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My whole family has had them for a while(no less than 10 months, probably more). They're very nice. Some thoughts: The way you lace them up(assuming you're getting the DIY/custom, I don't have any experience with their newer shoes) makes a big difference in comfort; you may need to try a few different lacing styles, and spend a while adjusting them, before they fit right. The former applies much more so if you have long feet; I prefer lacing them in such a way that you have cords going over your arch in addition to the normal layout. I own the 6mm DIY pair(my feet are close to 12" long); it's a little thicker than I envisioned prior to their arrival. If your feet are of a normal size, I'd recommend the 4mm; not sure how they are on larger feet(my mother just laced her 4mm pair up, and found it a bit floppy; i can't say whether you get used to this easily or not) I hope that helped

Those are usually just called neutral grip pull-ups

Hello, I just changed my program up, and would like to see if anyone has any input/suggestions Done 3x/week, alternating A/B, both are done as circuits with rest as needed //I may define max rest between rounds at 3 minutes warmup(often varies significantly): <= 1/4m run or mountain climbers/squats/jumping jacks/etc 2-3 rope or false grip pullups 30s german hang (slight) hands forward planche lean 1 minute wrist series(several kinds of pushup mainly) wall slides good wall handstand, aiming for 1 minute(can't hold a really nice one that long yet) (occasionally) a couple more pullups stretching lunges A: bent arm + lower push 3 rounds + max set 5 or 10 breathes after 3rd(not on HH/arch) pullups+fingertip ledge(or bar) hang OR rope climbing //I usually forget the hang here; currently doing pullups, I don't have a breakpoint for when I'll go back to RCs ATM pushups -> dips -> ring dips //planning on switching at 3x15 pushups(done on my knuckles), but PB dips aren't much of an option right now. I'll probably substitute 1-arm incline pushups + some skin-the-cats for the end-ROM work rolling pistols attempts(can do a right-leg pistol) //most pistol work so far(these included) has been problematic, as it irritates one of the first few joints in my lower back when I don't keep my hips level hollow hold -> hollow rock arch hold -> arch rock //I don't have much of a plan for where these are going, might even take them out once I get a 1m rock on each(pretty far away yet), and stick it in my warmup B: straight arm + lower pull 3 rounds or until time target is hit back lever //currently on german hangs, almost ready for TBL front lever //currently on short duration TFL; may need to add in some rows as assistance work assisted natural hamstring curls //these seem to be pretty hard on my knees; probably need to keep them low-volume(2 sets) for a bit. It anyone knows of a good pre-requisite for these, that'd be great L-sit(hips at hands) //currently tucked planche(tentatively, may remove when I start TBL) //currently on frog stand sometimes I'll throw in a set of curls and/or triceps pushups in at the end as well Some notable holes in this are a lack of handstands, and a lack of ring support(though the L-set and back lever should help with that) here are my last 2 workout logs, in case that's useful edit: and here are my logs from the past six months; as you can see, I've had a lot of trouble making(or keeping anyway) much progress. I believe this is due to a combination of a less than ideal diet, and sometimes inconsistent training(mostly the former; I often don't eat enough food/enough protein to support strength gains)

Yep, that's a dumbell. Usually when you're talking about the weight used in a dumbell exercise you give the weight of the dumbell rather than the total weight(looked like you were asking about that on the previous page)

If you can do pushups, you can floor press more than 11 pounds. It looks like you're forgetting about the bar weights. When telling someone what you're lifting, you ought to give the total weight(bar weight+both sides). A standard Olympic bar is 45 lbs(or 20 kg?).

Did you ever get this sorted out?

If your knees are hurting from squats, make sure they're tracking properly over your feet; bringing them inside is a big no-no, and outside isn't so good either(though not as bad). I hear a on the pullups; I've done pistols kind of like that, and it can be tough to avoid using too much assistance. I suggest you go purchase yourself a roll of mason line($3-$5 at a hardware store/supermarket) and tie handles(sticks/dowels/PVC/whatever) to the ends; you can hang those from your pullup bar(or a tree branch) and use them for the rows. Keep track of your cord length/foot position, those influence the difficulty quite a bit. The stuff's pretty strong, so if you double/triple it ought to be more than fine for rows, though I'd probably use more for pullups/etc just in case. Breaking strength / 4 is the standard max working load, make sure that's greater than what you're lifting; you should probably go for double(or more) that since you're involving your body, and go much higher if you ever plan to use it for pullups/levers/dips/other elevated work(use good handles too) *Please* make sure your knots are secure! If you need a landmark, I'd say that a foot elevated row where your body is parallel to the ground when in the top position is roughly equivalent to a pullup in difficulty(it's slightly easier); might be a good idea to throw in some pullup negatives as you get close, to build some more specific strength I hope this was helpful

I just saw this on RPS, thought I'd share it with you all. enjoy

My input(largely taken from my underpants drawer) Assuming you've the strength for it(my random guesstimate is that 4 chins and 8 pushups is enough for a short hold), you may be lacking sufficient shoulder flexbility Make sure you're doing them with a supinated grip, a significant portion of the benefit from back levers is in the biceps/biceps tendon conditioning(which also means there's some risk of tendonitis there, be careful) I also recall reading someone(pretty sure it was coach Sommer himself) on the gymnasticbodies forums saying that one should have a 3x30(60s break) german hang before starting back lever work(was thinking 3x60s, but a quick google indicates otherwise) edit: if it's neither strength nor flexibility you're lacking, a video may help

Make a new profile(in the launcher, at the bottom left) and select 1.6.2 as the version

I have 2 workouts from during the mini-challenge that I didn't log in the spreadsheets; if totals aren't calculated yet, may I add them?

I'd suggest checking http://talesofexpansion.wordpress.com/not-quite-recipes-but/custard-oatmeal/'>this out(I suggest adding vanilla as well)

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So..pacman or ghosts? whatever it is, everyone pull!

No slinging so far, no Bible yesterday. Gotta make sure to do that in the morning or I'll almost certainly never get around to it I made a spreadsheet to track this challenge https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar6zJKs1yt2TdF82Ump3a0hSRmxxdFc1VExYZVFfUUE#gid=0'>here I wound up doing the max test today, some of it was rather disappointing weight: 150.4 lbs bf%: ~8-9 height: 6'2"-6'3" pullups: 7(I was kind of expecting more) ring dips: 2.3(again, was expecting 4 or 5) knuckle pushups: 20 box pistols(16.5" log, maybe 4" above parallel) 8L, 11R deadlift: 172(+ warm-up/work-up sets)

What if I'd rather have elven waybread? cooked lizards do get old

Did a bunch of swordfighting yesterday, and I'm biking a fair bit today, so I'm putting the PF test off until tomorrow.

Thanks =D

Not the most applicable of challenge titles, as it only covers 2 of my goals, but it'll have to do Current (relatively) short term fitness goals(i don't necessarily expect to achieve these this challenge) Pistol squats. i can sort of do 1 sloppy one on my right leg..on a good day. let's say 10/leg(4x10 sound better, but 10 is closer) Kipping bar muscle up.(probably with false grip) I'm not certain where I'm at right now. Better grip strength. to quantify this, I suppose I'll say 10s 1-arm ledge and/or rope hang. This is a while off Consistently be able to touch my palms to the floor cold. I'm just about here now 20 pushups almost any time. I may have this one, I probably won't know for a bit, as I don't really care about it that much. all my pushups are knuckle/dumbell ones right now anyway, as my left wrist is kinda messed up 60s floor L-sit. can hold for a couple seconds Run 5k in an arbitrary length of time chosen to indicate that I can travel said distance with relative ease(25 minutes?) This one may be on hold for a bit, as I've got some kind of overuse strain/injury/other going on with my feet(sore in the mornings, achilles and sometimes a bone feeling fairly mild stress) There are others of course, but those (the first 2 anyway) are the big ones Where I'm at: Might take a progress photo; probably won't share I plan on testing maxes in the following exercises on Monday, will either add a post or fill in here Deadlift, Back Squat, Bench Press(mostly just curious about the latter) Pullups, PB Dips OHP possibly knuckle pushups Current Workout Schedule(recently revised): GTG pullups, ledge hanging leg raises Monday and Friday: box pistols, ring dips, back lever/elbow lever/superman Wednesday: Deadlifts, weighted pushups, inverted rows/front lever progression, pistols optional As I said above, I recently changed this(to replace barbell squats with pistol progressions), so it's not too solid atm Part of the trouble I've had with increasing pullups in the past is a lack of a plan, so I'm (tentatively) going to be using http://www.romanfitnesssystems.com/blog/how-to-double-your-pullups-in-6-weeks/'>this, but mon/tue/thur/fri instead, with mon/thur being high kipping pulls Challenge Goals: 1: Read the Bible for at least 5+week#+x minutes/day x may be increased by no more than 1/week as I see fit, starts at 0 This will be scored by the percent of days completed Reward: 3 wis 1 chr 2: Move other things up(then down..and mostly forward, but still..) I must spend at least an hour slinging every week(most of this will be walking to pick up bullets/rocks..) Scored as percent of weeks completed Reward: +3 dex +.5 wis 3: Move myself up: 1 point for each week I complete 2+ workouts containing pullups and pistol variants Reward: +3 str +1 sta 4: Move...my..protein intake up...?...no, that doesn't work well. Anyway, my goal here is to consume >110g of protein/day, excluding June 1-8. Scored as with goal 1 +3 con +.5 str A=86-100% B=75-85% C=56-75% D=36-55% E=16-35% F=0-15% Comments/questions/critiques are, of course, welcome...hopefully I didn't miss anything That's All, Folks! Edit: forgot goal rewards

Maybe you're overstriding(landing with feet in front of you) or bounding(taking big strides with a low cadence)?