Bodyweight Calistenics vs Weightlifting - Page 2

kyleb · #11 10-09-2007, 06:51 PM

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1 arm pushups, pullups and 1 leg squats are pretty intense.

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Like the other poster said:

Easy, yeah right lol, not too difficult.

Rootabager · #12 10-09-2007, 06:54 PM

I can do about 30 pullups, set of 15 with the 54 pound kettlebell on a belt, etc.

I cant even come close to doing a one arm pullup. Those guys doing those on the vids are beast.

The rest is doable but hard. I never really do one arm pushups but I do one leg squats sometimes to end workouts.

Thremp · #13 10-09-2007, 07:03 PM

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superslow handstand pushups would destroy almost anyone.

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You do realize this doesn't alter intensity and only changes TUT?

Efourdee · #14 10-09-2007, 07:08 PM

Sorry to offend the pushup masters.

How easy are we talking here????

Try a 1 arm pushup on while on one leg and get back to me.

kyleb · #15 10-09-2007, 07:10 PM

One arm pushups aren't too hard, honestly. I might be biased because pushups are my favorite exercise, though.

Efourdee · #16 10-09-2007, 07:13 PM

As for training for the one arm pullup.

I cant do one either so not sure how valuable this info is, but:

One arm negatives and Towel Pullups would be a good place to start training for one arm pullups.

Thremp · #17 10-09-2007, 07:14 PM

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Sorry to offend the pushup masters.

How easy are we talking here????

Try a 1 arm pushup on while on one leg and get back to me.

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Umm... I can do a couple of these... So I'd say pretty easy still, though its much more of just a random core workout than an upper body one.

Efourdee · #18 10-09-2007, 07:18 PM

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One arm pushups aren't too hard, honestly. I might be biased because pushups are my favorite exercise, though.

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Still waiting to hear how you made out on that one arm one leg pushup.

Efourdee · #19 10-09-2007, 07:21 PM

Cause you can do a couple means its pretty easy?

If you max out at under 5 then I would call that a pretty intense exercise.

Thremp · #20 10-09-2007, 07:33 PM

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Cause you can do a couple means its pretty easy?

If you max out at under 5 then I would call that a pretty intense exercise.

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Considering my pressing upper body strength is fairly weak and that you are not using the exercise as intended (Military presses standing on a swiss ball are "intense" in the same way). I would say that it isn't terribly difficult and interesting for its novelty factor. It works your stabilizing muscles much more than chest/tris which are the intent of pushups.

So while not "easy" (BW squat) I wouldn't come across as saying "ZOMG its so deathly hard".