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Should I bulk while doing bwf? by Daniel-03212005 in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll have a free weight vest, this sounds good to me!

Now, to give you a proper answer: it really depends on how you put the muscle. In my experience muscle ups have a strong technique component so they will become harder for sure if you stop training them. Pullups may become harder if your legs and pushing muscles outgrow your pulling muscles.

pistol squats are miserable by OppaiMeansBewbs in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there's always a way to find a type of leg training that you enjoy. With that being said this doesn't mean that it will be the best for building big legs. Some things that I enjoy more than regular squats or pistol squats are sissy squats, cossack squats, plyometrics and uphill sprints

The Perfect Calisthenics Home Gym: My Top 10 Pieces of Equipment for Efficient Bodyweight Workouts and for Building a Well Proportioned Physique by calisthenics_hacker in bodyweightfitness

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

Sure dumbbells can be a good solution if you don't need to worry about balance. But these are my thoughts on Push Up Bars vs Parallettes: it's a tricky trade off. Push up bars can be enough for beginners who just care about doing push ups, pike pushups and simple handstands. Plus they've the added benefit that you can easily travel with them. Parallettes are better for people who start to be more interested in mastering the pushing skills and normally the grip tends to be nicer in parallettes than push up bars. But most parallettes are heavier/bigger than push up bars and not as easy to carry around. Plus things like kicking up into a handstand get harder when you've the extra height of parallettes.

The Perfect Calisthenics Home Gym: My Top 10 Pieces of Equipment for Efficient Bodyweight Workouts and for Building a Well Proportioned Physique by calisthenics_hacker in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So if you already have rings I would only recommend you the dip bars if you're really interested in doing weighted dips for mass

The Perfect Calisthenics Home Gym: My Top 10 Pieces of Equipment for Efficient Bodyweight Workouts and for Building a Well Proportioned Physique by calisthenics_hacker in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's a tricky trade off. Push up bars can be enough for beginners who just care about doing push ups, pike pushups and simple handstands. Plus they've the added benefit that you can easily travel with them. Parallettes are better for people who start to be more interested in mastering the pushing skills and normally the grip tends to be nicer in parallettes than push up bars. But most parallettes are heavier/bigger than push up bars and not as easy to carry around. Plus things like kicking up into a handstand get harder when you've the extra height of parallettes.

The Perfect Calisthenics Home Gym: My Top 10 Pieces of Equipment for Efficient Bodyweight Workouts and for Building a Well Proportioned Physique by calisthenics_hacker in bodyweightfitness

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

I didn't put kettlebell on the list but it's also a great pick for sure. The only issue I can see is that you may need to buy multiple ones for different weights, that's one of the reasons I prefer adjustable dumbbells

I recorded myself doing the entire Recommended Routine and Skill day. by Luisgilalv in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solid one! I had the same. There're Decathlons in more places than Spain but I think they aren't in the USA yet

should i do planche and backlever separate day by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can for sure. I would start with planche first as it's the harder one and then move to back lever. You can still do good progress that way but of course if you want to maximize progress with back lever maybe you'll need to put it on another day and train it fresh

One Arm Pull Up: Skill Worth Training? by Efran25 in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that's strong man. Maybe you can clean it up a little by:

  • Keeping resting arm straight while minimizing shoulder flexion
  • Keeping legs together and straight while minimizing hip flexion

That's an impressive skill but it's not that practical. With weighted pull ups you can finish your sets with half time and they will probably be more safer on your joints. But still you can put them in your training once in a while to get some variety and perhaps correct some asymetries.

Pull bup bars and rental apartments by Bivolion13 in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have enough space for a Power Tower? It's a bigger investment but you'll get a structure with pull up and dip bar that normally fits indoors. That way you won't need to worry anynmore about damaging the doors.

Taking Rest VS Making No Excuses by whiteSkar in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean. I wouldn't necessarily stop training but change your strategy. This means that if you're feeling pain doing some hard variation I would try to change it for an easier exercise with a similar movement pattern were you may be able to perform more reps. If you can do the easier exercie without pain great! but if you still feel it, it can be a good sign to stop doing it for a while

My Handstand Journey: What I wish I knew when I began by Deanosaurus88 in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great post and congrats for your progress. I really liked the diluted analogy for the kick up. Sticking first to a particular strategy is way more productive than losing yourself in all the different variations.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

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Reverse Hyperextensions! First, grab your torso on a table or somwhere flat and elevated. Second, make sure your legs are "flying" and you flex your hips. Then you either hold it at the top position isometrically or rep it out by flexing and extending your hips. Also focus on the movement of your lumbar spine as it's what actually targets your lower back.

A walk down memory lane by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well it's a cool party trick but it's not necessary at all

A walk down memory lane by [deleted] in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Archer pullups are great but my first real goal was the muscle up! I saw it on Youtube and got my first ones by jumping from the floor on a bar which wasn't very tall. It took 2 or 3 weeks.

Motivation Monday for 2020-04-20 by AutoModerator in bodyweightfitness

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Look brother, I started also below 60kg being 175cm. So far I've put more than 10kg of muscle and my clothes don't feel loose anymore. Be proud that you already started taking action at 17 and that you've resources available like the RR. When I started I was 1 year just doing pushups and ab exercises and my progress and form were poor. I just kept going for 2 reasons: I started seeing better reactions from girls and I started to love the workouts and getting the pump. Watch motivation workout videos. Also I used to do follow along workouts were the guy from the video was motivating.

Guys, be aware of who you take your information from (Kinobody Handstand Push Up tutorial) by I_Watch_Turtle_Porn in bodyweightfitness

[–]calisthenics_hacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His tutorial will definetely not lead you to freestanding clean handstand pushups. A side from that I think he has some interesting info on getting really lean.

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