Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-05-07 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-05-07
- I posted on here 8 weeks ago that was only 50kg, but had excess stomach fat. After 8 weeks of recomp, I feel sexy again!
- Motivation for tall ( and heavy ) athletes
- Hyperextended elbows as a result of training straight arm movements
- Splitting my PULL routine in two: is it worth it?
- Best way to increase endurance
- What do I do on “rest days”?
- Any recommendations to substitute dips?
- Help with exercise difficulty
- some clarity regarding my work
- Gymnastic Rings: having a hard time doing dips.
- Bad rotator cuff & one arm pull ups
- Question for unilateral training
- I started my calisthenics journey! (Got some beginner questions)
- Can't progress with BW pullups
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-05-07 Posted: 06 May 2021 09:01 PM PDT 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: 07 May 2021 01:33 AM PDT I'm 28F and I recently lost 4kg. I'm 5ft 4 and went from 54kg to 50kg. I was shocked though when I reached that weight that I was still carrying excess fat around my stomach. I was disappointed and really confused. I posted on here and learnt that I probably have very little muscle mass (plus a pelvic tilt), so I should work on recomp. I've been doing my own little bodyweight routine for 8 weeks now and despite maintaining more or less the same weight, I now feel much leaner and 'flatter'! I'm also marginally stronger. I've gone for maxing out at 2 press ups from my knees (I know…embarrassing) to maxing out at 9, AND I can now do 3 normal press ups as well! I also have more overall endurance with all core exercises. I've been eating either my TDEE or slightly higher every day. I'm getting there and this sub has been the reason. I've always wondered how I could weigh so little but still feel like I had extra lumps and bumps. I now plan to continue working on improving my strength, building more muscle and, as a result, putting on more weight. I'd really like to bring myself further from the bottom end of the healthy BMI category. Thanks guys for your advice 😊 [link] [comments] |
| Motivation for tall ( and heavy ) athletes Posted: 07 May 2021 06:55 AM PDT cross posting from OG2 subreddit I'm typing this solely for the purpose of inspiring hope and motivation in the tall and heavy athletes among us. Many of you might be discouraged because being tall and heavy makes advanced cslisthenics moves much harder. This is true but achieving them is not at all impossible. "Only short light guys with no legs can do it" was s possible excuse half a decade ago when there were almost no tall and heavy athletes who got advanced moves down around. That has changed. There are countless examples of tall heavyweights succeeding in advanced cali. Here are a few examples to search for on social media that may inspire you and show you that it is indeed possible even if taller and heavier than most. Ian Barseagle. 188cm, 86kg, big legs. Achieved full planche in 4 months. Listen to his gornation interview if you want to know how. Jack Vinati. 202cm, 103kg. 25s frontlever, 10s full planche. Search it on youtube. d.nation. 178cm, 90kg. Full planche (also on rings), full planche pushups, maltese. Julian Pagel. 178cm. Locked out one arm planche, full maltese, full planche, full planche press, finger planche. Nedko. 182cm, 76kg. Full planche, full maltese Daniels Laizans. 182cm. Full planche, full planche press, full planche pushups, p bar victorian, one arm planche. Vitaliy Feschuck. Around 190cm, way above 90kg. Full planche, full maltese, touch frontlever pullups And these are just a few. Don't lose hope, don't feel discouraged. [link] [comments] |
| Hyperextended elbows as a result of training straight arm movements Posted: 07 May 2021 10:22 AM PDT I have been thinking about this and watching many videos of the gymnasts performing the moves on the rings. What i am afraid of is that majority of them when doing straight arm moves like maltese, iron cross and planche, have hyperextension in their elbows and it just feels weird. Not only in gymnasts but you many have see this in people doing these moves on floor also. I am not complaining but i have been doing planche leans (Supinated) for around 4 months and over the course of time I have been noticing my elbows getting in hyperextension. Not much like you see in those gymnasts but still. I doesn't feel any pain and soreness doing this but i just want to know what are your opinions for this? Will all these moves, in future, like as we age, creates any issues? What are your views on this? [link] [comments] |
| Splitting my PULL routine in two: is it worth it? Posted: 07 May 2021 07:56 AM PDT Hi guys. I'm currently doing a PPL routine, but my PULL routine seems a bit too long in terms of time because i need 100 minutes at least to complete it, and I'd like to shorten this time while keeping my workouts effective. This is my current routine: 3 x pull ups 3 x chin ups 3 x neutral grip pull ups 3 x narrow grip chin ups 3 x bodyweight curls 3 x prone grip bodyweight rows 3 x supine grip bodyweight rows I think that this routine enables me to give it all and feel fatigued at the end, but I wonder if 1) it is too much volume and 2) some exercises are redundant. My idea was splitting the various types od exercises into the two different pull days, in this way: WORKOUT 1 3 x pull ups 3 x chin ups 3 x bodyweight curls 3 x supine grip rows WORKOUT 2 3 X neutral grip pull ups 3 x narrow grip chin ups 3 x bodyweight curls 3 x prone grip rows Do you think that in this way I could keep my workouts as effective even if I reduce the volume by removing 9 sets? To me it seems that I would reduce the volume too much, but I'd like to listen to your opinions. [link] [comments] |
| Best way to increase endurance Posted: 07 May 2021 03:24 AM PDT So I'm looking to join up for the Royal Marines within the next year and need some help. Basically I'm doing other stuff but the main body weight stuff they do as tests is Sit-ups pull ups and push ups. My sit ups are progressing fine but pull and push-ups aren't. With push ups it's the military form with arms against lats and I can do like 7 before I give in. Have any of you got advice on how to increase these other than do more as I've been doing that for a couple of weeks and it's gone up like 2 lol Same with the pull ups but I have a feeling that's more my form which I need to work on as I'm basically feeling it all in my forearms but again any advice for either would be appreciated form anyone who's been here etc. Thanks [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 04:50 AM PDT I'm brand new to working out. Decided to try and better myself, eat better and gain some muscle if I can. I've been doing various exercise routines that I found online and they've been going well, feeling achy but I think that's good. I know if I keep up with the work outs I'll gain muscle but I'd say my body type is "skinny fat" I think it's called. So I'm thin but I'm starting to get some weight on my chest and stomach. I'm just wondering how to best use my rest days, should I be doing some running or something similar to burn the fat on my front? I heard that if you're trying to build muscle then you shouldn't do cardio but I have no idea if that's a myth. Thanks 🙏🏼 [link] [comments] |
| Any recommendations to substitute dips? Posted: 07 May 2021 06:21 AM PDT Hi y'all Some time ago I suffered an accident that left me with a so-called TFCC tear, more precisely an injury to the triangular fibrocartilage discus in my left wrist, which is rather painful. My first doctor didn't know what it was for months before I finally was sent to a hand surgeon, who operated on my hand through arthroscopy last summer. I have much less pain now, but dips seem to be too much strain on my wrist. I end up with pain again after performing them some time. Could you recommend me any excersise that I could substitute dips with, that (kind-of) achieve the same goal but are not as demanding on the wrists? Any help would be much appreciated. I will just not do them if there's nothing else, but I'd thought it's worth a shot to ask. Stay healthy out there, and thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 07 May 2021 04:42 AM PDT Hello, I'm a mobile games / apps developer and am currently working on a workout app - a random exercise generator. Just some bodyweight exercises, a simple app for people who just want to move a little. The workout is presented as 2 stacks of cards, one for the exercise and one for the rep scheme and the user just swipes through the cards after completing the said exercise. I want to gamify the app a little bit, make it perhaps more fun, and each exercise card should have a certain points amount, based on difficulty. Completing an exercise awards those points and the total weighs in a global leaderboard and the user current level. I can't appreciate correctly the difficulty for each exercise, and I was just curious if anyone would want to help me with these elements, like the exercises list and points for the app. In fact, any suggestion would be fantastic. I'll leave a very poorly made video trailer for the app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yvST5zGqVM [link] [comments] |
| some clarity regarding my work Posted: 07 May 2021 08:17 AM PDT I had started training with weights last year and had done so for around 4-5months following which i started the RR routine and have been following it for quite a while now ( around 4 months) and have gained around 15kg it being both a combination of fat and muscle in the past 9 months. I'm quite skinny so my wrists and my forearms have'nt progressed much but i've gained some muscle in my chest, shoulders,back and arms. I used to train for 3 days a week with cardio at times. Recently i picked up badminton and have started to play it daily for about 4 days in a row now with each session being for around 90 minutes and am skeptical on continuing this daily along with my 3 days of the RR. I currently weight 74kg and am 180cm tall, i currently have around 3100-3400 calories daily with around 110g of protein and fats capped at 80g and the rest being carbs . I have quite a lot of belly fat which i wanna lose and also gain more muscle , how should i go about my diet and my training? [link] [comments] |
| Gymnastic Rings: having a hard time doing dips. Posted: 07 May 2021 12:40 AM PDT Hey! So I just started my rings journey (2 months). Most of the exercises are going pretty well. But I am struggling on getting the dips right. I cannot do it with my feet in the air, so I preform the dips with my feet touching the ground a bit. However.. I can do 4-5 reps (supported with my feet on the ground) if I try my best. I really pay attention to the correct form. I would like to get some (practical) tips from you guys on how to progress. I am also struggling a bit harder because my bodyweight is 94KG, could that be the case? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] |
| Bad rotator cuff & one arm pull ups Posted: 07 May 2021 08:08 AM PDT I am trying to achieve a one arm pull up but have a bad rotator cuff on one shoulder. Is this a possibility or should I forget about this goal? I am pretty decent with standard pull ups (5-6 sets 10+ reps w. strict form & full ROM), and have been training with archer pull ups where my body weight is shifted unevenly to a single arm. I notice that the body naturally rounds, and your weighted arm crosses over to the opposite shoulder at the peak of the movement. This position, especially with a supinated grip, really feels uncomfortable on my bad shoulder. It feels somewhat better with a pronated grip, but not awesome. Can anyone weigh in? [link] [comments] |
| Question for unilateral training Posted: 06 May 2021 09:51 PM PDT Hello all! I took a video of myself pulling up and noticed that my right shoulder is bigger than my left shoulder. I didn't know that I was using more of my right side since whenever I pull up it feels even. So I'll be trying to do some one arm rows to help my left side get stronger. Question is, how do I add the one arm row to my routine? my routine are as follows; 3x11 pull up 3x15 one legged assisted squats 3x11 dips 3x11 one legged calf raise 3x11 chair assisted row 3x15 push ups do I change my chair assisted rows to one arm row? or do I add the one arm row Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| I started my calisthenics journey! (Got some beginner questions) Posted: 06 May 2021 02:49 PM PDT I want to share with you guys i started calisthenics 1 month ago and i absolutely love it. I convinced my mom to let me make a pull up bar in our backyard. Just a iron bar attached to a beam, but it works :).I started doing straightbar dips and pull ups on it, and pyke push ups on the ground. I could only do 2 pull ups (bad form) and 3 sets of 6 dips. Now one month later i did 6 pull ups with good form and 3 sets of 12 dips. I gained 3 kilo's already. I've been inactive for 4 years and realised I had a bad APT and very rounded shoulders so I'm stretching and strenghtening the muscles involved. I was never into sports and was always sitting behind my desk. I'm really turning my live around. I'm 20 years old 188 cm and was just 66 kilos and really weak. But that's all going to change now. Must say I'm really proud of myself and can't wait for what's ahead of me. I wanted to try practising tuck planche and l-sit cause internet says its the best skills to start for as a beginner. Tuck planche is really hard I cant do it at all, also all progressions are really hard. My question is, do pyke push ups help build the nessecary shoulder strength? Because then I will continue doing pyke pushups and come back to the tuck planche later when i gained some shoulder strength. For the l-sit, I'm improving a lot already, but for the full l-sit I dont have the nessecary hamstring flexibility. But i can't stretch them because of my APT (they are already over stretched). Do you guys have tips for me on this? Greetings from Quinten, the Netherlands [link] [comments] |
| Can't progress with BW pullups Posted: 06 May 2021 02:11 PM PDT Hi, I train pullups twice a week, 4 sets, but can't seem to progress. I used to add weights but now the gyms are closed so I can't even do my full body routine, because I use weights for the legs, and I have some at my place but don't have a pull up bar, so I have to walk all the way to a park, which are not that abundant where I am. Anyway I can't use weights anymore with the pullups So I just wanted to focus on my bodyweight pull ups until the gyms open again. I train 4 times a week, upper lower split and my routine goes like this : Upper day 1 Pull ups : 3x 15 + 1x whatever I can get, generally 13, once I got less than that but I was probably tired or something "Weighted" push ups (with bands as a resistance) : progressing towards 3x 10 "Weighted" dips : progressing towards 3x 8, currently at 3x 5 Inverted rows : towards 3x 20, currently at 3x 15 Upper day 2 Pull ups : same shit Weighted push ups : same Weighted dips Wide grip inverted rows because I have weak rear delts Lower days aren't useful here. What do you think I can do to improve my pullup numbers ? I thought about adding one more day when I would just do pull ups and remove a row variation to balance the volume, or even just adding a day with just pullups while not touching to the pulling volume, but pullups already beat me up pretty bad, and I don't know if I'm going to get enough rest if I do them 3 times a week. Even a 48h rest feels short. So idk what to do. Oh and about my pushing exercises, some of you might find odd that I don't have any overhead exercise, but Ian barseagle himself told me it's how he used to work out in the beginning (with the bench press instead of push ups) and he's built strong af shoulders this way, so I'm just gonna do what this guy says. Edit : my diet is on point, don't worry. [link] [comments] |
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