Wolverine

Your screen name made me laugh. Welcome to the Rebellion!

I use max rep push-ups, pull-ups, squats, planks, and dips for benchmarks because they are the bread and butter of my bodyweight routine. Having said that, I'm trying to learn the handstand, L-sit, and back lever (thanks, Waldo and Phi!) this challenge so I'm testing myself on the starting progression of each and will re-test at the conclusion of the challenge on whatever progression I end up on in 6 weeks. The rest I leave for someone more well versed in bodyweight/gymnastic routines!

Sweet! Good to know! Thanks!

My only problem with learning the levers is a lack of an appropriate apparatus. Not sure it would be possible to bust one out on a cheap doorway pull-up bar...

By "PB support" do you mean parallel bars?

Congratulations! What an inspiration!

I'm so trying the falling tower tonight.

Hold for 15 sec. once per workout, or do for sets... like 3 x 15 sec. and then increase time when comfortable? Sorry to beat this to death, and thanks for the advice!

Should I forgo concentrating on the L-Sit for now in place of the hollow/arch or do the holds on one day and the L-sit on another? And am I aiming to hold the hollow/superman for a length of time or do a certain number of reps?

Thanks for the responses, guys! I'm adding the gymnastic holds to a full body routine. One day is pull-ups, push-ups, squats, and planks and the other days is pull-ups, dips, squats, and ab wheel. Different set/rep schemes each day for those exercises that repeat (pull-ups and squats). I'm trying to throw in some handstand practice when I have a minute too. I'm brand new to bodyweight exercises... had to recently give up my gym membership. Any advice as to full body routines + holds would be awesome!

I'm finally pursuing my goal of both an L-Seat/Sit and a Planche, and have a quick question on where to start. For the L-Seat/Sit, I plan on starting with a Tuck Seat ala: http://gymnasticswod.com/content/tuck-seat and working up to a 60 second hold and then moving on to the next progression. For the planche, I plan on starting with a Frog Stand ala: http://www.dragondoor.com/articles/building-an-olympic-body-through-bodyweight-conditioning/ and working up to a 60 second hold and then moving on to the next progression. For those of you who are versed in such things... am I starting in the right place?

20!!!

Congratulations! The jump rope should speed things up even more...

It's called "Jock Butt"... isn't that the whole point???

Just wanted to pop in to say that (1) I really loved your discussion about barbell vs. bodyweight training, and (2) I've thoroughly enjoyed reading your thread and tracking your progress during this last challenge!

Excellent idea! I wish I had thought of it!

Cod is super mild and so is tilapia... I'd recommend starting with those.

I have a similar, though less obvious, imbalance. For me, it had nothing to do with my spine or even my back muscles... it started in my hips! I did a bunch of hip mobility stuff to correct it.

HA HA HA. Maybe I'll make "loving myself" a goal for the next challenge.

I'm just biding my time until Jr. has head control...

Yeah, that was probably her reasoning. It really is a shame, though, because I like the facility, the people who are in the gym working out when I go, and the early morning desk guy, but the staff (owner, member services, trainers) are all rude or incompetent and I won't be rejoining (and I will eventually get back into a gym, I love it too much not to do so!) because of it.

Thanks! Yes, she certainly acted incredibly poorly... but I guess I'll just have to prove her wrong and reach demigod status on my own, from home, using bodyweight exercises!

Thank you, spezzy. I appreciated your nonsense, msuroo.

Woot! That is AMAZING!

Well, I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed for the 18th and not the 25th. I'm READY to go!!!