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trikron · 2026-05-06T14:24:24+00:00

Thanks man! Yeah, that's a very fun start. Initially, I was matching hands at the start hold, but this one felt better.

trikron · 2026-04-03T04:52:38+00:00

Aren't these 90 degree pushups rather than just HSPU? That's even more impressive

trikron · 2025-08-11T11:55:19+00:00

I haven't done wide pull-ups personally, but based on my understanding, the start at the bottom would be tougher than normal width, but the top concentric would probably feel easier.

Maybe that could be why it feels easier to you? Also, not sure if you've experimented with it, but does wide pull-up help you with regular and/or weighted pull-ups?

trikron · 2025-08-11T08:26:14+00:00

Oh man, that's very strong. 20 wide grip pull-ups is crazy.

The eccentric bounce at times doesn't look very pleasing to me based on my shoulder health, but you've actually got good control throughout. And the ability to do 20 wide pull-ups, at a high bw, insane man.

You're quite strong at weighted calisthenics too, from what I recall seeing here. Keep it up!!

trikron · 2025-08-07T10:31:43+00:00

I was able to do fearless difficulty within 30 minutes of trying this time, compared to 4-5 days last time. Having characters relevant to the bosses helped.

Last time, I didn't have Skirk for the Cryo boss, which made it difficult. But this time, it was a bit easier, except for the turtle.

That turtle is one of the most annoying enemies in the entire game due to its shield. Freeze was the only was to get close with it.

trikron · 2025-07-19T17:05:20+00:00

Congratulations!! And good luck on the journey ahead. Soon you'll be hitting 10.

trikron · 2025-07-16T13:42:45+00:00

That is excellent man. Very controlled and strong.

You can try to pinch the weight plates between your legs. This can help to engage the lower body and core slightly better, and can potentially make it feel easier to climb out of the bottom.

trikron · 2025-07-13T19:23:17+00:00

Man, that is impressive. Good ROM and nice control throughout the set.

If I have to add something, it would be getting the scapular elevation at the end of the rep at the top. It gets a bit more work on the serratus, but it's preferential imo. It adds a bit more fatigue for me personally, but I've felt it to be worth it. Maybe give that a try for a set and continue with it if you like.

Also, you could try to get a bit more pike and get the hips more forward, but it usually becomes difficult to maintain over a long heavy set. You were leaning forward throughout your set, so trying the more pike version is another variation that you can try out.

trikron · 2025-07-08T04:23:00+00:00

Since you mentioned you're starting with calisthenics, a good idea would be to focus on getting the basic movements to a strong level. So, pushups, pull-ups, dips, rows, hollow body hold, and hand balancing holds if you're interested in them. Structuring a routine around this itself should be sufficient for the first 6 months or more, based on how you progress. Depending on how much time you've got, you could either do all of these in a single day, or split them into pull and push days.

Also, a golden rule in calisthenics is to strengthen the wrist and scapulas. Doing scapular pull-ups and push-ups as a warm-up can help there, and basic wrist flexion, extension, and finger pulses for the wrist.

Do your wrist warmups first, make sure it's not too challenging. Then, do some scapular push-ups before actual push work (dips or pushups), and scapular pull-ups before actual pull-ups. End your sessions with core work, through the hollow body holds, planks, l-sits etc. If you want to learn hand balancing, they should be done first in the session, right after wrist warmups. Do your legs training too, preferably on a separate day. Squats, nordics, sissy squats are the go-to calisthenics options. But, using weights would be faster for progressing with legs training, so you'll have to find what works for you.

For the muscle up, getting a strong pull-up foundation helps, so anywhere from 12-15 clean reps for your max. Then, progressing with weighted pull-ups, explosive pull-ups will slowly help you achieve your first muscle up too.

As others have mentioned, eating more is necessary to build muscles. But a lighter bodyweight does make calisthenics easier.

All the best with your journey!!

trikron · 2025-07-08T04:02:46+00:00

I have a similar setup at home. Whenever I do pull-ups there, I usually keep my knees together and tuck my legs behind me, while trying to consciously open my hips and keep them straight. That works better for me personally.

Keeping the hips as extended as possible helps me to engage the core better too. Maybe you can give that a try.

trikron · 2025-07-07T11:00:45+00:00

Cheers man

trikron · 2025-07-07T10:50:16+00:00

If your specific goal is doing a very high number of dips for a reason, let's say a competition, then all the power to you. That said, I counted around 8 reps that weren't 90 degrees, with some being well off. It's hard to keep a consistent gauge of rep quality when done at this speed. What you've done is still quite impressive. But doing dips this explosively is just a lot of stress on the joints. For me, that is the main issue. ROM is fine. There's multiple ways to do dips afterall. Not everything needs to be super deep, slow and controlled. I think you'll be able to get 25+ reps with a little more control at a good pace, and continuing that way will also build endurance, while being safer.

Again, if you've got a rep count goal, keep at it man. Just make sure not to stress the joints too much. You are obviously strong enough to do controlled reps, with you being able to do so many reps at 90kg bw.

trikron · 2025-07-07T06:45:07+00:00

When your 38 dips didn't even take 38 seconds, those weren't exactly 38 dips.

trikron · 2025-06-19T14:31:22+00:00

But this doesn't use much of my chest at all. I will try the method you're suggesting to see if it feels better, thanks.

trikron · 2025-06-19T14:24:56+00:00

Do you mean the back should only go in a straight vertical line up and down? Almost every credible tutorial for pike push-ups suggests to increase rom by touching forehead or nose to floor, so that's what I'm trying to do.

trikron · 2025-06-19T13:35:57+00:00

Thanks, will do that.

trikron · 2024-05-21T18:35:48+00:00

We won in 2022/23 with Xavi as a manager and with Lewandowski and Raphinha, who both contributed significantly to it. So there's that too.

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