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    Bodyweight Fitness: Training Tuesday - Post Your Routine for 2020-12-01

    Bodyweight Fitness: Training Tuesday - Post Your Routine for 2020-12-01


    Training Tuesday - Post Your Routine for 2020-12-01

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 10:07 PM PST

    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:

    [Last week's post](http://link.goes/here) 

    Include these sorts of details:

    (Gender, Age, Height, Weight [kg/lbs please])

    Goal: Vague or specific (get bigger? Or master a planche by December?)

    Routine: Include what progress you've made this week. Extra reps? Longer hold? New progression?

    Diet/Mood/Energy/Anything else relevant to your training:

    Questions: Request any feedback you'd like on your routine.

    Highlight the improvements you have made in your routine, since last week and include any videos or photos that are relevant.

    All top comments must be routine posts.

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    BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-12-01

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 10:07 PM PST

    Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!

    • Feel free to post beginner questions or just about anything that's on your mind related to fitness!

    Reminders:

    • Read the FAQ as your question may be answered there already.
    • If you're unsure how to start training, check out our Recommended Routine, or our more skills based routine: Move.
    • Even though the rules are relaxed here, asking for medical advice is still not allowed.

    For your reference we also have these weekly threads:

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    Sad News for the Calisthenics Community. RIP Serge Tevosyan

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 08:52 AM PST

    He was a great inspiration for so many of us.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CILyh9PqQ9H/?igshid=se31zsup8kls

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    Any exercise suggestions for someone who has an 8h office work (but at home)

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 09:15 AM PST

    I do the RR 3 times per week but I don't want to sit in a chair for 8 hours everyday and do nothing when I don't exercise.

    Any suggestions or quick exercises to do while working?

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    Handstand

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 01:27 AM PST

    I still can't do a handstand. I have enough strenght. I mean i can do a one arm pushups and i know how to maintain balance. The thing is i don't have enough shoulder mobility. I had a lucky attempt when i did a handstand for 7 seconds. I am already practicing for 2 weeks 3 hours every day and i still can't do it. I tried everything. Any tips?

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    What's an exercise you do at work? And how does it benefit you?

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 12:18 AM PST

    Looking for simple exercises that you do at work, if you say what job you have currently that will be helpful too

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    Is it possible to develop a safe routine of doing the same thing every day.

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 10:39 AM PST

    My main issue is consistency and I see this as really being the only option for developing a routine. Is there a way to do this without injuring myself and still making progress by doing more reps and occasionally switching exercises over time?

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    Free ebooks

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 01:42 AM PST

    Are there any free ebooks that can help me build a routine? I'm in bwf since august and i feel confused and without motivation if I don't follow a plan, i tried RR but right now i don't like it

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    Rings and hand size

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 11:56 AM PST

    I've got small hands (6.5 inches from thumb to middle finger, palm is barely over 3 inches). I would like to increase my grip strength, and I've heard 1.25 rings help do that all though some say that there is a "false grip" involved. Is it worth getting the 1.1 rings instead of the 1.25s?

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    One arm push up

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 02:51 AM PST

    Im really struggling with the one arm push up so i would appreciate it if anyone would please give me a push up progression that will help me achieve a one arm push up, any help will be appreciated

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    I’m like very confused on how I’m supposed to eat. I just started doing body weight training. I’m skinny fat and I’m tryna lose that fat and gain muscle. I’m 5’7 and 130 pounds. Does anyone know how I should eat?

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 11:27 AM PST

    I'm like very confused on how I'm supposed to eat. I just started doing body weight training. I'm skinny fat and I'm tryna lose that fat and gain muscle. I'm 5'7 and 130 pounds. Does anyone know how I should eat?

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    Ways to modify the recommended routine to get more work per muscle group in?

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 05:22 AM PST

    I am 16 years old and weigh 165lbs. I've been doing the recommended routine on this subreddit for about 6 weeks and am looking to put on some muscle, I'm not going to the gym recently because of the virus so it's just me, some bars and a couple pair of dumbbells. If anyone has any recommendations preferably in modifying the recommended routine to where I do more work per muscle group please let me know!! Always appreciate support!

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    Has anyone here actually gotten big legs from high reps of regular body weight squats?

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 10:51 AM PST

    I'm very curious about that one.

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    Made a spreadsheet for Athleans 22-day Pushup and Pullup Challenges

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 08:34 PM PST

    Hey ya'll,

    Just throwing another spreadsheet template in the mix for Athleans 22-day Pushup and Pullup challenges. I'm doing both at the same time because I hate my elbows. Might add in the 22-day Ab workout at some point.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQbt7Ws4Y6Il0zJ71tV6ywEUOjtoEOerE7kkzwbTqM3BrQzEvmgXKy64qa3JDuDdQc1E_BFSJSpUDV_/pubhtml

    Hopefully this is useful for anyone else attempting the challenges. Athlean video links below for more info.

    Pushup challenge:
    https://youtu.be/Ys-JyytCu2s

    Pullup challenge:
    https://youtu.be/eb7tgP7Bla8

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    Squats Vs other leg excercises

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 07:25 PM PST

    Hi people, I've been noticing that I feel my leg muscles activate more during exercises such as step ups and weighted Bulgarian split squats vs squats. This makes me want to ditch the barbell squat for these other exercises but I'm conflicted because of the heavy praise for the barbell squat. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Do you think it's okay to forgo barbell squats as song as I'm doing other challenging leg exercises? Any opinions are useful Thanks!

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    I just got a dip bar. Looking for suggestions.

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 10:43 PM PST

    I recently got a dip bar. Besides mastering the dip what other specific holds or movements will help me get stronger in the long run? I am a beginner right now and looking to keep improving.

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    [Welp] Does weight lifting stunts/stops height growth ?

    Posted: 01 Dec 2020 02:19 AM PST

    I am 17 and my height is 173cm , I am wishing to do weight training and also I want to grow a few inches . Will weight training stunt my growth. And how often a week should I workout.

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    I Need Help

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 03:53 PM PST

    Hi guys. I have a question that I've needed to ask for a while.

    Before I ask my question, I think I should introduce myself:

    • I'm 14 (almost 15) years old

    • 5'11" & 120 pounds

    • I have next to zero muscle

    About 100 days ago, I participated in a 70 day workout routine constructed by Mark Laurens (The book I got it from was titled You Are Your Own Gym, in case anyone's wondering). Overall, I think the routine was great, and - without the issue I'm here to talk about - I think someone could certainly succeed with it. He gave 4 workout routines, and I chose the 2nd easiest (I know it's not great but I was really trying my best.)

    My first two weeks went very well. I was really proud of myself and was gaining confidence. Everything felt amazing amazing. Then, I started to fall apart.

    It was about the third or fourth week, and some type of mental... thing just hit me. I don't have depression, anxiety, or any other common mental illness, but I definitely was/still am going through some type of mental barrier. I'm writing this in hopes that there are other people that have gone through the same type of issue and have tips for dealing with it.

    It started when I was asked to do pull-ups the first time. I was overall excited to try them out, obviously I understood I wouldn't succeed at first but I was still excited. However, when I went downstairs to the bar I suddenly felt depressed. I legitimately don't know what happened, but I could hardly hold back tears. Nothing happened that day to cause this sadness, but I felt terrible anyways. Instead of completing the workout I went to bed and told myself I'd make up for my loss the next day... I did. I got back on track the next day and was feeling good again. But for some reason I still couldn't shake the feeling of giving up.

    Quickly that feeling manifested inside of me. It felt like an addiction. I wanted to keep pushing ahead and improving my body, but the temptation of giving up was too strong, and too many times I gave in to those temptations. This feeling re-sparked many of the previous doubts I had in myself, all of which lead back to the same question of " who is to blame for a mans laziness: himself, or his environment? (AKA the people who raised him). I hope this shows you that I was really starting to go crazy over this thing.

    So that happened, but I still didn't completely give up on my workout routine. I kept doing my workout everyday (although it felt more like a chore than a self-improvement strategy). And as a result of my doubts and failure to continue, I was making almost no progress. In fact one might even say I was losing progress due to my mental state.

    After the 70 days, I decided to give myself a break, "who knows maybe I'll recover." 2 weeks later and I'm back to my old routine. Still no difference. I decide to cut out all the stuff I dislike and focus on the very fundamentals of bodyweight fitness like push-ups, squats, and planks. Still, I dont feel a difference in my attitude! At this point I'm starting to get frustrated because I know I'm being lazy, but my earlier question of "who is to blame for a mans laziness: himself, or his environment?" continues to come back. This creates an endless cycle of questioning and frustration.

    So that's pretty much where I am now. I know I sound melodramatic, and come to think of it I probably am, but I feel the need to write this anyways. I really hope someone here can help me navigate these weird waters. Thank you so much for reading this and I'd really like words of motivation, even if you don't have advice for me.

    Tldr; I have a strange mental barrier that is making me question my whole life and is negatively affecting my workout routing, and I need help breaking through it.

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    Monthly BWF Physique Thread for December

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 10:07 PM PST

    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.

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    Remember, we're all gonna make it.

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    Cannot improve ankle dorsiflexion at all

    Posted: 30 Nov 2020 02:34 PM PST

    I have been trying to improve my ankle dorsiflexion for about a year know, but I haven't really been succesful. Whenever i bring my shins over my toes, I feel a paiful sensation on the inside of my ankle, which The location of it is around the posterior tibial tendon. This limits my ability really stretch my calf muscles because I feel it whenever I get deep enough to feel a stretch in my calf. This really bothers me because I can't do any pistol squats or deep barbell squats because of this.

    I also feel this when I go for a run. So what I think might be the problem is that I have a bit of overpronation of the ankle, however, no matter how much I focus to keep a tripod position with my feet, it still doesn't feel good. Doing a standing calf stretch were my knees aren't bent is perfectly fine.

    I was wondering if anyone has an idea what I am doing wrong or knows some good ankle strengthening exercises for this (I already do calf raises). Thanks in advance

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