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- Question on Abs
- 17 year old looking for some fitness guidance
- My silly handstand breakthrough: Cue Straight Body by imagining top ROM of Deadlift
- Help with what I’m currently doing
- I want to be skinny muscular but I don't know which advice to actually listen to
- [WhoNeedsGyms?] A simple Web App to find Workout Routines I made
- How Heavy Dumbbells Should I Get?
- How to stop getting injured?
- Am I working out too much?!
- To those who do weighted calisthenics, how do you do it?
- Intermediate Doesn't Know What To Do Next
- Gaining the strength back to do skin the cats: feedback, please, on weekly training plan?
- Online survey (my PhD project) examining experience of binge eating (+ entry into prize draw to win 1 of 10 $100AUD Amazon eGift cards as a token of appreciation for your time and personal experiences shared). Thank you! ��
- Bulking & Calisthenics/ My Current and Future Routine
- How do I reduce the size of my calves and thighs (or the lower body collectively)? My lower body looks bulkier than my upper body!
| Posted: 02 Jul 2021 06:46 AM PDT I'm 36/m/6'0" and I've been on a fitness/weight-loss journey for the last few months. And like a lot of people, I'd like to have (visible) abs. I've been tracking my weight almost daily and percent body fat every 4 weeks and it's been a very linear trend down. However, I've noticed soemthing bothersome- by the time I get down to ~15% PBF (the start of ab-time) I'll be ~155lbs (BMI 20.7). Now, I'm pretty height-weight proportional at 175lbs. I feel like it would be frankly unhealthy for me to drop down to 155lbs. Should I even attempt this? Or give up on the idea? Or am I missing something? Thinking too hard? Any help would be appreciated. Edit: My workout routine is weightlifting 3 days, yoga 2 days, cardio 1 day, each for an hour plus. I'm monitoring my PBF and skeletal muscle mass with an InBody scan, and I've been meticulously counting calories for about 6ish months now. [link] [comments] |
| 17 year old looking for some fitness guidance Posted: 01 Jul 2021 07:14 PM PDT What's up guys, heard a lot of good things about this subreddit so am giving it a try. Basically, I'm 17 years old, about 5'9, and weigh 135 pounds. I'm tired of feeling scrawny and weak so I just got a gym membership. My only two goals are to get stronger and have a strong-looking body. The only problem is that I don't know what to do to achieve that. I'm assuming I have to bulk up first? My main question is just what should I do? Are there any main workouts that I should do specifically? How much protein should I be taking in everyday? How many calories should I be eating I day? Is there any recommended pre-workout or protein shakes that you guys know that will provide me with peak performance? How often should I go to the gym? If somebody can answer these questions for me and just give me some general guidance on how to get bigger I'd really really appreciate it. Thanks a lot!! [link] [comments] |
| My silly handstand breakthrough: Cue Straight Body by imagining top ROM of Deadlift Posted: 02 Jul 2021 11:21 AM PDT I was deloading this week and decided to try a handstand for fun after a year off of trying. I kicked up against the wall, pushed off the wall and ... for the first time ever, controlled my handstand using only my fingers and heels of my hand! They were short handstands but the feeling of control from my hands was something I'd never felt in the past. The main difference was that my body was finally straight and rigid. I imagined I was doing a deadlift and pushing the floor the away with my legs. Specifically, I really tightened my glutes and imagined I was hip hinging the end ROM of a deadlift. This held my body rigid and naturally straight, which transmitted my hand movements predictably up my body, making it much easier to balance. Before, I couldn't hold a straight body line. Whenever I told my body to "hold straight" I would arch my back and stick by butt out and pike my legs. I could see I was doing it wrong in videos, but I couldn't figure out how to tell my body to do it right. I know gymnasts train straight and rigid body but I never really understood how to do it until I used a cue from deadlifting. Sorry if this is "obvious". I just needed the right cue and I hope this helps someone else. [link] [comments] |
| Help with what I’m currently doing Posted: 02 Jul 2021 12:51 PM PDT I'm just starting out, I'm currently 29 years old 230 lbs 5' 11" and I have very little equipment (2x15 lb dumbbells, recumbent bike, and exercise ball). My goal is to get down to the 180 lb area by March 2022, which I think is fairly achievable. I've reduced my daily calorie intake to around 1500 and I am currently working out 6 days a week (I take Sundays off). I've been doing this for only a week now and my workouts are alternating one day start with 20 mins cardio, 20-30 mins full body various strength exercises, and another 20 mins cardio; then next day 1 hour all cardio, and I just keep alternating this for the 6 days then rest on Sunday. I've seen stuff from people about push, pull, legs, etc. and I have no idea about what this entails. I'm just wondering if anyone has some advice as to maybe a better way to organize my time/exercises, any tips, any programs, to get me started. Any help is greatly appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| I want to be skinny muscular but I don't know which advice to actually listen to Posted: 02 Jul 2021 10:56 AM PDT Hello, I'm 18 and Filipino. My height is 5'7 and I'm 58.35 KG. I've been doing around 200 push-ups [50 normal, 50 wide, 100 decline] and 50 bench dips MWF consistently for the past 3 months, back then I was only 56 KG. I've already noticed my chest getting bigger, it's no longer flat, but I'm starting to get insecure about my belly. I used to have abs when I was younger but now that I've gained a little more weight, my stomach is clearly covered in fat. It's not super big but it is noticeable when I walk. I've been researching and everyone is saying I can't lose weight in a specific area. Some people are saying I have to decide whether I want to lose fat completely by cutting, or bulk up first so that I can have a better physique when I cut. The thing is I'm not really into the idea of getting fat first [especially when it's a little hard for me] because I'm concerned about getting double chins and all. Plus, I'm afraid I'd have to endure the first few weeks of working out again because it's really hard to push thru that. I remember in my first week I couldn't do 50 push ups. I only want to be skinny muscular, a body like Vinnie Hacker for example [I think he's around 78kg at 5'8]. I don't want to be big like a bodybuilder or what, that's why I'm undecided on what advice I should follow. What can y'all advice me to do? [link] [comments] |
| [WhoNeedsGyms?] A simple Web App to find Workout Routines I made Posted: 02 Jul 2021 09:26 AM PDT Hello people, hope you're all having a lovely day! 🙏 I recently created a simple web application to find home workouts called WhoNeedsGyms? - https://whoneedsgyms.herokuapp.com/ You can select different categories such as "Apartment friendly/ No jumping", "ABS", "Back" etc. as well as change the duration of the workout. You can also filter if you'd like to see new uploads, the highest rated videos or just a default view. I will update it on a daily basis so you can be sure to see new videos every day! It is still in super early development and completely open source/ free. Therefore I would really appreciate your feedback! What could I implement next? What other categories would be of interest to you? Thank you, I really appreciate your time! Have a great weekend everyone! [link] [comments] |
| How Heavy Dumbbells Should I Get? Posted: 02 Jul 2021 05:31 AM PDT Hi, This is going to be a very specific question, and I know everybody's going to have a different answer, but I was hoping I could get some insight by compiling responses from members that have had experience including free weights in their routines. First, some context: I had been working out at the gym, using free weights and machinery, for 15 years before the pandemic started, and was pretty fed up with it by that point. When COVID and the disastrous mismanagement of it by Brazil's government made it impossible to continue going to the gym, I decided to start working out at home. Having no equipment, bodyweight training was the way to go. I've since gotten a set of rings, parallettes, a slantboard and some bands and have been enjoying bodyweight training a lot more than I ever did weight training. Honestly, I would be very happy if I never had to set foot in a gym again. That being said, I have been told by several calisthenics and gymnastics athletes that it can be useful, especially as a beginner, to include some free weight training in my routine, in order to work through certain progressions faster. With that in mind, I would like to acquire a pair of stacking/adjustable dumbbells (in order to optimize space, as I live in a small apartment). I've procured such equipment in my country and have found a local manufacturer that offers two options: a 52.5 lb one and a 90 lb one. I have it in good authority that they are well made, reliable and durable. The 52.5 lb one can take on the following weight increments: 2.5 - 3.5 - 4.5 - 5.5 - 6.5 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11.5 - 13.5 - 16 - 18 - 20.5 - 22.5 - 24 The 90 lb one can take on the following weight increments: 5 - 7 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 22 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 32 - 34 - 36 - 38 - 40 Considering: • I don't want to get jacked, but just improve overall conditioning and functional strength and maintain it through life; • I usually weigh between 170 and 180 pounds and don't really want to get much heavier than that; • I don't want to have to buy another pair of dumbbells after this purchase: My question is: which one should I get? Thanks in advance to all that bother to read through this and share your thoughts. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2021 03:02 AM PDT I injured my knee doing squat jumps last year April sometime, before this i would say i was reasonably strong could rep a decent amount of pull ups and did a decent amount of climbing. It took me a while to go to a physio but as the knee got worse i eventually went. It did help but only a little. Since then ive also injured my shoulder and more recently my hamstring. But these injuries have been from seemingly nothing. The worst part is none of them go away, i have lost almost all my strength and my routine consists mainly of easy pre/rehab exercises. Im just lost in terms of what i should be doing for my body these days. Any help would be appreciated from this community. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2021 09:10 AM PDT Before covid I taught spin classes 4-6 days a week. During the last year I gained some covid weight and now have about 15lbs to lose as well as toning up again. Now for the last month I am back to teaching spin and strength classes, usually two 45 minute classes per day, 5 days a week. So far I've felt pretty good. I feel like I'm able to give more in my class when they are spread out throughout the day rather than back to back. The problem is, I have some butt goals (literally non existent butt) that I know I won't hit teaching these classes. Would it be too much to continue teaching my classes but also incorporating short leg/butt workout 3x per week? How will I know if I'm burning myself out? [link] [comments] |
| To those who do weighted calisthenics, how do you do it? Posted: 02 Jul 2021 01:59 AM PDT Hello people of bwf, after many months of training I feel like I'm ready to start weighted calisthenics, the thing is I'm not exactly sure how to approach it and would like to hear the community's different methods. The primary thing I've been exposed to from my friends who do more weightlifting is the Prilepin's Table, wherein from my understanding you take your 1RM and work through a microcycle until you eventually get much stronger and reach a new PR. Other than that there's also this subreddits RR wherein from my understanding (using the weighted calisthenics as the context) you do 10lbs 3x6 of let's say a pull up and if you reach 3x8 you can go heavier (15lbs) until you can reach 3x8 again. My only problem with that to me is that it seems unrealistic and inefficient to keep progressing that way until you do something like 50lbs 3x8 pullups. It would be nice to hear everyone's thoughts, especially from the more experienced and if there's something I'm not understanding correctly please correct me. Also just in case anyone wants more context about me I can do 18-19 pull-ups and 26 parallel bar dips (with some form breakdown towards the end) so I feel like my foundation is ready for weighted work. [link] [comments] |
| Intermediate Doesn't Know What To Do Next Posted: 02 Jul 2021 07:21 AM PDT I need an advice regarding what should I do next and skills training. I've been doing calisthenics for 1 year and few months now. I'm working on a muscle-up and handstand for 1 year consistently. And I've been training for back lever for 8 months now. I can do 3 strict MU, 30 s handstand and 5s back lever (very slow progress I know). But now I don't know what to do. Should I continue practicing MU and back lever? I mean, I want to move on to more advanced skills like human flag, front lever, HSPU, ring MU etc. But everyone is saying you should learn maximum only 4 skills simultaneously. So should I stop doing MU and BL trainings and replace them with HSPU and Front Lever/Human flag trainings? Or can I do all of them simultaneously?What advanced calisthenics athletes do once they mastered particular skill? Are they continuing practicing or not? And how do they manage to have so many skills in a great level at the same time? [link] [comments] |
| Gaining the strength back to do skin the cats: feedback, please, on weekly training plan? Posted: 02 Jul 2021 07:05 AM PDT My idea is to work on gaining STC strength from both 'sides', hopefully gaining greater strength at a greater range of motion until both sides 'meet', while also incorporating a day for negatives and assisted STCs. This is what I've come up with to do weekly, but I'd love opinions on whether I should even wait to incorporate this at all until I'm stronger. I'm currently "coming back" from pandemic- and various life- inspired loss of my foundational strength. This obviously represents just a small portion of my overall plans. Bit of background, I used to be very beginner level (gymnast) -ish strong, but I'd always kind of neglected my STC / lever progressions. I trained STC relatively rarely, but did have it solid at a pike going forward to a GH, and always kind of struggled going back over (but had it at a sloppy tuck). Pull-ups, dips, etc were fairly solid and were consistently trained (pull ups at quarter of my BW, straight bar dip progressions, lightest band for a muscle up, very close to a kip, ...). I can currently "cheat" to get my feet at the bar from the front--by which I mean I use momentum to get there, and it isn't super "clean"--and can slowly lower into a GH, but can only do shrugs at the bottom / can't get back over. I have some activation and "awareness of my muscles", but it's not fully there yet, or at least not at the full range of motion I remember feeling once. I'd also like some advice on when to do these, and whether it matters whether it comes before/after all my other bar exercises. I've traditionally done them last.
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| Bulking & Calisthenics/ My Current and Future Routine Posted: 02 Jul 2021 02:12 AM PDT Hey guys so I'm around 5'9 and weigh 73/74kg. The lightest I've ever got to in my adult years was 65/66kg. I've always had the issue with skinny fat. I was always told to bulk and then cut to get rid of this - which I've always ignored till now. So a few days ago I decided to just eat without caring (still tracking calories ofc). I plan to bulk up to around 78kg (which isn't much of a bulk I think but I don't want to get too fat haha) then go on a caloric deficit to slim back down. So for the longest time this was my workout: Saturday: Max rep pull-ups (19-22) 2min30s rest Max pull ups +20kg (usually around 2-3 lol esp after the first set of Max rep) Hanging knee raises 30 reps Lunges holding 10kg on each side 3 sets of calf raises (50, 40, 30) - Ive already got big calves so I don't focus too much on these tbh Max rep wide pull ups (15-16) 10kg weighted dips (10 reps) Sunday: Same as above but replaces pull ups with chin ups Monday (after work): Max 1 rep weighted pull up (30kg) Then a few sets of either 20-15kg+ 10kg weighted dip Tuesday: 5 sets of push-ups , 20 reps each, different variations. Either archer, decline, diamonds, and a few others i forgot the name of. Then I'd chill out until Saturday. But now this is what I'm changing my routine to: I'm gonna do my Max rep pull-ups & Max rep wide pull ups on Fridays - to bang out real quick Then saturdays will be like 3-5 sets of weighted pull ups (+15kg) and then the rest (legs, dips.etc) will be the same. Sunday's will be like Saturday's but with chin ups. I might disregard what I did on mondays. Ok if you've read up to hear I appreciate ya fr fr cause I feel like I've just been talking nonsense haha. So I just wanna know, how did bulking while doing calisthenics or weighted calisthenics go for you? Any advice? There's obvious flaws in my workout tbh, cause I sometimes can get lazy - what would you change about my routine? Am I going about this whole skinny fat situation all wrong? Thanks! ❤️ [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2021 12:35 AM PDT M18, 5'9, 69kgs.I've lost significant weight over the past year, ~15kgs, through calisthenics. It happens to slim my legs down from wearing an XXL to an M/L for track pants now. IMO it was the fat I lost in the legs, which was actually A LOT. However, I can't fit into chinos or certain cargos, due to my massive calves and thighs, which pisses me off not being able to wear anything other than track pants.I am currently doing jump rope after my upper body sessions (anywhere between 5-20mins depending on the session, 2-3 times a week), and not any strength training for legs (except biking I suppose?) because I don't have any idea about training legs, and can't afford to gain any more muscle on them. While my upper body is completely normal, 38-40'' chest and like 18-19'' shoulders, my calf is already like 16 goddamn inches and my thigh 23.5-24 inches. What exercises should I do to slim down the lower body collectively, since I don't think it's possible to selectively reduce calves and thighs? I don't want to gain any more significant muscle on my calves and thighs, because they are already big, which pisses me off. Any help/advice would be appreciated, and I hope you understand why I'm so annoyed. [link] [comments] |
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