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Parker

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Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« on: September 04, 2015, 09:24:20 AM »
What do you think?
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Kwon_2

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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2015, 09:29:24 AM »
BB VS Climber
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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2015, 09:34:07 AM »
 Functional strength
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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2015, 09:47:28 AM »
Quote from: Wiggs on September 04, 2015, 09:34:07 AM
Functional strength

If your function is lifting your body weight on weird shit.
If your function is picking something heavy up, you're fucked.

It's only slightly more functional than any other form of training.  They'd still get smoked in a race by any sprinter, get their ass kicked in a boxing match, etc

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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2015, 09:50:40 AM »
Quote from: Kwon_2 on September 04, 2015, 09:29:24 AM
BB VS Climber


Why do all these "BB versus [whatever]" always force the BB to do the [whatever]-specific exercises? Make that fucking twig do some squats!
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Kwon_2

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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2015, 09:53:47 AM »
Quote from: _aj_ on September 04, 2015, 09:50:40 AM
Why do all these "BB versus [whatever]" always force the BB to do the [whatever]-specific exercises? Make that fucking twig do some squats!

Then it would make the "other than BB" look bad :D
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Parker

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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2015, 10:17:26 AM »
Quote from: doison on September 04, 2015, 09:47:28 AM
If your function is lifting your body weight on weird shit.
If your function is picking something heavy up, you're fucked.

It's only slightly more functional than any other form of training.  They'd still get smoked in a race by any sprinter, get their ass kicked in a boxing match, etc


Many a bodybuilder cannot do one pull up. Let alone 10. How are you going to be muscular, yet cannot pull your own bodyweight up?
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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2015, 11:45:07 AM »
Both guys are juiced with good genetics.  Their muscles can't tell what's creating the resistance
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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2015, 12:10:44 PM »
They didn't build the muscle they have from Cali , Isometrics is supposed to be able to build muscle too  ::)
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Re: Calisthenics Doesn't Build Muscle?
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2015, 12:12:25 PM »
Quote from: Parker on September 04, 2015, 10:17:26 AM
Many a bodybuilder cannot do one pull up. Let alone 10. How are you going to be muscular, yet cannot pull your own bodyweight up?



How are you going to be muscular yet not be able to hit a 90 mph fastball or walk on your hands?
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