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I got convinced by and fell in love with the r/bodyweightlifting Recommended Routine - I now advertise it left and right, for a quick link see: https://tinyurl.com/bodyweightrr I found it soothing and empowering how they calmly yet persistently insist on starting small and not overworking yourself, and explain a lot with science. They describe how to scale the exercises depending on your fitness level (or lack thereof), they also list amazingly many ways how to do exercises with minimal or no equipment (I started with only a door bar, though even that can be worked around if really needed; some year later I decided to add gymnastic rings to that, and I don't expect to need more for long time, if ever).


I thought I was missing out on a community! But I assume you mean /r/bodyweightfitness? I am also a big fan, but I moved on from it and do my own programming based on reading Overcoming Gravity (2ed) - fantastic book if you want to get into the nitty gritty on body-weight programming.

/r/bodyweightfitness have just started rolling out a new series of plans to replace the RR. So if you haven't popped by in a while it's worth a look.

The one thing that always bugged me about the RR was the videos were just a random mismatch and some weren't even the bodyweight variant - they just told you to ignore the barbell or whatever. It's a bit of work to film and edit but there are a finite number of exercises in the RR so I always felt it made sense to make a consistent set for people to reference.

That is one thing I really like about this website - the demonstrations are clear and consistent with what is being described. .


Uhhh, I wrote the subreddit name from memory, sorry for getting it wrong :/

As to the RR, I just recently internalized the last new RR, and you say they are gonna roll out a new one again? Huh I wonder why they change it so often o_O

edit: Hmm, IIUC this seems to be some "Primer Routine", so I assume this to be something new, and given the different name, probably not obsoleting the RR, no?


I don't know if Overcoming Gravity was named with this in mind but I've always loved its title: what is it that always keeps you down in life? Do something about it!


+1 For the RR

I actually almost immediately modified it because I have dumbbells and lack a pull up bar at home, but even so it was very helpful for figuring out what a proper workout is supposed to feel like and look like.




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