Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-09-03 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-09-03
- Loose skin after weight loss is depressing me
- Importance of specifically strenghtening core
- Training once a week yields better results?!
- Suffering from tennis elbow. What should I incorporate to my training routine?
- Weighted pushups. Is FitnessFAQ right or wrong on this topic?
- Monthly BWF Physique Thread for September
- About to finish Thenx beginner program.
- Planche progression
- Going from Arch to Hollow Pull-Ups
- ONE ARM PULL UP
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-09-03 Posted: 02 Sep 2020 11:06 PM PDT Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!
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| Loose skin after weight loss is depressing me Posted: 03 Sep 2020 08:42 AM PDT So I'm a 21, 200 pound 5'11" male. So I've lost like 100 pounds in the past year. I did it because I wanted a confidence boost, a pretty girlfriend, and to look good physically. I hit my goal of 200 pounds a month ago and I feel good kind of but I'm still really not happy with my body. I have loose skin and I hate my saggy boobs most of all. My boobs was the biggest thing I wanted to get rid of and they're still here. When I lay down on my back and my chest goes flat I dream of a day when I can finally be like that standing up and sitting down. I thought after all the hard work I would be happy with my body but I guess I never thought about the loose skin aftermath. I still hope that maybe within a year my skin will tighten and my muscle training will help it go away. I pray to god every night. And it doesn't matter how many compliments I get from random people or how proud my family is of me, it doesn't matter till I am happy with what I see in the mirror. I'm dying for the day to look good shirtless. I'm thinking about surgery but unfortunately I don't believe I can afford it. I just don't know what to do. I made this post to vent but I guess also because I hope that maybe someone can tell me there is still some hope that I will be at the body I want to be but it's probably wishful thinking. Here's a link if anyone's curious to see some photos. Edit: Thanks to everyone for all the uplifting words and comments. I extremely appreciate it and it means very much to me [link] [comments] |
| Importance of specifically strenghtening core Posted: 03 Sep 2020 08:34 AM PDT Hi reddit, I was wondering if there is a benefit of doing exercises specific to your core as a part of your regular calisthenics training. I have been training for about 4 years now and at first I would do an extra 15 minutes of core (knee raises, l-sits jackknives and so on) after every workout. After about 2 years however, I slowly stopped and since then I have not noticed a difference in strength and stability. The only thing I notice is I am slighly less toned, which became less important to me as I was drifting away from that teenage "I need a sixpack" mentality. I'm just wondering how many of you do extra core work and if it makes sense to do it, as you generally always work your core in calisthenics. [link] [comments] |
| Training once a week yields better results?! Posted: 03 Sep 2020 09:40 AM PDT I have been training pullups and pushups for quite some time. I did so 3x a week, progressively increasing my volume from session to session. Always training to absolute muscle failure. However, my strength fluctuated a lot. Especially when nearing the last session before taking a 2 day break. When I reached 25 pullups, I always ended up getting weaker and ending up below 25 pullups. I hypothesized that all of this might be due to my body getting insufficient rest. Therefore I tried training only once a week. Not only did my strength increase every week, but I was able to break my 25 pullups "record" and am now able to do 30 consecutive pullups. On top of that my muscle mass seemed to have visibly increased. Nevertheless I do have to emphasize that I train high-volume and high intensity and it takes a lot of willpower to push yourself further than you think you can go. I believe in order for this to work you have to produce a stimulus great enough for your body to require a one week recovery. Of course nutrition and sleep have to be on point too. I also believe the reason for my fluctuating strength might be that I have simply trained way too hard making more rest necessary than I was giving my body. Did anyone of you have similar experiences or different hypotheses on why this works for me? [link] [comments] |
| Suffering from tennis elbow. What should I incorporate to my training routine? Posted: 03 Sep 2020 12:47 PM PDT I've been playing tennis + doing bodyweight & weight training this past 2 months. From the last few weeks, I started to feel pain on my elbow but it got better in less than an hour after training. 2 days ago I played a 2 hour tennis match which def didn't help & today the pain got worse. I couldn't serve and had to stop playin tennis early. Right now I put on ice and elbow strap, will be more careful from now on. My question is, what changes should I make to my future fitness training to 1) avoid getting injured 2) help avoid experiencing such thing again? [link] [comments] |
| Weighted pushups. Is FitnessFAQ right or wrong on this topic? Posted: 02 Sep 2020 01:17 PM PDT Hello, just saw Daniel's video on this topic and he says that I should stop doing weighted push-up's with a weight plate on my back. He's saying that it moves to much or puts pressure on the lower back. I'd never had these problems with weight plate put on my back. I put it on my upper back and my arms aren't in the way of the plate or it doesn't slide back and forth. It feels fine for me. Daniel recommends doing on boxes. I only sometimes can find a belt for weighted dips, so I'm def not taking three boxes and a belt just to do push-ups. What is your opinion on this? Is pushups with a weight plate on the back is okay? Here's the video: [link] [comments] |
| Monthly BWF Physique Thread for September Posted: 31 Aug 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] |
| About to finish Thenx beginner program. Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:11 PM PDT I know there's a lot of Chris Heria haters out there, but I have to say everything he promised in the intro video came true. I made the switch from weight lifting to cals once COVID hit. With the help of the app showing me how to do things and giving me structure I've come to love calisthenics! My gym is open again and I only lift weights once a week and am going to move on to the intermediate program next week. The feeling of being able control my body with ease has made so many other activities effortless. If anyone is trying to make the switch, Heria will make it easier in my opinion. Thanks for listening. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:16 PM PDT hi all, I've been training to do a Planche for the past 9 weeks or so. I have a set of parrolette bars and I can hold myself in a lever position for a good while and I can raise my legs while bent backward (not to 90 degrees yet) for roughly 10 seconds. I feel as though im hitting a wall here though and might need to train in more specific ways than just using the ground and these bars. I have been doing regular bodyweight strength exercises 3-5 times a week as normal and I've been adding 10-15 sets of the longest I can hold the farthest progression on the bars, and then 5-10 sets on the ground each day I exercise (I sometimes switch ground vs bar sets). I was hoping someone could help me. I really want to be able to do a full planche and if there are other exercises to help or any tips on breaking through a planche Plateau id really appreciate it! thanks a bunch! Edit: clarifying sets and days. [link] [comments] |
| Going from Arch to Hollow Pull-Ups Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:08 PM PDT Hey all, After a long an arduous journey, I have finally achieved five pull-ups. Negatives set off my elbow every single time and I didn't make progress until I made my own assisted setup. Anyway, my goal now is to get up to about 10-15 reps and then start working on high pullups. I learned to do pullups using the arch method which has really helped my scapular strength. However it seems for further skills I should have learned hollow pull-ups. Just curious if they transfer over relatively easy and if anyone has any tips for making the switch to hollow pull-ups and pulling waist high in general. (Bonus Question: How long did it take you to build the explosive power to pull cleanly to your waist?) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:24 AM PDT I've been training calisthenics for 6 months now after 6 months in the gym. My pulling strength was my weakness (a year ago I could do 6 bw pull ups) but now it's better than my push. I can do 13s straddle front lever on rings, 2 straddle fl pulls (dead to inv. hang) and My weighted pull up is 55% bw (40kg) for 4 reps. I've been doing some assisted oap with different height on the rings (a lot of difference) and yesterday I could do 2 assisted oap with the other hand on my bicep. My question is: Does anyone know if the hand on bicep progression is almost as hard as a oap? Am I close to achieveing it? Any tips or suggestions are also welcomed. BW: 73kg Height: 1.77m [link] [comments] |
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