Many people ask what type of gloves we use for our workouts. It's a Craftsman glove that can be found at Home Depot or most hardware stores. We've found that serves us best.Eventually we will design a Bar-barians glove exclusively for Bar-work.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Bar-Gloves
Many people ask what type of gloves we use for our workouts. It's a Craftsman glove that can be found at Home Depot or most hardware stores. We've found that serves us best.Eventually we will design a Bar-barians glove exclusively for Bar-work.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
More Requirement Videos
Bar-barians Requirements
PULL-UPS MUST BE OUTSIDE OF SHOULDER LENGTH,FULL EXTENSIONS(elbows lock'd out) ON EVERY REP &EVERY SET!, NO BRAKE UPS ,STRAIGHT 40-20-50-5, IF YOU STOP IN BETWEEN A SET IT'S VOIDED. MUSCLE-UPS LAST, NO STOMACH SPOTTING ON M-UPS, NO KIPPING, OFFICAL DIPS BARS,STRAIGHT BARS ONLY. I NOT CHANGING THE RULES. EVERYONE WHO'S POSTING ARE DOING IT THE WAY WE DID NOT INTENDED TO BE CARRIED OUT. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 10MINS. IN MAY IT'S DROPPING TO 6MINS. MUCH RESPECT FOR TRYING. -ZAKAVELI
From our brother in Germany, George.
SKSON04 has a go at it.
And a second run by our brother Rasclot222
PULL-UPS MUST BE OUTSIDE OF SHOULDER LENGTH,FULL EXTENSIONS(elbows lock'd out) ON EVERY REP &EVERY SET!, NO BRAKE UPS ,STRAIGHT 40-20-50-5, IF YOU STOP IN BETWEEN A SET IT'S VOIDED. MUSCLE-UPS LAST, NO STOMACH SPOTTING ON M-UPS, NO KIPPING, OFFICAL DIPS BARS,STRAIGHT BARS ONLY. I NOT CHANGING THE RULES. EVERYONE WHO'S POSTING ARE DOING IT THE WAY WE DID NOT INTENDED TO BE CARRIED OUT. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 10MINS. IN MAY IT'S DROPPING TO 6MINS. MUCH RESPECT FOR TRYING. -ZAKAVELI
From our brother in Germany, George.
SKSON04 has a go at it.
And a second run by our brother Rasclot222
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Maximal Strength or Strength Endurance
Which do you prioritize and why. Coach Sommer made an interseting point on this subject on the gymnasticbodies forum:
"Maximal strength is "the peak force developed during a single maximal voluntary contraction". Work capacity is simply a term for attempting to measure the strength endurance being exhibited. The higher one's maximal strength, the greater the potential for demonstrating superior work capacity once the body has adapted to the higher volumes of work output involved. This period of adaptation for increasing work capacity is usually measured in months as opposed to the years required to develop optimum maximal strength.
Maximal strength development should always be the first priority for beginners. As noted above, strength endurance is far easier to develop than maximal strength and its ultimate development will be restricted by the degree of maximal strength which the trainee possesses."
This certainly accords with my experience, have you guys found this to be true?
"Maximal strength is "the peak force developed during a single maximal voluntary contraction". Work capacity is simply a term for attempting to measure the strength endurance being exhibited. The higher one's maximal strength, the greater the potential for demonstrating superior work capacity once the body has adapted to the higher volumes of work output involved. This period of adaptation for increasing work capacity is usually measured in months as opposed to the years required to develop optimum maximal strength.
Maximal strength development should always be the first priority for beginners. As noted above, strength endurance is far easier to develop than maximal strength and its ultimate development will be restricted by the degree of maximal strength which the trainee possesses."
This certainly accords with my experience, have you guys found this to be true?
Injuries
For me they come in bunches. About a month ago I hurt my toe coming down from a handstand in a cramped space, and hitting it on a hard part of the couch. The toe is all better now, but a couple weeks ago I strained an intercostal muscle (one of the muscles on the chest that controls expansion of the rib cage. At first when I injured it I thought I tore my pec, so I rushed to the bathroom to have a look at it in the mirror. I expected to see some nasty sight like this:
Torn Pectoral Muscle
I was relieved to see my ordinay pecs starring back at me. I'm pretty sure I hurt the intercostal because I had been focusing on upper body work due to my toe injury.
For those of us addicted to exercise it is tempting to work around injuries. I think that is fine so long as you don't take the extra time that would have been spent on the injured area and use it to increase focus on the healthy parts. This is not the first time that I doubled my injuries by putting 100% of my focus on a few bodyparts, and I'm guessing others might find the same thing.
How do you guys deal with injury, does it depress you, do you appreciate the break?
Torn Pectoral Muscle
I was relieved to see my ordinay pecs starring back at me. I'm pretty sure I hurt the intercostal because I had been focusing on upper body work due to my toe injury.
For those of us addicted to exercise it is tempting to work around injuries. I think that is fine so long as you don't take the extra time that would have been spent on the injured area and use it to increase focus on the healthy parts. This is not the first time that I doubled my injuries by putting 100% of my focus on a few bodyparts, and I'm guessing others might find the same thing.
How do you guys deal with injury, does it depress you, do you appreciate the break?
Monday, February 2, 2009
World Class Gymnast
with a full time job:
some good training footage, here. Pretty inspirational that he is able to achieve that level of strength even though he doesn't spend all his time in the gym.
Thanks to Coach of gymnasticsbodies for the link
some good training footage, here. Pretty inspirational that he is able to achieve that level of strength even though he doesn't spend all his time in the gym.
Thanks to Coach of gymnasticsbodies for the link
More Requirements Videos
Looks like people can't get enough of the requirements work-out. It is brutal, that's for sure.
Here's Bandanna Redd with another sprint through the exercises:
and Neal Holmes with an improved second try:
Two very hardcore trainers!
Here's Bandanna Redd with another sprint through the exercises:
and Neal Holmes with an improved second try:
Two very hardcore trainers!
Bondi Beach
Recently Marcus posted some new clips from the outdoor gym at Bondi Beach in Australia.
Marcus with 5 one armed chins
Jaz with 27 very good muscle-ups:
I think it's warm there pretty much all year, I hear the climate is similar to So-Cal. Ofcourse it is also summer there too. I'm pretty jealous.
Marcus with 5 one armed chins
Jaz with 27 very good muscle-ups:
I think it's warm there pretty much all year, I hear the climate is similar to So-Cal. Ofcourse it is also summer there too. I'm pretty jealous.
Friday, January 30, 2009
More on Torque, pistols
To make Pistols harder try holding the arms at the sides as demonstrated here by pistol master Steve Cotter:
rather than in front of the body as seen demonstrated here by Jim of Beastskills:
Another option is to do the pistol on a box or a ledge and let the non working leg hang down over the edge rather than straight forward.
Either of these variations makes the movement more challenging by reducing counterbalance and increasing the torque acting on the working joints.
rather than in front of the body as seen demonstrated here by Jim of Beastskills:
Another option is to do the pistol on a box or a ledge and let the non working leg hang down over the edge rather than straight forward.
Either of these variations makes the movement more challenging by reducing counterbalance and increasing the torque acting on the working joints.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Levi Meeuwenberg Showreel 2009
Here is the most succesful so far of the G4 Ninja Warriors in action:
thanks to Neal, cause I got this and one of the Dominic videos from his favorites
thanks to Neal, cause I got this and one of the Dominic videos from his favorites
Another Bar-barians requirements Video
Thanks to Neal Holmes for submitting his go at the requirements. The background track is Fire! Who is that?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monkeying around
Murdog83 posted this display of primate power, notice it's all on one arm, on the Bar-barian forums:
Apparently he shot the video himself. Thanks for sharing!
Apparently he shot the video himself. Thanks for sharing!
Advantages of Bodyweight Training, Torque Sets!
We have talked previously about the benefits of bodyweight training and I'd like to discuss another one of the less appreciated advantages of this form of exercise.
Most people who don't know very much about bodyweight work think that it is limiting in that you can't control how much resistance you are utilizing. At a first pass this would seem to be true, after all you can't change what you weigh right? Well maybe you can over the long-term, but certainly not between sets. This leaves people thinking that bodyweight work would not be appropriate for them because they are either too heavy or too light to get a goo work-out with bodyweight given their strength level.
Fortunately these people are WRONG! Most any bodyweight exercise can be increased or decreased in difficulty by modifying body position and thereby adjusting the torque (<--click this link, it is worth understanding!) and effective resistance.
This can be done throughout a set so that one is continuously working at their maximum possible tension level. Bodybuilders sometimes adjust the weight during a set by taking of plates once they hit failure. This is called a drop-set. Bodyweight exercise allows even finer control though, as it is possible to increase resistance on the eccentric (also know as the negative or lowering portion) of the rep where you can handle more weight and then decrease it on the positive (concentric or lifting phase) where you are weaker. For example in the glute ham raise, one can do the negative with the arms extended overhead and the positive with the arms at the sides. It would also be possible to bend the waist a little more on the negative than on the positive. In addition to this variation one can gradually decrase torque from rep to rep. In this way one can be at the point of muscular failure for the entire set!
This technique is very hard on the body and should probably not be used for every set. Nevertheless I tend to use it all the time, because I can't get enough of the burn. For the time being I'll call these torque sets. Can you guys think of a better name, let me know in the comments. Also I'd be curious to hear if any of you employ this method and on what exercises.
Most people who don't know very much about bodyweight work think that it is limiting in that you can't control how much resistance you are utilizing. At a first pass this would seem to be true, after all you can't change what you weigh right? Well maybe you can over the long-term, but certainly not between sets. This leaves people thinking that bodyweight work would not be appropriate for them because they are either too heavy or too light to get a goo work-out with bodyweight given their strength level.
Fortunately these people are WRONG! Most any bodyweight exercise can be increased or decreased in difficulty by modifying body position and thereby adjusting the torque (<--click this link, it is worth understanding!) and effective resistance.
This can be done throughout a set so that one is continuously working at their maximum possible tension level. Bodybuilders sometimes adjust the weight during a set by taking of plates once they hit failure. This is called a drop-set. Bodyweight exercise allows even finer control though, as it is possible to increase resistance on the eccentric (also know as the negative or lowering portion) of the rep where you can handle more weight and then decrease it on the positive (concentric or lifting phase) where you are weaker. For example in the glute ham raise, one can do the negative with the arms extended overhead and the positive with the arms at the sides. It would also be possible to bend the waist a little more on the negative than on the positive. In addition to this variation one can gradually decrase torque from rep to rep. In this way one can be at the point of muscular failure for the entire set!
This technique is very hard on the body and should probably not be used for every set. Nevertheless I tend to use it all the time, because I can't get enough of the burn. For the time being I'll call these torque sets. Can you guys think of a better name, let me know in the comments. Also I'd be curious to hear if any of you employ this method and on what exercises.
Rich Simpson Bouldering
Some of you might remember Rich Simpson from our previous post on him. Well here he is in action:
(thanks to Rick for finding it)
(thanks to Rick for finding it)
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