others (in principle), but without some external metric I feel like I'm just "pretending" to work out and then I see something online like "work up to being able to do 150 in 5 min!" and it feels impossible to work towards that and that, ESPECIALLY with no mile markers along the way. And then I feel like I'm not really working out. Cycle repeats. It's like, without that external reference or program I could always convince myself that I'm doing okay, and then I see other people's workouts and realize I'm just wasting my time and lying to myself. What I'd LOVE is some very-standardized program. Like, week 1: do x sets of y reps with z min/sec in between, do however many days, week 2: etc. etc. Sorry for the long post, and for ranting a bit. I tried looking through the sidebar, and faq but couldn't find anything besides the kind of advice that I've not found useful for the reasons above - but maybe I missed something? tl;dr: I'm looking for a strict regimented burpee progression over the course of weeks or months with exact instructions to get a sad weightlifter who hates cardo back into decent shape. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| Need advice on beginning calisthenics while dealing with tendonitis Posted: 03 Jun 2020 10:46 AM PDT Little background information. So I used to be a competitive swimmer throughout highschool, but senior year I overworked myself after not swimming for a couple months and developed what the schools trainer said was tendonitis in both arms. I feel the same weakness in my legs as well, mainly in my knees. After that I never really rehabilitated and I also stopped swimming (which was my only form of exercise) so I stopped feeling the pain. Then my dad passed away so for the last 2-3 years I have been in a deep depression and gained at least 80lbs and lost all muscle mass. Now I would like to begin taking care of my health again, but even sitting here my elbows are aching, so I am worried that If I begin I will reinjure myself (or just make matters worse). What course of action should I take? Should I try to lose weight first by just walking or fight through the pain and do calisthenics? Will it get better as I gain muscle? Please advise [link] [comments] |
| Does my routine make sense? (Beginner) Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:54 AM PDT I'm 20, 180cm, 79kgs and wanna build up some muscle, I made my own program as what I find online is always either too difficult for me, or requires equipment I can't buy now. What I do is 4x10 push ups, where the last set is until I can't keep going anymore, then standard biceps curls, hammer curls, and concentration curls all 4x10, and lateral raises with elastic bands 4x8. Then I rest for a while and repeat some of the exercises (the push ups I almost always do the 4 sets at least two times a day), I do all this in the same day with 48-72 hours of rest, even though I suppose I should split the program in different days where I train different muscles. What would you suggest to improve? I know I'm missing some muscle groups and I'm here to maybe learn how to exercise them with my minimal equipment (one dumbbell and elastic bands). [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2020 05:55 AM PDT Been doing the RR for 1-2 months (amazing results, thanks y'all!) and now my pilates classes (studio classes, e.g. reformer exercises) are back. Previous threads don't go much into how to concile this, and typical advice around the web is to do pilates after leg/rest days, but I don't do leg-specific or rest days. My understanding is that pilates is core-focused strength/stability training with some mobility added in. So what I'm doing is training pilates and strength one after the other, but not doing (1) the core section of the RR and (2) any arms/legs exercises that were already fatigued from that day's pilates class. Also cutting one or two redundant mobility/warmup exercises. Wondering whether anyone else trains both bodyweight strength and pilates, and whether anyone has views on how to schedule training? Thanks guys! [link] [comments] |
| Is it possible to target the lower abs? Posted: 03 Jun 2020 09:15 AM PDT My rectus abdominis has the 6 "packs" at the top, and then those longer ones that are just above the groin. The 6 main ones are well developed, but i'm having a harder time getting separation in the lower part. The thing i've found that best works are L-sit pull-ups (I do about 10 per set now), but I still feel like this area might not be getting enough attention. My question is, is it actually possible to target this area? If it is, is it productive? How would I do it? [link] [comments] |
| Asking for resources and terminology (NOT ASKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE) Posted: 03 Jun 2020 08:56 AM PDT I do bodyweight routines with weight belts, yoga, calisthenics, &c. I also teach my roommates techniques and exercises, as they are still in the early stages of learning. Understanding pain is part of doing exercises properly, and I check in with them about this often. All that being said, I'm having an extremely difficult time finding information about bicep pain that isn't related to recovery or tendonitis. Most of these forums ( r/Exercise, r/Fitness, &c. ) tell us not to ask about pain, but I'm just looking to learn more pain terminology (especially while doctors aren't necessarily available to answer minor questions during this pandemic). Can anyone recommend books, websites, or other resources for learning about exercise-related muscle pain?(I'm hoping for something more organized than a YouTube channel) [link] [comments] |
| Bulgarian Split Squat elevated foot form Posted: 03 Jun 2020 03:43 AM PDT Hello, this may seem like an odd question but is there a reason why most youtube tutorials show people performing the bulgarian squat with the top of the foot flat on an elevation (such as a stool)? Every time I do this my feet start paining, is there an issue with keeping your toes on the elevation rather than the top of your feet? thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Why are my ears always popping after workouts? Posted: 03 Jun 2020 01:02 AM PDT What the title says. Pretty annoying. Is it the way I'm breathing or something? [link] [comments] |
| Straddle position causes cramps during planche and front levers Posted: 03 Jun 2020 04:27 AM PDT Has anybody experienced this and found exercises or stretches that help to relieve this? [link] [comments] |
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