Exploring the function of the human body
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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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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OK, this kind of came up in the bodyweight thread in weight room, but let’s analyze the “conundrum” of relaxing your shoulders at the end range of pullups. There’s generally two key points that I want to make. Hanging at the bottom of pullups where the GH joint (shoulder) is
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I wanted to write down some of my thoughts on climbing from my perspective. This post will be mainly about bouldering, strength training, and hangboard and how it relates to bouldering performance. Last update: Oct 2017 Update: My 5 year self assessment of climbing, strength training, and hangboard has been
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