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- Training Tuesday - Post Your Routine for 2020-06-30
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-06-30
- How easy is it to regain lost muscle after long periods of inactivity?
- Are shrimp squats safe for your knees?
- Finally achieved a 3 seconds front lever
- Starting at age 40
- Is it okay to do yoga every day while also strength training?
- Looking for some advice regarding dumbbell exercises.
- How to be Consistent?
- There's a quote attributed to Muhammad Ali about not counting sit-ups until they start hurting, since those are the ones that count. Is there any truth to this actually helping in exercise in general?
- Shoulder cracking during push ups - not sure what to do
- Optimal Pushups
- Max push ups reps
- What are "open" shoulders?
- DOMS or a back problem?
- How to stop overdoing it?
- Do your abs get sore after ring push ups?
- Muscles still sore after 3 days, is it okay to begin working them again?
- what are you actually meant to do in rest periods?
- People who work out alone, how do you check your form?
- Front lever and one arm chin up
- Shaking/ discomfort during pushups
- Circuit style training
- I built an exercise tracker app to unlock social media and I’m looking for testers.
- Random Health Benefits You Should Know From Drinking Water
- Rate my Upper/Lower routine
- Girlish hands and feet
| Training Tuesday - Post Your Routine for 2020-06-30 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 11:05 PM PDT Training Tuesday! Post the full details of your routine and the progress you've made over the past week. Include as much detail as possible. All the past Training Tuesdays If you are posting an update from last week's thread (please do!), please link your old post. Copy the comment's address by right clicking the "Permalink" under your comment and clicking "Copy Link Address/Location" or similar, depending on your browser. Then include this in your post: Include these sorts of details:
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| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-06-30 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 11:05 PM PDT Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!
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| How easy is it to regain lost muscle after long periods of inactivity? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 07:58 AM PDT I gained a lot of muscle last year but things got really stressful with school and stuff, and then COVID happened so I've been out of the gym for about half a year now. A lot of my gains seem to have slipped away, but I read that the muscle nuclei might actually still be there- just not "filled". In your experience, is it easier to regain "lost" muscle after a long period of inactivity? Thanks! Edit: damn, did not expect this to blow up. Thanks for all the advice guys! Cheers to the gains🥂🤝💪 [link] [comments] |
| Are shrimp squats safe for your knees? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:01 AM PDT I'm trying the beginner shrimp squats and it's really tough. I think it's affecting my knees a bit. What are some things to take care of while doing one legged squats? How to make sure I'm not injuring my knee [link] [comments] |
| Finally achieved a 3 seconds front lever Posted: 30 Jun 2020 09:14 AM PDT Ever since I have started working on this move more than 2 years ago, I have always dreamed of achieving it but have fought constant setbacks of injuries, routine inconsistencies, and so on. Let me start by saying, yes, it can be more perfect. Scapula can be a bit more retracted, hips a bit higher, and legs straighter. However, this is my very first 3 sec FL for which the form is the bare minimum for my satisfaction. I have started working on it approximately in 2017 (figures) but not too seriously. I probably started more seriously in mid 2017. Funnily, I was able to do a straddle FL for 2-3 seconds in 2017, but only achieved the full today. I was inconsistent with my routines because I've tried fitting it with pullups during the week. Sometimes I'd work on FL, sometimes I wouldn't, knowing that weighted pullups would get me there. I didn't want to work too much on FL because that would mean neglecting my weighted pullups. I've literally tried ALL FL exercises, you name it. FL raises to mid, FL raises to inverted, ice cream makers, FL one leg switch, FL rows, steady state cycle in advanced tuck, weighted pullups, negatives, Sky pulls, scapula pullups, man, you name it! Here are my experiences with them: Weighted pullups: I was able to pull 90 lbs for 2-3 reps, still didn't have my full FL. It's only since I started periodizing (light, medium, heavy days), and also pulling more with my BACK than my biceps at the top ROM that I noticed a difference. The heavier you load your weighted pullups, the less back you'll use and compensate by using your arms, and this won't carry to your FL. So whenever I pulled medium (+45-60lbs) I focused on driving with my BACK upwards, chest towards bar. FL raises to middle point: they're good... ONLY if you can raise it in a controller manner! If you pull super hard and fast right away to initiate the pull, you're really skipping the hardest point of the hold. You'll feel floaty once you go past 20-30 degrees and this floaty feeling is what makes this exercise useless if you pull explosively. If you can't pull in a controller and slow manner, regress to an easier progression. FL raises to inverted: same as above. I didn't find it helped much for me because of the way I did them....I did tons of half lay pulls to inverted, but they didn't really make me progress. I pulled explosively so I would skip the top ROM. Really, you're not working in an efficient manner. Here's my favorite exercise: pull slowly to inverted (or, a bit below inverted, so you don't get to rest), then go back down to middle and hold for a second, let yourself go to slightly below parallel, pull back up, and do this for reps. You will have tons of Time under Tension, will have to control the concentric and eccentric, will have your static hold in the middle, and will build a tough part of the raise, to have the strength to raise your hips to parallel from below parallel. This helped me a lot. Ice cream makers: it was a bit useful, again if you control it and do it slower. After 3-4 reps, I honestly start swinging more and this makes the exercise useless. SSC: doing 4 sets of 15 seconds of advanced tuck (accumulated time of 1 minute) for 2 months helped me achieve a half lay, but that's it. I was still missing some strength. I dropped this technique afterwards. Negatives: probably one of the BEST exercise you can do. However, beware. This is what caused my injury and set me back for 3-4 months. I was doing full negatives, 3 times in the morning, 3-4 times at night, DAILY. Eventually I started feeling my (teres minor? somewhere along there under armpit) be more and more sore, and eventually any pulling exercise would give me great pain, even pullups. You have to be careful with frequency when overdoing this too much with GTG, but I've seen great gains from that. Nowadays, I usually start my session with 3x2 full FL negatives, and this, 2 or 3 times a week, that's it. FL rows progression: I've been neglecting them a lot, and they've helped me tons! I do 5x5 of advanced tuck FL pullups. My routine is simple: Tuesday: Some FL + Pull/push day (heavy or medium or light pullups) Thursday: FL day + push (it's the same as "Some FL" + FL raises+static hold, and scapula pullups) Saturday: Some FL + pull/push day (heavy or medium or light pullups) Some FL = 3*2negatives + 5x5 adv. tuck FL pullups. I'll stop writing for now, but I'm very happy about this breakthrough. I was stuck on straddle FL for literally years, and about 3 months ago, I broke through and got my half lay. 3-4 months later, I finally got my 3 sec full FL. I'm not stopping there, I want it to be even cleaner, and hold it for at least 5 sec. Stats: - 5'7" / 171 cm - 160 lbs / 72.6 kg - Humongous calves and doesn't skip leg day (haha, more of a joke but they def made it harder for me) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:18 PM PDT I'm starting to work out for the first time ever at age 40. I'm sure my gains wont be what they could have been a decade ago, but are there any factor or limitations that I should consider at this age? [link] [comments] |
| Is it okay to do yoga every day while also strength training? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 09:06 AM PDT I've been doing the RR for a month or two, and my muscles get pretty sore in between workouts. I've also recently gotten super into yoga and I want to do yoga everyday. However, I don't want to hurt my gains since apparently the muscles are supposed to rest and recoup for 24-48 hours. Will I be hurting my gains if I push through the soreness to do yoga in between workout days? What if the yoga is very intense and requires a lot of muscle use? What if the yoga is just deep stretching with no strengthening, could that still inhibit gains? [link] [comments] |
| Looking for some advice regarding dumbbell exercises. Posted: 30 Jun 2020 06:04 AM PDT Hello r/bodyweightfitness, so I've been losing weight for a while and now I've recently bought dumbells with an adjustable weight that goes up to 15kg (33lbs). I'm a male at 91kg (200lbs) current weight. My questions are the following:
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| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 01:41 AM PDT I have been lifting 5 days a week since march and take a couple days off every 6 or 7 weeks of training. I actually enjoy every training session once i get into but sometimes i have a hard time getting started. The past two weeks i have skipped 3 workouts due to being tired and feeling unmotivated. I just wanted some tips for how to stay on top of workouts even when feeling tired and low energy. Also I have gotten lazier with my eating habits for no apparent reason and having a harder time sleeping. Any advice? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:15 AM PDT As the title says, there's a quote (I don't know if it's real or only attributed) from Muhammad Ali of him saying that he only counts sit ups after they start inflicting pain. I know Muhammad is considered one of the best boxers of all time, but I don't know his backgroung in phisycal health (as in, the actual biology and science behing exercise), so I'd like to know if there's some truth to what Ali "said". Does exercise only counts after feelings of discomfort, fatigue or pain? I'm mainly asking this because I'm someone with a natural high tolerance for fatigue and pain. And If true I'd probably need to double my already extensive (for my agenda) workout routine, since I only do start feeling like that near the end of individual exercises. [link] [comments] |
| Shoulder cracking during push ups - not sure what to do Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:46 PM PDT Hi, longtime lurker here. I've been experiencing cracking and popping in my left shoulder for the last few months when I bring my arm behind my back, specifically when I do push ups and, occasionally, deep dips. There's no pain, but I am concerned because it's been occurring for so long without abating and I'm worried it could develop into an injury if I do nothing. I have experimented with improving my push up form (which did need correcting) and that sort of worked, but not entirely. I have brought it up with my chiropractor, but within a day of my appointment it's usually back to cracking. Someone posted last week about cracking in their shoulder and the answers were helpful, but the poster's shoulder clicking came from raising their arm above shoulder height, which isn't my issue. Most of the replies were about the rotator cuff and a number of linked videos were geared toward shoulder cracking when the arms are raised over the head. Basically, my specific issue wasn't addressed and I am not sure that those responses could help me. I decided to take a week off from the RR and give my shoulder a break. In the meantime I'm doing shoulder mobility and flexibility routines to see if that helps any. I'm wondering if anyone has experience anything similar. Is this a flexibility issue? Should I be concerned or am I overthinking this? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 09:31 AM PDT I'm a beginner just saying lol. I can do like 25 pushups in a row and I'm 160 pounds, but I struggle bench pressing even 100 pounds. Is there something wrong with my pushups or am I just not good at weights?? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 10:21 AM PDT Does it still count if i rest on the top of the movement? with my arms straight? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:47 AM PDT I understand scapular retraction, protraction, elevation and depression, but I often hear people talking about "opening the shoulders" and I'm not sure exactly what that means. Is it just scapular protraction? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 10:15 AM PDT Been following the RR for a couple of weeks using rings and currently on the negatives for pull-ups and planche pushups. After the my last workout (yesterday) my shoulders and my upper back are aching a bit, nothing major just some slight discomfort. My questions is, does DOMS in the back and shoulders feel different (i.e more of an ache type pain) than the tenderness of DOMS in your legs after squatting for anybody else? If not then I'm inclined to think I've just fucked my back and maybe I have some form issues. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:25 PM PDT Realized my mentality towards fitness is preventing my progress, but I don't t know how to fix it. Started working out to build muscle a few months ago. Eventually managed to injure myself in multiple places due to overtraining and had to stop working out completely for a while. Recently decided to switch to a cutting phase. I made decent progress for a week or two, but for the past couple days I've barely eaten in an attempt to lose more fat. Today I feel sick and can't stand without feeling dizzy. How do I get out of this mentality? I know I'm hindering my progress, but my whole life it's been driven into my head that if I'm not working as hard as I possibly can I'm not working hard enough. I feel inadequate if I don't push myself to the breaking point. Has anyone else gone through something similar? I'd appreciate any advice or stories, I'm not sure where to start here. Thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
| Do your abs get sore after ring push ups? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 10:10 AM PDT So yesterday I tried my very first ring workout (it was push day). I was able to do ring push ups, dips low to the ground, dip support hold. Attempted skull crushers but that wasn't happening. Since then my lower abs have been sore. Sore enough that I can't even do L-sits or a tuck front lever. Is this normal? [link] [comments] |
| Muscles still sore after 3 days, is it okay to begin working them again? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:20 PM PDT Hi, I did a workout 3 days ago, the day after I didn't really have any soreness whatsoever, day after was a little bit worse, and now on day 3 they're quite sore. My question is, would I be able to work them again without problems? I've heard you need at least 24-48 hours rest, now it's been over that and I'm still sore. Should I always leave workouts and wait a bit longer until I have no pain? Or is it okay after a few days even if I'm still feeling it? I feel like I'll be losing progress if I leave it longer and longer and don't want to wait as I'm begining to get into a routine, is it okay if I workout now? Or does soreness indicate that I shouldn't even if it's past the recommended rest period. Thanks in advance 😊 [link] [comments] |
| what are you actually meant to do in rest periods? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:09 PM PDT Title says it all really. I've read in various places that doing cardio/stretches etc. between sets is counterproductive, so what are you supposed to do? Just... stare into space? There are only so many microchores I can do haha Apologies if this is a stupid question. [link] [comments] |
| People who work out alone, how do you check your form? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 06:56 AM PDT I am specifically asking this for pull-ups. For me, not being able to check if I'm overcompensating with my left or right side muscles when doing pull-ups, is an issue. I want to have a pretty analytical training style, and want to know if I'm training my whole body equally, and not just one side. Is anyone experiencing this as well? What are your solutions, and how do you check your form in real-time, without having a training partner. [link] [comments] |
| Front lever and one arm chin up Posted: 30 Jun 2020 11:34 AM PDT I'm trying to progressive overload my back workout and can do around 58+5kg pull ups around 6 reps. I have no bars low enough to do one arm Australian pull ups and I struggle to start FL training. I don't know where to start, can I please have some help? Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Shaking/ discomfort during pushups Posted: 30 Jun 2020 08:33 AM PDT Ive noticed that up until now when im doing push-ups while im in the up position, my wrist hurts a little and my arms start shaking. I dont have a LOT of muscle, but would there be anything to help improve this.. shaking? Increase in pushups per workout? Thanks! Edit: I also have a similar issue when squatting. I cant keep my heel on the ground and shake. I was told that i should work out my quads more.. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 01:16 PM PDT Hello everyone I've been training bodyweight only since lockdown, I've dabbled with it before alternating with free weight training. I have decent strength (Ring dips, near parallel body weight rows), however my push ups are still struggling (I can do 8 normal but 3 sets are too much for me, I can't seem to progress) and I also can't for the life of me get my pull up to progress beyond a set of 5 4/5 second negatives. I probably need to lose some weight and particularly fat, lockdown hasn't been great for me and whatever. I was thinking about circuit training since I don't need to gain any more strength I'm happy with my strength level (apart from pull ups but whatever). However I can't seem to find any decent circuit workouts for pure bodyweight so I was thinking about adapting the RR. My thoughts were a structure like this: push, abs, pull, abs, legs, abs. Since the RR has those sorts of movements plus the 3 core movements 5-8 reps of each so still working strength In context I'd probably do Then I'd rest for 3-5 minutes and do it again. Does this seem like it'd work for what I want to do? Maintain strength, lose fat/weight, develop cardio etc Thank you, sorry it was a long post [link] [comments] |
| I built an exercise tracker app to unlock social media and I’m looking for testers. Posted: 30 Jun 2020 01:15 PM PDT Title says it all really. I was sick of sitting on my ass just scrolling through Instagram and wanted something to help me stop while getting me to workout more. So I built it. It's called Social Climber and you can sign up to be a tester here. It's helped me out a fair bit, and hope it can help other. P.S. Sorry, iOS only at the moment. [link] [comments] |
| Random Health Benefits You Should Know From Drinking Water Posted: 30 Jun 2020 09:24 AM PDT |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 08:50 AM PDT Hi All, After some feedback on the routine I have been working to build, this will run a mix of mostly bodyweight with some weight thrown in where it helps. ULxULx breakdown Upper A Pre: Warm up/Wrist Prep/Handstand work Superset1: Pull-up progression + Dip progression Superset2: Back Lever + push ups Accessories: Curls Upper B: Pre: Warm up/Wrist Prep/Handstand work Superset1: Row progression + HSPU progression Superset2: Front lever + planche progression Accessories: Tricep extension Lower: Pre: Warm up/ L-sit progression Squat Deadlift Core work Accessories: calf raises My main goals are hypertrophy + full HSPU/MU - so will be doing around 3-4 sets at 8-12 reps Edited to add suggestions [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:19 PM PDT I dont know if this is the right place to post it but my hands are kinda small...(7.5 inches height) and skinny and girlish looking (lacking veins and palm is small) My feet are about US size 10 (10.5 sometimes) but are skinny too. Will any exercise change that? or diet? Lifting weights? I want veins to become more prominent [link] [comments] |
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