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@sintn Thanks! Try following the Recommended Routine using the 8x3 app. It's free and really good.

@iron2iron People are arguing about whether you should focus on gaining or losing weight. In my experience and personal opinion, it doesn't matter which you do as long as you stick to it for a while. For now, make sure you stay within the recommended weight range for your height. If you can scan...

@ginene I use a Google doc. It's not the best, but it works and I like that I can use it across devices. Some exercises are hard to measure progress when you can easily adjust the difficulty within the exercise. In those cases I might keep the same rep range for a really long time and try to...

@linenthesand She's an inspiration for anyone doing calisthenics, not just women! Also, FitnessFAQs interviewed her in his podcast series. Check that out too!

@dawn16 Use the Recommended Routine in this subreddit and keep reading and learning so that you can vary it if you start plateauing after a year or so. Buy Overcoming Gravity 2. Apart from the RR, I explained more in my original post above.

@fmeekins Thanks 🙏👍 That wouldn't work for me. I need a dedicated window of time to work out and the rest of the day is for work, family and hobbies. That's not to say that it won't work for you. Any exercise you can fit in, no matter how you do it will be beneficial (excluding people who tend...

@buumba Find bolts to make it stronger than you need it now. You might want to add weight later

@dobsonsdogs Great to hear! Looking forward to your progress update!

@writingforlife101 I got it at 41! Also there's a woman on Instagram who got it at 40 and now she's doing slow, weighted muscle ups at 42. Incredible!

@joelster Congratulations on becoming a dad! It is not easy, but worth it!

@cryssy Thanks 🙏👍

@apostolic1 Thanks!

@alexhendry Thanks. Depending on how much I eat, it ranges from 20-40 units a day. Another very important factor in my blood sugar control is that I use a DIY artificial pancreas system called AndroidAPS. It helps to prevent low and high sugar, but it takes a lot of work to get it set up right.

@andraus Yes, because it significantly limits the amount of assistance you can get from the strap. You can also decrease or increase the assistance by adding or removing weight. It also gives you an idea of how much you are improving. 4 months ago I was able to do one with 8 kg assistance and...

@shelly321 You attach some weights to a gymnastic ring strap and throw the strap over the bar. Then you hold the strap with one hand and it only gives you very limited assistance when you try a one arm chin or pull up with the other arm. Here's an example:

@bob71154 Thanks!! Personally, I'd wait for 310 with bodyweight before adding weight. After that, I'd go for 35 with some weight and increase to 3*8 before adding weight. Also, I'd start with chin ups when adding weight and increase to about 20 kg before switching to hammer grip pull ups then...

@lejeuna I explained it in another comment, but basically I eat more when I want to grow and eat less when I want to cut. My carb intake is pretty moderate and I don't snack hardly at all and never drink sugary drinks.

@aranyi_zsolt My first picture is after 6 months of calisthenics and cutting! But it's true that it helps a lot with blood sugar control. Similar results could be had with body building but not cardio sports like jogging. Thanks 🙏👍

@rkenoke Hell yeah! I'm also pretty happy with my progress at 41.

@glenwoodinncc Check out my 1 year progress post linked above. Basically I ate much less and worked out a lot without a good program. It wasn't sustainable and I probably would have made faster progress bulking in my first months.