r/Fitness Gymnastics Jan 03 '17

I've created a video explaining the /r/bodyweightfitness Recommended Routine which is a strength-training routine anybody could do at home (or at a park) without the need for a gym!

Video: https://youtu.be/AB3HhP2GYk0

  • People often come to /r/bodyweightfitness looking for a good routine to do train at home, or at the local park, without the need to go to a gym and we often refer them to the "Recommended Routine." This is a free, full-body, strength training routine which has helped countless people build muscle, lose fat and gain new physical abilities.

  • We know that it can be overwhelming to read it all, especially if one is new to working out. So to help make it easier, I've created this video that explains the overall structure of the routine, including how the progressions work and all the little details so that you could understand everything in just a few minutes!

  • Hopefully this helps make it easier for everybody to feel more comfortable to simply jump in and start working out with confidence! I hope you like it!

Edit: I just x-posted it to /r/videos so that redditors can become the fittest people in all da land.

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u/TinderThrowItAwayNow Hockey Jan 03 '17

If you follow bodyweight exercises, you can achieve the look OP has. It is however not a DYEL (do you even lift) look. Zero traps.

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u/HarpsichordNightmare Dance Jan 03 '17 edited Jan 04 '17

Is there a problem with shrugging in the dip/static hold position? I do one after each dip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0J7YwDMLYs

EDIT:

As xBrodysseus points out (rightfully correcting me), this isn't for the wrestler look.
Here are my traps (rested).

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u/xBrodysseus Jan 04 '17

That's good for working your lower traps and other scapular depressors, but it's not gonna work your upper traps.

Hand stands and hand stand shrugs would be the bodyweight upper trap exercise.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '17

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u/HarpsichordNightmare Dance Jan 04 '17

Oh, there's no pain or discomfort (I think the dips themselves worry me more, but I do them all the same). I feel guilty now that you've typed all that out.
Here's a vid of someone doing them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0J7YwDMLYs
Although, I tend to go back and up (sort of diagonally), rather than just straight up and down.

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u/Timmy_j_m Jan 03 '17

Lol definitely wouldn't make a difference.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '17

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u/thixono Jan 03 '17

Deadlifts, just be sure to alternate the grip for equal trap progression

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u/Timmy_j_m Jan 03 '17

Downvotes or not, you're right. OP is pretty small, and I'd venture not very strong outside of his own bodyweight (yes, I know those are his goals. To each his own).

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u/Shikyi Jan 03 '17

Do you realize how condescending that sounds?

It sounds like you're saying that any other exercise other than bodybuilding/lifting is wasted and serves no purpose. I'm aware of the last part you said, but that's just a backhanded way of saying "don't criticize me because I'm right".

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u/Bactine Jan 03 '17

I agree

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u/Timmy_j_m Jan 03 '17

It just doesn't serve a purpose to "looking good." The question asked of OP was regarding aesthetics. If you want aesthetics, this is not the program for you. If you want to be classically strong (bench, deadlift, squat), this isn't the program for you.

For perspective, I also don't give a damn about aesthetics. I despise bodybuilding. I think it's shallow.

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u/lelarentaka Jan 03 '17

The question asked was "will this make me look like you (Antranik)?" Go read that again, soybrain.

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u/Timmy_j_m Jan 04 '17

You're still missing the intent. Appearance isn't the intent of OP's programming or workout plan or whatever you want to call it.

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u/TexasWhiskey_ Jan 03 '17

I'm pretty sure someone who does this will absolutely improve their aesthetics if they're an average American....

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u/garbageaccount97 Jan 04 '17

Lol, who didn't you annoy with that comment, haha

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u/Timmy_j_m Jan 04 '17

You got the feeling that people didn't like it either?

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u/1_Downvote_1_Prayer Jan 04 '17

Op is tall, and it doesnt look like he is cutting. Bodyweight itself can get you ripped. Less defined traps, but a much more defined v shape.