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My workout regiment consists of probably 90% bodyweight exercises (pushups, squats, lunges), which I do maybe 3 times a week, and some light weight lifting.

Any comments or constructive criticism on my physique or tips on how to improve it would be appreciated.
>> krm
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>> Anonymous
>My workout regiment consists of probably 90% bodyweight exercises (pushups, squats, lunges)

No pull-ups ? how do you work your back and biceps ?
>> Anonymous
sepia..
>> Anonymous
you need bigger traps, do shrugs with dumbells to fix this.
>> Anonymous
>My workout regiment consists of probably 90% bodyweight exercises

i can tell.
>> Anonymous
You're pretty close to skin and bones. You need to build your chest. A lot. You don't look bad by any measure, but if you want something to work on, your chest is it.
>> krm
>>155016
i use barbells to work any muscles that I can't properly work with just calisthenics.
>> Anonymous
height/weight ?

Hard to judge front with first pic, but you should work on your pecs, arms and back are okay, good job
>> krm
>>155017
its actually not sepia. I just have a shitty camera and the lighting in my bathroom is really weird.
>> krm
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>> Anonymous
I would've never guessed that you exercise.
>> krm
>>155025
I used to be somewhat of a fat kid, so you have no idea how much of a complement it is to be called "skin and bones"
>> Anonymous
Clearly not enough pecs, do pushups with weights on your back if you can't have access to a gym and benchpress
>> krm
>>155038

yeah, thats the thing. I DON'T exercise. My average "workout" is less than 10 minutes. I usually exercise while I'm at work simply because I'm bored.

But even with this tiny bit of exercise, I was able to lose 20 lbs in the past 6 weeks. So knock it all you want, something's working here
>> Anonymous
Well it's all good that you lost weight and all but you need mass and volume, not really something you can achieve with only bodyweight exercices
>> krm
>>155031
Ok, height/weight

6'0" tall
180 lbs

I just weighed myself a minute ago and I've dropped 4 pounds in the last week. I was 210 at the beginning of march. So that's a 30 lb loss in a little over 3 months. So rip on my lack of pecs all you want. I found the fucking secret to weight loss and I don't even know what I did
>> Anonymous
You asked for criticism and you got it, don't complain
>> Anonymous
>>155059
well then you didn't find it, did you fucknuts?
>> krm
>>155065

fine, i stumbled upon it? it wasn't a big lifestyle change, so that's why i never really connected my weight loss to something i was doing different.
>> Anonymous
>>155053

ha! you ever seen gymnasts? those guys are ripped beyond belief and they do nothing but bodyweight exercises
>> Anonymous
>>155075
it's on another level
>> Anonymous
>>155078
well yeah, i know that. All I'm saying is that you can get pretty good results with bodyweight exercises as long as you do them properly.

check this shit. its the ghetto workout'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDCxH88-9X8
>> Anonymous
NEWSFLASH

Bodyweight excersises dont do shit.
>> Anonymous
>>155089

the ignorance in that statement is just baffling. Push ups, chin ups, crunches, all useless, huh?
>> Anonymous
>>155089

id like to see u try a bunch of tricep pushups and commando pullups.
>> Anonymous
>>155094

>>155098

You will never ever grow the same size as with weights, or anywhere near as efficiently. Show me a pure bodyweight bodybuilder. The kind of people who do bodyweight excersises are the ones too afraid/too poor to leave the house.

And who gives a fuck about some gimmicky excersises when you could be doing so much more.

tl dr go to hell poorfags
>> Anonymous
>>155089
HI GYMNASTS AND THEIR PLANCHE PUSH-UPS AND IRON CROSS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU.
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>>155101
Yeah, this guy looks like a weak fucker. I bet he can't even do a single pull-up.
>> Anonymous
>>155089

Successful troll is unfortunately very successful tonight.
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>>155101
yeah, not everyone wants to be a bodybuilder. and pushups, chinups and other bodyweight exercises arent "gimmicky", they're fitness staples.

i'd much rather look like that gymnast on the pommel horse than like a bodybuilding freak
>> Anonymous
>>155105
so, gymnast guy, what sort of functional strength are you seeking to get from your bodyweight exercises? Show me one bw exercise properly matching the effect of weight training for strength on the posterior chain, then we'll talk.
>> Anonymous
>>155111
GHRs and many of the holds holds work out your posterior chain. Ever tried a planche? Ever seen how fucking high those guys can jump? Their holds and exercises demand from the entire body. And no you don't have to deadlift 800+ pounds to have a functional posterior chain. If being able to do muscle-ups like nothing and being able to hold your body in pretty much any static position isn't functional I don't know what is.
>> Anonymous
>>155111
back raises. done.

And what functional strength do you get from bodybuilding? all weight lifting does is make you strong enough to lift more weights. it doesn't make you faster or more agile or a better all around athlete. all you do is get big and puffy and look like a sack of potatoes.
>> Anonymous
>>155118
then you are fucking stupid, please get the fuck of the internet
>> Anonymous
>>155119
see my above answer to
>>155118
>> Anonymous
>>155118
quoted from http://elitefts.com/documents/body_barbell.htm

"Former conditioning coach to the Great Britain Olympic gymnastics team, Nick Grantham, CSCS, noted that the majority of male gymnasts, after years of body weight training, could typically bench press double their body weight the first time they ever benched. If that’s not evidence of the efficacy of body weight training, then I don’t know what is."
>> Anonymous
>>155119

you're right, you don't gain any functional strength from bodybuilding.

weight lifting for strength on the other hand is a different story.
>> Anonymous
I never questioned the upper body strength of gymnasts, i questioned the functional strength of their posterior chain, your evidence is irrelevant
>> Anonymous
>>155119
>all weight lifting does is make you strong enough to lift more weights. it doesn't make you faster or more agile or a better all around athlete. all you do is get big and puffy and look like a sack of potatoes.

You had a good argument until you said that. Lifting does indeed make you faster, agile, and a better all-around athlete. Now you're just as ignorant as the guy who said bodyweight exercises are shit.
>> Anonymous
>>155124
very interesting
>> Anonymous
>>155127
Since when is pulling unnecessary amounts "functional"?
http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/229/
You don't have to read it all.
>>One of my former students, JJ Gregory (1993 Junior National Champion on the Still Rings) developed such a high degree of strength from my bodyweight conditioning program that on his first day in his high school weightlifting class he deadlifted 400lbs., and this at the scale breaking weight of 135 lbs. and a height of 5’3”.

Someone define to me what "FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH" is please. I see it as having control over your own body and being able to use that strength. Which is exactly what gymnastics is. I'm not even a fucking gymnist, I train like every other guy. But I can respect that they are strong fuckers.
>> Anonymous
>>155131

I didn't mean normal weight lifting is useless. I meant the crazy bodybuilder-style where all you do is lift and lift and lift is useless. I used to work at a gold's gym where there were guys benching 450+lbs like it was nothing. Huge huge guys, you know? then you see them on a treadmill and they run like they're the tin man. there;s so much mass on them, any non weight lifting movement becomes awkward
>> Anonymous
>>155136
functional= applies to daily life
lifting heavy things= part of daily life
preventing back pain through a strong PC= important priority for daily life.
>> Anonymous
>>155138
that's not what you said though, is it.
>> Anonymous
>>155136
lol, evidence from a site that sells book on bodyweight exercises along with their shiny KBs, what's not to trust?
>> Anonymous
>>155141
Deadlifting a ton does not apply to daily life. Neither does benching hundreds and hundreds of pounds. Squatting shitloads of weight, maybe. Maybe gymnasts can't deadlift as much as a powerlifter but their entire body is FAR stronger than an average person, and having a weak back is not even a concern. I'd like you to try some olympic holds before you just dismiss them as "unfunctional".
>> Anonymous
ITT: Trolls abound.
>> Anonymous
>>155145

Deadlifts have more real life carry over than squats
>> Anonymous
>>155145
1)how does lifting heavy things from the ground not apply to daily life?
2) Benching was not a part of the argument before you brought it in as evidence of bodyweight greatness
3) Are we or are we not debating the best way of training functionally? The fact that they have more functional strength than the AVERAGE person has nothing to do with it. We are comparing weights to BW not BW to nothing at all.
4) Olympic holds are certainly fun to watch but they mainly hit the upper body, do they not? the small gains made to the PC from them will be isometric and limited to that exact angle, a huge weakness when compared to the dynamic strengthening the are can get through weights.
>> Anonymous
>>155154
here again, I need to get some sleep, why don't you go read something on training somewhere not on the internet or in a Pavel book, I think it might do you good.
>> Anonymous
>>155154
>>how does lifting heavy things from the ground not apply to daily life?
There's a difference between lifting heavy things from the ground and lifting 800 fucking pounds from the ground. When was the last time you even had to lift 500 pounds off the ground in real life?
>>Are we or are we not debating the best way of training functionally?
Not we are not debating that. I stood up for gymnastics because people think that it is useless, when obviously it isn't, people just think BW exercises are limited to push-ups, crunches, and pull-ups.
>>Olympic holds are certainly fun to watch but they mainly hit the upper body, do they not? the small gains made to the PC from them will be isometric and limited to that exact angle, a huge weakness when compared to the dynamic strengthening the are can get through weights.
Then obviously you have never tried any sort of gymnast technique. And being held at the exact angle? Have you seen what those guys can do? They can twist their body on anything and everything in any direction. Have you seen how high they can jump? I don't understand how you can make that accusation when it's the same with weightlifting, you perform the same action for repetitions. I'm not saying one is better than the other, each has their own benefits. A gymnast wouldn't be able to lift as much as a powerlifter (for example) but a powerlifter wouldn't be able to do push-ups with their feet off the air or perform an iron cross either.
>> Anonymous
>>155156
Will do, if you'll stop making assumptions about something you know nothing about in favour of your own practices.
>> Anonymous
guys you are both right, and both faggots.

bodyweight exercises are a very useful tool in developing functional strength. they are not the be all and end all. its very hard to get strong legs and a strong posterior chain just just bodyweight. doable, but hard.

for you douchebags using olympic gymnasts to justify your only using bodyweight. stfu, they are MILES ahead of you and do crazy shit that you will never acheive, because your a faggot who does pushups and crunches.

bodybuilders, you are more right then the bodyweight guys will admit, but for functional strength, bodyweight exercises are still great muscle builders. the dip, the suspended pushup, the pullup, the glute ham raise. all wicked exercises.

IF YOU USE BOTH WEIGHT LIFTING AND BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES, YOU WILL HAVE FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH. IF YOU USE JUST ONE, YOU WILL NOT.

Gymnasts don't have strong legs, because they are hanging in the air and shit all the time, bodybuilders dont have a good strength to bodyweight ratio. if you want to be function i suggest the following:

Crossfit style complexes
bodyweight exercises and hold in high reps etc
good flexibilty
POWERLIFTING
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING
mma style conditioning.
>> Anonymous
>>155159
>>because your a faggot who does pushups and crunches.
BUT THAT IS EXACTLY IT. BECAUSE ASSUME YOU CAN GET NO WHERE BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY KNOW HOW TO DO.
>> Anonymous
>>155162

coherent sentence plz
>> Anonymous
>>155164
Sorry I don't proofread caps lock sentences. People don't know anything outside of push-ups, pull-ups, and crunches and think that's all you can do with your body, which wouldn't get you very far. There's a lot more you can do, like GHRs, planche and it's progressions, handstands, pistols, etc...
>> Anonymous
>>155176
true, but without low rep heavy olympic and powerlifting style weightlifting, its going to be hard to put on muscle. which might not be your goal, but you cant be strong without having muscle. a slim fit and speedy built would be about 185lbs, much higher than people think they should weigh.

barbells are going to be the best way to strengthen your posterior chain, and core. supporting heavy weight above your head is a part of being functional.
>> Anonymous
>>155101
>> Anonymous
as a random point; has anyone ever noticed how much easier it is to see muscle definition (shape of abs etc.) in artificial light rather than natural light?
>> Anonymous
>>155201
yeah, its called kidding yourself. thats why we berate pics of people who are posing on just perfect angles with the light just right.

when anyone with enough experience can see that they are weak and tiny and frail as shit
>> krm
OP here. I think this is getting out of hand. I never said that weightlifting is useless. I lift weights myself, but I don't have a very good weight set, so I do mostly bodyweight exercise. I never said BW is the end-all best workout there is. I just said that I happen to do it. Then somebody comes in and says that BW will never get you ripped and defined, which just isn't true. Granted, you won't become a freak like Ronnie Coleman from just doing chinups, but who really wants to look like that psycho?

BW exercise and weightlifting are perfectly good methods of gaining muscle and getting in shape.
>> Anonymous
>>155300
i dont think you want criticism at all OP. then again, most of what you've gotten so far is just bullshit and trollery.
>> Anonymous
>>155059
>>155300
good job on the weight loss exfatfag, so here is my recommendation. go to this site http://www.themedicalhelp.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21 maintained by a kinesiologist that posts here. he recommends a "zigzag" approach to diet and exercise. going from eating and hard training, to cuts and diet. sounds good to me. I think there is nothing wrong with the gravity based exercises, as long as you goals are being met. I am sure you prefer being skinny to being fat, so good on ya. to pack on more muscle, you need to eat a lot more, frequently, and work out and rest a lot in between. anyways, just check the site out.
>> krm
OP here.
btw, i said that I do mostly BW exercise to explain why i DON'T have a lot of muscle. My intention was to find out what i needed to work on, what i was doing right and some tips or exercises that I can do with minimal to no equipment.