Hello I am new to read.cash and welcome to CALSITHENICS FOR CRYPTO! Calisthenics will make you stronger than most weight lifters (tendon strength), and can all be done at home with no gym equipment. Please remember this is just entertainment, and be sure to warm up and cool down before all exercise. This article was written to inspire you to get away from the charts and HODL. This should be seen as a journey not a destination, as one arm push ups are to be worked up to, not fomo'd....where you can tear a muscle easy. Don't get reckt! In future articles I will be adding more progression series, to work towards certain strength goals, not vanity to look attractive, but to be strong.
Agility and strength, here we come!
The majority of your pushups should be done relatively slowly; for a count of two seconds down to the bottom position, a one second pause, and two seconds back up to the top position before immediately descending again. That's 5 seconds for each Repetition! Firstly, smooth technique develops higher levels of pure strength. When you move explosively, you inevitably rely on momentum and elasticity during some portion of the movement. If momentum is doing the work, it means your muscles aren't.
By pausing that one second at the end of each motion, you release potential elastic energy in the muscles and rely on pure strength! Secondly, human joints adapt much better to regular movements than explosive ones. There's less risk of chronic or acute injury.
• Beginner standard:1 set of 10
• Intermediate standard:2 sets of 25
• Progression standard:3 sets of 50
Stand with Feet together, palms flat against the wall.
Bend the shoulders and elbows, until the forehead touches the wall. Press back to start position.
To do this next exercise you will need to find a secure object or piece of furniture which is about half
your height-it should reach the midpoint of your body (roughly around the level of the hips). Good options might be desks, tall chairs, work surfaces, kitchen tops, low walls or solid fences.
With your feet together and your body aligned, lean over and grasp the object with the arms straight and shoulder width apart.
Bending at the elbows and shoulders, lower yourself until your torso gently touches the top of the object
• Beginner standard:1 set of 10
• Intermediate standard:2 sets of 20
• Progression standard:3 sets of 40
Partial Range push ups:
Starting with the arms straight, lower yourself approximately half the length of your extended arms, or until your elbows form a right angle. An excellent way to establish how far to descend is to use a standard basketball or soccer ball. Position yourself over the ball at the top of the movement, so that the ball is directly below your hips.
Skipping right over the regular push ups where those instructions are available readily on the internet, I introduce you a newer task to complete. If you are able to do regular push ups, three sets of 20-30, this may be for you.
Get into the half pushup top position, with a basketball located below your hips as described earlier. Place on hand on the floor beneath your breastbone with your arm straight and your other hand on the small of your back. This is the start position, bed at the shoulder and elbow until your hips REACH THE TOP OF THE BASKETBALL. If your triceps are weak you will have a tendency to twist your torso as you move down, DONT YOU MUST KEEP THE WHOLE BODY STRAIGHT.
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