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[TheBig3]

I thought this would help everyone out a little. I'm looking up ways to maxamize my weights-free workout and I stubled upon this gem of a forum:

Calisthenics vs. Weight Lifting - ProjectCOVO.com Global Forum

I have no idea how anyone comes to write this badly. You'd have to intend for it from the outset. Anyways, enjoy.

Calisthenics vs. Weight Lifting
which one is better and why?

tha military n sh*t has always done calisthenics, same with boxers n martial arists (for tha MOST part)

i heard this gives u way more strength and gets u ripped up, like u can work every part of yo body

chest - push ups
back - pull ups
squats with no weight - legs

i remember one time i did like 150 weightless squats, a n*gga start pissin out blood had to go to tha hospital n sh*t, legs were stiff for like 4 days str8, couldn't bend em at all

i think maybe a combination of both weights and calisthenics would be best? but which one do u do first?

like for back day, i do pulls ups first, then i do rows with a barbell, then i finish doin curls with my forearms

but since i do pull ups first it tires my full energy out by tha time i do rows i'm not at maximum capicty yah digg??

[Rickenbacker]

Coming from a user named Phukk Tha World I can't say I expected more...


yah digg??

[TheBig3]

well teh fabricated story, the user name, the intentional misspelling...its frightening.

[mr dave]

i always find it hilarious when i hear people talk about stuff like the P90X program and other hardcore 'fitness' regimes that they think they 'need' in order to exact a change on their bodies.

not a single one of those people has lost a pound.

on the flip side, anyone who's started a small sensible workout and gradually increased it as they kept with it have all had noticeable effects on their bodies.

are there particular elements of the weight free workout you're looking to maximize? i don't do much exercising anymore but it only took about 4 months to go from virtually nothing to 50 pushups and 100 crunches a day when i started (from 15 and 30 respectively). lower body was all about being a pedestrian. cardio - high activity music playing, don't just tap your foot to the beat, keep time with your entire body. dance along to the grooves your playing.

[TheBig3]

Oh, just new frontiers. My fathers a fitness nut, and he made my brother and I workout all the time as kids. He's pit us against one another (which among brothers is blood sport) but I can rip out 20 wide-grips to this day.

I'm just looking for the hard to target muscle groups like hamstrings, posterior delts. I mostly do pushups, crunches/leg raises, handstand pushups, and I bought an Iron Gym so I can do everything in my apt.

I ****ing hate weights and gyms and am currently training for a half marathons (june 6th) so I'm looking to get back to a total body health situation. Any recommendations?

[mr dave]

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

I'm just looking for the hard to target muscle groups like hamstrings, posterior delts. I mostly do pushups, crunches/leg raises, handstand pushups, and I bought an Iron Gym so I can do everything in my apt.

maybe try some yoga? not kidding either, it's the only thing i can think of that would have moves that target odd areas like those.

[TheBig3]

Originally Posted by mr dave

maybe try some yoga? not kidding either, it's the only thing i can think of that would have moves that target odd areas like those.

Well I dug a little and heres what I've found. If you do "wide-outs" (and those are what I think they are) then you can target the hamstrings amongst other things.

Its taking the push-up position, moving our hands out beyond your head and alternating a lift between

Right arm/left leg
Left arm/right leg.

As for post. delt I think its just going to be holding a bent-over flies and see what it does.

The other reason i really like calesthenics is because they tend not to isolate, which I think is the problem a lot of young guys have. If you're thin like I am, there isn't a need to do something like bicept curls which is the touch-up work bodybuilders do.

Its day 2 of the regiment btw and I'm sore as hell. I do have a question I can't find an answer to by the way: Would you give workouts a 48 hour spacing, or would you do them daily? I know with weights you generally want to give it a day, but do I with these?

[lucifer_sam]

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Well I dug a little and heres what I've found. If you do "wide-outs" (and those are what I think they are) then you can target the hamstrings amongst other things.

Its taking the push-up position, moving our hands out beyond your head and alternating a lift between

Right arm/left leg
Left arm/right leg.

As for post. delt I think its just going to be holding a bent-over flies and see what it does.

The other reason i really like calesthenics is because they tend not to isolate, which I think is the problem a lot of young guys have. If you're thin like I am, there isn't a need to do something like bicept curls which is the touch-up work bodybuilders do.

Its day 2 of the regiment btw and I'm sore as hell. I do have a question I can't find an answer to by the way: Would you give workouts a 48 hour spacing, or would you do them daily? I know with weights you generally want to give it a day, but do I with these?

48 hours between workouts of the same muscle group, do about 10-20 minutes of cardio after your workout and you won't be as sore the next day.

If you're just starting a new workout or if you've picked it back up after a protracted absence from strenuous exercise your muscles will feel sore for a few days. But the soreness should diminish in about a week or so after your first workout.

[storymilo]

dirt mcgirt?

[anticipation]

Originally Posted by storymilo

dirt mcgirt?

"fuck tha pussy til it's orange like ernie n bert."