Exploring the function of the human body
This was originally posted on reddit’s /r/bodyweightfitness and now updated. I realized the FAQ doesn’t really explain this concept in depth, and there are a lot of new people on this subreddit. Thus, I figured I would introduce one of the basic concepts on why training is highly systematic. There
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The “Recommended Routine” of Reddit’s /r/bodyweightfitness is one of the classic beginner routines to prepare someone for gymnastics and bodyweight strength training. The routine was constructed around 2012 and was based to a large extent off a lot of the principles from the first edition of Overcoming Gravity. I wrote
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I’ve seen numerous comments here and then also questions in http://reddit.com/r/overcominggravity over the years about scapular positioning during bodyweight exercises. Scapular positioning is a bit different from barbell work in quite a few cases. For example, there’s a difference between pushups and bench press: Bench press — you start with depressed
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Going quietly under the radar, the ISSN — International Society of Sports Nutrition — has just recently released 3 position stands this past June 2017. They’re well sourced research articles that give scientific based prescriptions. Protein and exercise Diets and body composition Safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise,
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Basically, if you want to compare single leg or barbell exercises there’s multiple factors that you have to take into account. This post is going to attempt to estimate an answer to this speculation. One thing I remember reading is that you can lift higher total weight with both legs. For example
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