Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-06-09 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-06-09
- 1 Year Bodyweight Workout Progress
- I finally achieved the muscle up at age 38. It’s never too late!
- Almost 6 months on the RR and not much to show for it
- Working harder before a busy week when I’ll miss workouts
- Who DOESN'T Stretch?
- Wanting to get into calisthenics as a complete beginner.
- One of those "Critque my routine" posts
- Unhappy with my workout program/routine
- Is 15lbs in 8 weeks slow?
- Inexplicable regression at 6/7 pushups
- From Zero to FAILURE - resistance band - need advice.
- The Category is Body: Teyanna Taylor Named Maxim's Sexiest Woman
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-06-09 Posted: 08 Jun 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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| 1 Year Bodyweight Workout Progress Posted: 09 Jun 2021 10:07 AM PDT Hello everyone. In a week It'll have been one year since I started doing a body weight workout. I do a few different exercises. A few months ago I started using a 20 pound weighted vest with my workouts. I also started incorporating dips into my workout. I'll list the workout below. I do the workout listed below Monday Wednesday and Friday. I have posted a link to a gallery with my 1 year pictures. Please give me ur opinion on my progress and what you think of my workout.
I do exercises 1-6 A one after another like a super set and then I do 1-6 B like a super set. I take a 2 minute break between eaxh set I also stretch after each workout for about 15 minutes Images Im 29 5'8" and 150 pounds [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I finally achieved the muscle up at age 38. It’s never too late! Posted: 09 Jun 2021 03:17 PM PDT I've been practicing bodyweight fitness for a little over a year now, primarily on rings. The rings muscle up was one of dream goals and today I finally did my first one! And then 3 more because I couldn't believe it. I am very grateful for this sub for keeping me motivated and providing tons of tips and suggestions. Here are the 3 tips that really helped me: False grip training - my false grip was really, really week. So I focused a lot on false grip hangs, rows, and pull-ups. Weighted pull-ups - my max bodyweight pull-up count was 15 but I had never tried weighted pull-ups until recently. So I loaded up some weights on a chain until I could only do 6. Pull-up assistance band - I used this to help train the transition. It helped to psychologically motivate me and build that muscle memory and technique. Even the first time I did a band-assisted MU I was ecstatic! Just a couple weeks ago I was seriously discouraged and thought I would never reach my goal. I'm so happy I stuck with it and am excited to keep improving. Good luck to anyone still struggling on this skill! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Almost 6 months on the RR and not much to show for it Posted: 09 Jun 2021 10:10 AM PDT TLDR; I've been doing the RR 3x/week for nearly 6 months and still can't do "basic" exercises like a pull up, push up, or dip. Am I missing something? Hi friends, the title and intro pretty much say it all. I've been following the recommended routine strictly & consistently since January and it hasn't been a magic bullet for me the way it seems to be for so many others in this subreddit. I set a New Years' resolution to get at least one real pull-up and at least one real push-up by the end of the year thinking I wouldn't need that much time to get either of those things, but, well, 6 months in and I still feel nowhere close. I keep finding myself getting stuck on one exercise at one difficulty for months instead of seeing a gradual progression in strength like I'd expect. FWIW I'm 25, nonbinary (they/them, AFAB), 5'8" and 150 lb. I eat 1800 cals a day, 130g protein and my weight hasn't changed this whole time, nor do my clothes fit any better than they did before. I can see a tiny bit of muscle definition in my upper body now but like, only if the lighting is right and I compare it to a photo from 3 years ago and squint my eyes.. you get the idea. Ideally I'd like to lose fat and gain enough muscle & strength to able to do the standard exercises in the RR! Here's where I'm at with the different progressions: Pull-up: at first I couldn't do a single scapular pull without supporting my weight with my feet on the ground, but after months of doing them now they're easy. I've started doing arch hangs (difficult - can't get horizontal like in the example video) and pull up negatives (but I can only do 1-3 before my arms feel like noodles). On a single day I'll do a combination of arch hangs and negatives because I can't do 3 sets of negatives. As an aside, my pull up bar has handles where you're supposed to grab it and they're barely shoulder width apart. I feel like my hands should be wider apart to hit my lats more and my biceps less. Do I need a new pull-up bar? Squat: I've been doing beginner shrimp squats for months now. I keep trying for intermediate but can't do a single one. Recently I've been starting to replace these with barbell squats since I can go back to the gym, but I'd like a good option I can do at home without a barbell. Dip: I think these are my unexpected worst enemy. I started doing the support hold (3x50s) for a couple months on a corner countertop but it was always torture for my wrists and I could never increase the length of time I was holding them for. I'm not strong enough for negatives so I switched to bench dips and those still suck a lot for my shoulders and my wrists. I've been at 3x12 reps for a few weeks now and I'm not sure where to go next but anything to make these less uncomfortable would be real nice. Hinge: I can't do nordic curls in my tiny apartment. I've tried, I don't have the space nor a sturdy anchor point and I don't want to break any furniture or myself. Instead I've been doing 3x12 hamstring slides for months now and I'm not getting anything out of them anymore. Like squats, I've started incorporating deadlifts at the gym but I only go once a week and I want to work my hamstrings at home. I might invest in some PowerBlocks. Row: I'm doing 3x10 inverted TRX rows and have been for months. (I'm starting to see a pattern here of getting stuck on one exercise for a really long time…) They still tire me out somewhat but it's probably on me to progress these more aggressively by lowering the angle. Push-up: I knew going into the RR that I'd be doing incline push-ups for a while but I didn't think I'd still be this weak after this much training. The lowest angle I can manage for 3 sets with good form is the height of a counter stool (like 6 inches higher than a regular chair). I tried moving to my weight bench but that was waaaay too difficult. I'm not sure if I should keep doing incline push ups on the chair for another few months or knee push ups from the bench, or something else altogether? (Why is this taking so long???) Core: I totally replaced this with a different set of exercises since the RR triplet wasn't doing it for me. Recently I upped the number of core exercises since I think core weakness is holding me back from doing heavier squats/deadlifts/push-ups. Now I do 3 supersets of double leg lowers, crunches, bicycle crunches, and planks. All that to say that I have seen SOME improvement to be sure! But it's mostly progressing from a super-beginner version of the exercise to a beginner version, and I keep getting stuck at one level for a lot longer than I'd expect. It's frustrating that I've done 6 months of work to try and get the basic form of an exercise and it seems there are so many people here who can do those exercises on their first go, or at least within a month or two. I know that everyone trains at their own pace, but isn't this slower than expected? Are you seeing any red flags that I'm missing? Thanks for reading and I appreciate any advice! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working harder before a busy week when I’ll miss workouts Posted: 09 Jun 2021 09:37 AM PDT If I know I'm going to be swamped all week and won't get a workout in is it worth it to push harder when I have time? Say I'll be busy with obligations all week. If I do a heavy workout on the Sunday before and I push myself so hard I know I'll be sore for half the week, is this going to do anything for me? My thinking is I can get some extra volume in when recovery won't hurt my next workout anyway. Or am I just unnecessarily killing myself and I won't see any real benefit from it? This is also assuming that a deload week doesn't really make sense at the time. Thanks. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:51 PM PDT I do a modified version of a Tom Merrick mobility routine a couple of times a week. It's enjoyable enough and can be a nice, chill way to spend about fifteen to twenty minutes. I've cycled this routine in and out of my programming the past couple of years while I've been weight training so as to increase the types of movement I regularly ask my body to do, thus maintaining a greater level of mobility. Since switching over to calisthenics, though, I really think that I go through quite a wide range of varied movements in my regular workouts (regular workouts now being RR as opposed to "powerbuilding" sessions). Essentially, I think that the RR might have me covered in the "move your body in a bunch of different ways" department. Given the above-- and given some research I've read indicating that the benefits of static stretching vis a vis ROM may be overstated-- I'm thinking about axing dedicated stretch sessions in favor of some time for practicing overhead press and carries. I'd love to hear some testimonials from folks who don't do stretch sessions outside of their regular workouts. If that's you, do you feel that you're shooting yourself in the foot in terms of range of motion on other movements? Do you feel like you do just fine sans stretch routine? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wanting to get into calisthenics as a complete beginner. Posted: 09 Jun 2021 09:56 AM PDT Age: 16 year old I used to be fairly active and used to hangout and play with friends most of the time so my calorie intake wasn't really a problem, I never was too strong or athletic. Now after moving to a new city and lockdown starting things started to go downhill. I want to lose fat and build muscle, but there is one small problem, I cant even do one push-up. Do you guys have any idea what exercises i should start with and what my diet should look like. I would really appreciate any help. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| One of those "Critque my routine" posts Posted: 09 Jun 2021 10:08 AM PDT Hi all, I always love reading the replies to these posts so I can see people implore the poster to Just. Do. The. Recommended. Routine.... ...but here's the routine I've been playing with for a while now, loosely based on the RR, but done in circuits because i often have quite a small window to train in. My aims are mainly to drop some bodyfat (partially why the move to a circuit) and get stronger -although I'm not concerned with unlocking the muscle-up anytime soon but when my injury is cleared up I really want to prioritise getting my Pull-ups back to full range and respectable reps. So here it is. 5 sets of this (where possible I've been following the RR progressions), 45 seconds between sets, and as little time as possible between the exercises. I'm doing this 3 x per week and on the off days i'll do some abs and core, (incredibly basic) yoga, or go for a run. I'd welcome any discussion about how to better order the exercises, rest periods, volume, whatever and however you want to critique it really!
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| Unhappy with my workout program/routine Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:20 PM PDT I've been doing home workouts for like 2 years now and im fairly disappointed with my progress so far. The book I use is by Marc Lauren ("Fit without Equipment") and is structured in 20-30min workouts 4-5 times a week. While this seems fine, I dont see any progress, even tho I already do the "Master class" program (which is difficulty 3 of 4). While doing the workout I am exhausted after a set, but throughout the day i dont feel anything of it (which I think is a bad sign?!). I really want a "better" workout program which I can do at home with zero equipment and see progress. I also feel like 3-4 times a week for 1h is better, but idk. To me: 22 years 193cm 73kg Any tips, help etc. is highly appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:42 AM PDT It seems slow to me but I feel like I am doing everything right. I've been eating healthy and counting calories and have been on about a 600-800 calorie deficit the entire time, for example yesterday I had a bowl of porridge, later on I had a tin of tomato soup and a slice of plain wholemeal bread and then for dinner I had salmon and white rice. I also went to the gym and did about 20 minutes working out my abs and back then spent 30 minutes on the treadmill. Tbf I don't think my scales are that accurate, I have been doing weight lifting ontop of my cardio and dieting so its very much possible that I have lost more but due to the fact that I have been weight lifting I have also put on enough muscle to effect the outcome when I step on the scales, but I don't want to be making excuses as I have also been drinking a bit too, not often less than once a week but even then with a 600 calorie deficit I don't think I drank enough to go over. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inexplicable regression at 6/7 pushups Posted: 09 Jun 2021 11:15 AM PDT A month or so ago after some time of other exercises I was finally able to do a pushup again, so once I could do 2-3 I started the 100pushups program. Had to repeat week 1 then got to week 2 the next time around, had to repeat week 2 on the 3rd day, failed day 2 of week 2 3 days ago (tried giving an extra rest day) because I could only do 6, and now again I can only do 6 despite getting 7 last time around week 2. I try to get at least 180g of protein a day (0.8 * 230lbs, some days I get 200 or even 220), I take creatine every day, and I have a general workout routine I'm following (small calorie deficit with the goal of recomposition, progression has been generally fine there, only pushups are giving me so much trouble) but I do the pushups first in the day to give them priority. I'm getting extremely frustrated with this because this program is something I always wanted to achieve and now I'm not just failing it at but sliding backwards despite all this protein and everything. Is there something more I should do or just keep going repeating week 2 again and hope I see improvement? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| From Zero to FAILURE - resistance band - need advice. Posted: 09 Jun 2021 01:09 AM PDT Hi, because of pandemic, I purchased resistance band and it has given me good results. I do target workout with 3 sets & 15 or 20 reps for biceps, triceps, lats & back excercise. Since I am using this for long time, I wonder how can I improve target muscles and than I read "From Zero to Failure". This seems a magical sentance! So, since 2 days, I'm doing target workout with biceps & triceps from 'zero to failure' for 3 times and inbetween, taking rest & strangely I feel thirsty in between the sets and I take a sip or two of water! Is this OK? Because, after these workout, I feel a little tension or minute pain in my biceps or triceps for about half a day & it goes away. Perhaps, it's a tear & I sleep better for recovery (48 hours) for each target excercise. So, my question is:
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| The Category is Body: Teyanna Taylor Named Maxim's Sexiest Woman Posted: 09 Jun 2021 07:36 AM PDT Teyana Taylor made history this week. On Monday, the mother, model, actress, choreographer, songstress, and overall woman of extraordinary talents announced that she had been named Maxim's 'Sexiest Woman Alive.' The multi-talented starlet becomes the first black woman to top Maxim's annual list. https://4ormypeople.com/4-the-music/2021/6/8/teyanna-taylor-becomes-first-black-woman-to-top-maxims-hot-100 [link] [comments] |
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