Bodyweight Training - Page 24

On April 08 2013 07:16 mordek wrote:
60 second skin the cat hang. Taking the progression slower. Next working towards 60s back lever tuck.

On April 08 2013 16:16 4thHatchery wrote:

God damn my flu. I would have joined you on this quest for BL now that you started over again. My arm has been painless for a while now and after a month's break I got a whopping 4 workouts before I'm out of comission again.

On April 08 2013 16:16 4thHatchery wrote:

God damn my flu. I would have joined you on this quest for BL now that you started over again. My arm has been painless for a while now and after a month's break I got a whopping 4 workouts before I'm out of comission again.

On April 08 2013 09:26 puppykiller wrote:
I'm sure this gets asked from time to time in the thread but I don't see anything related to it in the op.

What is a cost effective protein powder? I've seen such a range in prices and I can't base a decision off of the advertising and online reviews (which are often fake!). Can anyone here make an informed recommendation on which ones are most worth purchasing for cost effectiveness.

On May 20 2013 21:06 mordek wrote:
Getting back on the horse. Been totally without a routine for the last month or two trying to figure out my back rehab and just other life stuff. I got two friends hooked on bw training recently and joined them this morning. Training partners definitely help. We'll see if I can still get to my goals by the end of the year

On May 30 2013 21:15 mordek wrote:
So after not doing anything beyond pull/chin-ups for 2 months, which I'm ashamed to say after looking at my log, I pr'd my L-sit with 3 sets of 20s.

My friend is having trouble with L-sit. His legs externally rotate pretty drastically and has trouble keeping his legs straight. Doesn't have this issue when doing the V exercise trying to pull knees to face with legs straight... can't remember what it's called in OG. I told him external rotators probably really tight and hamstrings are inflexible. Advised him to stretch those but curious if there's something else he should be working on.

On May 30 2013 21:58 Schwopzi wrote:


I had big problems keeping legs straight at first as well. Does your friend get muscle contractions in his upper legs as well when trying to l-sit straight?
What i did was buy 2 push up support thingies that you can put on the floor raising your body ~10 cm. This way I could start l-sit progression while having some leeway (or w./e the word is) in the angle for raising my legs. Took me about a month to get past the muscle contractions. Didn't do any specific stretches for more mobility.

My friend is having trouble with L-sit. His legs externally rotate pretty drastically and has trouble keeping his legs straight. Doesn't have this issue when doing the V exercise trying to pull knees to face with legs straight... can't remember what it's called in OG. I told him external rotators probably really tight and hamstrings are inflexible. Advised him to stretch those but curious if there's something else he should be working on.

On May 31 2013 11:56 eshlow wrote:
You can also use 2 chairs or tables to elevate the legs.

Cramping is normal -- isometric contractions cut off blood flow to the muscle, and the ATP runs out and shorter muscle means more cross bridges of myosin and action = more cramping. ATP is needed to unbind the myosin head so if you run out of energy (like when you are fatigued or no blood flow) the muscle will keep contracting = cramping.



People can have issues with flexibility in active positions but not with compression. It's not unheard of.

Typically external rotation of the legs means that the hip flexors are working (iliopsoas externally rotates the leg) more than the abdominal muscles... so some specific abdominal strengthening may be needed.

On May 31 2013 20:23 mordek wrote:

Thanks! Any specific ab exercises? I'm assuming ones that inhibit the hip flexors from doing the work? My abs always feel it when I'm doing my pelvic tilt exercises, that's what comes to mind.

On June 08 2013 03:21 eLyx wrote:
First of all I want to thank you, eshlow, for advising me here in the forum and say that your book overcoming gravity was not only very helpful in establishing a workout for myself, but also just generally interesting, informative and enjoyable to read!

I already have made some great progress, considering where i was when i first started, but I also could have made more if I was more diligent. So after I felt like I plateued a little I took a week off (worked on my Handstands some more which I have to admit I neglected to much and some mobility work) and will start again on Sunday with new focus. (I write this in part to keep myself accountable )

Saturday I will do some Max testing and then it's going to be a 3day/week Fullbody Routine Su / Tue / Thur:

Wall Headstandpushups
Rows
RTO Pushups
Pullups
Bodyweight Squats (working towards Pistols)

Also I am going to start eating more aka trying to put on some weight. At the moment I am at 179cm (which I think is 5'11) and 77.8kg (171.5 lbs) at roughly 17-18% bodyfat. I feel like I could look pretty good dropping more bodyfat now but have the potential to look even better if I add some more muscle first which is kinda getting hard without a calorie surplus at this point, but that is more for a different thread I guess.

So here's to a good "new" start! Thanks again and Cheers!