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#301

Charlie is focusing on physical preparedness and TBC is focusing on building muscle. They are related but different goals.

If you can only do 4 strict pull ups then doing 100 kipping is a bad idea though. You should really have AT LEAST 5 strict pull ups before attempting kipping at all, let alone 100 times. Did you partition?

This is because kipping is fine assuming your connective tissue is conditioned enough. Otherwise the repetitive stress on weak tissue will lead to injury. I’ve seen it. Get to 8 or 10 strict before kipping big volume like that.

#302

I would f you up Charlie work

#303

You’re full of beans Dis and so’s your old man.

#304

Because form is the essence of fitness.

#305

^the globo-gym “form” paradigm is disintegration of muscle movements, not integration.

I can’t decide which is more profound – “form is the essence of fitness” or “moisture is the essence of wetness”.

#306

I’m partial to the Slim Thug quote myself.

#307

Lets marinate on what functional strength through proper form and training actually means. Do you think mountain climbers train on kipping? No. They train deadhang.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.climbing.com/.amp/skills/training-perfect-pullups-for-climbing-strength/

#308

I don’t mean to rain on your kipping parade completely though Charlie.

Im just not into it personally. I think deadhang pull-ups are a far superior exercise for strength and muscle development.

With that being said, if you like cross fit and kipping, and it makes you happy - go for it. You’re ahead of the majority of the population just sitting on the couch eating pork rinds…

#309

+1

General rule of thumb for fitness–work on your form first. The speed/strength will naturally follow.

#310

nah…fly, run, walk, crawl is the way learning really works. Do it full on, fill in the gaps later. Progress :bulb:

#311

I want some animals based movement courses, helps?

#312

Pretty obvious Charlie is TF

#313

yessa

#314

finally hit 6 reps on 120lb flat bench today warmed up with 5 slow reps on 100lb then 6 reps 120lb , 5 reps, 4 reps, 3 reps (all perfect form, full range of motion) then started doing superset 120lb row 110lb flat bench, 8 sets 5-7 reps varying … 110lbs felt pretty light … I was still doing about 7 reps on 110lbs on the final set could have kept going but wanted to go to fatigue on muay thai bag work and jump rope currently weighing in at 225lb just killed 1lb shrimp … delicious

----- also hit 110lbs 4 reps , 2 sets, on 30 degree incline earlier in the week and 90lbs on 70 degree incline … they both felt heavy though … incline is not my favorite — goal from here is to get a bit more lean as i’m not that lean now, maybe down to 210, but hopefully hitting 10 rep 120lb flat bench, and doing sprint work to get to the 5min mile (would be nice)

#315

How tall are you?

#316

72.5in - a little over 6ft

#317

i don’t understand. You’re bragging about bench pressing 120 lbs six times?

In other news, I finally broke a 30 minute mile on my run this morning!

#318

Dumbbells son. In any case gay AF posting on a finance forum.

#319

yeah I meant to say 120lb dumbbells

#320

this is the health fitness thread I don’t post on bodybuilder.com , brosef

furthermore, its the watercooler - are you even paying attention?