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post #16 of 26
7/26/10 at 2:49am
Id you so dips with your feet pointing forward, you'll hit the chest much more directly.
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post #17 of 26
8/1/10 at 4:05pm
There are no shortage of variations on these workouts.

Can you do dips with your feet pointed up, almost level with your eyes? If you can, then I'd say you've done all you can (and should probably join the Olympic gymnastics team).

Try Hindu pushups which are really good for flexibility, posture, and strength and endurance. Also, if you can do handstand pushups, you're going to get a much better workout than you would with weights. No offense, but I doubt you can, so there is plenty of room for development there.

You can buy a weight vest from Target for pretty cheap. Put one of those on and instead of lifting your bodyweight in a pullup/chinup you're lifting your bodyweight plus 30-50 lbs.

I think the best way to transition from bodyweight to weights is to use kettlebells. Again, available at Target for not too expensive.

I'm not sure what your goals are. Mine are to look like Marc Jacobs with my shirt off, and not bulking.

But if you want to bulk be sure to make sure you've got total control over your body thru bodyweight exercises before moving on to weights (to prevent injury, be flexible, be stronger, etc.)

And remember to EAT!
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post #18 of 26
8/1/10 at 4:11pm
As an aside I will say this -

I was lifting and eating HEAVY for like 6 months before I hurt my neck and decided to move to bodyweight exercises. Don't get me wrong, I gained something like 25lbs lifting and eating.

But I didn't get the shape and tone and muscle development I wanted until I started on bodyweight exercises. I"m going to move to kettlebells soon, but just stick with it and be creative and you'll have a better body than those juiceheads at the gym! Not to mention you'll be in great cardiovascular shape and be flexible and natural looking.

Try this:
http://www.beyondsixpackabs.com/public/711.cfm?sd=2

I would say that if you can't do 50 pushups in a row, of all variations (except maybe one-handed) and maybe 20 chinups in a row you haven't reached your potential
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post #19 of 26
8/1/10 at 4:25pm
how has nobody suggested pistols yet...all the focus is always on upper body no wonder so many people got chicken legs
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post #20 of 26
8/2/10 at 2:48am
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BTW, if you can do muscleups, I am not sure why you are asking for workout advice on a clothing website.

+1. Muscleups are not an exercise the normal person can do. I don't know your goals but here are the simple parts: Add weight to every/any exercise that it can be and eat more food. Rest a bit more if you have too. Have fun too I guess.
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post #21 of 26
8/2/10 at 3:24am
have you switched it up and used a wide and close grip?
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post #22 of 26
8/2/10 at 6:52am
How about this? Looks great to me.
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post #23 of 26
8/4/10 at 12:07am
Planche for pecs and delts, front lever for lats.

Try to work up a few one arm chins while you're training for the previous 2 skills. The planche would be substantially harder than the front lever though. More advanced gymnastics skills like the manna would require supreme level of flexibility though.
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post #24 of 26
8/4/10 at 1:44am
For ab work:
Tick Tocks.

First time, just focus on getting into position perfectly. On the pull up bar, Lift your body back as if to do a cheater pull up, so your top back is almost level, then pull your lower body up with your core, then your legs to vertical - you'll make a square "U" shape. Then let your legs go to the left, controlled, then up and to right - like an old type metronome.
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post #25 of 26
8/4/10 at 3:57pm
Inverted pushups are cool
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post #26 of 26
8/14/10 at 10:09am
Check out;http://www.gymnasticbodies.com/
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