Workout plan

fnordsnord · 2015-03-12T19:23:33+00:00

Exercise is good for many reasons. But if you're trying to lose fat, what goes down your pie-hole is more important. In addition to looking for a workout program, study nutrition. Hint: Lots of protein, some fat, all the veggies you want, but very few carbohydrates.

throwaway-aa2 · 2015-03-12T19:42:14+00:00

I am looking for a calisthenic based workout plan, to better myself physically.

No. Please don't make that mistake.

Most important things you need to be focusing on is diet and a strength program. Losing weight will come with a very good diet, and a program where you are lifting very heavy. Calisthenics are not going to burn fat as fast as a program where you're deadlifting 200-400 lbs, squatting 200-300 pounds, etc. Besides, strength training triggers testosterone release, which is also important part of manhood. PLEASE don't make the mistake of trying just to lose weight. You'll lose it (probably less efficiently than what I'm describing), and then where are you at?

Think long term how you want your body to look. Fuck losing weight. I eat CONSTANTLY (until I feel sick) and I still can't keep on weight with my diet and my workout regiment. Take notes.

Build towards a better goal than "I want to lose weight" which just get you out of obesity and into "average". What is the number 1 thing we say in TRP?

LIFT!

That is for a fucking reason. Let losing weight be a nice side goal of lifting (which it will happen if you do it correctly, doing squats & deadlifts & presses & bench & powercleans). Your goal should be "I want to have a nice masculine, dominating physique". Aim big, and work hard. Calisthenics (unless you want endurance training to be an athlete, or unless you don't have access to weights and want progress to take 2x-3x the time) are unproductive for the body type that women (on a whole, ignore exceptions) find most attractive.

Read the book "Starting Strength (2nd edition)". It gets a little technical at times but fight through it. There are youtube videos that will show you the form.

Most importantly though, is diet. I suggest a Paleo diet. Eat clean. Don't worry too much about putting on weight.... if you're working out correctly, you'll start SHEDDING weight.

tl;dr Read the fucking subreddit. Rule #1 is LIFT. Pair it with a good diet.

stickfiguresk · 2015-03-12T20:24:02+00:00

Your first mistake was coming here for workout advice. Granted, there's some wise mofos here, but most of them don't know shit about fitness. Or they just suck at spitting out lifting info they've taken in. Go to places that are known for it. You can start with the stickies here on reddit(I think r/fitness was pretty sound the last time I checked), or just Google men's workout routine. TRP is broscience central.

I could give sage advice on getting lean and big and what books to read, but I'd just get lumped in with the rest of them. Instead, just do your own research. That's good advice for just about anything.

cave_in_ · 2015-03-13T09:30:08+00:00

I do calisthenics and running. Calisthenics made me more feel my body and I improved control over it a lot. Read Paul Wade "Convinct Conditioning". It really helps. And I don't do that for fat burning but for improving myself and have more power. Fat burning is only side effect.

AlkaloidSwag · 2015-03-12T20:15:01+00:00

I made that same mistake when I was in highschool too. namely because my parents didn't believe in wasting time on athletic ability and were wary of the type of people that went to gyms. I couldn't find a gym that would take on a 15/16 year old.

My workout was run a 5k in the forest trails as fast as I could (this was before everyone had iphones/ ipod mini's were metal bricks). followed by 3x10 pullups, 3x10 chinups and 3x20 body curls. I got to college and wasn't very big or strong except I my squat and deadlift progressed quickly and I had a sixpack(which doesn't count on skinny guys).

moral of the story was do more strength training to get bigger. calisthenic (even those upside down pushups diamonds etc don't build much muscle)

Title	Workout plan
Author	trp_addict
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Date	March 12, 2015 7:15 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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