Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-04-09 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-04-09
- Pull-ups vs Pull-downs
- L-sit problems
- Push-up routines: strength vs. volume
- Critique my routine
- High pull ups
- Need advice, support, or guidance
- Do you worry about the way that you look? Remote Paid Study
- Two vertical presses in one workout?
- Thoughts on the One Punch Man Challenge
- Example of static exercises ?
- One arm dead hang time differs greatly beetween with and without chalk
- Deploying to the field for 2 months, any good bodyweight program recommendations?
- HSPU
- Lack flexibility for certain movements
- Why do I keep getting weaker for no reason?
- Not getting results, what should I do?
- stupid question regarding push ups.
- How effective are pulley systems?
- I'm considerable stronger on chinups than on pullups will it hurt me in the long run because of muscle unbalances or should i continue with chinups and my pullups number will increase on its own
- What is the best horizontal push progression?
- How quickly can "technique" be learned/lost?
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| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 12:42 AM PDT Ten months ago I stopped going to the gym (COVID) and I bought a door pull-up bar. I used to be a frequent gym goer and did a lot of lat pull downs at the machine with a good weight. It took me a month to be able to do just one pull up (started with only negatives). After 10 months I am able to do 4 sets of 5 strict pull-ups. I thought the volume was still low compared to the gym exercises. Today I went back to the gym for the first time. I was sure I wouldn't be able to put as much weight on the last pull down machine. Boy was I wrong! I am lifting more weight and more reps than I ever did. Question, should I stick to pull ups or keep adding weight on pull downs? Edit: thanks for all your comments! Prior to Covid I thought that body weight exercises were only an option when I couldn't have access to a machine or weights. This sub and my own experience have taught me otherwise! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 10:23 AM PDT I need help with my l-sit, I've been training it for 2 months and my max is like 10 seconds on the floor when i'm fresh. (I started my training with only static holds and all on the ground) The problem i'm facing here is that I can't do or hold the l-sit on the bar and the dip bars as long as I can when I do it on the floor, or maybe I can but I just feel more power when doing it on the ground, I don't feel the power at all on the bar or the dip bars. What should i'm really tired of this, I can also do an advanced tuck planche for like 10-15 seconds with good form which is harder than an l-sit. If anyone knows whats the problem i'm facing, wish you can help me and tell me the reason, is it the abs, hip flexors, or maybe even the depression of the scapula. [link] [comments] |
| Push-up routines: strength vs. volume Posted: 09 Apr 2021 11:01 AM PDT I've always been a bit sucky at push-ups, not sure if it's my build (or brain) or if I'm not approaching training properly. The most I've ever done is 67 in 2 minutes, I'd like to be at 80. When I was in the 60s I was focusing entirely on volume with no strength components. I'd do either a 50-40-30 set alternating with sit-ups, a Murph, or I'd do a deck of death. For the deck of death it would pencil out to 200 per workout in sets of 2 to 30 reps. The issue was I sort of blew out my shoulder and elbow from the volume and trying to do variants. I believe wide grips are what hurt my shoulder. Now that I've recovered I decided I should focus more on strength and not overwork my joints. I gave myself a diagnostic before doing any work and was at 50, which sort of surprised me, but I'll take it. My first strength workout I did 3 sets of 10 push-ups with 20 pounds followed by 3 sets of 3 slow negatives. This made my chest and lat area sore enough I couldn't really do anything for a couple days. I'd like to hear what other people are doing to get their numbers up. I feel that I plateaued a bit with pure volume as I never could break the 70 mark. On the other hand I don't want to smoke myself so hard I'm losing training time. My plan moving forward was to maybe run one or two strength workouts a week and fill the rest with volume. Thoughts are appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 05:01 AM PDT Hello, I started training v-sit 2 weeks ago and I could see some progress in my journey. However, I decided to change my routine a little and try adding less and more intense exercices. I'm not sure if my workout is good enough, should I add more exercices, less rest time? Any suggestions are welcome. NOTE: I can hold a perfect floor l-sit for 20-21 sec. and do about 5-6 toes to bar(knees slightly bent) Workout: V-sit hold 5 sec. (X4 1:30 rest) 1:00 rest Wall assisted v sit 15 sec.(X5 30 rest) 1:00 rest Hanging leg lifts 5 reps (X5 30 rest) 1:00 rest V-sit raises on paralletes 5 reps(X5 30 rest) 1:00 rest Pike compressions 8 reps(X5 30 rest) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 06:26 AM PDT Hi everyone. I've been doing pull-ups for some time now. I can do 12-13 pull ups with good form and around 5-6 pull-ups to chest. I would like to learn how to do pull-ups to the waist. All I have is a wall mounted pullup bar, which doesn't offer a lot of room to swing. I would like advices and exercises to make this happen. My aim is to do muscle ups on the wall mounted bar without swing. I've searched YouTube for such videos but couldn't find any which uses the said pullup bar. I also don't have access to any calisthenics park or other pull ups bars. Link to the kind of pull up bar I'm referring to : shorturl.at/egCHP Thank you in advance for your help. [link] [comments] |
| Need advice, support, or guidance Posted: 09 Apr 2021 08:59 AM PDT I am 37 and 250lbs (big belly). I've been going to the gym 4-5 times a week for 3 weeks and eating macros as such: 220 grams of protein 180 grams of carbs 40 grams of fat (hard not to go 5-10 over) I use Fitbod as an app for figuring out what to lift (mix between body weight only, machines, and free weights) I normally burn about 4000 caps a day on gym days (according to my Fitbit) and aim for about 30 mins of cardio while lifting. I warm up with 5-8 mins of running but have ran a lot longer in the past when I was leaner. Would love to pump up my running time so that I can do longer distance runs on non-gym days. I'm looking to change my body comp, heart health, and strength. What am I doing right, wrong, and what can I do better? [link] [comments] |
| Do you worry about the way that you look? Remote Paid Study Posted: 09 Apr 2021 08:58 AM PDT Hi everyone, My name is Julia and I am writing to you from Massachusetts General Hospital, where I work in our Body Dysmorphic Disorder Program. We are running a smartphone research study in which we are seeking to understand the day to day factors that contribute to negative thoughts, emotions and/or substance use in people with severe appearance concerns. We are looking for adults (18+) with severe appearance concerns in the United States who might be interested in participating. The study is fully remote, with no in-person visits, and participants are compensated for their involvement. If you are interested in participating or learning more, please visit our website https://mghocd.org/bddphonestudy/. Fill out the brief survey at the bottom of the site, and if it looks like you may be a good fit, someone from our research team will be in touch! Best, Julia [link] [comments] |
| Two vertical presses in one workout? Posted: 09 Apr 2021 07:11 AM PDT Have been following the rr for a while now. I can perform ring pushups 3x8 (the basic ones) with ease and I can do about 8x3 reps of the ring dips (basic ones although it's a little challenging eitherway) Wanted to know if I can only do ring dips (proper progression) and deficit pike pushups or wall handstand pushups (according to suited progression) as the only two pushing movements and not do any horizontal push as a main muscle building movement along with pull-ups and rows, will this cause any imbalance ? Is it fine to avoid the pushup ? As I aim at getting strong at hanstand pushups. Thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
| Thoughts on the One Punch Man Challenge Posted: 09 Apr 2021 09:21 AM PDT Hi (:
Please share your thoughts/adjustments you'd make (: [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 04:18 AM PDT Hey guys, - Are time based. To give you some examples of what I have though of so far are: - High Plank. I apologize if the conditions seem stupid but this what I have to live with in the mean time. [link] [comments] |
| One arm dead hang time differs greatly beetween with and without chalk Posted: 09 Apr 2021 12:39 PM PDT I recently considered starting to train for OAC / OAP and some guides mention as a requirement at least 30s one arm hang time with each arm. I started timing my hangs and I can see huge differences if I use chalk vs no chalk. With chalk Right hand - 38 seconds, Left hand -32 seconds I repeated this a couple of times in different days and I could never reach 10 seconds of hanging without chalk. I don't think that I have particularly sweaty hands and the bar I train on is a regular 30mm stainless steel bar, so not sure why such a huge difference. Should I continue using chalk and consider that I pass the 30s requirement? I don't see how to improve my grip strength progressively, my hands just slip without the chalk. [link] [comments] |
| Deploying to the field for 2 months, any good bodyweight program recommendations? Posted: 08 Apr 2021 04:42 PM PDT I have a dive course coming up in the fall and have primarily been running for my training. Unfortunately, I am going to be in the field for the next two months and daily runs (or running at all) is not going to be an option. Any good suggestion for a bodyweight fitness plans that focuses on cardio and functional fitness, without running, would be greatly appreciated. I know I could Google it, but there's so much garbage to sift through for stuff like this and figured this sub would have some solid suggestions. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 06:55 AM PDT Hi, I got a problem with my chest to wall hspu, when I go down i bend in my lower back, kind of like a cobra stretch if you know what I mean. Do you guys have any suggestions to fix this? I try to squeeze my glutes and core as much as possible [link] [comments] |
| Lack flexibility for certain movements Posted: 09 Apr 2021 06:30 AM PDT I would like to start doing L-sits and pike push ups, the issue is that my legs are not flexible enough behind my knee to lockout like they have to. I'm 6' 2" so my legs are pretty long but I'm not sure if that's a factor. Any help would be appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| Why do I keep getting weaker for no reason? Posted: 09 Apr 2021 09:41 AM PDT So my max dips I've done is +10kg for 3 sets of 7. This was about 3 sessions ago. In the last 2 sessions Ive gotten weaker on both, hitting about 4 reps per set. My max pull-ups I've done is 7,5,5. I used grease the groove 4 days ago and did pull-ups amrap sets throughout the day. I thought I'd be able to increase them to at least a set of 10 reps, but instead I could only do 5! My diet is consistent (500 calorie surplus), I'm sleeping enough, I'm getting enough water. Yet I'm getting weaker. Anyone have any ideas? [link] [comments] |
| Not getting results, what should I do? Posted: 09 Apr 2021 08:47 AM PDT A bit about myself - I used to go to gym, consistently for like 10 months, atleast 3 times a week. I was seeing a lot of change, first I gained some muscle mass and my belly fat was reduced too. I was able to do chin-ups easily and somehow managed to do 2 pull-ups too. After that covid began, so I stopped exercising for like a month. This led to losing muscle and gaining fat at the belly again. I tried bodyweight exercises after that. What I did was: My day to day diet looked like this: My current height: 179 cm and current weight: 70 kg. I have clicked photos too, but too shy to share them. Dm if you want to see pics before giving some advice. [link] [comments] |
| stupid question regarding push ups. Posted: 09 Apr 2021 08:17 AM PDT I have some scapular winging and my serratus activates poorly or not at all during push ups Should all my weight be on palms or can I use wrists to hold weight. Also is it bad if my wrists move during pushup? not forearms but wrist itself. So far I only was able to have 1 proper session where the next day I felt sore in scaps, serratus, chest and triceps, but unfortunately I lost the form and I struggle again. Thanks, I appreciate, would be cool if someone advanced/intermediate would respond. [link] [comments] |
| How effective are pulley systems? Posted: 08 Apr 2021 08:05 PM PDT Hello, all. I've been training advanced calisthenics movements (I am able to straddle planche, front lever, OAPU, free standing handstand push ups, etc.) and I was wondering if any of you have experience with pulley systems for building up strength and technique for the movements. I'm not talking about a dream machine where your bodyweight is cut in half (although it can function like that if you attach rings to the harness); rather, I'm talking about a pulley system like this to where you can control precisely how much of your bodyweight you're using in these bodyweight skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwjz1Qq4E3w There are a couple of really expensive versions of this too like the Forza system, but honestly speaking, they're really overpriced for what they are and I can just go to the hardware store and make my own for literally 1/5 of the price. I was thinking about implementing one into my training to help w advanced skills such as the iron cross, planche, maltese, HSPU, FL & Victorian variations, etc but I'm not sure how effective they would be compared to only doing things the "traditional" way of using bodyweight regressions (for example, pike push ups for a regression to HSPU) or using dumbbells for accessory work (Zanetti flies, etc). I still would do these traditional exercises, but how effective do you think it would be to add this pulley system as well? Do any of you have experience with one or have seen someone else use it to good effect? Do you think it's worth it to try and do you think that it will help significantly in speeding up progress in calisthenics strength skills? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 07:56 AM PDT 55kg (120lbs) 178cm (5'10") i started working out since october not being able to do a single pullup nor chinup but i can now do abt 15chinups but barely 6pullups, i use a shoulder width grip for both Also my goal is having bigger shoulders/back so please do tell me which excerie i should prioritize and the optimall grip for it [link] [comments] |
| What is the best horizontal push progression? Posted: 08 Apr 2021 07:47 PM PDT Out of all of these horizontal push progressions, what do you think is the best for hypertrophy and which one for strength? Ring Pushups, PPPU, one arm/unilateral pushups, and weighted pushups. Another question I have is how good are pseudo planche pushups hypertrophy wise? I feel like lots of people recommend them for chest growth but I'd see it more of a shoulder exercise with the chest as the secondary primary muscle. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| How quickly can "technique" be learned/lost? Posted: 08 Apr 2021 03:50 PM PDT I know "muscle memory" is a thing and that strength should be easily recoverable after brief layoffs. Does the same apply to learning skills' techniques? E.g. balance or proprioception. Curious because around 6 weeks ago, I was finally able to consistently hold planche for 3-5 seconds, then through a combination of midterms and a wrist injury from tennis, I stopped training for 3 weeks. When my wrist healed and I started training again 3 weeks ago, I felt noticeably weaker. I was able to recover my other numbers to pre-layoff levels within a week (HSPUs, weighted dips), but to this day I still just can't seem to hold planche. My weight hasn't changed, and general strength seems to be restored, so I feel the only explanation is that I lost the proprioception needed for the movement. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Appreciate any input. [link] [comments] |
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