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Lel so much noob again. Do you even read what he's asking? Do you know what i'm talking about? If not then stfu maybe you don't even lift and don't have any "muscle"

Next time you want to post something, learn your manners first. If you just feel like insulting others, you might as well don't post. kthxbye.

Learn your understanding first before you want to post or make any assumptions.

I would say that one of the hardest thing when it comes to doing a pull up for the first time is tha ability to just keep your body hanging up one the bar. As this is a body weight exercise which that need a person to support their entire body, over weight people may find it hard to hold on for long periods. There are a few steps that you may need to build on before progressing towards a proper pull up.

First of would be for you to build up strength in your biceps and shoulders. Google australian pull ups, its also known as horizontal pull ups. It will also help to do some dead hangs, as you need to get used to hold your weight on a bar. How long till you're able to do a pull up will depend on your fitness level. Everyone is different, remember that. Some people take a longer time to master the pull up, some incredibly fast. So don't worry about if your progression is slow.

There is a philosophy in calisthenics where trainees should be doing their progressions slowly this is because they're not just build strenght and muscles but also doing 'strength conditioning'. It's not just muscle fibres that are important but also your tendons and ligament. (Tendons connect your muscle to your bone, while ligaments conect bone to bone) these unfortunately don't heal as easily as muscle fibres. A lot ofcalisthenics moves usually start with static holds which build up your initial endurance as a prepatory step before leading to harder moves. Trust me, you do not want to tear off a tendon.

Another good way to to prepare yourself for a pull up is to do negatives. Jump up on the bar until your chin is above the bar, then let your self down slowly. The slower you go the harder it get.

Wow. You're so good man. In your earlier post you said you need weights to build muscle. Now u say don't need weights to get bigger.

degraw1993 If you are going to give advise give it correctly without insulting people, shouting down from the top of the mountain with your throne doesn't help.

If I see you insulting people again or report, ill be sending you to a nice vacation.

Hahaha.. before u post that video, why don't you look at the like and dislike vote for that video? see how majority disagree? LOL

Thanks MOD for that warning. I like to see that how he try to defend his own theory but at the same time breaking it.

Cheers.

1. Dude really knows his stuff, tracks his macros, eats in a surplus, gets his protein and all. He does things 99% right compared to the average eat clean bro split gym noob.

2. He did calisthenics for 2 years probably with very good nutrition due to point 1.

3. If you made a video saying Lazar Angelov takes steroids, Lazar Angelov training won't ever give you his body, and show people true genetic max and how much insane hard work (cooking, calorie tracking, programming) it takes....... how much dislikes the video will get?

+1000000 .SPOT. ON

Btw, "Likes" and "dislikes" doesn't conclude that the information delivered by the Youtuber is incorrect. It's just ignorant people who dislike facts that contradicts with their believes.

This post has been edited by kshen: Apr 16 2015, 10:36 PM

Anyone here is serious in this?

Do you know where I can get myself trained?

Haha, his calisthenics body is bigger than most guys lifting weights in gym that I've seen

Number of dislikes doesn't mean he's wrong though. He's a very experienced and skilled in calisthenics so.. I believe his words hold some water.

But that doesn't mean Calisthenics is bad. It's not bad in any way. It's great and I really respect those who do it very well. Their bodies are great in my opinion, lean. He's just saying that to build big muscles then weight lifting is the better option.

This post has been edited by khelben: Oct 2 2015, 05:01 PM

Unfortunately most guys DIY. Try google progressive calisthenics and learn about it. Protip: don't randomly pick a workout routine from the internet without understanding what you'll get from it and how it'll effect your goals.

I am losing weight faster doing calisthenics. I wonder whether I am losing muscle mass. I am eating more but my stomach cannot take much more than usual.

My workouts to press up, pull up, chin up, inverted rows, hanging leg raise, dragonfly, full bridge, dips, squats and pole climbs.

My target is to do a muscle up.

It'll be hard for anyone to judge what workout is right for you because we don't know what your fitness level. For each exercise that you listed down there are so many easier / harder variations, some working different sets of muscle too.

If you want to be able to perform a muscle up, Which method are you aiming for? explosive muscle ups (mostly seen in crossfit where they kip) or slow strict muscle ups?

Managed to improve but progress not as expected. Lots of balancing and stabilising of the body. Skills need time to master. Enjoying the moments now.

Honestly you guys if don't wanna go gym, just buy a pull-ups/dip station, dipping belt, and 60kg worth of weights.

Do weighted pull-ups and dips for 3 years and you'll be jacked as fuck.

Fck all this bodyweight calisthenics crap.