Yet Dr Joel Seedman has a different, maybe totally contradictory, view. I also think people in general too readily dismiss static loaded stances/postures for duration, ie; chinese situp curl, plank, horse stance, inverted hand stand, body hang, etc.
@@DavidPhilopott-bq9uv For what purposes? Personally the only bodyweight exercise I do is weighted pull ups, but you wont catch me going past 12 reps. I'm lifting for a bodybuilders POV, but this same concept applies to almost any lift. If you can't actually do the lift, master an easier variation of it. No different from progressive overload on lets say bench press? Can't do a good form push up? Do it on your knees until you can do 15, then slowly progress to a harder variation.
but imo in a normal personals life, or for muscle growth full rom is better than a harder variation half rep. Only time I can understand a halp rep is if your struggling in a certain position on a compound, but again I think thats primarily a strength training concern and dismisses body weight training completely
Exactly, what is your purpose! I personally do martial arts and for certain applications ROM and flexibility combined with stability are very important. When joints are manipulated to the point of pain, suddenly muscle strength is somewhat irrelevant and tendons and ligaments are important. Also ballistic (explosive) strength/power is a little differently approached . As impressive as Olympic lifters are,they don't match"power" lifters for pushing weight, yet their power and coordination/athleticism exceed them. I've seen 130 lb-er guys manhandle others more than twice their body weight with alignment, coordination and leverage. They were by muscle strength inferior and solely by static/isometric and centering training overpowering. Not to go too far off topic, but in martial arts the distinction is between external/internal and hard/soft and projectsing/yielding. The body mechanics of squatting are extremely important in MA but depth for the most part isn't as important as fluidity of power and whole body recruitment and coordination. The first step for that is static stance training. A parallel would be ballerinas and a sumodeadlifter.They're both doing plies yet the ballerina isn't as STRONG but can harness the strength more powerfully into transitions like a pirouette. Extending your arms parallel to the floor with aPVC pipe filled with concrete balanced on them is not a great feat of strength, but held for duration it changes the body qualitatively by accentuating alignment/balance and deep relaxed breathing . I found that Dr Joel Seedman and his channel very interesting because it meets this method halfway on the spectrum and it ultimately is intended to transmit strength to functional athletic movements. It also supports the characteristics of stability and explosiveness. I've separated my nondominant shoulder twice, once in football and once in a no-barrs fight. I exploded the bursa sac in the fight dealing with a second opponent leveraging it with full body weight/power while fending off the initial opponent. In the aftermath when the adrenalin dissipated, I couldn't put on a sweater, sweat shirt for over a year. I rehabbed with static exercises and initially light indian clubs. Overtime pain subsided and ROM was restored. I can now withstand torques on that joint to a much higher degree. While I can jerk and clean 260 Lbs(this doesn't even rate in the gym), I credit my recovery more to being able to swing a 20 lb Indian club in different patterns of motion for restoring the connective tissue. So that's my perspective.
I love this trend of reasonable, everyman training advice that seems to be happening on youtube shorts. This is a lot more actionable than "Stop eating sugar and learn to juggle 45 lb weights"
i find decline pushups more easy to do since my forearm muscles aren't good and regular pushups hurt my wrists. if anyone has recommended for forearm workout would appreciate
You probably have strong shoulders. Decline pushups emphasize your upper chest and front delts (shoulder muscles) more than normal push ups. You may also have relatively weak triceps, which are the muscles beneath your biceps in your arms which also get hit in a push up (or any pressing motion for that matter). If your arms are what's holding you back I'd try experimenting with different hand positions (wide or close) to see what hits your chest the hardest. Hope that helps
@@moonshiners-cv6kdWrist curls are king for forearm workouts. I prefer behind the back barbell wrist curls where you let the bar roll down your fingers before curling them back into your hands but that's more of a preference thing for me. Reverse curls also hit the forearms as well. As far as body weight forearm exercises you are basically only left with isometric hangs. As in grab something like a pull up bar and just hang on as long as you can. Not the best but will still have some effect. Hope this helps
Use a wall or sturdy fence or something instead, it's just about getting the motion it's not really about where you're doing it, knees just makes it easier but you can do it standing.
Yes, Like almost all lifts you have a larger range of motion and less leverage. It's not impossible though. I'm 186cm and I used to be able do these both from a higher platform and clap my hands between each push up lol.
It's hilarious when weak, ignorant, disrespectful people think that it's all about gains or muscles. No, it's about strength. I'd rather be skinny and have useable muscles than be a weak steroid-induced abomination. I'd rather look weak and be strong than look strong and be weak (which is you). A true warrior hones his body and mind. If you think having bigger muscles will make you stronger than warriors who actually train their mind and body then you'd be wrong. You don't even know what a naturally muscular body looks like, you brainwashed fool. His body is natural, he is not a coward like you who depends on steroids. All those muscles yet you still can't beat skinny muscular guys shorter than you who actually train to get stronger rather than look bigger.
Breath of fresh air to actually see good fitness advice on here man
Yet Dr Joel Seedman has a different, maybe totally contradictory, view. I also think people in general too readily dismiss static loaded stances/postures for duration, ie; chinese situp curl, plank, horse stance, inverted hand stand, body hang, etc.
@@DavidPhilopott-bq9uv For what purposes? Personally the only bodyweight exercise I do is weighted pull ups, but you wont catch me going past 12 reps. I'm lifting for a bodybuilders POV, but this same concept applies to almost any lift. If you can't actually do the lift, master an easier variation of it. No different from progressive overload on lets say bench press? Can't do a good form push up? Do it on your knees until you can do 15, then slowly progress to a harder variation.
but imo in a normal personals life, or for muscle growth full rom is better than a harder variation half rep. Only time I can understand a halp rep is if your struggling in a certain position on a compound, but again I think thats primarily a strength training concern and dismisses body weight training completely
Exactly, what is your purpose! I personally do martial arts and for certain applications ROM and flexibility combined with stability are very important. When joints are manipulated to the point of pain, suddenly muscle strength is somewhat irrelevant and tendons and ligaments are important. Also ballistic (explosive) strength/power is a little differently approached . As impressive as Olympic lifters are,they don't match"power" lifters for pushing weight, yet their power and coordination/athleticism exceed them. I've seen 130 lb-er guys manhandle others more than twice their body weight with alignment, coordination and leverage. They were by muscle strength inferior and solely by static/isometric and centering training overpowering. Not to go too far off topic, but in martial arts the distinction is between external/internal and hard/soft and projectsing/yielding. The body mechanics of squatting are extremely important in MA but depth for the most part isn't as important as fluidity of power and whole body recruitment and coordination. The first step for that is static stance training. A parallel would be ballerinas and a sumodeadlifter.They're both doing plies yet the ballerina isn't as STRONG but can harness the strength more powerfully into transitions like a pirouette. Extending your arms parallel to the floor with aPVC pipe filled with concrete balanced on them is not a great feat of strength, but held for duration it changes the body qualitatively by accentuating alignment/balance and deep relaxed breathing . I found that Dr Joel Seedman and his channel very interesting because it meets this method halfway on the spectrum and it ultimately is intended to transmit strength to functional athletic movements. It also supports the characteristics of stability and explosiveness. I've separated my nondominant shoulder twice, once in football and once in a no-barrs fight. I exploded the bursa sac in the fight dealing with a second opponent leveraging it with full body weight/power while fending off the initial opponent. In the aftermath when the adrenalin dissipated, I couldn't put on a sweater, sweat shirt for over a year. I rehabbed with static exercises and initially light indian clubs. Overtime pain subsided and ROM was restored. I can now withstand torques on that joint to a much higher degree. While I can jerk and clean 260 Lbs(this doesn't even rate in the gym), I credit my recovery more to being able to swing a 20 lb Indian club in different patterns of motion for restoring the connective tissue. So that's my perspective.
I love this trend of reasonable, everyman training advice that seems to be happening on youtube shorts. This is a lot more actionable than "Stop eating sugar and learn to juggle 45 lb weights"
Oh.... my... goodness... i love your videos, you're so clear and make everything so understandable ❤
This guys so underrated, keep doing these brother ❤
Need this kind of total beginner tutorial there's a lot but all literally superman level
Short range is great too. Ask Inmates. I followed what they showed me online. Huge Quick Gains.
Wall n Car Pushups too.
As a guy who used to be fat, I could pull 15 - 20 declines, now I can pull 45 using the fitness gram push up test
So helpful! I've been working on my chaturanga dandasana (holding low plank) in yoga. This would be good practice!
I don't know if I've been doing it wrong, but I find decline push ups easy, and normal pushups harder lol
Bro im in the same boat. I literally put my feet on a couch and can do a bunch. On the ground I can do about half.
i find decline pushups more easy to do since my forearm muscles aren't good and regular pushups hurt my wrists. if anyone has recommended for forearm workout would appreciate
@@moonshiners-cv6kd stretching fixed my wrist pain, but that's just me tough.
You probably have strong shoulders. Decline pushups emphasize your upper chest and front delts (shoulder muscles) more than normal push ups. You may also have relatively weak triceps, which are the muscles beneath your biceps in your arms which also get hit in a push up (or any pressing motion for that matter). If your arms are what's holding you back I'd try experimenting with different hand positions (wide or close) to see what hits your chest the hardest. Hope that helps
@@moonshiners-cv6kdWrist curls are king for forearm workouts. I prefer behind the back barbell wrist curls where you let the bar roll down your fingers before curling them back into your hands but that's more of a preference thing for me. Reverse curls also hit the forearms as well. As far as body weight forearm exercises you are basically only left with isometric hangs. As in grab something like a pull up bar and just hang on as long as you can. Not the best but will still have some effect. Hope this helps
I love this detailed content on how to move... No one explains at the gym 😅
What if I can't get on my knees because of arthritis in my knee making it unbearable
Use a wall or sturdy fence or something instead, it's just about getting the motion it's not really about where you're doing it, knees just makes it easier but you can do it standing.
Have been doing decline push ups, putting my feet on the bed
If you can't do regular pushups why would you do half rep incline variety
I was expecting click-bait bullshit, but no. This is pretty good advice for beginners.
I do them weighted they get easy when you get stronger with bodyweight movements
I have always been doing level four. I thought it was normal. Will try level 5.
i could never do knee push ups as it hurts my knees. but i can easily do normal push ups so it doesnt matter lol
Thank you! I always feel like I have to do regular no knees push ups rights away. I'm too fat for that man 😂
Idk if im weird, but i struggle to do even 1 normal push up, but i can do 15-20 decline push ups
Wait these are meant to be harder? I can easily do 30 pushups like that pretty easily but struggle to get like 5 normal ones.
He's like A budget Knees Over Toes Guy
Does height play a role in this decline push-ups?
Yes, Like almost all lifts you have a larger range of motion and less leverage. It's not impossible though. I'm 186cm and I used to be able do these both from a higher platform and clap my hands between each push up lol.
I enjoy them I stopped because I lost my push up bars 😭
Unfortunately my knees are messed up so i cant do that. regular for me it is.
Dude i really like your light hearted approach but don’t get people started putting their knees on the floor.
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Good rule to go by is three sets of 20
Ohh i will start exercising with this lets see how many i can do after a week 5 mins a day
Man I used to be able to do declines and clap my hands in between. WTF happened to me :(
Just subscrbed u from india❤
Thanks Jim Carrey
Yet he still does push ups wrong. You do not go all the way down you go until your arms are at a 90 degree angle.
I don’t work out at all and I can do like 5. Is that weird
No
Its supposed to be that hard????
So you should do decline push ups but if you can’t do push ups you shouldn’t wow the people that didn’t know what
This is backwards as fuck decline is easier first one is more like incline bench second is decline
i don't even know how to do a push up, sooo
i just do pushups
Hilarious when skinny dudes start talking about gains.
It's hilarious when weak, ignorant, disrespectful people think that it's all about gains or muscles. No, it's about strength. I'd rather be skinny and have useable muscles than be a weak steroid-induced abomination. I'd rather look weak and be strong than look strong and be weak (which is you). A true warrior hones his body and mind. If you think having bigger muscles will make you stronger than warriors who actually train their mind and body then you'd be wrong.
You don't even know what a naturally muscular body looks like, you brainwashed fool. His body is natural, he is not a coward like you who depends on steroids. All those muscles yet you still can't beat skinny muscular guys shorter than you who actually train to get stronger rather than look bigger.
He's an expert in not getting gains.