Bodyweight Fitness: Motivation Monday for 2020-08-24 |
- Motivation Monday for 2020-08-24
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-08-24
- 6-Month Anorexia Progress
- For those of you who take a periodic rest week, do you plan them in advance or even take them at regular intervals? Or do you let your body be the guide and just know when you're ready for a bit of time off?
- Lack of sleep... what are my options
- I cant access anything other than the posts?
- What routine is the fastest way to gain muscle for a natural bodybuilder?
- Creating a workout challenge
- How long did it take you to achieve a one arm chin up and how many times a week did you train it?
- Why does this (linked) study claim INCREASED instability single anchor TRX-style suspension trainers vs dual anchor gymnastics ring-style suspension trainers? Plus a bonus discussion on how to use the hanging setup to make ring exercises harder (for added levels of progression).
- Should I stretch daily to reach my flexibility goals even if I feel sore ?
- Rate my Workout
- Best reps and sets scheme for 1000 pull ups in 60 mins?
- What safety measures do you have in place when training V-Sit on Rings?
- 3 Month Transformation: From below average strength to average strength.
- Best OAP progression
- Former Weight lifters. A question
| Motivation Monday for 2020-08-24 Posted: 23 Aug 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] |
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-08-24 Posted: 23 Aug 2020 11:08 PM PDT Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!
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| Posted: 24 Aug 2020 07:58 AM PDT I started doing the recommended routine about 6 months ago, and at the time couldn't do a pushup or a deadhang. For some reason my core has always been super strong though. I've had abs since I was 6. 😄 Due to a shoulder injury my progress was slower than I would've liked (couldn't dead hang until after 3 months of PT). Worked up to 3x5 Pushups, 3x1 Pullup, 3x8 Inverted Rows, 3x30s Handstand, 3x8 Pistol Squats. (Didn't do dips due to shoulder pain) Idid a Push/Pull split 6 days a week, although I'd have to take days off if my shoulder or back flared up. I've always struggled a lot with my weight being super low, but I've managed to put on 25 pounds of mostly muscle. This is the most I've ever weighed but I honestly feel so much healthier, and not so embarrassed about my size. I'm still 'underweight' but I'll get there eventually. Started out 5'10 at 100#, now up to 125#. I had back surgery this past Tue, so I wanted to document the progress I've made as I know I'm getting ready to lose it all. (3 months of bed rest 😴) But I'm hoping once I recover I'll be able to gain the muscle back more quickly than before. The foundation is there at least. It'll be a long road to recovery but hopefully it'll get rid of my chronic back pain that has been impeding my progress! Pics: https://imgur.com/a/1dNEtqP (I included a back pic post-surgery for anyone curious as to what that looks like 😬, got rid of that lovely S shape) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2020 09:15 PM PDT I'm relatively new to fitness after being obese for the past 5 years. Through body weight exercises and tons of walking hills, I lost 50 lbs since mid-March. 33 yo male, 205 lbs down from 255 lbs. I've been consistently working out 5 days a week, plus I've been back to work 25 hours a week serving tables, where I'm on my feet all day. This past week, I kinda hit a wall where I was dreading my regular routine. I wasn't really physically exhausted from overtraining, but I kept finding reasons to avoid my workout. So I embraced the feeling and only did very light walking on top of the movement I got at work. It turns out this was the right decision because now, I'm looking forward to going back to my regular routine again tomorrow with a clear head and motivation. Does this happen to anyone else? How do you factor in a fitness vacation? Do you let it come naturally, or regularly take one after a certain amount of time? [link] [comments] |
| Lack of sleep... what are my options Posted: 24 Aug 2020 01:14 AM PDT We have a young child in the household, so sleep it at a premium.... I know how important sleep is, but with this current situation, I'm going to be in a position where I'm not going to get the rest I usually have/need for another few months at least.. so with this constraint, what are my realistic options? I'm doing the RR and would have been progressing nicely stiill under normal rested conditions... I'm quite happy to maintain, but a few months back when this change initially happened, I put on a few pounds as sleep and food habits changed abruptly..... I've cleared that weight, but as you would expect, I've plateaued on any gains, and metabolism is very sluggish... if I miss a session or two, I really feel it the next session back, where that wasn't much of an issue before.... should I just accept I'm not going to maintain and focus on eating healthy and keeping excess weight off, or should I try and maintain this plateau, which can be tough at times especially on 4/5 hours of sleep (not necessarily in one chunk of sleep either)? I'm sure it's a common issue, but funnily enough I'm finding it hard to find much comment on the topic. [link] [comments] |
| I cant access anything other than the posts? Posted: 24 Aug 2020 01:27 PM PDT When I click to try and view the recommended routine/faq etc it just tells me "an unexpected error" Can anyone shed any light as to why this may be? I'm viewing on the app on my phone. App and phone are fully up to date [link] [comments] |
| What routine is the fastest way to gain muscle for a natural bodybuilder? Posted: 23 Aug 2020 09:30 PM PDT I heard somewhere that Arnold worked out 4-5 hours a day, I been told to do the bro spit, and many different plans. I am willing to take a challenge. on another note I do drop sets all the time, so am am not sure if those are hurting my gains. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2020 06:09 AM PDT So, I came up with an idea, if you read this, and you want to, let's try to create a community workout. Let's try to have a newbie, an intermediate and an expert. Minimum requirements: -It has to contain pull ups (since it is the king of bodyweight in my opinion) -Be actually doable (not 1000000 reps a day) -There has to be a day of practicing handstand/front lever/any other skill you may seem useful or be distributed around the whole week I'm intrigued to what the community could make up (not using the Recommend routine) [link] [comments] |
| How long did it take you to achieve a one arm chin up and how many times a week did you train it? Posted: 24 Aug 2020 02:51 AM PDT I want to be able do one. At the moment I can hold myself at the 90 degree position for like 5 seconds so my journey shouldn't be too bad ( I hope). I've seen YouTube videos on progressions and all that but I don't know how long it realistically it will take to get there and if it's actually worth it [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2020 01:18 PM PDT **Forgot to word, for, in between instability and single anchor in the title In this study that compared the EMG activity in different muscles using different suspension trainers, it is claimed that the Jungle Gym XT (which is very similar to a set of rings due to how it has dual anchor points), is more stable than the other suspension trainers in the study. Isn't this incorrect because of controlling two individual handles/rings is more difficult? Also is there any way to use what makes the AirFit Trainer Pro so unstable, the main band supported by a spring and a V cable with a pulley in the middle for a dual anchorpoint set of rings? I don't think it's useful to use a V setup on a single ring since that would seemingly increase stability, nor would a pulley system work. But what about hanging each individual ring on a spring system? Or how about hanging them from a chain of d-rings similar to what a user named Cole Dano has anecdotally claimed that there is increased instability from hanging the ring straps from a single d-ring on the gymnastics bodies forum in this post? Would hanging the straps off of an increasing amount of d-rings increase the instability of the rings or is there a threshold of instability where adding more won't add any more instability? Can anyone else think of any ways to use the ring setup to make the ring exercises harder? Last question, what does everyone think of generating momentum to make the rings swing around and then doing movements on them? I guess what I'm asking is, does all the swinging in gymnastics rings routines such as this one make the holds require more strength (which could be extrapolated to more dynamic movements)? I'm leaning towards a yes on this one since if you watch these ring routines, the rings swing much more after the gymnast themselves generate momentum/swing and we know that increased instability causes more EMG activity in muscles as demonstrated in studies that I linked (although not always). [link] [comments] |
| Should I stretch daily to reach my flexibility goals even if I feel sore ? Posted: 24 Aug 2020 12:45 PM PDT I hurts when I stretch when my muscles are sore because of stretching the day before. Should I continue on with daily stretching or calm down ? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2020 12:41 PM PDT Hey guys Could you rate my Workout? One of them at least. I've been doing in it for some time now and I've noticed improvements in strenght and in size. However any tips would be appreciated. So: 3x15sec tuck planche hold 3x20sec wall assisted planche hold 5x20sec advanced tuck back lever hold 5x4 handstand pushup 5x5 tuck back lever rows 5x5 tuck planche push ups 5x4 chinups + 10kgs 5x4 one arm push-ups (one each hand) As well as some ab exercises at the end Thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
| Best reps and sets scheme for 1000 pull ups in 60 mins? Posted: 24 Aug 2020 11:05 AM PDT I'm hoping to do 1000 pull ups in 60 mins as a goal of mine. I'm not sure what amount of sets and reps to do, or what type of rest periods should I take. Any other advice for training towards it would be great. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| What safety measures do you have in place when training V-Sit on Rings? Posted: 24 Aug 2020 09:31 AM PDT I'm finding as I push my V-sit closer to 90° it is very easy to fall out backwards. I actually hit 90 for 2ish seconds last night but then overbalanced and fell out backwards, which felt extremely sketchy. I'm worried about the possibility of injury both from hitting the ground and from possible shoulder damage on a fall. What are you guys doing to safely train V-sit on rings and minimize the chance of injury from overbalancing and falling out backwards? [link] [comments] |
| 3 Month Transformation: From below average strength to average strength. Posted: 23 Aug 2020 05:26 AM PDT Explanation of Why I was so weak: I was unhealthy, I sat down a lot, never did physical work, played video game, and did school work. My weakness was my own damn fault I couldn't do a pushup or even dead hang. Age: 15 Weight: 115-120 lbs Sex: Male Height: 5'10 Diet: I don't have much control over this since I live with my parents and rely on them. I'm trying to eat more fruits vegetables. I'm trying to eat less sugar, but my cravings for sugar are high. Any tips on how I can stop my cravings for sweets? I also snack on nuts and carrots throughout the day. During my meals I eat everything I can. I haven't gained weight, and idk the reason. I have 3 ideas, I'm not eating enough, my genes make me naturally skinny, I'm gaining muscle and losing fat at the same rate, or a combination of them. My workout routine was weird. - Exercise Month 1: Starting Push Ups and Dead Hangs I was below average in strength. I could do 0 push ups. I started doing 3x5-8 push ups and moved down the incline. After about 10 days I got stuck. I was being creative trying to find places I could do push ups, but the only other inclined place I could use was too hard. I worked up to doing 3x12 push ups and I could finally do 1 on the tub. I greased the groove on the tub and after a few days I could do a push up. In the last 10 days of the month I greased the groove till I got 10 push ups. I got myself a pull up bar as a reward and it game in the last day.
Warm Ups: - 10 Reps of Stick Dislocates - 10 Reps of Squat Sky Reaches - 10+ GMB Wrist Prep - 30s Dead Bugs (I credit this for my perfect push up form. At the end I finish it off with an attempt at the hollow body hold.) - 30s German Hang - 10 Reps of Squats +15 Pounds - 10 Reps of Romanian Deadlifts Strength Work: First Pair: - 3x6 Scapular Pulls(5 sec hold) I could probably do 3x8 but my hands are too sweaty making it super difficult. I'm trying to find a solution. - 3x7 Partial ROM Pistol Squats Second Pair: - 3x25s Parallel Bar Support Hold - 3x8 Hamstring Slides Third Pair: - 3x6 Neutral Grip Incline Rows I could probably do more but my hands are too sweaty making it super difficult. I'm trying to find a solution. Also what type of grip should I use for these? I just use neutral cause it feels the best. These aren't on rings. - 3x6 Push Ups I stopped trying to progress here and worked on my form for 3 weeks, and last week I started increasing it. Core Triplet: - 3x8 Tucked Hanging Knee Raised I'm replacing this with the ring ab rollout as soon as my rings arrive. - 3x15s Knee Copenhagen Plank - 3x10s Arch Raises Honestly the rows and Scapular pulls got me my first chin up. Motivation: I recently decided to start improving on myself. I wanted to look good, live a long healthy life, have complete mastery of my own body, and honestly just do some cool stuff. I don't want to be know as the skinny weak nerd, but as the hot strong nerd. What are my next steps goals? I want to achieve all these by May 16. I want to complete the RR. I want a 30 second free standing handstand. I want to finish the glow up I started 3 months ago. I want a 30s L-Sit. I WANT ABS THAT PEOPLE CAN'T JUST DISMISS CAUSE I'M SKINNY. ;-; What are my next steps? I'm going to continue the RR, but start adding rings for some workouts. My next update will be at the end on this semester. Probably around Christmas. I need to start doing stretching work for the Manna(I heard you can only reach it when your young so I want to get it by the time I'm 18). If you guys have any manna tips please help. I want to do the stretches on my off days. I have pretty good hamstring flexibility. My Advice: Please be able to do a few Push ups before starting the RR. Also I say underestimate what you can do on the RR because it's high-volume and gets you pretty tired. Do not underestimate the importance of rows. The best pull up bar in my opinion is the Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar. If you wait you can probably see it selling for $30. That's how much I got mine for. It's great for deep push ups as well. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 23 Aug 2020 09:21 PM PDT Hey guys, so id like to perform a straight body, no twisting one arm push up and have found many different methods to reach that point and am having a hard time deciding which path to choose. What have yall found to be the best way to reach a true one arm pushup [link] [comments] |
| Former Weight lifters. A question Posted: 23 Aug 2020 12:59 PM PDT A guy on another thread does not believe me that 20 PERFECT push ups would be difficult for anyone who does not train the move regularly. Even someone who benchpresses 300 lbs could struggle to perform 20 push ups. Any other former weight lifters want to back me up in this? Or am I an anomaly? At one point i could bench press 300, and i could probably bust out 30 pushups but they probably got sloppy as hell in the 15-20 range, and im not sure any of them would be "perfect" by my standards today. Cheers [link] [comments] |
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