Coming from a minimalist barbell training background, this is the best most systematic calisthenics channel I've found. Thank you so very much and please keep doing what you're doing 🙌🏼
Thank you SO much! We appreciate that! Motivates us to keep doing more! We already have our next two filmed so they are going to be edited and posted soon!
I use two dumbbells for this. One on my shoulder on the side of my working leg, another a bit lighter on the other side. I try to go down to the bottom holding both dumbbells, then on the way up I spot myself with a chair on the side of the lighter dumbbell, and halfway to the top I stop spotting myself which fully adds the weight of the second dumbbell till the top. That's now, a few weeks or months ago I needed to use the chair on my way down too. Actually might need to increase weights very soon. Oh, and always a calf rise to finish the rep! Lol So far happy with the progress. Thanks for the vid!
@@AnkurRajpali When I started trying this, yes I did that. I always had the dumbbell in my hand but totally resting on the chair till I raised it up again halfway to the top. Currently I'm stronger I don't need leave the weight in the chair anymore, so I just touch the chair with it for balance and slight assistance but trying to not leave the whole weight of the dumbbell on the chair. Which means that maybe I should already increase the weight of the heavy dumbbell again. But since I have limited weight I'm trying to progress by needed less hand assistance even if that's not as efficient for the top half of the rep. But currently I
Thank you! The reps and sets and everything are the more individualized part of programming! It really depends on you, how well you use Accommodating Resistance, and how your recovery is. Each rep "counts" for different amounts so we figure that out for people in our online coaching! :D
@Alexander Chaney For people on the road, I usually prefer the "Deep Step-Up" that we've shown in the past. You can load it pretty heavily without much need for external load. I'm not sure about the hamstring work. If you feel your knees are starting to hyper extend, I would definitely recommend some NLC work! But if not, you probably are fine! :D
Do you use the same waiting period between all your exercises or have you found you can't squat maximally as often as you, say, work your one arm chin?
So happy to see you guys are still active yet keeping it quality over quantity with the content! 👌👌👌 btw there is a user on reddit, u/MindfulMover, they have given sound advice but i just wondered, is this actually you?
Thank you so much! We appreciate it a lot and are so happy you like it! Hope it's helping you gain more! And yes that's me! I go on there most days and answer some questions!
@@MindfulMover helping is an understatement, your tips are truly LIFE CHANGING, and this comes from somebody who was no longer a novice when first discovering your content. Glad to know that it is actually you who i've conversed with on reddit too haha 😅👍. Credit where credit's due, i'm so thankful that there are people like yourselves sharing genuinely beneficial knowledge!! 🙏🧡 (newbies be assured, you're definitely in a safe place here 👌😄)
@@gazlifeworks3149 Thank you SO MUCH! That makes my morning! We are trying to help people avoid the mistakes that we made when it comes to training and gaining and help them NOT spend the massive amounts of time that we spent! Knowing that other people are benefitting from our mistakes makes me feel MUCH less bad about those mistakes 😂
Long awaited 😍 Thanks a lot 😁 Big 5 have been helping me big time! Carryovers? Easier pull-ups, controlled pushups, I can do eccentric and stuggling concentric on a dip. Thank you again 😁 A question, how do you decide a workout is over? Like I know you suggest not to look at reps and sets. But, even after exhausting myself with say LFPU, I can still do just a tiny bit leaned forward pushup. Similarly after OAC progressions I can still do regular pull-ups. Does it mean intensity wasn't maxed out?
I usually set some sort of limit! So if I'm working on Full Planche Pushups, I'll continue until I'm down to Straddle, as an example. Does that make sense? :D
@@MindfulMover it does make sense yes! Would you also use soreness in the coming days as a measure of how hard a workout was? Or the body gets used to increasing load and becomes less and less sore?
@@AnkurRajpali I wouldn't just because soreness can be so fickle. You can be sore from running 10 miles but that doesn't mean you'll be stronger compared to if you did 2 really MAXIMALLY loaded squats. I think better to see if you're stronger. Much more objective :D
Amazing post!!! This might seem like a silly question, but should we be able to perform strict body weight pistol squats before using a weighted vest to do the weighted/assisted version you’re suggesting? I still can’t really perform the move without assistance (a pole, gymnastic rings, etc) but was wondering if doing them weighted with assistance like you’re suggesting, would help me unlock an unassisted body weight pistol squat?
Thank you SO much! That's a great question! So before you get to a full rep unweighted rep, you'll probably be able to do an eccentric. The eccentric will get so easy so it won't be maximal anymore. So you'll need to add some load at that point to keep it maximal! The main thing is that when you use assistance, make sure you always keep your center of mass over your base!
Great video! Personally, I decided to wear a heavy backpack for this and am currently using about 20kg. I thought a bit about how I could load this further, because that's it for the weights I have at home. Everything else at home that weighs something has a too bad "size to weight" ratio. The solution I came up with was to use a backpack while someone presses down. Is this a viable solution?
That is a very viable solution and I think it's one of the best you can do! A partner pressing down can provide you with the BEST Accommodating Resistance (once they get the hang of it) since they can adjust the load to EACH point. I think it's one of the movements that benefits theMOST from having someone to help!
@@MindfulMover Have you ever tried doing a Elevated heel SLS and do a rep, and THEN dropset to normal SLS? I feel like that would be a nice option to get benefits of both
Coming from a minimalist barbell training background, this is the best most systematic calisthenics channel I've found. Thank you so very much and please keep doing what you're doing 🙌🏼
Thank you SO much! We appreciate that! Motivates us to keep doing more! We already have our next two filmed so they are going to be edited and posted soon!
Absolutely love your channel! Such clear, well-organized content.
Thank you SO much! We are happy we could help!
I use two dumbbells for this. One on my shoulder on the side of my working leg, another a bit lighter on the other side.
I try to go down to the bottom holding both dumbbells, then on the way up I spot myself with a chair on the side of the lighter dumbbell, and halfway to the top I stop spotting myself which fully adds the weight of the second dumbbell till the top.
That's now, a few weeks or months ago I needed to use the chair on my way down too. Actually might need to increase weights very soon.
Oh, and always a calf rise to finish the rep! Lol
So far happy with the progress.
Thanks for the vid!
Sounds good. After going down, do you keep the smaller dumbell "on" the chair?
That is one of the BEST ways I have seen it done with dumbbells! Very well done! That's the way to do it! Excellent choice!
@@AnkurRajpali When I started trying this, yes I did that. I always had the dumbbell in my hand but totally resting on the chair till I raised it up again halfway to the top.
Currently I'm stronger I don't need leave the weight in the chair anymore, so I just touch the chair with it for balance and slight assistance but trying to not leave the whole weight of the dumbbell on the chair.
Which means that maybe I should already increase the weight of the heavy dumbbell again. But since I have limited weight I'm trying to progress by needed less hand assistance even if that's not as efficient for the top half of the rep.
But currently I
@@DiegoRodriguez-il2cq Thanks for the explanation 😁🤝
Power curtsy. I love that. 2:50
Hahaha! Thank you! That's one of the BEST gym-bro exercises out there! Hahaha
Good content. Can you make workout routine video with big 5 with sets, reps and rest
Thank you! The reps and sets and everything are the more individualized part of programming! It really depends on you, how well you use Accommodating Resistance, and how your recovery is. Each rep "counts" for different amounts so we figure that out for people in our online coaching! :D
Yea when you elevate your heel it will put more load on the quads which is awesome too
Yes it does! That's how you end up with those "Tear Drop VMOs"! Hahaha
@Alexander Chaney For people on the road, I usually prefer the "Deep Step-Up" that we've shown in the past. You can load it pretty heavily without much need for external load. I'm not sure about the hamstring work. If you feel your knees are starting to hyper extend, I would definitely recommend some NLC work! But if not, you probably are fine! :D
Can these be overloaded with dumbbell?
Will pistol squat hit The glute medius properly? Im a runner, so I proper glute medius work
If they do, I'm not sure to the extent that they do. But they will likely be great for your running. :D
Do you use the same waiting period between all your exercises or have you found you can't squat maximally as often as you, say, work your one arm chin?
So happy to see you guys are still active yet keeping it quality over quantity with the content! 👌👌👌
btw there is a user on reddit, u/MindfulMover, they have given sound advice but i just wondered, is this actually you?
Thank you so much! We appreciate it a lot and are so happy you like it! Hope it's helping you gain more!
And yes that's me! I go on there most days and answer some questions!
@@MindfulMover helping is an understatement, your tips are truly LIFE CHANGING, and this comes from somebody who was no longer a novice when first discovering your content.
Glad to know that it is actually you who i've conversed with on reddit too haha 😅👍.
Credit where credit's due, i'm so thankful that there are people like yourselves sharing genuinely beneficial knowledge!! 🙏🧡 (newbies be assured, you're definitely in a safe place here 👌😄)
@@gazlifeworks3149 Thank you SO MUCH! That makes my morning! We are trying to help people avoid the mistakes that we made when it comes to training and gaining and help them NOT spend the massive amounts of time that we spent! Knowing that other people are benefitting from our mistakes makes me feel MUCH less bad about those mistakes 😂
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Using AR with these...i can only do barely 1 -2 reps, and maybe 3-5 sets max. Is that fine? I just keep adding more load.
what are your thoughts on "anti movements" for abs?
I think they're pretty much unneeded. I tried an ab wheel the other day and did it on the first try. Most core exercises are free gains. :D
@@MindfulMover thankss
Great content.🙌🏻 One question, should I alternate between legs after every repetition or e.g. do first 5 reps left and then right?
Thank you! I prefer to alternate left and right! Let's one leg rest while the other goes so you can use higher intensities!
Long awaited 😍 Thanks a lot 😁
Big 5 have been helping me big time!
Carryovers?
Easier pull-ups, controlled pushups, I can do eccentric and stuggling concentric on a dip.
Thank you again 😁
A question, how do you decide a workout is over? Like I know you suggest not to look at reps and sets. But, even after exhausting myself with say LFPU, I can still do just a tiny bit leaned forward pushup. Similarly after OAC progressions I can still do regular pull-ups. Does it mean intensity wasn't maxed out?
I usually set some sort of limit! So if I'm working on Full Planche Pushups, I'll continue until I'm down to Straddle, as an example. Does that make sense? :D
@@MindfulMover it does make sense yes! Would you also use soreness in the coming days as a measure of how hard a workout was? Or the body gets used to increasing load and becomes less and less sore?
@@AnkurRajpali I wouldn't just because soreness can be so fickle. You can be sore from running 10 miles but that doesn't mean you'll be stronger compared to if you did 2 really MAXIMALLY loaded squats. I think better to see if you're stronger. Much more objective :D
@@MindfulMover Thanks again :D
Amazing post!!! This might seem like a silly question, but should we be able to perform strict body weight pistol squats before using a weighted vest to do the weighted/assisted version you’re suggesting?
I still can’t really perform the move without assistance (a pole, gymnastic rings, etc) but was wondering if doing them weighted with assistance like you’re suggesting, would help me unlock an unassisted body weight pistol squat?
Thank you SO much! That's a great question!
So before you get to a full rep unweighted rep, you'll probably be able to do an eccentric. The eccentric will get so easy so it won't be maximal anymore. So you'll need to add some load at that point to keep it maximal!
The main thing is that when you use assistance, make sure you always keep your center of mass over your base!
Great video!
Personally, I decided to wear a heavy backpack for this and am currently using about 20kg. I thought a bit about how I could load this further, because that's it for the weights I have at home. Everything else at home that weighs something has a too bad "size to weight" ratio.
The solution I came up with was to use a backpack while someone presses down. Is this a viable solution?
That is a very viable solution and I think it's one of the best you can do! A partner pressing down can provide you with the BEST Accommodating Resistance (once they get the hang of it) since they can adjust the load to EACH point. I think it's one of the movements that benefits theMOST from having someone to help!
@@MindfulMover Have you ever tried doing a Elevated heel SLS and do a rep, and THEN dropset to normal SLS? I feel like that would be a nice option to get benefits of both
What are your big 5? Squat, pushup, pull-up, inverted row, and handstand pushup?
Never mind. Found the video where you discussed.
ruclips.net/video/tyawYQ30qmY/видео.html
@@stephenwchang You got the right video. We like the planche pushup, handstand pushup, squat, front lever row, and one arm chinup :D
Great tutorial! Woot! Woot!
Thank you Piyush! We loved making it and glad to have another video ready for you guys :D
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