Hi everyone. I agreed with some other people, that making a blog about my training would be good. So, I am doing that.
Anyways, on to the update. I did quite a bit of stuff this month, and I feel like I am much more fit. Actually, I know I am. I can do much more than a month ago. My bench 1rm went up 20lb, for example. I also can run much farther before I pussy out, and gained alot of flexibility though I was extremely inflexible when I started.
I am moving to an apartment across the street from the nicest gym in my area. So I will be going to the gym constantly from here out.
I will probably do an upper/lower weight training routine. I would only do it 2 days a week. Depending on how things go, I may decide to drop it altogether.
I plan on getting up as soon as the gym opens in the morning, and getting a big run in then. Afterwards I will go back to bed for maybe 3-4 hours.
I also will be doing rock climbing there as much as possible. They have a gigantic rock wall, hopefully it isn't being used too often.
I will be doing yoga, too. And of course lots of stretching on my own.
All in all I plan on training 4-6 hours a day, 6 days a week. 6-8 if you include stretching.
Oh yeah, I made a list of goals, too. I figured it would help to keep me motivated. Here is what I put on the list so far:
Beat Ninja Warrior Do a planche pushup hold an L-sit for 10 seconds be able to do any kind of blackflip do a 1 arm pullup run a 5 minute mile hold a sitting reach past my toes <----- DID IT! run a marathon kick above my head without raising my other heel do a handstand <---might be able to do it, just need to try do a handstand on 1 arm do 100 burpees, good form, without stopping do 2 pushups on just the fingers of one hand 36" standing vertical jump 100 pushups 5 pullups <----- did it, bitches 10 pullups 50 pullups 100 pullups do well in Tough Guy Climb 10 feet of rope using only 1 arm
oh hey, i'll leave u with something awesome for motivation
How did you make those goals? Mostly arbitrarily, or was there a method? If it is arbitrary, be prepared to adjust a couple of those when they turn out to be a bit unrealistic (or not challenging enough).
wow that video was awesome :O and i looked up planche pushups on youtube since i didn't know what they were, jesus they look ridiculously hard O_o gl achieving everything p.s. how the fuck do you climb 10 feet of rope with one hand
For handstand, make sure to step forward with a straight leg and make it a decent-sized step. Then bend your front leg (should be your kicking leg) and keep your back leg straight - then simultaneously begin to raise your hind leg and give yourself a boost with your front leg, while placing straight arms on the ground. Palms facing forward.
That is a proper handstand.
To make it 1-handed, follow the same procedure, except lift your hand after you feel you have maintained balance; then, shift your bodyweight to make the center of mass alligned with your hand.
I'm an assistant coach, so if you have any questions about techniques like these, you can PM me [:
EDIT: For kicking over your head - make sure you do a lot of straddles/splits, with one leg in front and the other behind you. Keep your back perpendicular to the floor to apply more pressure on your hips - keep both legs straight as well. It might also help to do the classic split, with both legs on either side of you. For this, try to place your elbows in an L position on the ground, so that your forearms are flat on the ground and your arm is perpendicular to the floor, up until your shoulder. After that, try to descend more and more daily until you can put your shoulders or chest on the floor in front of you. This will come gradually, trust me! For splits, I recommend finding a surface where you will slide easily, so either a smooth surface with socks/shorts, or a carpet surface barefooted. To motivate yourself you can set up a tapemeasure to see your progress. If you get your splits looking good, you will be able to kick over your head easily, and slowly, without forcing yourself. Good luck!
EDIT 2: These stretches will also help you with your L-sit. The stretch that you have listed, the one where you can reach past your toes, is another good one in preparation for the L-sit. Your first practices can be done on 2 stools or other parallel elevated surfaces - this simulates the rings in gymnastics, where L is one of the starting skills. Once you can hold one of those for about 20-30 seconds, it shouldn't be too long until you can lift your heels above your waistline, which will lead directly into a grounded L-sit and to the V, which is basically a more difficult L xD. I would recommend finding a completely flat/smoother surface for the L-sit, this will help you lift your ass off the ground if you have relatively short arms or a fat ass. I've known people that use their fingers and lift their palms off entirely to get more height off the ground, though this obviously makes it harder.
EDIT 3: Planche pushups practice would obviously be to do tabletops, or maintaining your body parallel to the ground while supporting yourself on 3 arms. Initially it might help to put your arms under your hips/torso, just to get the balance correctly, and to train your muscles. After that you can slowly move them out of the supporting position, and into the more common semi-push-up position.
how the fuck do you do things like that in the video? i can never see myself doing that even with like 10 years of hardcore training in gymnastics / working out
jesus christ, 4-6 of training a day for a beginner. Thats overkill man. Id suggest that you spread out your training throughout the week, but that could mean that it might take longer to see drastic improvements over a short period of time. Dont forget to visit bodybuilding websites for tips & tricks. Also, dont forget about your nutrition. Peace bro. gg gl re?
Nice Travis. I'm a big fan of what you are doing because as I said before, my friend is doing the same thing you are. Of course he can't train 4-6 hours a day yet cause we're still in high school.
Love to hear updates and very nice goals. gl as usual.
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