http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ROaohrD40s So last night I decided to give hard mode of this month’s BB challenge a try which is a one hand handstand against a wall. I have tried this hold multiple times in the past and had zero success. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrwN-iXFksc Last night when I got home I decided to give the Bar-baric mode of this month’s BB challenge a shot which is maximum muscle ups in a 5 minute time period. I used a pretty unconventional strategy in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So today at the gym I targeted as the day I was going to try the routine suggested to me by Ray. In a nutshell it went like this. Five 3 minute rounds, during each round you must complete 20 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I have said many times and in many places, I feel so fortunate to be involved in the bar/calisthenics/body weight exercise community. It is a great source of positive energy and motivation that helps me in other areas of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I tried a different variation of the 5×10 endurance sets this week. I did sets of 5 chin ups and 10 dips. Difficulty wise it was definitely a level above last week since I can definitely crank push ups […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had my first shot at hard mode of this month’s BB challenge. I had missed the gym at lunch so I was anxious to get out there and put up a good showing. My first set of chin ups […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have had a couple unsuccessful challenges lately. First on Sunday I tried normal mode of this month’s Bar-barian forums challenge, clapping pushups, and posted a number about 10 reps less than I hoped for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB9Atxi8_IU Then last night I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last night I got my first chance to head outside and do some bodyweight training for the first time in a week or so. First I gave normal mode of this month’s Bar-barian Challenge a try. The challenge is much […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last night I filmed an intro video for the March Bar-barian forum challenge, “Maximum Fatigue”. The challenge involves pre-fatiguing your muscles before trying a max rep set of several exercises. I was surprised how much of a difference it made […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have been wanting to try one of Lee & Jay’s 20 by 12 workouts for awhile now. I bypassed last month’s because of a busy schedule and not really wanting to do the high impact box jumps due to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
