Essential Calisthenics Thread

[Originalgangsta317]

I gotta rest up as you said,,,

but its definitely been a lil easier doing pushups etc..

One day at a time breh,we all gon get fit

 

[semtex]

My body awareness/control with weights is so much better when I've been doing bodyweight stuff

 

[Originalgangsta317]

My body awareness/control with weights is so much better when I've been doing bodyweight stuff

 

[360dagod]

How do you feel about the pulldown machine?

 

[Originalgangsta317]

How do you feel about the pulldown machine?

It's good,I still use it when doing back,is that what you use?

 

[360dagod]

It's good,I still use it when doing back,is that what you use?

Really the only machine I used..

Im able to get up.to..150lbs now..

i started at 90..

But I try to work on that machine

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Really the only machine I used..

Im able to get up.to..150lbs now..

i started at 90..

But I try to work on that machine

How long you been at it?

 

[360dagod]

How long you been at it?

A few months...I try to hit da gym once a week..

But I always push myself to the max..
id rather struggle at my max than to have an easier time at a lesser weight...
even tho I read the machines isnt indicative of your true strength, I know its helped

 

[semtex]

250 bodyweight squats this morning in 24 minutes

 

[JoeBuddenNumber1Fan]

pretend pushups will get you a 315lb bench brehs

 

[Originalgangsta317]

250 bodyweight squats this morning in 24 minutes

Breh that's dedication

 

[Originalgangsta317]

pretend pushups will get you a 315lb bench brehs

Don't come in here bashing, you have no clue what you talking about clown

 

[RoyalQ]

I'm a girl and I want to do home workouts too. Idk what I'm doing and don't want yal to think I'm weak because I am

 

[Mowgli]

When I first got to the joint,I was about 145 pounds,I couldn't bench 135,so I was pretty weak.

My first year locked up I did straight calisthenics

Here was my routine:

Grab the stop watch and set it at 30mins and start it

I started off trying to complete 100 pullups,150 dips,150 body squats and 200 pushups within 30 mins or less,and everytime it got easier I added 2 reps to the pullups,5 reps to the dips,and 10 reps to the pushups and body squats. The best I ever got up to was 180 pullups,400 dips,450 pushups and 300 body squats in 30 mins,and knocked out 1,000 pushups every saturday in 45 mins.

The pushups and dips were done together,take a 5 min break,then the pushups and bodysquats were done together,and the 1,000 pushups saturdays were done alone.

For a year straight I did this with NO WEIGHTS and it cut me up something serious and gave me long wind,I was strong and in great shape,the first time I went back to the bench press I hit 135 like it was nothing,hit 225 easily and got a one rep of 300 pounds.

My squat,was about 275 ATG and 310 in the bucket(Prison slang for squating and making your butt touch the flat bench or a chair.)

But after I picked up the weights,I no longer did this crazy routine anymore,as I loved the weights.

But I just started this back up and started back from scratch and got 100 pullups,150 dips,150 body squats and 200 pushups in 20 mins breh's.

Try this,any questions feel free to ask.

I was just thinking about this this morning. How strong can you get with body weight exercises compared to weights

 

[Originalgangsta317]

I was just thinking about this this morning. How strong can you get with body weight exercises compared to weights

Real strong breh,trust me