Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-08-04 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-08-04
- I made an app to create, manage, share, and log workouts
- Help with muscle ups
- Confusion about resting time
- Bodyweight training exposing my weaknesses
- How do I stay hungry? (Literally)
- Single leg deadlifts vs 2H KB swings - what's the best hinge exercise to supplement the Recommended Routine?
- Cutting rest time from the RR? Your opinion/advice?
- Can't reall feel my lats on pull exercises
- Noticeable Imbalance In Arms
- The Template. My program for all levels. Versitile and Simple
- How are you actually supposed to do diamond pushups?
- Looking for some help and advice
- Doorway pullup bar in hallways ?
- Sustinable weight Lose
- Upper-Lower Workouts for Muscle gain
- Just started BWF, what routine should I do?
- 40 Minute Cardio - Bodyweight Only Workout | STACKD Day 4
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-08-04 Posted: 04 Aug 2021 04:00 AM 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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| I made an app to create, manage, share, and log workouts Posted: 03 Aug 2021 09:30 PM PDT Hello everyone! I've been training with a mix of calisthenics and weight lifting for a few years. Started off with the recommended routine, then experimented with my own schedules, weird exercises, all sorts of things. The whole time I've tried to track my workouts. First with a printed sheet, then various apps, and finally my own excel sheet. It worked but the experience was never great, I couldn't find the right mix of usability and flexibility. In the end I decided to develop the app I wish I had: Mylo The goal was to simplify the hassle around managing workouts and to ensure you're always training with a plan. Compared to logging apps where you write down what you just did, I wanted to start from the other end. Create (or find) your workout plan, describe how it's supposed to progress, and let the app handle the rest while still letting you log whatever you might need as you train. You can try Mylo as a web app here! Current features:
I even recreated the Recommended Routine with it check it out: Mylo - Recommended Routine It's set up with the first exercises in each progression and with all the progression rules so reps will automatically update as you workout, this way it's super simple for beginners (555 -> 655 -> 665 -> 666 ...) Of course you can still edit the schedule, exercises, rest, anything you want! There are still so many features I'm planning to add
Eventually it should support creating all the workouts from the wiki and more. I would really appreciate your feedback! It will help prioritize development and turn Mylo into the app that can support your training. I hope posting this is okay. I saw another post also talking about an exercise app. I'm a software dev who wanted to solve his own problem and share the solution I made with others. I really want it to become something that can help people with their training. It's 100% free to use and I'm going to keep updating it regardless for my own workouts and to keep improving. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2021 08:31 AM PDT Hello there! I used to be a strong teenager who could do 24 pull ups, pretty good planche and had muscular body. But I left excercising when I was 18 and started back to calisthenics 6 months ago. I am 30 now, smoking (please dont advice me to quit, I know it is dangerous) and have 24% body fat level. Despite this, I increased my number of pull ups from 7 to 18 quickly and can do 14 straight bar dips with good form. I am trying to master muscle up again but really having a hard time with transition. I can pull myself up until my stomach with an explosive pull, stay there and struggle passing into a position to make a dip to lift myself but cant. Also, after several attempts my lower biceps hurts like hell. Any expert help is appreciated. Thanks in advance [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2021 02:45 AM PDT Hey, So today is my third week of Recommended Routine, but i got some question about resting time between sets. So, I read the faq, and it tells that I have to rest 90s between each set. The problem is, that I was doing Recommended Routine with the Caliverse app, where it's only 60s rest between each SUPERSET. So, I'm doing 6 scalpular pull ups, and right after that, I'm doing 6 reps of squats, rest 60s, and another superset (And im fine with that) My main goal is to build muscles so I'll get better physique. So, should I rest 90s between each SET and not 60s between superset? Isn't this stricte for strength? I'm kind of lost. [link] [comments] |
| Bodyweight training exposing my weaknesses Posted: 04 Aug 2021 11:44 AM PDT I'm someone who usually lifts weights for training, but will mix in some bodyweight work (weighted and unweighted pullups and dips etc., a lot of my core work). Recently, I've started including some pure bodyweight days with strength focused progression and super high volume work and it's really exposing my weaknesses. Working on the weaknesses has translated to the weight room tremendously as well! For other people who are primarily non-bodyweight lifters who lurk on this sub, I would definitely suggest working in more bodyweight only days to help you smash through plateaus. And it's a lot of fun too! And a question for more experienced body weight people, I've had serious trouble finding high rep (a few hundred+ reps for a single muscle/movement pattern) workouts online so I've been making my own. Any resources you could point out would be greatly appreciated [link] [comments] |
| How do I stay hungry? (Literally) Posted: 03 Aug 2021 10:27 PM PDT Been lifting coming up on four months now. I started around 130Ib's, but now I'm stuck around 164. I'm extremely happy with my muscle gain and overall physique (always used to be called skinny), but I want to grow further. I've increased my calorie diet to around 2,400 a day, and up until lately, have had no problem reaching that goal. Now, I am struggling to reach around 2,000. Thankfully I haven't lost weight, but I've been stuck here about a month now. I have made no changes at all in my daily routine, so I'm not sure as to why I find it so hard to eat. I do very little cardio as well. Is there some tip out there for those of you who are great at bulking to keep your belly always hungry? I'm scared to lose weight again and go back to where I used to be. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2021 11:39 PM PDT Hi /r/bodyweightfitness! I'm doing the RR but have been slowly introducing kettlebells in spots where I ran out of progressions or need to add some weight. Here's my current strength regime:
So obviously KB deadlift is the exercise I want to progress on, but I've run out of weight. 1H deadlifts also could be an option, but do they really tax the lower body more, or just the shoulders and the grip? Any advice is appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Cutting rest time from the RR? Your opinion/advice? Posted: 04 Aug 2021 03:17 AM PDT Yes, yet another "the RR takes too long, what to do?" post ;) I tried something different and wanted some feedback. So a bit of context: I've been doing the RR for around 3 months. It's been fantastic and I love it, I can definitely see progress. When I first started, I could barely do a single off-form pull up, now I do 3 sets of 6 (yay for exercise progressions!) Now, this got me thinking: when I just started, the RR took me a lot less time simply because I couldn't exert myself too much. I mostly did negatives, and in the case of leg exercises, I couldn't do a single legged squat or a single legged floor slide. And since I wasn't too strong and wanted to be sure I progressed correctly, I kept it on the low side of things (5 reps mostly). Of course this made it take a lot less time-- at the beginning it took me around an hour to finish a session. Fast forward to today: I can finally do pistols (I'm doing them elevated because I cannot keep my other leg very extended, working on that flexibility!), I can do more reps of complicated exercises, etc. But now that means that it takes longer to finish because now I can do more, obviously. The RR takes me around an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes. This is still doable since I'm working from home, but once I get back to the office it'll be challenging to keep up (not looking forward to commuting again...) So in order to cut off some time, I tried to see what happened if I cut off some rest time. Instead of stopping for a minute and a half between exercises, I super-setted them. So for example, instead of doing squats, resting, then doing pull ups, and resting again, I did squats and pull ups back to back and then rested. This shortened up my routine by a lot, I finished in roughly 1 hour again. Some thoughts about it:
Can anyone offer any advice? As long as I listen to my body and don't rush like a crossfitter, I should be good, right? What am I risking by cutting out these minutes? [link] [comments] |
| Can't reall feel my lats on pull exercises Posted: 03 Aug 2021 02:44 PM PDT Hello, I've been doing calisthenics for as little as over a year now and as the title suggests, am I somehow not able to really feel my lats whenever I do Pull-ups or any other pull related exercise. Instead, I would rather often feel my biceps or my upper back more, where the scapula should supposed to be, which also shows whenever I feel sore. I've tried numerous tips such as arching my back, keeping my core under tension or keeping my elbows tight to my body but nothing really worked thus far. Any help on how I can handle this issue or if it is supposed to be like this and it isn't an issue at all? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2021 08:31 PM PDT Hey guys, I'm a new lifter. Been at it for about 2 months so far now. I have an extremely annoying muscle imbalance in my arms. My right is wayyyy stronger than my left so when I'm doing dumbells my left side gives in while my right is completely fine, same thing when I do bench. I want to get them up to even so I can go hard and and really start making progress. What should I do and how can I implement it into my routine? Also while I have you all here, how important is creatine in my muscle building journey? My friends keep telling me to start taking it but I want to know more about it first. Appreciate it guys, take care! [link] [comments] |
| The Template. My program for all levels. Versitile and Simple Posted: 03 Aug 2021 09:12 PM PDT EDIT: I typo'd versatile in the title, my bad. I see a lot of posts asking what program to do for beginners and even more advanced levels. I have developed my own routine I call 'The Template' in order to easily plan workouts and track progress. This plan works well because of it's versatile and adaptable nature, and can be used by people of all levels. First, I want to note that perfect form is very important. If only because doing every rep well and in a standard way will allow you to track progress easily. If you log 5 sets of 5 this week and 5 sets of 6 next week and your form is identical and perfect on every rep, you will know that you made some gains. anyway, I digress. Second, I designed the Template primarily for full body strength and although it is easy to customize and adapt to your needs it may not be suitable for more specific training (like, building a new skill or focusing on front levers or whatever) Now, what moves should you include in your template workouts? I include 6 main movements that I choose from for template workouts. Pushups, Dips, and Hand Stand Pushups for pushing. Pullups and Rows for pulling. And Squats for the lower body. Every workout is full body and includes: 1 pulling exercise, 1 pushing exercise, and squats. Every workout consists of 10 or more rounds of each exercise in order. I usually stick with 10, but sometimes I add a couple more or do a couple less. Depends on time, what I'm working, etc. Reps 5-10 depending on strength, once you can do all ten rounds of ten reps easily, pick a harder variation for the next workout. This is flexible. If you want to progress a move until you are doing 10 sets of 20 be my guest. If you can only start out doing a certain move for 10 sets of 3 that's also ok. Rest, 60-90 seconds in between sets for strength, 30-45 seconds for a little more 'burn' and possibly hypertrophy. I prefer 45-60 seconds myself for most workouts. It's a sweet spot for me to recover enough for another set of quality reps, but not so much that I start to 'cool off' So, a template workout plan would look something like this: Day 1: Pushups Pullups Squats Day 2: Dips Rows Lunges Day 3: HSPU Pullups Squats 10+ rounds 5-10 reps 30-90 seconds rest between sets. Pick variations that challenge you, this is just an example. You can play around with rep ranges, go higher or lower if you want it's ok. You can also mix and match different types of moves if you like. Maybe you want to focus on arms one day, or use more core focused variants another. Maybe you want to mix and match multiple variations in one workout. Go for it! That's why I call this 'the Template' because it is so easy to play with and configure your workout however you like. Outside of template workouts, I usually do one cardio/endurance based workout a week. Typically this is burpees of some fashion, but I mix lots of moves in and get creative too. I don't really like to run, and I feel like calisthenics provide lots of cardio anyway. This day usually includes some ab work as well. I also typically include a day of accessory or weak point work. This day also may have ab work, but it's more based around mobility and support work for other moves. It's not typically a hard workout, more skill based. Overall, a template workout takes anywhere from 30-60 minutes depending on rep ranges and rest. Anyway, take it and run with it! I hope some of you can use the Template for yourselves and come up with your own personalized program with it. In fact, I encourage you to make this your own! And if you are a beginner, just stick with the basic plan I have outlined here. [link] [comments] |
| How are you actually supposed to do diamond pushups? Posted: 03 Aug 2021 12:47 PM PDT I have seen tons of videos online but I can't seem to figure out how to do diamond pushups. My arms just don't bend that way... even when I use my knees to suppport myself and slowly lower myself into a "diamond pushup," I stop like halfway through and I just can't go all the way down... I don't think its a strength issue. Maybe form or flexibility? I have seen the video linked to the recommended workout and still can't figure it out. abcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrztuvwxyz [link] [comments] |
| Looking for some help and advice Posted: 04 Aug 2021 02:25 AM PDT Hello everyone I'm Tom I'm writing this post cause I need some help, this past year I've been having a body transformation progress and it's been going good, but rn I need some help due to feeling little. My current status is 11% of fat 73,5kg and 1,81 cm, I have started a diet to gain more volume but i am in a foreign country for this month and cannot go to the gym. I started doing a bit of calisthenics the last month even though it was a bit hard I could do the basics but still a lot to work to do and now where I am at I don't think there is any calisthenic place to go. So my objective is to have a bigger chest cause I think that's what's failing for me + back that what I want to focus, arms and triceps they can become better if I do these things but I prefer gym to grow biceps and triceps. So I need some advice on push-up exercises for chests and other things I can do to help me out. [link] [comments] |
| Doorway pullup bar in hallways ? Posted: 03 Aug 2021 07:07 PM PDT Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out here with workout equipment, I am planning on putting one of the pressure fit doorway pullup bars, this one and I was thinking of putting the bar in my hallway and then hanging my rings off of the bar and using them to exercise since I can set the bar a lot higher in the hallways then I could in the doorframe, but I'm not sure not if doing this will totally destroy/cave in the drywall. I've heard you can put socks on the end that pressure against the wall or slabs of thick cardboard but I'm not sure how safe that is or if it will even mitigate the problem. Does anyone have experience with this or can anyone offer me any advice ? Thank you kindly, [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2021 12:38 AM PDT Weight loss and weight maintenance are really two sides of the same coin. In reality, the habits that help you drop pounds are the same ones that will help you maintain your weight loss. After all, losing weight isn't really considered a success unless you manage to keep it off. If you ask people who have successfully lost weight how they did it, they'll often say that losing weight is the easy part—but keeping it off is a lot tougher. Sometimes you're so focused on weight loss that you're paying more attention to the end results—like what the scale says or how your jeans fit—than you are on establishing new habits. But once you've reached your goal, it's easy for those old habits to sneak back up on you. studies say that the best weight loss strategy involves establishing new behaviors, rather than relying on drastic or unrealistic diet and exercise plans. 1. They get to know themselves really well One key to success is learning how to manage your own high risk situations, such as eating when you're stressed or cleaning your plate out of habit rather than hunger. Successful weight losers are adaptable and plan ahead. They know what situations might get them into trouble and have a backup plan for dealing with them. 2. They get a lot of exercise On average, the National Weight Control Registry enrollees burn about 2000 calories per week through exercise. That's a lot. They get about 60-90 minutes of moderate to high-intensity exercise daily. The most popular exercise is walking, and they average 5-6 miles a day. 3. They set goals and monitor their behavior Setting goals—ones you measure, like how many minutes you will walk, how many calories you will take in, or how many sit-ups you will do—are helpful because you can track whether or not you meet these goals. Successful weight losers keep track of how much exercise they get, and they keep food journals. Sometimes they use a food log to plan meals ahead of time. These self-monitoring strategies are critical and provide much needed feedback on behavior changes. 4. They have regular meal patterns and frequency Many people get in trouble with their weight because their eating patterns are so disorganized. Successful weight losers report that eating at regular intervals and snacking only when they're hungry are keys to success. Skipping meals usually backfires. And having routine meal times means that you don't go long stretches without food, which often leads to excessive snacking or larger meals later on. 5. They eat a low-fat, nutrient dense diet No surprises here, but a high-quality diet—one with plenty of protein, fruits, vegetables and whole grains––is what keeps people satisfied. The fruits, veggies and whole grains are bulky and filling, but their calorie cost is relatively low. Adequate protein is key, since protein is highly satisfying and will keep hunger at bay between meals. to More guiddance about weight or need to help for other consultation just fill details here [link] [comments] |
| Upper-Lower Workouts for Muscle gain Posted: 03 Aug 2021 01:18 PM PDT Please be honest on what you think, anything I could improve on? Upper (1-2 mins between each set, 2-4 mins between each exercise) Dips 3 x 10-7 reps Pull-up holds 3 x 25 - 10s Superset Explosive Push-ups 2 x 15 Inverted Rows 2 x 8 reps Superset end Alternating side plank to thread the needle - 70s Wall assisted handstand walks - 4 reps Lower (1-3 mins rest between each set, 2 - 5 mins between each exercise) Superset Skater Squats 3 x 10 - 6 reps Single Leg RDLS 3 x 7 - 5 reps Superset end Calf Raises 4 x 12 reps. Single leg Glute Bridge 3 x 8 - 6 reps Bodyweight squats 2 x 13 reps Jumping Lunges 1 minute [link] [comments] |
| Just started BWF, what routine should I do? Posted: 03 Aug 2021 07:19 PM PDT I've been really interested in Calisthenics recently, as I'm just coming off a three month long cut, and I'm finally ready to build muscle again. Calisthenics caught my eye at first on tiktok, and the body type that a lot of high tier "athletes" have is what I want to shootI also like the impressive tricks and low cost. What routine should I start with? I have decent upper body strength (I can do about 40-50 pushups in a row, and about 8-9 pullups), but I'm pretty sure my core sucks, as I usually didn't do much core exercises when doing traditional weightlifting. Metrics: 5'7", 155 lbs, 14% BF [link] [comments] |
| 40 Minute Cardio - Bodyweight Only Workout | STACKD Day 4 Posted: 03 Aug 2021 01:02 PM PDT Give this cardio bodyweight only follow along workout a shot and let me know what you think. Full workout description: CIRCUIT #1 3 rounds: 60 sec: 10 high knee burpee ladder 30 sec: butt kicks 30 sec: shoulder tap + opposite knee crossover 30 sec: squat to squat jumps 60 sec: 10 mountain climber push up ladder Rest 40 seconds CIRCUIT #2 3 rounds: 60 sec: Skaters 30 sec: Shrimp squat hold (R) 30 sec: Shrimp squat hold (L) 30 sec: Kick sits 60 sec: Bear crawl Rest 30 seconds Circuit #3 30 on/ 15 off x 3 rounds: Plank hip lifts Alternating toe touches Rest 15 seconds [link] [comments] |
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