@lamnhi This reply demonstrates something you don't mention as much in your post (or are just pretty humble about): superhuman motivation. I was running with a friend tonight and we're in relatively similar shape (comparable heart rate at the same pace, run together often, etc.) but he flat-out smokes me at the very end when we're sprinting the last few blocks home. I'm sure it has something to do with lactate threshold and other stuff but more than anything he just has an insane drive that helps him push past the pain. It seems you do, too, and that's really not a small factor in getting shredded in such a short amount of time.
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2.5 year calisthenics transformation from nothing
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@louie44 People give up too easily when training gets hard. When you are doing pushups and your whole body isnt shaking by the last rep or two, then you arent training hard enough. When doing chinups and you cant do another rep if someone put a gun to your head, then jump up and slowly lower yourself down a couple more times.
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@missysylvester Eat properly, train hard, and get your sleep. Sleeping 7-9 hours every single night is extremely important for good results. Dont neglect sleep.
@lamnhi Thanks for the reply. Been training a bit less than you(~2 years), but it's very evident my progress isn't as impressive.
I've been doing 5-6 days a week no split with pretty high volume per week overall, so consistency and injuries aren't the issue. Two things I could change is split and pushing way more beyond failure, as opposed to your typical 1-2 last sets to failure. I've suspected for a while that training to failure and beyond in a single session is important for bodyweight training, just didn't know how far I should push and your post only confirms this. That being said I think I'm a hard gainer since I've been skinny my whole life regardless of diet. (Just posting this here to highlight there are other variables to this, maybe someone else finds this useful)
I've been doing 5-6 days a week no split with pretty high volume per week overall, so consistency and injuries aren't the issue. Two things I could change is split and pushing way more beyond failure, as opposed to your typical 1-2 last sets to failure. I've suspected for a while that training to failure and beyond in a single session is important for bodyweight training, just didn't know how far I should push and your post only confirms this. That being said I think I'm a hard gainer since I've been skinny my whole life regardless of diet. (Just posting this here to highlight there are other variables to this, maybe someone else finds this useful)
@dawn16 Impossible to be a hard gainer if you eat enough. Add in a pp&j sammich every day if you want to gain weight. If you still cant gain any weight and you want to, eat another one. 1 set to failure for bodyweight training is not enough. It is enough for barbell training depending on your training status and how heavy you are going. For example when i was doing squats late last year I thought I was going hard enough, but decided to do 225lbs for a true amrap with spotter bars for when i failed and hit the ground without risk of the bar crushing me. I got 19 reps before collapsing and crawling on the ground to my chair because my legs stopped working. that set of failure was WAY different than doing pullups or pushups to failure, my legs were in agony for 5 days. Keep that in mind, there is a very big difference.
@lilypond No and that is a thing i literally just learned about. Ive had puffy nips since puberty and it has been a pretty big burden on my self confidence. It still bothers me to this day 20-25 years later honestly. I had no idea what it was and only recently learned about it. It sucks and it has hurt my self confidence a lot for the last 2 decades. No im not juicing, and no i have no idea what my hormone balance is like. Ive been contemplating getting my testosterone and estrogen balance looked at. But the last thing i want is to be on HRT and sticking myself for the rest of my life. Im hoping its just leftover fatty tissue that will eventually go away if i happen to get lean enough, but i am afraid you are right and that its gyno. Its sucks and i think about it everyday.
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@braun I dont train specifically to get a handstand but I do chest to wall handstand pushups and try to balance and get my feet off the wall when pushing up during the first 2ish sets. I might try to train specifically for it eventually, but right now im just doing hypertrophy and strength training and not worrying about skills work. Im sure after a long while of doing HSPUs and PPPUs it will probably give me my base strength to work on the handstand and planche isometric holds whenever I decide to dedicate time to them.
@jounto3 Current cardio is a 5.5mile walk with my dogs 3-4 days per week. Low impact for joints (im 35) and heart rate doesnt get super high but its close to 12,000 steps every time, trying to preserve as much muscle as possible. Doing everything i can to keep bodyfat low while growing in size and strength. Lots and lots of walking helps me do that.
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