Members work out vids, ideas, challenges etc (formerly 'my one armed push ups')

krotty ftw. lulz.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLrZlyarG8I"]YouTube - ‪seiken handstand fail‬‏[/ame]

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dOzvGadRs0"]YouTube - ‪one seiken pushups... with horrible technique‬‏[/ame]

my technique sucks. need stronger triceps.

 

I actually saw someone at the gym doing handstand pushups but was too far gone to try it after sets of single pullups and chinups in fives. Besides he can do pull ups, hands free too and even muscle ups

 

please ninjer him for me, will you?

 

(That would be tough) I think he's a pro MMA fighter

 

fight him in the street, than your ninjistu will prevail! *runs away*

also, another video coming up in a bit, forgot to upload it earlier.

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efmy60SprNE"]YouTube - ‪failstand chronicles, ep 4: a new fail‬‏[/ame]

also static hold at the end. posterior chain is not strong enough to lift my legs

 

Nice handstand, FOD. One thing I'm noticing is that your belly is sticking forward, indicating to me that your back is perhaps not as straight as it should be. In capoeira, we're taught to do handstands with the back straight (and looking forward instead of at the floor as gymnasts tend to do). Once inverted, you may have to 'lift' your hips to get your back to straighten. Of course, since I can't see you side on, I may be wrong about the posture, in which case, ignore the above. Good luck!

paz,

dormindo

 

cheers man. i still need to strengthen my abs a lot though.

 

and my glutes and hamstrings, judging by my attempts at a not-quite-there wannabe straddle planche.

oh, and my triceps too

 

I shot some more video, quite a lot on back squat (new) unintentional but I was bored, and some rolling at the end. Will edit in the next day or two. Tried a one arm push up but just landed on my boobs again:Angel: Clearly I need to summon push up angel, or lose a bit of weight

 

Here's the rolling at the end, with the last guys in the thai boxing class (the guy in blue tee hitting the pads has a fight on Saturday.

http://vimeo.com/25830618

 

nice rolling. did those reps cause your shoulder any discomfort?

also, what is the ninjutsu stance on head position while rolling? i was always taught to get my head out of the way (although i don't always do it) and basically curl up from the top down to present as smooth a surface as possible during the roll.

will watch the squats now

 

having watched the squats, i'll just point out that you appear to be looking down when you do your reps, and that your head bobs down a bit when (and after!) your hips stop moving. not an expert, but i believe that might overstrain your lower back. have you tried doing slower reps keeping your gaze straight ahead? (if there's mirror or other reflective surface on the opposite wall, try looking at your own head, perhaps?).

 

Shoulder wasn't too bad on those, it's just that in main class we roll on hardwood floor/no mats, my head should spot behind me, looking at the back foot if standing posture.

Head position was something I immediately noticed as a bit wrong. Most of the diagrams I've seen have the back at something like a 15 degree angle with the head maintaining the line from the hips along the back. There is a mirror there but spotting is kinda frowned on in Starting Strength. I felt watching them that I wasn't quite 100% upright at the end. The heavier weight does make the movement more efficient in a way the lighter dont. I can't really lock out my legs as I need to keep my feet relaxed with the foot cramp problem so even with 60kg I'm not pushing up as hard as I could do

 

i think the issue is more on the negative than on the lockout. kinda like you hit the band with your hips and you try to keep going. can you squat without the band? either way, i'd recommend slowing down your reps massively, as you appear to be bouncing at the bottom or the rep, and i'm coinvinced that's going to destroy your lumbar spine someday.

 

I don't feel it in the back. If anything it's my knees that are a bit sore today. Nigel was trying to get me to stop at the lowest point, hence the 'Squat 4' with down-up, though my up is sometimes pushing from the heels and hips and sometimes leading from the back with the legs backing them up. I really can't get many reps at slow pace. If I had been doing 5 reps then I would have done them a bit slower than that and with 5 to 10 seconds between reps breathing

 

if you're lifting with your back on some reps, i think you might be letting the weight fall too far forwards.

check this clip for better technique pointers than i can give

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyjpz4jkjSQ&feature=related"]YouTube - ‪How To Squat - Form Tutorial‬‏[/ame]

 

tried level 3 of VZ's iso progression. having trouble holding tension throughout my entire leg(s) and also maintaining it. also ow.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyLxcpYn8EM"]YouTube - ‪iso splits attempt‬‏[/ame]

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2OrmQiluwg"]YouTube - ‪misc exercises 1.avi‬‏[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSM6APqM30k"]YouTube - ‪misc exercises 2.avi‬‏[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7zU4fF2N70"]YouTube - ‪Failstand Chronicles 5: insert subtitle here‬‏[/ame]

stuff i did while without internet