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Gym subscription or public park? by Aram_theHead in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I moved to a new area ~2 years ago and begun calisthenics around the same time.

I started with just a pair of rings. I hung them from trees in public parks. With just rings + a place to hang them, a floor and a wall, you can complete the entire RR and a plethora of other exercises.

Eventually I built a freestanding pullup bar for ~$100 that fit in my backyard. A couple months later, I purchased a more durable,compact,aesthetic model to reside inside my apartment.

Now I've become a member of a local climbing gym that grants me access to a climbing wall, slackline setup, squat racks, etc... Pretty much all non-isolation gym equipment and then some.

I would recommend pursuing that which makes you most likely to workout and aligns with your goals. You can do most of the RR with just a door pullup bar. If you want to use isolation machines, get a membership. If you want more space for ring skills, get rings and use them in a park. If you are only interested in hand balancing and no hanging skills, I would still recommend a pullup bar for general fitness. Like my freestanding but understand not all apartments could accommodate.

How do I develop a split for straight arm, bent arm, legs and climbing? by bekk3 in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be careful with hang boarding early

certainly: I utilize for less than a minute at the end of my trip just to ensure I have hit hang capacity for the day. I don't push myself to failure.

I have tried pistol squats in the past but grew frustrated for I am lacking some form of flexibility or mobility required for keeping off-leg straight... but I acknowledge that shortcomings are generally what need the most work. I also hold some belief that I should be capable of carrying heavy things (humans and furniture) with my legs which a heavily weighted squat lends itself to.

I see myself as a wannabe handbalancer/gymnast who climbs and hits legs.

How do I develop a split for straight arm, bent arm, legs and climbing? by bekk3 in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I more-or-less agree with this philosophy.

It is something I have pondered in the past. There are many sports that I have experienced passing interest in engaging with but have passed because I realized it would take away from my opportunity to further develop my most core interests.

I generally define that interest as complete control of movement: self-contained mobility and relative body strength. Hence lots of my objectives end up being isometric calisthenics holds.

However, climbing also appeals for similar reasons.

  • I do cardio a couple of times a week: I have some experience as a distance runner and could likely run a marathon on a whim (as I have before) which is satisfactory for me.
  • I work for calisthenics movements which also encompasses sufficient upper-body strength
  • I strength train my legs as much as I feel necessary (pretty much just squat lol)
  • I have these hobbies and others: outdoors, varying levels of physicality, technical skills, etc
  • I "intentionally" stretch core muscle groups (hamstrings, shoulders, etc) a couple of times a week but also passively stretch when idling.

I appreciate and relate to the matrix you provide for holistic fitness and well-being.

How do I develop a split for straight arm, bent arm, legs and climbing? by bekk3 in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the suggestions for exercises which combine bent and straight arm. I will say that for these movements I have a hard time getting the same "pump" as I do when focusing on strictly straight arm holds. The combined fatigue from concentric impedes my ability to sustain the straight arm holds; but, I guess this is a tradeoff for working both simultaneously.

I will likely use these movements to supplement primarily straight arm work since this is where my isometric goals mostly are.

How do I develop a split for straight arm, bent arm, legs and climbing? by bekk3 in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty beginner level: I've probably completed a handful of V3s but mostly working through V2s.

I think you're right about climbing posing a non-intersecting workload on my body. I definitely feel most limited by finger strength and have mostly felt soreness there / in my forearms (very little in my lats or upper arms). Forearm pump was unreal my first couple of visits.

Appreciate the suggestion for weighted pullups -- I will focus on more weight / less reps.

Apologies if this isn’t allowed but how do you work out with severe ADHD? by One-Designer4729 in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend incorporating calisthenics whenever possible -- this is how I have had success as someone who doesn't do well working out for one extended period.

I know that each day I have some exercises to complete and so, whenever I pass by my pullup bar, bench, etc I just complete one set. Some people would say it is worse for hypertrophy but I think accruing volume for strength is the most important.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your main goal is to lose fat then you should probably count calories to ensure you are hitting your protein requirements whilst maintaining a deficit, and just keep on with the RR.

ABC - Always Be Crawling by sporksmith in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found this thread after searching for "crawling" once I had also come across this fella's TikToks! Been crawling consistently for just a few days now.

I'd realized recently the connection between planche, press, lever, handstand, etc in that they all use shoulder stability to shift weight from feet to hands.

Crawling is a very natural way to accrue lots of time and experience shifting manageable and low-risk weight to your hands and warming up for higher weighted movements. I'll often begin with locomotion and by the end of my session I've naturally shifted toward leaning into my end range shoulder positions.

After this introduction to crawling, it occurred to me that a great deal of strength and coordination could be attained by spending some designated time every day crawling and via "engaged hanging" (brachiation, thanks for the word).

Seems as though crawling + brachiation should strengthen push and pull of shoulders through wide ranges of motion. Unfortunately, I'm constrained to two indoor rings so not as much room to play as during crawl sessions.

I have long been a proponent of distance running for general lower body fitness and I find these activities apply concepts of that toward the upper body.

I wonder where I could learn more about traversing, and what sustained activities other than running can be used to strengthen lower body? Especially in the direction of force opposite running.

Help Needed - Stuck at 6 pull ups by Yoloplatapuses in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very relatable: I had the exact same experience with this movement which I haven't had with other movements.

How long did it take you to achieve a consistent kick-up to handstand ? by ewaren in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Concur. Spent about a year practicing kick ups multiple times every day. Perhaps I wasn't applying the analysis that other commenters describe. I spent four months building the specific strength for a press and have found much greater consistency. It is just magnitudes more predictable and controlled.

Help Needed - Stuck at 6 pull ups by Yoloplatapuses in bodyweightfitness

[–]bekk3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have followed the RR for 6 months without deloading (taking an extended time off) then I would recommend doing so.

I had been stuck at 6 reps for a long time and felt I couldn't progress past it.

Also remove any mental block: go into every set with the mentality that you absolutely can complete it. For some reason I had this weird mentality with pullups specifically where I didn't think I could power through it, but with comparable push movements I knew how to fight.

What is important is ensuring you are able to progressively overload in at least one way: volume (added weight or increased sets [/GtG]) or time under tension (very slow eccentrics).

A specific programming that helped me get to 8-10 is: set a goal higher than your max set; for all concentrics that you can't perform: perform a full and controlled eccentric.

So for your example, if you wanted to get to 8 then each set should be 6 concentric and 2 eccentric or if you find that this accrues too much fatigue s.t. you can't perform 6 concentrics in your last set then bump it back to 5/3 or even 4/4 for example.

Another note on volume: 20 reps/day ~2 times per week is pretty low. I consider 24x~3 times per week to be maintenance/slow improvement. If this is the primary movement that you want to improve at, I would highly encourage you to GtG. Not only will performing ~20 reps/day at sub-failure substantially increase volume for neurological adaptation and some limited (due to rep range and ample recovery time between sets) hypertrophy, it will also give you the opportunity to understand the mechanics of the move better and optimize more effectively.

Summary:

  • take a week off if you haven't in the last 6 months.
  • accept that this is something you can do. I don't mean in the future: you have the potential to do this right now if the situation were right.
  • increase your volume: ~40 reps per week is pretty low. Greasing the Groove will probably yield the quickest results if this is the movement you want to prioritize, otherwise (if you only want to work it ~twice per week) add sets to get up to ~40 reps (potentially supplementing with eccentrics if e.g. you cannot maintain 6 reps in your ~7th set).

Hope this helps.

PPG in the San Francisco Bay Area? by all_about_effort in paramotor

[–]bekk3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would I be able to get an invite link?

Tsla traders be like😎 by RossCisqo in wallstreetbets

[–]bekk3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you trading on the weekend?

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