Planche Pushup Training (Read 1390 times)

Godspeed. I shall pray for low humidity.

Reasons I created this post: 1. Accountability 2. These exercises single handedly replace about 20 of my current core exercises (well, hopefully). 3. For the challenge - to prove to myself that I can do them. I have longer arms and legs than most so if I can achieve these then it should prove that most anyone who sets their mind on a goal like this should be able to achieve it as well. 4. They’re freakin’ awesome! Imagine having a skill that 99% of the world doesn’t have! Those are the primary reasons. I’ll keep posting here with updates about my progress! Right now, I’m looking for a good tree in my neighborhood that I can use for a pull up bar so that I don’t have to install one in my house. Going to the gym is too inconvenient for me to be doing it 7 days a week just for the pull up bar, because eventually, that is what the plank pull up training will require.

Sore from the pseudo pushups? I've never had soreness there, but everyone's different and it always hurts most where you're weakest. Make sure not to hurt yourself, and ease into it with more shorter sets. I'm currently not working the planche progression stuff, but trying to get my pullups back up after a couple of months of no strength work after my son was born. I prioritized my running over strength work, and even my running got spotty in those first couple of months.

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Aye, static training can be really taxing to the body. It is easy to underestimate its influence. Total training time of 1min per exercise does not sound that long time, but it can cause high stress to the joints, especially during early stages. I am using, mostly, static exercises as a support for my yoga practice. It took me a year to get my wrist safely to stand up the handstand punishment. I needed to keep few weeks of rest here and there during first half a year. Now, no problems any more. Take it slowly and your body shall thank you later

I just realized I probably should have posted this in the Cross Training forum. Is there any way to have it moved? Anyway, today I started the front lever training and tried the static planche tucks with my knees resting on my elbows. I could only hold the static tuck for about 2 seconds before falling forward and face planting on a pillow that I put in front of me for that reason. Balance is a major issue right now, but I think that my lack of skill in that department comes from my total lack of strength as it applies to this maneuver. Toward the end I tried resting my head on pillows so that they would hold me in approximately the right position and even with them keeping me balanced I could only hold the position for about 5 seconds before my muscles would give out. As far as the front lever tuck hold, I was able to hold that for about 15 seconds, and really felt it well in my rear delts. All I can say is, this is going to take quite some time!