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jleopold  ·  3154 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: My First Week Back on the Iron

What do you mean by "the bodyweight movement"? There's a ton of fun stuff you can do there.

If I could bench, I think I'd try to enter some amateur competitions, but benching heavy messes up my shoulder too easily. Not worth it. If you ever do compete, post some videos here, they can be surprisingly fun to watch.

Thanks for the mobility link. At one point, that was a major part of my routine, but I completely forgot to include it in this routine. Very important for injury prevention though, so thanks for the reminder.





DrunkenFlutePlayer  ·  3154 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sorry about the ambiguity, I think i was just waking up when i wrote that comment :p By "bodyweight" i mean advanced gymnastic movements such as L-Sits, front levers, back levers, handstands, planches, ect. A really good book on this is "Overcoming Gravity". Essentially a manual on how to go about training bodyweight movements, mobility, and things related to gymnastic-esque training

jleopold  ·  3154 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have never bought the book, but the online resources assosiated with Overcoming Gravity are wonderful. I replied to Foveaux below with my full routine, and you'll see I include some of the things you listed. Maybe I should add handstands. The way my pull-up bar is set up, I can't work back lever, there is a park nearby that has some cool stuff that I can UAE occasionally. Went there with a friend last week and managed a half-lay back lever. That stuff is a ton of fun, and it's nice to meet someone on here with a similar interest.

If you don't know, the author of OG is pretty active on /r/bodyweightfitness if you use reddit. I forget his user name, but his flair says it.