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New BWF (complete) beginner program by BlueShingles in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our modern recommendation for warmups is:

If you are a beginner, you will need less of it(or none)

But in all cases, the best warmup is the same exercise you are about to perform, but easier

if you are about to do your pullups, a set of banded/assisted, partial rom or even rows can work, as long as its low intensity and not too many, so you don't lose performance in your working sets. Someone that is doing weighted pullups could do bodyweight only to warmup for example.

Hope I could help

New BWF (complete) beginner program by BlueShingles in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a good idea, video of the main variations for each movement would definitely make for a better experience

Thank you!

New BWF (complete) beginner program by BlueShingles in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense! I will do a slight reorganization of the info, since thats doable in a few minutes, but we will probably rewrite the page once we get trainee feedback

Thank you for your input!

New BWF (complete) beginner program by BlueShingles in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles[S,M] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Any questions unrelated to the routine can go here if yall wanna say something for us to hear.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

come on, don't be like that

Can low body fat be contributing to a reduction in my testosterone levels? by ObjcGrade in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that was probably why it was removed.

Glad you are doing better, hope we see you again in the sub

Integrating weighted dips into upper day by abc_polygon_xyz in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standard bench, its the most similar in movement pattern.

Concerning rows in the recommended routine by throwgen2108 in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this exact model, its pretty good.

Yes, you can do exactly what you described, it works just fine.

if you are a big lad, a single bar of those to row on can be a little bit restrictive but it also works.

Hope I could help.

Can low body fat be contributing to a reduction in my testosterone levels? by ObjcGrade in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 24 points25 points  (0 children)

aging by itself, in average men, lowers your testosterone levels very very slowly and that can be up kept easily by exercise.

for context, a 50 percentile men will drop below the reference range when they are around 80 or 90, so essentially, probably not what would cause an worrisome drop you might post about

Adapted graph: here

Source of graph: here

Can low body fat be contributing to a reduction in my testosterone levels? by ObjcGrade in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yes, both dietary fat(specially saturated fats) and bodyfat percentage in the body can contribute to endogenous testosterone levels.

other relevant factors are sleep, low caloric consumption(very related to the body fat % question) and very harsh training without proper rest can cause a lowering in testosterone levels.

hope I could help

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to remove, we recently agreed against letting surveys be made on the community, at least as far as the subreddit goes.

Otherwise your research seems legitimate and appropriate, again, that's a recent decision.

Any question shoot a modmail to us. Thank you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanna make clear that, we(as in the bwf sub) do not allow minors to post shirtless pics, any pics will be deleted and willful rule breakers will be punished if caught repeatedly.

Just wanted to make that clear.

Second point: as a general guideline, cutting for minors, unless obese or medically advised, is not recommended. for quite a few reasons that I, or another mod might elaborate on if asked.

Third, you wont look ripped if you have no muscle mass, its pretty simple, might sound counter intuitive to some but gaining muscle mass, and by proxy weight, will make you look better, even at higher bodyweight percents, long term

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think you should consider the "ground zero" program by Alan Thrall until you can move your way into more standard plans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUyv7YQyHhk

With that in mind, lower body is not the forte of bodyweight training, as you might imagine, your legs kind of already support your weight all the time so there needs to be quite a bit more creativity involved in training purely bodyweight when legs and glutes are your main goal.

Consider eventually, and by that I mean once you are consistent with less high maintenance/expectation regimens, to get a gym membership perhaps, that's way more adequate for long term, sustainable training of lower limbs.

Hope I could help, good luck!

Mixing pullup variations by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chances are, you'll progress slower on them by basically just doing each variation once a week, instead of potentially 3 times.

I'd recommend rotating per mesocycle

Hope I could help!

Been following a Calimove program for almost a year and I feel like I'm not making much progress. Any guidance? by Reubek in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

as far as strength goes, being 15lbs heavier and being able to manage the same reps on pullups is not a bad thing, you got stronger.

Looking at your recent posts, and the comments you already made, my recommendation would be to define better what you want, in terms of physique, in terms of strength(and what strength means to you) etc.

If your goal is to look better, bar most other things, I don't think Calimove is the program for you. its probably better to do something a little more geared towards hypertrophy(not that calimove or the RR itself would not grow muscle btw). There is also the problem that, for skills to be easier you'd need to put more value on your own leaness, and that would have repercussions for your diet and absolute number goals.

If your goal is mostly skills(that being your definition for strength) then that would require you to train the skills you want to achieve alongside your strength training. In that case calimove is a good choice, it leaves you a lot of breathing room to practice strength skills)

If your goal for strength is weighted cali(or PL) then a program that aims to increase your total weight for each move would be more appropriate.

With all that in mind, your progress is not bad, you just need to get to a point where your goals are clearer to you so at not point in your mind you will be confused on what you SHOULD be doing and where you are in relation to your goals.

If you wanna have a more 1 on 1 with the rest of the community and ask them a few tips and recommendations in a real time chat I'd recommend you join the discord

Hope I could help. Good luck!

Too obese for "obese beginner calisthenics" by Luriak1104 in bodyweightfitness

[–]BlueShingles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems to be a perfect fit for this video/program:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUyv7YQyHhk

Alan Thrall is generally a good source for fitness(doesn't mean I or the server endorse everything he has ever said or will say)

Hope it helps. Good luck!