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TIL on HN: doing a little bit of physical activity will make you deformed.
That's not what I said. I thought trolling was frowned upon on HN.
That’s what you said, and I stand by my paraphrased assessment. Essentially watching a workout tape is bad for you is what you said whether that is what was intended.
Thanks OP for sharing my website! Please be gentle with me. This is a project website that I built out of frustration a few years ago. I know there are things that need improving and a lot of things that could be adjusted. I work full time at Brave Software (brave.com) and simply don't have time to put a ton of effort into MuslceWiki. I do however have a big backlog of videos to add and I've slowly been working on an…
Very appreciative of the site. thank you :). reminds me of exrx.net but much easier to navigate
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Get gymnastic rings instead of TRX. Cheaper and way more versatile. Anything you can do on the TRX you can do on rings, and way more. Only potential benefit of the TRX is that it might be more gentle on the hands due to the rubber handles. But after a few weeks of gripping and exercising on the rings, you'll be fine.
Yup, definitely go for wooden rings if you can. They are much nicer to use than plastic rings or the TRX handles. Plastic rings get all sweaty and slippery and the handles only really have one holding position. Pullup and dip have a new style of hybrid rings in their new kickstarter which I am interested to try. They have both a rounded ring side and a flatter handle side. You can see them on the campaign images - do…
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again: how will someone have a muscle imbalance if they don't even have much muscle to begin with?
I answered your question. Are you a specialist in the field? I have done extensive physical therapy and rehab, this is what they taught me.
yes, I have huge quads. what are your credentials?
Why do they distinguish between genders? Pretty sure curls are going to work the biceps if you are a male or female.
My guess is to be inclusive to both genders. Showing only a guy's body would be implicitly biased.
Couple quotes for those that don't enjoy spending hours in the gym: > “You do not need to do many different exercises to get strong - you need to get strong on a very few important exercises, movements that train the whole body as a system, not as a collection of separate body parts. The problem with the programs advocated by all the national exercise organizations is that they fail to recognize this basic principle:…
Yes follow the Rippletoe routine and get big legs and tiny upper body, this is exactly what every guy who enters the gym is looking for. I don't know why I always see strength focused routines being promoted when probably 95% of dudes who start working out do so because they want to be ripped. Do a push/pull/legs routine (I like https://www.themuscleprogram.com/push-pull-legs-workout/ but I do deadlifts on pull day i…
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Forearms are quite difficult to do without equipment. Unless you include something that could be easily procured at home.
No you can easily do them at home by clasping your hands together and making your arms work against each other. It just isn’t as efficient as compound exercises (e.g. pull-ups that also exercise your back).
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I got convinced by and fell in love with the r/bodyweightlifting Recommended Routine - I now advertise it left and right, for a quick link see: https://tinyurl.com/bodyweightrr I found it soothing and empowering how they calmly yet persistently insist on starting small and not overworking yourself , and explain a lot with science. They describe how to scale the exercises depending on your fitness level (or lack there…
I thought I was missing out on a community! But I assume you mean /r/bodyweightfitness? I am also a big fan, but I moved on from it and do my own programming based on reading Overcoming Gravity (2ed) - fantastic book if you want to get into the nitty gritty on body-weight programming. /r/bodyweightfitness have just started rolling out a new series of plans to replace the RR. So if you haven't popped by in a while it'…
As to the RR, I just recently internalized the last new RR, and you say they are gonna roll out a new one again? Huh I wonder why they change it so often o_O
edit: Hmm, IIUC this seems to be some "Primer Routine", so I assume this to be something new, and given the different name, probably not obsoleting the RR, no?
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If you mean like this: https://musclewiki.com/Bodyweight/Male/Forearms/ You can see how there is still equipment required.
Forearms are quite difficult to do without equipment. Unless you include something that could be easily procured at home.