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Matthew W
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I want to do the WOD but not strong enough
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September 17, 2008, 04:54:57 PM »
Well i'm still relatively new to Parkour and am now just starting to get into the WOD. I can do any of them that require running, but when it comes to leg and arm strength, i'm lacking a good bit.
I can do 20-25 push-ups and about 7-9 pull ups in a row. I can also do about 25 squats before i feel the burn. I can't get close to muscle ups, pistols, and hand stand push-ups. And pretty much anything else that requires a good amount of strength.
So just for an example, could someone tell me what i could sub for today WOD?
The WOD is:
APK Warm-Up
Workout- 3 circuits of the following, 1:30 rest between circuits:
Handstand Push-Up x 5 immediately followed by Clap Push-Ups x 5
Pistol or weighted Pistol x 5 (each leg) immediately follwed by Jump Squats x 10
L-Pull-Up or Weighted Pull-Up x 5 immediately followed by Clap Pull-Ups x 5 (kipping pull-up + clap)
After finishing 3 total circuits, finish with Front Plank and Side Plank x 2:00 each.
Post results and substitutions to comments. Compare to 8-28-08
I can't do HSPU, Pistols, and Don't know what clap pull-ups are (watched video on kipping pull up though). Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: I want to do the WOD but not strong enough
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September 17, 2008, 07:11:17 PM »
Work them as best you can. There's subs for each of those exercises:
HSPUs -- elevated feet, assist with a band, negatives
pistols -- negatives, assist with a pole/band, extra foot assist
clapping pullups = pull explosively so hands come off ground and clap much like clapping pushups. WORK first on explosive pulling and perhaps switching grip at the top of the pullups to go from underhand to overhand.
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Re: I want to do the WOD but not strong enough
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Thanks for the info Steve. But I gotta ask, what are negatives? :p
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The eccentric portion of a lift is also called a negative.
Basically, starting from the top of a pullup and slowly letting your arms straighten to the bottom is a negative. Same thing with starting at the top of a pushup position and slowly descending towards teh ground. With a HSPUs that's starting in a handstand and slowly lowering your head to the ground.
Aim for 5-10s per repetition. ~15-25s per set and 50-100 second per whole exercise. So something like 5 sets of 3 negatives for 5s each (5*3 = 15s per set * 5 = 75s total) would work fairly well.
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