All else being equal, I think it's easier for shorter guys to lift more in relation to their weight. (Something to do with torque, perhaps?) And it wasn't quite double in my case, but close. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I'm quite short.
Brief high intensity bodyweight workout at home without equipment
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That is very impressive for a big guy. At what rep speed? Ballpark.
I just did 17 and I am rested, so I was a tad optimistic. I pause at the bottom to assure that I'm not swinging. Remember the Presidential Physical Fitness program? I put up 32. I heard from a classmate that someone hit 34 pullups at New Trier.
The rep(utation) from that single event got me into a lifetime of lifting. Pullups are for mesomorphs. You'll see guys at 200lbs that can do 30 pullups but can't bench 225.
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I am 6'3" and you're correct. Just watch the totals (combined lifts) in the CrossFit games. The shorter guys always put up the best numbers relative to their weight. Shorter muscle bodies relate to shorter movements (movement travel).
Still very good. As I mentioned recently, I am presently doing them unweighted but at a slower rep speed, of about 6 to 8 seconds per full rep, split fairly evenly between concentric and eccentric, although maybe a second or so longer for the eccentric. Full range with elbows fully extended, but no pause at the bottom; only very briefly at the top. If you ever feel inclined, give them a try and tell me what you think.
I know a few that left the gym for CF, but they did it for the "urban warrior games" for the common man. (they actually lost muscle mass CF'ing but you'll never convince them of this)I'll bet you spend 4hrs, driving to, BSitting with the bro's, SELFIES to put on FB, shower driving back home.
How much that time is actually "exercising"?
Yeah, I know.
As I mentioned somewhere earlier, I found the numbers to be a bit humbling, but you really feel worked at the end of the set. More so, I think, that using a "conventional" rep speed.
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4 hours? who the fuck has that time... training is an hour and my gym is 10 mins away. Anyone who losses mass is not working out right. Why not blame the person? You have to take personal responsibility and stop making excuses.
Perhaps for someone who didn't work out at all or just minimally before CF. But ESfocus was referring to his friends who previously trained in the gym and presumably more conventionally. If they now didn't do it "right," wouldn't the CF instructor or CF peer pressure inform them?
Anyway, I don't know ESfocus or his friends. I'm just clarifying my understanding of his point. Perhaps he can elaborate.
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