Sunday Show Off - Your home for some progress-acceptance!

[beverly24]

@groo101 Hit two of my short-term goals! : BW (160) squat, two plate bench (135).

PR's for OHP (95) and DL (165).

All of those 3x5, except DL which was 1x5...
And now I have strep!

 

[drumfan84]

@groo101 I can do unassisted dips now! I was at the gym on my favorite dip/pull-up machine, and felt strong enough to try them unassisted. I managed to get 5X4 with full ROM; needless to say, I impressed myself.

Edit: I'm 6'8" and 230lbs, been doing bwf casually for a few weeks.

 

[fromgenesistorevelation]

@drumfan84 Holy shit you're tall, you're probably going to get SO strong!

 

[michaelphemo]

@drumfan84 way to go bro - at that size you are busting out some serious power - keep at it - you will progress superbly now that it is in your system- nothing the BW community likes more than seeing big guys make great progress and smashing pre-conceived power-to-size ratios! awesome!

 

[dawn16]

@groo101 L sit. Five seconds. Three times. Never thought I'd do it.

 

[dawn16]

Awesome dude, the feeling of your first L-sit is one of the best.

 

[mickijoe76]

@groo101 On friday I managed to do 3x5 neutral grip pull ups and dips with +20kg additional weight. Now I will take one week rest so I can come back stronger.

Body info:
83-84kg
185cm
Had problem with my left elbow so thats why Im doing neutral grip on pull ups.

 

[dawn16]

@groo101 Heres my first full pistol squat that i did just now

 

[romans82]

@dawn16 That looks amazing. How do you manage to keep your other leg so straight? I did my first "full" pistol weeks ago but I still can't keep my other leg straight. It just bends automatically...

 

[dawn16]

@romans82 Really? I never had that problem, only with my lsits. Ive been practicing my assisted pistols for 2 months by just slightly holding onto a pillar for balance but ive had no problem keeping my knee locked out. I hold toe touches for 3x15 during my warmup so that probably helps.

 

[shesadreamer]

@romans82 work on yr hamstring flexibility.

 

[fromgenesistorevelation]

@romans82 Do L-sits with knees locked

 

[romans82]

@fromgenesistorevelation Now that you mention it, my L-sits aren't with knees fully locked. The closer I get to my max (around 15 seconds), the more they bend... Though they're still fairly straight.

Keeping them locked at all times will probably decrease the time I can do them for, but if it will help with my pistols...

 

[michaelphemo]

@dawn16 Excellent!

 

[asotoskori]

@groo101 15 kgs (33lbs) weighted pullups, 3 sets 5 reps on my first weighted pullups session. I will be aiming to hit 4-5 reps with 20 kgs this week! I am doing this on my cut also, i miss eating all that food.

I must say tho, getting leaner really helps you on them barz, mystery confirmed boys.

 

[rsaeger]

@groo101 Unorthodox but I wrote a paper describing how to do handstands....for a grade

 

[fromgenesistorevelation]

@rsaeger Nice dude, make a thread and post it!!!

 

[rsaeger]

@fromgenesistorevelation I dont think anything can be gained by reading mine over others but its due on Tues. I could put it up as a google doc or something that night

Also, happy cake day

 

[dawn16]

@groo101 I just hit my first L-sit 2 days ago. It was my last workout before my deload week and I was in a tuck and I decided to try to extend my legs for the hell of it. Turns out I can hold a normal L-sit for almost 20 seconds, it turned a slow grinding workout into the most successful since my first pull-up.

 

[fromgenesistorevelation]

@dawn16 Awesome dude!