re: Calisthenic Greyskull Training

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Right, so those challenges are badass, but what is the theory for going for such high reps?

I'm looking for a more muscular body, so should I not be going for 8-12 reps? Making the exercises harder progressively in that rep range? Such as that suggested in the reddit recommended routine?

Rather than shooting for say 100 pushups etc in the challenges

because for hypertrophy many of these exercises lend themselves to higher reps.

but the main reason is to prepare the joints for the more advanced progressions.

do you honestly think its smart to start doing weighted pushups once you can do 12 regular? same goes for dips.

plus with greyskull its about maxing out the benefits of one exercise before moving to the next. not just doing the next progression.

need to prepare the joints for the harder progression.

because for that is what Steven Low suggest, author of overcoming gravity. although Steven is a great teacher and author and accomplished gymnast he doesn't look like he has ever done a pushup in his life.

you can do what you want though, if your goal is to be able to do the harder progressions then move on. If your goal is to look and perform like a badass, do it the greyskull way.

honestly though you asked about calisthenic training the greyskull way when you started the thread, but there are many ways to skin a cat. just pick a way that keeps you motivated and stay consistent.

So I’ve been doing he Iron cross program for 6 weeks now. I’m still on phase one and it is all because of the negative muscle up. I can do all of the 8 other excersizes perfectly now but I can’t even get close on the negative muscle up. I get to the rings to the shoulder and then just collapse to the bottom. I don’t know how to fix it and I think it’s goinf to take more than workongbon them once a week. Any ideas?

Looking and performing like a badass is certainly the goal.

If I can't progress onto weighted chins yet because I don't have a weighted vest or even a rucksack that can take decent weight, should I progress onto a harder variation instead?

Say shoot for 20 close grip chins? Or 20 L-Sit chins? Or pullups?

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So Ive been off this a little while now. Would a good restarting point be 10 sets to failure with 1 minute rests?

I hurt my shoulder on the rings almost two weeks ago. Wen on vacation for a week so I let it rest. It’s gitten better but still feels pretty week. I did squats tonight and some light bench press. Any tips on how to come back from an injury? When will it be safe to get back on the rings? This is my first time to come back after an injury so I’d love feedback.