Calisthenics Unity

hey there guys,

As you all know (from my intro) i have decided to drop the hammer after nearly 10 years without any form of excercise. at this point i have 8 workouts under my belt and still stuck at level 1 and 2 (i switch them to vary with the muscle groups).

i've noticed that i have a hard time with the pull and push exercises. i can now do the pull up hold for 4 reps (5 second hold) and 4 sets, where i couldn't hold myself for 1 second when i started out training *shame*.. i can do 4 sets of 6 australian pull ups with a last set of 7 till failure

With the push ups i started with knee assistance and could barely do 3 of them. currently i can do 3 normal push ups (in 4 sets). the fourth is always out of shape.

for the leg and core exercises i notice that i am fairly fit, i can do 4x20 squats and 3x 60 sec wall sit + 75 seconds wall sit to failure.

for the core and abs i have no problem at all.

i am wondering, is it wise to focus more on the upper body strength to be able to reach max reps/sets?

With 7 training routines done i expected to at least be at level 3..

any advice?

i'll keep my progression in this topic for anyone who is interested and for advice:)

thx!

That's great progress for a short time for a person that hasn't exercised for 10 years. Expectations are always more than the reality, don't get too frustrated. What you can do is for example:

Lvl 1 Push:
On the push ups, as you said you can do 3. Do your max (3 in this case), and then do 7 knee push ups (lvl 1 requires 10 push ups as max), and then the other sets.

This is just a suggestion. Patience, patience patience and hard work! Go get it dude. :)

That's great that you are getting back to WORK!!! Keep posting your progression and if you have any questions on anything, just let us know. And yeah, great suggestion by Gligor.👌🏼💪🏼👍🏼

Great reply from Gligor !