>solves upper body
>solves lower body
>solves mobility
>solves conditioning/cardio
It turns out solving fitness was a lot simpler than we believed.
You literally don't need more.
FITNESS IS SOLVED
>solves upper body
>solves lower body
>solves mobility
>solves conditioning/cardio
It turns out solving fitness was a lot simpler than we believed.
You literally don't need more.
>Better in every regard
Heh, nothing personal, kid.
issue is cost and space
you're not doing meaningful work with only barbell
you need several sets of different weights, you need a bench, you need a proper rack
it is a lot of setup and space
barbell chuds are the natural enemies of minimalism chads
I use squat stand, dip bar, and pull up bar. And a dip belt. You're an idiot if you only do calisthenics. You should be doing barbell, calisthenics, and cardio training. Saying you don't have enough space is the laziest excuse ever. Whats next? You don't have a way to get to the gym?
>Whats next?
buying a pair of 53lbs kettlebells and being done with it, maybe a single 70lbs later
proper technique and volume will take you very far with this for years
you'd be surprised how few people cares about being a powerfat whose only personality is getting bigger barbell numbers
most just want a nicely toned and healthy body
>you're not doing meaningful work with only barbell
>Implying you are doing any meaningful work with a KB.
>you need several sets of different weights, you need a bench, you need a proper rack
You only need some bumpers and maybe a platform, and you can work pretty much any movement. The same cannot be said about a KB, you absolute 'tard.
Sobeit. I will happily be your enemy. We'll see whose sword splinters whose shield.
Why not both?
gorgeous gym anon.
must be drafty as frick in there in the winter though.
Yeah.. a bit.
those on the top there will solve my upper body i will look like some commercial? really? maybe i have to figure out how to attach them to my roof then
>i will look like some commercial
Are you ready to roid and spend 4 hours a day jerking off the rings?
Not to say that they are bad for general fitness. It's a direct upgrade to pull-up/dip bars, which already give decent physique and strength conditioning.
>he needs toys to get his workouts in
All you need is your body, homosexual. Calisthenics + muscle control + isometrics solves everything.
what about
erectors
side delts
upper traps
forearms
>erectors
Superman Isometric
Superman pulses
Jefferson curl hinges
Self resistance Isometric holds (holding feet)
>side delts
Self-resistance side raises
Drag raises against wall
>upper traps
Self resistance isometric (holding feet)
Self resistance pulses (holding feet)
Lying trap floor drags
>forearms
Self resistance pulls
Self resistance crushes
Finger pushups
Isometric squeezes
Pulse squeezes
Solved.
alright
let's see paul allen's legs now
Warm-up:
Squat x20
Cossack squat x5
BSS x10
Working sets
ATG single leg squat off bench amrap over 10 minutes
BSS 3xf
Cossack squat 3xf
Elevated single leg hip thrust 3xf
Single leg deep hinge 3xf
Nordic curl 3xf
Hamstring drag curl (or on yoga ball)
what a huge waste of time. You could literally switch all that out with back/front squat, barbell hip thrust, and whatever hamstring lift/exercise of choice.
Everything you just listed is supplemental
>You could literally switch all that out with back/front squat, barbell hip thrust,
I don't always have access to a barbell, so this was something I crafted out of necessity. As far as time goes, this series of movements takes about as long as a barbell workout because you only need to warm up once and you're good for the entire session. The stimulus is surprisingly effective. Practicing calisthenics has unique benefits that you don't get from weight training such as improved balance and coordination. The big downside is that your glutes will cap out fast with a program like this. An external load will become necessary.
Do what you gotta do, nothing wrong with that.
Also split stance RDL's for erectors
Farmer carries for forearms
TGU's and windmills for obliques
Rows and shrugs for upper traps
lm@o these may be good if you're absolute dyel
Isometrics are as effective as your strength.
ok but I'll do more cause I'm not a homosexual twink
Post body
>I want to believe
There was a guy a few days ago who claimed he'd built his decent legs with kettlebell only
NTA but I do calisthenics and use kettlebells sometimes
Give me a complete routine for hypertrophy with these and I'll never touch a weight again
There isn't one
Barbell is superior for hypertrophy
There is one problem, I have only seen gay men use rings and I am not gay or a homosexual. I prefer traditional weight lifting + cycling
To anyone who wants serious advice, the only thing calisthenics has over barbell training in terms of both strength and hypertrophy are weighted dips and weighted chinups/pullups. You should focus mainly on these 2 when it comes to calisthenics
i like to do handstand pushups
feel like good
front and back lever etc feels like a waste of time
HSPU are the ultimate party trick. Anybody who witnesses you performing one will think you're a literal fitness god.
Doing it from the floor is an extreme waste of time. You need to get full ROM by doing it from elevated platform where your head can lower further down. It would be much better to use kettlebells/barbell/dumbbells for shoulder work
Absolutely agreed. I used to practice (on the wall) with a pair of cinder blocks for elevation. I only ever managed one full non-wall HSPU. These days I'm a lot heavier so I do pike pushups off cinder blocks.
You could have also bought a dip bar to do them but only if you are good at understanding how to replace balance with strength during handstands.
>Kettlebell and rings
Pros:
>round like an ass
Cons:
>cant shove into ass
Sorry, OP, you tried
Can I use pic related instead of rings?
>more expensive
>less exercises available
It's like asking if you can use smith machine instead of barbell with weights.
Where would I hang rings at then?
Depens on your circumstances.
For what I've seen, people usually hang them on their pull-up bars/power racks.
I have made holes in my ceiling for expansion bolt anchors with ring and used some cheap carabins and custom metal triangles to hang them from.
Why are you asking like it is his problem? It's your problem, moron. We don't know your house or your neighbourhood.
You can hang them from any horizontal bar or beam, including a football goalpost or a basketball ring.
What important exercise am I missing? I would never try shit like gymnast do, like that T pose on the rings, it would destroy my shoulders
>ring flies/reverse ring flies
>bicep curls
>tricep extensions
>rows
>face pulls
>abs rollouts
> I would never try shit like gymnast do
Why not? Some of the stuff they do is easy and good for you.
>skin the cat
>front lever pulls
> super unstable for upper body
Only over-the-rings-movements.
> Only over-the-rings-movements.
No, all of them. Because rings ARE NOT FRICKING RIGIDLY FIXED.
and that's a good thing
doing clean reps with mastered balance is far more respectable than reps on a pussy gay bar
> respectable
by gays maybe. But you know what's actually respectable? BEING FRICKING JACKED AND STRONG and you're not gonna get that with rings and kbs
Are you moronic?
Nice. He could do ~150kg on an actual bar. So.......
> hurr durr shoulder stabilization is bad
It's pretty obvious that you're just agruing for the sake of arguing, since you don't know how rings works and probably don't even lift.
Pulling movements on rings are stabilized by your own weigh and practically are pretty much the same as on the Pull-up bar(except you can rotate the handles), unless you have a horrendous form and swing around to cheat reps.
Crossfit Kipping there won't work as well, I guess.
When you're over the rings, you have to correct your center of mass from shifting, so in a sense your own weight turns into your enemy.
Although, adding weight to the part of the body that is below the rings should help with stabilization.
Yeah what the other guy said
Rings are superior because you can do several more movements than chair
Only downside is that rings are harder to learn and master, but still worth it even as a beginner
I am struggling with ring dips bros
What part, my brother?
Reps and form
have you tried a grease the groove program? Doing single high-quality reps spread throughout the day. It's a good way to build effective technique because its based on quality instead of fatigue.
The hardest part about rings is getting them symmetrical
How do I stop my wrists from shaking and keep stable whilst I do ring dips?
Practice isometric holds and negatives, you´ll be past that shaking in a few weeks at most
I'll look into it, thanks.
> super unstable for upper body making it useless for strength and hypertrophy
> awkward and not nearly heavy enough for lower body making it useless for strength and hypertrophy after a certain, very low, point
> does frick all for mobility
> does as much for cardio as jogging in place, maybe less
> is literally two memes in one picture
Frick off.
/thread
why is the stability a problem for strength? you are making this shit you dumbass
the stability issue just makes you recruit more muscle which make you stronger
>doesn't make you strong
You're just doing conditioning work, and I so conditioning work ON TOP of my strength work, so I'm getting max results and you're stuck swinging a kettlebell around while you do your ring Dips with your 170lb Bodyweight lmao
Gymists and high level calisthenics athletes have unmatched physiques tell me I'm wrong
Overrated as frick, incline bench will get you far more results
wrong
I'm right
Incline bench is going to hit both chest and tri more than weighted ring dips
it's boring as shit though
>start doing dips
>sternum pain
it's over
enjoy your sissy shit
I love rings, they are my go-to for building muscle, strength and skills. You can train outside with them which I do year round (even tho I live in a cold country) and i find this awesome.
However, the problem is that one day you'll reach the ceilling in some movement pattern. It's way higher than people think, but still. The only logical solution is to do them weighted, which kinda defeat the purpose of bodyweight.
T. maxed-out one arm pushups on rings and rapidly going foward one arm dips and one arm chins in the upcoming weeks
So why don't successful bodybuilders use these
>fitness = proffessional bodybuilding
?