[quote]Mutsanah wrote:
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
[quote]lboro21 wrote:
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
I’ll confess that my staple exercises sometimes change for one simple reason: if I can or can’t do the movement.
For example, because patellar track issues in my right knee I couldn’t do any squatting for about 5 years so the squats were dropped from my personal list. Then because of an elbow issue that flared (and lingered for a long time) when I was doing too much ring work I couldn’t do cleans or power cleans so that was dropped too.
Now that I’m pretty much back to 100% I can use the full array of movement. I’m still a minimalist but my list of main exercises includes:
snatch (and variations including pulls and complexes)
clean (and variations including pulls and complexes)
deadlift
back squat
front squat
push press
bench press
These are my MAIN MOVEMENTS… those that I focus hard on improving. I also like to “fill the gap” with bodyweight work which includes:
ring dips
pull-ups
ring rows
handstand push ups
bodyweight triceps extension on barbell
These are done as “bonus work” not so much as a main focus. For example I like to do a total of 200 body weight reps divided into 4 exercises a few times a week.
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@CT: no high pulls?
EDIT: sorry i didnt read in the brackets!!! lol.[/quote]
I am still doing high pulls, but I now mostly do them as part of complexes are more rarely on their own. Honestly I feel personally topped on the high pulls… I DID hit 180kg so I doubt that I can hit a lot more and even then, I’m not convinced that increasing it even more will lead to gains proportional to the efforts it will take me to get there. As part of complexes I can personally continue reaping the benefits of the pulls.[/quote]
@CT:
I am recently feeling the same way on high pulls. I didn’t hit 180kg :-), but I did hit what for me was a long term goal. Topped out, I think.
The complexes are sounding like a great way to still incorporate the movement and get benefits - thanks for the post!
Also, regarding handstand push-ups:
How would I go about learning these without killing myself?
Thanks!
Muts
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I like the progression explained in the first Convict Conditioning book