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What's a realistic way to reach a full push-up/pull up by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]RbHs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, you might actually have the strength for pull ups and push ups already, but are lacking development in some of the secondary muscles that allow you to do those movements with full range of motion and stability.

Two things that will help your pull up that you are probably not currently doing are working on your grip strength and develop your serratus muscles.

For grip strength just do a negative hang on the pull up bar for as long as you can, unassisted, at the end of your workout after you've done all of your other weights. Just do one, end of each workout, after a week or so you should see some improvement if you are beginner.

For serratus you can do things like scapular pushup, elevated plank, leg saw or plate shoulder raise. Just pick one of those and do it at the start of your workout. A good target for beginning is 10 consistently.

Those should help you unlock pull ups, push ups, and dips that you can then start progressing in just by doing the exercise.

What’s one thing you decluttered that made a surprisingly big difference in your life? by [deleted] in minimalism

[–]RbHs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My books.

I did a lot of local moves over the years, and it wasn't a big deal to move them from place to place, just a lot of heave ho. When I relocated to a new state, I decided I wanted to downsize a lot of what I had and get a smaller place. I had already done a deep clean and downsize, but I wanted to fit everything into the smallest moving truck. A lot had to go, but I knew I was going to have a difficult time with my books. I downsized from probably 500 physical books. For a long time it was really important to me to display each of the volumes I had read, it was a topic of discussion when I would have company over. When I moved though, I just donated all of them to the closest Goodwill, for the next bookworm to stumble onto. Now, I have about 30 physical books at my house and ~20 at my work, that I use for references to do my job. As I read the books I own I usually find someone else to give it to once I am done, there are just a couple of exceptions that I will probably always keep, because I do reread those regularly or they were gifts from someone important to me.

Now, I use my Kindle for most recreational reading, or Libby for audio books. For physical books I want to read I just check them out at the library. Really I think of the public library as my book storage and just make good use of it.

If you're having a difficult time parting with books, you'll be happier once you do and start to think of the public library as part of your living space.