u3er Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Just for fun, what's your favourite pulling and pushing exercise (dynamic or static) that you'd stick to if you could only pick two exercises to build your strength?Mine are:Front pullsHSPU (or Bowers if I could do them!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Navarro Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 To assume I had the strength to do them, pelicans and butterflies. (cuz I'd look like a badass ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Li Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Pull: FL pull to victorian or front lever rowsPush: BL>maltese>planche or planche push-ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emos Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I know it's not in the spirit of your question, but if I could only do one exercise of each (for a month... a year?) I would go nowhere and wouldn't even bother.Well, I still would because I'm a sick exercise addict, but I shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik de Kort Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Deadlifts (with a barbell) and handstand pushups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u3er Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Haha I'm surprised by some of the answers I am getting! I suppose maybe I should have just asked "what is your favourite push/pull exercise...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik de Kort Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Favourite push is weighted squats, favourite pull is front lever pullups or something like that.I chose DLs and HSPU because they're very functional movements. HSPU has tremendous carryover to overhead pressing and gives you good coordination. DL is useful for sprinting speed and picking up heavy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fradelakis Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 i'll let you know when i can do more than a knee pushup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Davies Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 To assume I had the strength to do them, pelicans and butterflies. (cuz I'd look like a badass )there's no words for the horror on my face when i google searched pelicans. That is an insane pushup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Come to mind in gymnastics would be IC and MU.But I guess DL and HSPU would be good.Clean and Jerk...Come on folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik de Kort Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I think MU doesn't count since it's CPP. CnJ likewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Navarro Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I think MU doesn't count since it's CPP. CnJ likewise. whoopsies! what if I just chose 1 CPP. Maybe just rope climbs and deadlifts. I'd rather be a monster puller anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Trane Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 RopeclimbHspRopeclimbes with straddled legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Start Test Smith Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Definitely rope climb for the pulling... pushing would probably be one arm handstand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u3er Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hmm, the more I think about it the more I might have to agree that rope climbs are the single best pulling exercise, since they focus on developing 1-arm pulling strength. I like front pulls since they incorporate both dynamic pulling and a disadvantaged lever position. Maybe front pulls and rope climbs can some how be combined into a frankenstein pulling movement though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I don't know many gymnastics movements yet. Mine are muscle ups with minimal kipping (pull and push both - does that count?) and diamond push-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I don't know many gymnastics movements yet. Mine are muscle ups with minimal kipping (pull and push both - does that count?) and diamond push-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 What are bowers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u3er Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 What are bowers?Essentially it's a HSPU where you lower down into a bent-arm planche position, and then back. It can also be referred to as a 90 degree pushup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Vere Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I'm looking forward to starting rope climbs. Been delaying on ordering a rope but now's the time But I enjoy tuck FL rows and HeSPU the most. That's just what I enjoy. Not necessarily the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofis Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 After reading this I thought I'd see what pelicans were and give them a try:Well I just tried the basic one and I couldn't even do 2...from my knees...with piked hips! Those things smash your biceps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Start Test Smith Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Can someone describe what a pelican is? I googled it but found nothing but birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Look up pelican push-ups on YouTube. First video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Venus Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Gymnastics: Press handstand from L-straddleNon-gymnastics: Clean & jerkFuck yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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