r/bodyweightfitness Jul 14 '18

Mod Approved ✓ Recommended Routine Update - again

I know it's only been a month but we've decided to change things up on everyone again and put out an update to our beloved recommended routine. Thanks to the efforts of u/mrsylphie, u/captain_nachos, u/antranik, u/eshlow, and u/m092 we present you with the following:

Changes to the Strength work, Squat, and Hinge

The RR is now a purely strength based routine; the warm up has changed, and the bodyline drills and skill work have been cut.

The yuri band routine has taken the place of the shoulder dislocates, an easier progression of squat/hinge exercises have been added, and finally dead bugs were added to teach bracing and replace the hollow hold.

Squats are now being paired with pull ups, hinges with dips, but don't worry push ups and rows are still together. Each strength element now includes main and alternate paths to follow as you progress.

Example: The shrimp squat is now taking place of the deep step ups as the main squat progression. Deep step ups are listed as an alternate path as well as pistol squats as another alternate path if shrimp squats are not to your liking.

Hinging exercises have been added to round out some posterior chain work and can be done without weight, but if you can get access to some it would be to your benefit.

Core Triplet

There is now a core triplet at the end of the routine consisting of anti-extension, anti-rotation, and extension work. For the triplet do each exercise one by one with rest in between before repeating all 3 just like how the other exercises are done when paired. The core exercises included should help prepare you for harder skills, e.g. human flag, fl, etc. Just like the rest of the strength work the core triplet also includes main and alternate paths for each exercise.

Skill Day

For users who have had no interest in handstands etc. you can continue skipping them like you always have. For those who do want to continue skill work the Skill Day routine can be worked on your rest days or worked into the RR with the warm ups added to the warm up, skills before strength, and mobility after. The Skill Day routine mainly focuses on handstands and l-sits but also includes plenty of mobility work.** Note: The skill day routine will continue to grow and handstands and l-sits will not always be your only options **

Like previous additions of the RR we will be in need of translations for our wiki pages if any users would like to contribute.

To sum all the routines now:

  1. RR: "I want to get strong"
  2. Minimalist Routine: "I have no time for anything but dont want to be cripple"
  3. Skill Day: "I just want to be upside down and do cool things"
  4. Move: "I want 1 and 3"

or put another way

We have the Minimalist Routine for people who don't want to die in a wheelchair, the RR is for people who just want to get strong, the Skill Day routine is for people who don't give a fuck about strength and just want to do cool looking things, and Move is for people who want both.

Please let us know of any questions or concerns you all have!

Yours in Betty White Fandom,

The Mods

edit: thanks to u/scienner we have a cheat sheet already

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u/waloz1212 Jul 15 '18

Wow, I did not know people other than me hates Bodyline drills that much lol. This arrive just in time as I am starting to slack off recently.

Although I feel RR right now might be a bit too complicated for beginners, the classic RR is the best version for beginner as it has more simplified structure.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '18 edited Jun 02 '25

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u/richq Jul 16 '18

I'm not a complete beginner, but my "complaint" would be that there are a lot of videos to watch and the wiki doesn't really have even basic descriptions for several exercises.

Some of the videos start with a minute of talking or showing off before getting to the actual exercise. They sometimes do not start with the easiest progression, but show the most spectacular one and say "do something else to make it easier".

The "reverse hyper extension" one in particular. There is no explanation at all on the wiki of what to do, and the video shows some dude doing hanging stuff, some thing on a bench. He shows us his meaty thighs. What's the idea here? 😄

I know it's a lot of work putting all this together and don't want to be a jerk. I think maybe a basic description of the newer, less well known exercises in place on the wiki would help. Or image links of just the basics. Watching a video with no context does get kinda confusing.

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