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- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-01-27
- Got to get back to BWF
- Is it possible to wake up not achy and stiff at 36+ years old? If so how?!
- What if I want to achieve both strength AND endurance?
- Palms hurt when doing pushups
- Inspirational book
- Would my dips still work if the bars I'm holding at my terrace resembles a right angle instead of parralel lines?
- BW Fitness Gyms in the US
- Resistance bands for door: Should they be the flat kind or cylindrical kind?
- Pulling exercises harder on rings ?
- Need some advice about sets, reps and rest days
- Grease the groove - clarification
- Question About Adding Weight to Calisthenics in RR
- WHEN TO USE GREASE THE GROOVE?
- Lower trapezius strain need help
- Creating routines, please help.
- Is it there a good video explaining the deadbug, but focusing on the core muscles? (BWF Primer]
- why does protein powder/shakes make me gag?
- [Form Check] Negative Pull ups
- Looking for advice to reduce my gut ����
- Palms hurt when doing pushups
- Palms hurt when doing pushups
- SLAP tear people, what were your symptoms like and did you train with a SLAP tear?
- Routine for mastering full planche from zero
- Chin up carryover to skills
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-01-27 Posted: 26 Jan 2021 09:01 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:
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| Posted: 26 Jan 2021 10:04 PM PST I forget how to post but hopefully my pic came through. I got back into shape 3 years ago with this boatd"s help. I keep injuring myself every time I start getting truly fit ... I am a little pudgy now ( I was fiit in bottom right back August before i hurt my shoulder skimboarding) I will try to start sharing about what I have learned about an old guy ( 56 ) like me avoiding injuries soon and look forward to even better advice from the people here who really know! Yes I moved to LA and built a home gym in living room! This is a rushed post... cake 🎂 day motivated me to take some halfass pics in bad form! [link] [comments] |
| Is it possible to wake up not achy and stiff at 36+ years old? If so how?! Posted: 27 Jan 2021 04:16 AM PST Hi All, As the title suggests, I'm 36, and it takes my body a good long while to not be achy and stiff each day. I'm talking knees, lower back etc., the usual culprits. Is this just how it rolls once you get a bit older or can I make myself more silky and nimble! If anyone 36 plus has any tips to share it would be much appreciated! p.s currently do the RR (full body workout 3x a week), walk, run occasionally and do a mix of yoga/mobility/short conditioning drills in-betwixt my workout days on a what can I be bothered to do basis. [link] [comments] |
| What if I want to achieve both strength AND endurance? Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:54 AM PST Sorry if this has been asked before or is in the FAQ, i couldn't see/find it. Simply put, I want to be strong and durable at the same time, in other words, keeping the strength for long periods of time. My goal is to achieve that. Think like a soldier that has to carry tons of all the equipment for days of walking etc. (I'm not a soldier, just giving an explanatory example.) What path should I follow? Practicing strength first and then moving onto endurance? Or working them in tandem (a week/month etc of endurance, then a week/month etc of strength)? How are sets involved in this? If I'm missing something, please explain in a kind way. Thank you all. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2021 11:40 AM PST Usually it's not a huge problem, but whenever I do any variations, especially the diamond push-up, it quickly gets unberable. Am I doing something wrong, or is this even a normal/common problem, and how (if at all) can I fix whatever causes this? I'm 5'10" and 150 lbs, so on the thin side of the spectrum, if that's related to the cause [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:52 AM PST Have you ever eaten a decadent slice of cheesecake, only to finish and think, "Man, I could really go for some vegetables right about now"? If not, let me introduce you to Stephen Guise and the concept of mini habits. The idea, as conceptualized in this book, is not to take an approach of deprivation and radical change, but to make small, incremental, consistent changes that ultimately result in a permanent, healthy lifestyle. Stephen (can I call him Stephen?) is upfront from the beginning: this is not a journey of quick fixes, rapid weight loss, and cleanse diets. This is about working with the brain's natural resistance to change by fooling it into thinking you're not asking much from it. And really, you're not. If your goal is to do one push-up a day, you will find yourself down on the ground much faster than if your goal is to do 20. And once you are down there, you will do some more. It's human nature. The hard part, the decision to do a thing, is over at that point. And even on your worst day, even if you really only can do one, you've still made some forward momentum and reinforced that daily habit. I only finished this book a couple of weeks ago, but I have already seen the changes happen. The most brilliant stroke was in never making a food craving off-limits, no matter how ridiculously unhealthy. Instead, he encourages a movement toward healthy food, a letting go of the binary way we think about eating (''I'm going to eat healthy'' vs ''I'm going to eat badly.'') As he says in his book, you know what's better than three slices of pizza? Three slices of a pizza and a salad. It's pithy and funny, but there is much wisdom here. When we're at a party, we don't have to decide between carrots and cookies. We can have both. And that realization is the spark of something rather profound. The more whole foods you eat, the more you incorporate them into your daily life, the more you want them for their own sake, not because you should eat better, or because you are desperate to lose weight, but because they are tasty and make you feel good. My nutrition mini habit, one recommended by Stephen, is to make one healthy food upgrade a day. That means a banana with breakfast, or a vegetable with lunch, or water instead of soda for a meal... just one healthy change from the norm. What I've found, as Stephen predicted, is most days I do far more than that. Some days I find myself concocting entire meals from scratch, just because I would rather eat that. But even on my worst days, I can make that one change and feel like I have forward momentum. Thus I have found myself eating fresh vegetables alongside leftover pizza and a red bell pepper after I finished my cheesecake. What's remarkably different from previous attempts to shift to a healthy lifestyle is that for the first time ever, it feels like a choice. Not some hard-nosed restriction I'm trying to impose on myself for my own good, but just making choices amidst the ebb and flow of everyday life (the fact that my other mini habit is sitting down on my meditation cushion before bed doesn't hurt... I am much more mindful of my eating habits based on increased meditation alone.) Even my fast food addiction is waning, not because I've forbidden it, but because I've noted that fast food generally makes me feel like crap. I'm saving my sweet tooth for higher quality desserts, stuff I really love. I'm no longer eating with an attitude of scarcity - I shouldn't be having this, I must eat it now because I can't have it later. When there is no famine, there is never any need for a feast. I ate out at three restaurants this weekend, and not once did I overeat or feel guilty about my choices. It's the difference between "What's one small thing I can do to make this healthier?" and "Screw it, I'm going to eat all the things." When you're working within a more reasonable framework, when you stop with all or nothing thinking, you make more healthy choices than you would imagine, and you don't have to fight your lazy brain to do it. if you want to read the book try it on audible [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2021 04:43 AM PST So what I'm trying to say is that I dont have bars to do dips on, and the only option for me is to go do my dips on the corner of my terrace which looks like a right angle. I'm asking if it has any difference than what I see on the gym that people do dips on. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2021 06:25 AM PST There has to be growing market for BW fitness style gyms. I am envisioning something between a pure gymnastics gym (mainly focused on competitive skills, also full of children) and a crossfit gym (focused on strength and conditioning, full of adults). Show me some combination of the two and you have my money. As soon as covid is done! I stumbled on a random youtube video where this guy in Australia found exactly the gym I am looking for. https://falsegrip.com.au/ Now if someone wants to start this gym in the greater NYC area, I am sure this could work as a business. Has anyone seen gyms like this in the US?? [link] [comments] |
| Resistance bands for door: Should they be the flat kind or cylindrical kind? Posted: 27 Jan 2021 10:04 AM PST Is one better than the other overall? Any specific recommendations? [link] [comments] |
| Pulling exercises harder on rings ? Posted: 27 Jan 2021 04:36 AM PST Do u guys feel like pull exercises are harder on rings too? Pushing is harder no question but i came across dozen claims that pull exercises are the on rings compared to bar. But whenever i do chin ups on bar i can do 10 on rings i can do 6. Why is that what am i missing ? [link] [comments] |
| Need some advice about sets, reps and rest days Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:20 AM PST Hi guys. I (m33) decided to lose weight to become healthier on December 2020. I just did the basic pushup, squat, situp and body row on table. At the beginning I would was able to do 4 pushups, 15 squats, 12 situps and 1 body row in correct form in 1 set. It's almost 2month now and I can do 26 pushups, 40 squats, 22 situps and 7 bodyrows in correct form and in 1 set. I am a bit healthier now and I enjoy exercising. I want to get stronger and also be in better shape than I was 2 months ago. I have 2 different sets of exercises push and pull, and I do them on alternative days. I don't go to gym and I want to stick to body weight exercise for at least 2 years before moving to free weights. I use table for bodyrow (pull exercise) because I don't have any place to drill and put up a pull up bar and the door frame are too weak to support my weight if I use the door pull up bar. Push (30 sec rest between sets) Pushup 123 Incline pushup 153 Decline pushup 93 Diamond pushup 103 Narrow tricep pushup 83 Pike pushup 83 Plank 1min Side plank 30 sec each Dead bug 82 Mountain climber 30sec2 Bridge 8*1 Pull (30 sec rest between sets) Body row on table with supinated grip 83 Body row on table with pronated grip 83 Body row on table with neutral grip 83 Squat 153 Calf raises 83 Plank 1min Side plank 30 sec each Dead bug 82 Mountain climber 30sec2 Bridge 81 Leg raises 83 Crunch 103 Toe touch 8*3 If I get tired on my last set I rest a bit longer and I sacrifice rep instead of form to complete to complete the set. My question is that in order to benefit from hypertrophy do I need to do all the sets of exercise in one session or can I spread them out for eg. pushup 123 in the morning and incline pushup 153 in afternoon and decline pushup 9*3 in evening? And can I also usually do more pushups\ bodyrows after I have completed the push exercises\ pull exercise sets? Thank you everyone who answered. [link] [comments] |
| Grease the groove - clarification Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:17 AM PST I'm just starting to GTG and wanted to clarify a point. Is the goal to focus on a single exercise everyday i.e Monday - push-ups / Tuesday - pull ups / Wednesday- dips? Or are you supposed to do a series of short rep sets for multiple workouts each day you GTG? Any guidance or links to articles would be helpful! [link] [comments] |
| Question About Adding Weight to Calisthenics in RR Posted: 27 Jan 2021 09:53 AM PST Hey y'all, I'm at the point of adding weight to the upper body workouts in the RR, is the set/rep scheme still 3x5-8? And as far as progression, do I increase the weight so long as one of my sets is 1x8 with proper form and the other sets fall within the 5-8 rep range? I currently do it as I've just mentioned, but want to see what other folks are doing. [link] [comments] |
| WHEN TO USE GREASE THE GROOVE? Posted: 27 Jan 2021 04:55 AM PST Hi, I'm currently training for back lever and I am making good progress. I can hold a single leg back lever for at least 5 seconds, coming down from a slow negative and now I am doing full back levers with the red band assistance. I have not plateaued in progressions, therefore would it be unnecessary or counterproductive to GTG to achieve the back lever faster? What I'm trying to get at is - would GTG only really be used for when you are finding it difficult to make progress in a given movement? Thank you in advance! [link] [comments] |
| Lower trapezius strain need help Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:17 PM PST Hello everyone, I strained my lower trapezius about 2 weeks ago now. It is mild as I can still do everything but it's mildly discomfortable and I wanted it to heal fast so I've been resting since I felt it 2 weeks ago. I've still been moving by walking a lot and swimming, I've also been icing. Now it's for sure a lot better but it's still there and I don't know what to do. Should I continue and just not do anything and let it heal? The internet says to stretch it and strengthen it. Both of these I'm confused on. I've heard that stretching a strain can just stretch the muscle fibers farther and make it worse. But at the same time I should stretch it to stop it from getting tight right? Also should I start slowly strengthening it again. Like face-pulls and YTWL exercises. Or would that make it worse? I've been working out for about a year and a half and do weight lifting and calisthenics mix it that helps. Thanks for the help! [link] [comments] |
| Creating routines, please help. Posted: 27 Jan 2021 08:30 AM PST As a beginner, how often should i change my routine? like if i did X exercise on y day, would i have to change my daily schedule every week. Also how do I go about creating a routine? [link] [comments] |
| Is it there a good video explaining the deadbug, but focusing on the core muscles? (BWF Primer] Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:13 PM PST So, I've read the guide on how to perform this exercise and I felt it, but I'm not sure what I did was correct. Is it there a visual explanation of this exercise? Bonus points: If the person performing this exercise is half naked, so we can see exactly the involved areas. [link] [comments] |
| why does protein powder/shakes make me gag? Posted: 27 Jan 2021 12:05 PM PST i am quite new to the fitness journey, but i have tried two protein powders so far. A vanilla flavoured from Bodylab, and Hokkaido milk from Myprotein. The vanilla flavour tastes very artificial and made me gag with the aftertaste, and the hokkaido milk didn't taste bad until i got to the aftertaste and it made me gag, almost threw up after just one sip. everyone else in my family do not gag or anything and say it tastes normal. so my question is, is this something with me and if it is what can i do about it? and if it isn't, what could it be then? Thank you in advance and sorry for any grammatical errors [link] [comments] |
| [Form Check] Negative Pull ups Posted: 27 Jan 2021 11:54 AM PST Hi! Can someone check my form? I felt some pain in my left elbow after doing them today. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Looking for advice to reduce my gut ���� Posted: 26 Jan 2021 02:05 PM PST Hi folks. I've been working out pretty consistently (body weight/HIIT cardio only) for the entirety of quarantine. I've lost about 25 pounds which is sick and the muscle definition is coming a long. My one hang up is that I have a gut (I've always had a gut and I've always had a lot of bloating). I've been working on my portion control. I don't eat many sweets and in general I eat pretty healthily (eat my greens, not too much friend stuff, etc). There's definitely some element of liquid calories involved but I've reduced that substantially and throughout a day even at the worse I still consume a crap ton of water and tea (with no sweeteners). It might just be that I need to be more patient with my body but regardless I would happily take advice on ways y'all have or I might reduce my gut through workouts or dietary strategies though I am avoiding any hyper restrictive diets like keto and stuff bc I don't think they're sustainable and I don't wanna ruin my relationship with food. Thanks! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2021 11:30 AM PST Usually it's not a huge problem for me, but whenever I do any variations, especially the diamond push-up, it quickly gets unberable. Is this normal/common, and how (if at all) can I lower the pain? I'm 5'10" and 150 lbs, so on the thin side of the spectrum, if that's related to the cause [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2021 11:30 AM PST Usually it's not a huge problem for me, but whenever I do any variations, especially the diamond push-up, it quickly gets unberable. Is this normal/common, and how (if at all) can I lower the pain? I'm 5'10" and 150 lbs, so on the thin side of the spectrum, if that's related to the cause [link] [comments] |
| SLAP tear people, what were your symptoms like and did you train with a SLAP tear? Posted: 27 Jan 2021 05:20 AM PST Hey guys, I was diagnosed with a SLAP tear in my right shoulder after an MRI scan in April 2020. I went to get get my shoulder checked out because I had a sharp pain in the middle of my shoulder when I did push exercises. The diagnosis from the MRI scan read "suspicion of SLAP tear". I went to see a shoulder specialist and he did all kinds of ROM tests with me and I passed all of them without pain, so he ordered me to do PT. I did PT religiously and focussed on doing rotator cuff exercises and pulling movements. Fast forward to today and I am in no pain whatsoever during the day, the only discomfort I feel is when I do DB bench press. The best way to describe the discomfort is that my pec gets really, really tight and it feels a bit wonky. Stretching my pecs alleviates the feeling and I can go about my business after that. The feeling doesn't feel like it comes from my shoulder, but from my armpit. My left shoulder is more mobile and flexible than my right shoulder but I have a full ROM with my right shoulder and literally in no pain during any of the movements. Based on how I feel, my doctor categorically ruled out operating on my shoulder because he said there's no way to guarantee it would be any better. The feeling I have in my right shoulder/pec area is more of a nuisance than anything else. I can lift heavy and can do all exercises but I get this nagging feeling after a heavy workout. Have any of you had similar experiences? If you haven't had surgery, has it been the right choice for you? Very keen to hear what the community here has experienced [link] [comments] |
| Routine for mastering full planche from zero Posted: 27 Jan 2021 11:15 AM PST Is there a routine a routine to unlock full planche from zero? Something like the RR or some template? I couldn't find it. Thanks!!! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2021 10:56 AM PST Hey, so i know that doing weighted pull ups have carryover to skills like Fl, muscle up etc. My question is if it is the same with chin ups. I currently have acess to ring only and pulls on ring feel so uncomfortable compared to chin ups. Also my routine is : 3x a week Adv. Tuck bl 4sets (11 11 11 7) Chin ups 5x5 (gonna slowly add weight) Ring dips 3x5 ( gonna add weight too) One arm rows 3x8 currently PPPU 3x5 [link] [comments] |
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