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- [Progression] - 3 months on the Recommended Routine
- Anyone else hit information overload?
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-08-01
- Genetic Limit
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| Monthly BWF Physique Thread for August Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:07 PM PDT Have you made some serious gains and don't want to post your own progress thread? Tired of snapping swelfies in the mirror and have nobody to share them with? Need some critique on your muscles and would like some exercise advice? Well, this is the topic for you! Physique posts do not have to adhere to the regular progress post guidelines normally found here but you are welcome and encouraged to share as much relevant information as possible. Age, weight, and height are all relevant points of information you should consider providing. All other rules are in effect, especially Rule #4. As always, please report comments that are out of line. Feel free to join our live chatroom on Discord! You can find the web client by clicking this link, here. We're also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Remember, we're all gonna make it. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2020 03:55 AM PDT A few months ago I started running frequently (3-5 days per week) and It's had a huge impact on my mental health; mood, motivation and combating depressive feelings. I feel really good for about two days after a running session. However I recently had a small fracture in my lower right leg meaning that I won't be able to run for at least month. It's been 5 days since my last run and my mental state is deteriorating. Therefore I need some form of work out that that I can do at home as a substitute to running a 5k in terms of aerobic exercise, heart rate ect. Muscle gain is secondary, I just need a workout that can simulate a running session. I obviously can't put pressure on my leg (I did do bodyweight squats yesterday but I should be avoiding that.) I can do one legged push ups (and similar exercises) but not with both legs. All suggestions and comments are appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2020 05:15 AM PDT I just found out by myself a cue (I have never seen this one anywhere) that helped me to finally achieve my first ever pull up! You read and hear many times "Imagine your hands are hooks and pull with your elbows" or "bring your elbows into your back pockets!". I have tried using these many times, but they never quite clicked for me. Now, what helps me with pull ups is trying to get my triceps parallel to my upper body. Like, instead of only focusing on your elbows pulling down and back, focus also on the back of your upper arm and focus on trying to make it parallel to your lats. I don't know why but this makes it so much easier to feel my lats and reduces a lot of forearm and elbow strain. Ps: This works better using a neutral grip on rings. I have tried regular bar pull ups, and it works, but it's a bit more difficult Hope this helps 💪 [link] [comments] |
| [Progression] - 3 months on the Recommended Routine Posted: 31 Jul 2020 01:46 PM PDT Hello, Just want to share my progress with the RR after the 3 months following it. No particular reason but when I was starting (and with 3 months I'm still at the begging really) I used to enjoy progress post to know what to expect (roughly) and specially for motivation. So if I can motivate at least one person with this post, I'm happy enough. By the way, English is not my native language so please forgive me the little and not so little spelling or grammar mistakes I have done and I will probably do. Stats and before / after pictures Age: 31yo A couple of weeks before starting the RR: https://imgur.com/a/DtfHD2t (a bit blurred and not very good lightning) A month into the RR: https://imgur.com/B4gWDws Now: https://imgur.com/a/xyyCAqO I'm not sure of the old pictures, but current pictures are from a rest day where I've done nothing, it always looks a bit better without needed to flex my body after a workout, but I thought that's not a fair comparison. I believe there is not much different between the before and the now, at least unflexed. Slighlty more defined maybe but hard to see. Flexing I doubt I looked like that 3 months ago, unfortunately never though of making pictures with my body flexed for comparison till today. Before the RR For many years I was just a runner, but not particularly regular at it. Could be running constantly 3 times a week for 3 months and then spend another 3 months that I couldn't be bothered. I'm not sure when I started with the running but I believe it was somewhere around 2014 or 2015. Aside from running, I used to do my own thing with dumbells at home. Might have been at least 2 or 3 years doing "my own thing at home". And yes, you guessed right. I've never made any progress and I wasted my time big time. In any case, same than with running, even at doing "my own thing" I was rather inconsistent. Started to use 8kg dumbells and 3 years later was using 8kg dumbells. 10kg each for legs. Then shortly before my country went into quarantine I had started going to the gym... again, no real routine to follow. I can't say it was a waste of time because I think it was only a month from when I started going till they closed gyms due to COVID. Why the RR/Calisthenics: By the end of my time wasting my time at home, I had started to incorporate mode bodyweight exercises to my self created time waster routine. And I was having more fun with them that pissing about with dumbells, and somehow I ended up in this subreddit and finding out about the RR. At first when I saw it it was overwhelming, but the app "Progressive workout" saved my day (thank you kind developer). Progress I've been using the app "Progressive workout" to track my progress so it's super easy to see how much I progressed. First couple of workouts didn't track it right tho, but these are the numbers and progressions on my third workout of the RR: - Pull-up Negatives 5,6,7 (yeah, no idea why I did it like that) I mentioned the bad form with a couple of exercises, but probably many others were done in bad form too. Actually, I think this past week has been the first week I've been happy with my pull ups form. As you can see, for a beginner numbers and progressions I believe aren't too bad. Guess my time wasted before the RR wasn't totally wasted, just mostly wasted. Important though is that I started that I couldn't do any pull up, not even the one. And this is where I am now (last workout): - Skin the cat 2x3 (not included in the RR I believe - this one is supposed to be a warm up.. well, not for me yet lol) The squat progression might look confusing, but obviously I don't do them all in the same workout. I just enjoy all the progressions so I keep changing between them. Last workout I used the Deep Step ups for first time, but normally I do Shrimps or Pistol. So I wanted to add the numbers with all the squat progressions. For Advanced Shrimp Squat I still struggle some reps with the balance but getting there. Pistol Squats I got them for free... at first I was more focused on Shrimps, but one day gave it a try to a pistol and it just happened. Other activities Skill day (1 to 3 times a week) and running (2 or 3 times a week, normally just 30min). Still being super inconsistent with the running though. That hasn't changed. But if I don't run I go out and have a walk. Also on workout days I workout in the morning and have a 30 to 45 minutes walk in the evening. Diet For diet I've been quite good since I started the RR. Basically slow bulking at about 2500 calories and eating enough protein (I try to go to 140, but can't always do it and at least I try to make sure I arrive at 100g). Healthy food, cooking it all myself in the evening, mom tupperware for lunch (lol). I'm saying I'm eating at 2500 calories but in reality only the last 10 days I've been tracking my diet. Before that I was doing it the odd day to make sure I was doing things right. Also I reduced alcohol consumption, I try to have the odd beer less often than before, and it's been a while since I've been out binge drinking. Also maybe I'm having max one or two whisky/gin tonic a month. Rest Here is where I struggled. The most. Halfway through the quarantine, before I started the RR I started with insomnia or at least problems to sleep. I had more than one night of no sleep at all, many nights of sleeping 2 to 3 hours, and many nights of sleeping between 4 and 5. Many times that I worked out one day, that night I didn't sleep properly and next day I was feeling like shit with every muscle of my body aching. And having to work, it wasn't nice. And the fact that I kept reading "sleep or you won't make progress", "sleep is super important, sleep 8 or 9h a day" and messages of that sort, didn't help my problem. I've also had the odd night where I slept 7h, but I don't think I'd need more than my two hands to count them. Now thinks in this regard are better, for the lat month I don't think I had more than 2 or 3 crazy 4h 30m nights sleep, and never worse than that. I'm hitting consistently an average of 6h sleep. Obviously, not enough, but considering how I was 2 months ago, I'm happy. The book "Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems" plus I started meditation (25 days in a row now) seem to be fixing the issue. In any case, somehow even though "sleep is super important you won't make progress without sleeping", I made progress and I'm happy with my progress. Probably without this issue I'd have built more muscle and I'd be doing harder progressions, i don't know. But I'm happy how's it going. Future I think I can squeeze the RR a bit longer, also yesterday got a pair of new rings so I'm gonna start working out with them very very soon. Looking forward to it. The day I can start going to the gym safely again I will then for sure switch my routine, so I can have legs day there while I do the upper body with calisthenics. Not planning anything yet, will decide in the future. I was going to write more in the future section but I noticed how long this post is already so I'll keep it short, I bore you enough if you read till here. Bonus track I think the RR has motivated me to quit on smoking for good. I wasn't smoking when I started it, was already trying to stop it. But certainly the RR has given me enough reason to not to go back at it. 145 days smoke free now and counting. ------- And nothing much else to add, just thank you guys for this amazing subreddit, for the amazing RR and for the fantastic BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Threads, because I've been using them quite a bit in the past. And I encourage anyone who's thinking to start the RR to do so, it's totally worth it and it's fun. Or at least I'm having lots of fun! Cheers! [link] [comments] |
| Anyone else hit information overload? Posted: 31 Jul 2020 03:21 PM PDT As an analyst type I find one of the biggest de-motivators to my fitness progress information overload. I read a lot of bodyweight related material... and I find myself needing to experiment with every-which-way everyone does things. And why? Only for the sake of information. Down side is it wrecks my consistency with the program I committed doing to begin with. Been doing calisthenics 2 years.. but it feels like I've been researching for 1.5 and actually working out for .5. Am I the only one? [link] [comments] |
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-08-01 Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:07 PM PDT Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!
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| Posted: 31 Jul 2020 06:25 PM PDT Hello everyone My friend and I were debating about reaching the genetic limit when it comes to training. He was on the weightlifting side,while I was more neutral and told him that everything comes down to your goals. What are your thoughts on this topic? His argument was that you will easily max out on the basic bodyweight movements and you can't progress,also to mention he compared calisthenics athletes to bodybuilders that go out on stage(Mr.Olympia competitors and IFBB pros). I am also a person that works out and a firm believer in mixing both bodyweight exercises and weights to achieve your ideal physique.But everything comes down to your goals(For example somebody doesn't want to deadlift 200kg or squat 300) I would like to hear the opinions of more experienced people in this field. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2020 12:03 AM PDT Welcome back to the thread where no matter how new or adept you are, we can all take a moment to embrace the shortcomings that come with this journey, finding ways to improve together. If you've got a photo or video of yourself face planting from a handstand, doing a muscle-up into a low ceiling, or simply want us to sympathize with your lack of resolve in training consistently, this is the thread for you! Be sure you are familiar with the rules, particularly #2: No Medical Advice. So how'd you goof this week? Tell us about it! Share your epic fails! Click here to view last week's thread Click here to view previous Slip Up Saturdays. ADDITIONALLY, Saturday is the day we promote our chatroom, which we maintain throughout the week. There, you can find some of our active subscribers lounging around ready to provide real-time answers to your burning questions, or make friends with a common interest in bodyweight fitness! Follow the instructions below to get started: Step One: Click on this link to join us on Discord. Register for an account if you don't already have one! Step Two: Say hi, bullshit with us, or ask any questions you like and tell us how much you deadlift. [link] [comments] |
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