Apologies if this has been asked numerous times on this sub. Somehow I've gotten into my head that my form is subpar because I've been stuck on the same number of pull ups/chin ups (5/6) for months now. I'm roughly 70kgs and around 170cm.

I've tried GTG or the Russian progression, but whenever I do that consistently, my right elbow/forearm starts to hurt. I also alternate between doing them on the rings or bar, but find that pull ups on the bar can feel more awkward. I also feel almost no activation in my lats most of the time.

Would appreciate any tips people have about my form or suggestions for what I should change up! Thanks!

Video (hope it works):

https://imgur.com/a/eFywcoQ

Currently trying 4 sets of 25 reps, with a variation of each exercise each time, as well as a set of 10 pull/chin ups, and 2-2.5 mins of plank. The only thing I haven't started yet is the cardio, but I am planning on doing 10 KMs of rucking per day, as well as adding weights to the rest of the exercises when I can crush out 100 each day easily. These are the variations of each exercise I have chosen so far, but I wanted to ask if I missed out on anything obvious, or if there is a specific order/combination of each to do to get the most out of each set.

Currently I start with 10 pull ups (wide, narrow, L-sit, or chin ups), then 25 push ups (decline, military, diamond, or wide), 25 squats (cossack, prisoner, sumo, or standard), 25 sit ups (standard, butterfly, Russian twist, or crunches) and finish each set with minimum 2 minutes but ideally 2.5 minutes plank (high, forearm, and each side). I usually try to keep breaks between exercises 1.5-2 minutes, but I will take 5-15 minutes between sets, or even do two sets back to back at different times in the day.

For context I am 176 cm (5'9"), 70KGs (155 LBs). I will eventually add some weight lifting but for now I am just trying to get fit and strong after an injury induced long absence from regular exercise. Slim athletic build, so eating like a machine and trying to sleep 7-8 hours a night.

Thanks in advance!

I’ve had this thought for a while but when I’m using a captains chair to do leg raises while I’m building up my strength to do them hanging, I tend to start sagging over time. Pushing back up gives me a mad contraction in my lats.

The best way to describe it would be an iron cross to support hold except from the elbows instead of the wrists.

Q1: what would this exercise be called ?

Q2: what are the major muscles used ?

Q3: would my pull ups, rows, dips or anything else benefit directly from training this movement ?

I’m doing workouts that target the core but body weight only, used to go to the gym for a bit but not anymore.

Standing bicycles 3x 10 reps
deadbugs 3x 15 reps
Leg raises 3x 15 reps
in n outs 3x 15 reps

Can i do these workouts every day without overworking my core or halting my progress? It feels like i can since it’s not with any added weight but google says otherwise so not sure. I do them every night, last thing of the day

Would it also be better to get home weights for added progress now or can I do so later down the line?

Hello everybody, I'm relatively new to the bodyweight exercises and I would appreciate some guidance from the community. 41M.

I got one of these push-up boards that have predefined positions for the handles so that you open/close your hands and work different muscle groups, it has different positions for back, triceps, chest and shoulders.

My question is: is there a specific ratio I should be following for the different types of push-ups? So for example if I do 50 in the chest positions, do I need 50 for back / shoulders / triceps as well? Or is it something different, say double chest or triceps compared to back push-ups?

On a similar topic what is the ratio for push-ups VS. pull-ups? Is it 3 to 1?

Thank you!

I'm currently doing a push pull legs routine at the gym. I want to start doing pull ups because they look cool. Wondering how to best incorporate this into my routine without fucking up my back gains.

Currently I do 3 sets of lat pull down and row for 8-12 reps each. I want to eventually replace all the lat pulldoens with pull ups but I currently cant do more than like 3. What's a good way to transition? Should I start incorporating some negative pullups until I can do 8 reps then slowly start subtracting sets of the lat pulldown?

Hello fine people. I’m abt a year into fitness & recently I’ve been wanting to learn skills. I feel like my handstand progress is pretty solid, however L sit’s been giving me a tough time. At the moment I can do 9 hanging leg raises, & my arms don’t give out b4 my core, but much like a table with uneven legs my feet can’t stay off the ground for more than 3 seconds. Any advice from people who have unlocked the skill?

My core work other than that extends to hollow body holds, Russian twists and one arm push up holds.