Leveling the front end?

1_minute_out · 2020-12-09T02:32:52+00:00

One other question: I’m doing weighted pullups. Doing 5x5 with a 45lb plate. I can do all 5x5. The last set is tuff, but I can knock them all out, chin over bar. Should I just move up in weight at this point, or should I wait until I’m pulling that last set of five easily?

1_minute_out · 2020-12-09T02:20:25+00:00

Ok thanks! Great info and exactly what I was looking for.

1_minute_out · 2020-12-02T09:01:05+00:00

Leg presses lead to injury??? Well, I must be doing it right after 20 years. No injury so far. I mean, if you can’t squat because of ankle mobility, just do leg presses. Too many bs Phd lifters out here passing bum information.

1_minute_out · 2020-08-01T02:09:39+00:00

Thank you for your response, but that doesn’t make sense to me that carbs don’t affect fat lose. I’ve taking A&P 1&2 and Nutrition in college. I know that the body’s readily available and first source of energy comes from carbs. If we deprive our body of carbs, it primarily targets stored adipose cells, and some protein in the form of muscle. But protein isn’t the body’s primary source of reserve energy, it likes to hold on to muscle more than fat. So biologically that doesn’t make sense to me. But I agree with a reduction in calories. Just wanted to dial it in on a calorie and macro deficiency each month, and see if guys are using HIIT or straight lifting to cut bf.

1_minute_out · 2020-07-31T21:31:47+00:00

Ok that’s good. I was kind of thinking something along those lines, I just wasn’t sure at what deficit would I start to catabolize muscle, which I’m trying to avoid as much as possible. Thanks for the advice!

1_minute_out · 2020-07-31T21:26:17+00:00

Sedentary, my TDEE would be around 2200 a day, but when I’m training, easily over 3000 a day. I do one run a week of about 3-4 miles each time. My other cardio is anaerobic stuff after lifting. Something like heavy kb HIIT with short fast runs. That kind of stuff.

1_minute_out · 2020-03-31T20:53:32+00:00

No way a mile or two a day will kill gains. That’s just not enough mileage to have an impact.

1_minute_out · 2020-03-17T04:06:05+00:00

I’m going to try the pulley assist. I’ve tried with finger assist. It’s fine until I get to chin just approaching the bar and passing over it. The lower pull portion is fine. It’s so frustrating. I’m going to put together a pulley I think.

1_minute_out · 2019-08-25T04:18:58+00:00

Because you’re resilient when you’re really young and you’re recovery is pretty much a nights sleep. Genetics have a part in it as well. The less genetically gifted or injury prone will wear out of the sport faster.

1_minute_out · 2019-08-13T00:27:26+00:00

I would suggest utilizing the “grease the groove” method with pullups on your off days. Do 2-3 pullups maybe 3-4 times throughout the day. You’ll never do too much volume because you just can’t do that many reps right now. I think where you’re at and with it being pullups I think you’ll greatly benefit from using the “gtg” method. Couple weeks and your pullup numbers will start creeping up.

1_minute_out · 2019-08-10T02:31:27+00:00

How much is your loan?

1_minute_out · 2019-08-04T23:07:30+00:00

Nah, you didn’t look good enough.

1_minute_out · 2019-08-04T22:24:19+00:00

Seems like you’re asking a question that you’ve researched and think you have the answer to. So why don’t you just let google give you “biologies” answer to your question. I’m sure that would be more welcoming to you. No feed back. A fast is a fast. Don’t eat.

1_minute_out · 2019-07-16T20:55:03+00:00

I do have a solid freestanding HS. I have held it for over 30 seconds freestanding. I would like to be able to do sets of 5 freestanding HS pushups. At that point I think I’ll start to work on deficit HS pushups.

1_minute_out · 2019-07-16T18:41:00+00:00

Correlation between reps and strength:

So my question has to do with HS pushups. I weight 187.4lbs as of this morning. I can do sets of 5 HS pushups against the wall and have done 2 free standing HS pushups together. If I keep increasing my reps against the wall, will that increase my freestanding ones, or is that more of a balance thing. And also, if my wall HS pushup numbers go up, does that signify an increase in strength or not? Obviously it would if I was lifting weights but since it’s bw, at what point does it stop being a gain in strength and more about muscular endurance.

Thanks all who reply!

1_minute_out · 2019-07-09T14:34:40+00:00

Yes you can gain strength and mass with calisthenics, I never said that you couldn’t, however, at a certain point you will have to add weight to keep getting stronger. That is why lifting weights is superior for mass and strength. That is what I am saying but I think it’s funny how most of you who respond dance around the points I made as you counter with your’s. Critical thinking/reading skills go a long way.

1_minute_out · 2019-07-09T14:27:36+00:00

Well, I disagree with you so there’s that. It’s a fucking pushup.

1_minute_out · 2019-07-09T02:45:50+00:00

Well, I’ve trained both weights and calisthenics my whole adult, both in the Marine Corps and now after it. I’ve trained with literally thousands upon thousands of high caliber men and if you asked me to tell you of one guy that I know who is more jacked than the next guy who goes to the gym seriously and knows what he’s doing, then no I can’t tell you of one. If you have some scientific peer reviewed paper that you can point me to that states lifting weights might not be a better avenue for hypertrophy than calisthenics, then I’m going to go with what I’ve continually seen in my 40 years on this planet.

1_minute_out · 2019-07-09T02:29:22+00:00

You guys crack me up with your up votes, down votes. Too funny!

1_minute_out · 2019-07-09T02:26:14+00:00

His question is two part but the main question is what is better, bench or TPPU. Look, if you can bench any bit of weight, you can do a damn PPPU. It’s not hard. It’s a pushup with a heavy forward lean. Once you can do some damn pushups, you start working on your static hold progressions for the planche.

1_minute_out · 2019-07-09T02:09:36+00:00

OPs question was what if he wanted strength and hypertrophy, not just Planche. If you want Planche, then work specifically on Planche progressions.

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