Convict conditioning

collinsje308
collinsje308 Posts: 17 Member
edited November 9 in Fitness and Exercise
So I got this book for Christmas from my fiancée (and yes I asked for it). And I was wondering have any of you used it or made it all the way through the progressions? Did it work for you? or did you have to modify it at all? etc..........

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  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    I'll let you know in about three years :D ... I figure it'll take me at least that long to get to one-armed inverted pushups.
  • collinsje308
    collinsje308 Posts: 17 Member
    hill8570 wrote: »
    I'll let you know in about three years :D ... I figure it'll take me at least that long to get to one-armed inverted pushups.


    LOL yeah that's about what I figure also!!!
  • collinsje308
    collinsje308 Posts: 17 Member
    There has to be more than myself and one other person trying this............
  • mikedenali
    mikedenali Posts: 181 Member
    I'm googling this now....just in case :p
  • GingerbreadCandy
    GingerbreadCandy Posts: 403 Member
    I plan to get started tomorrow, using the cheat sheets available online as I don't have the book yet. I was wondering if everyone else was following the plans given in the book or simply practicing the routine every other day…?
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    I've read the book, base much of my training on the 6 movement patterns, but I stray from his absolute progressions a bit. It's a decent program for sure, but I think it does need to lend itself to be open to some flexibility in the progressions.
  • GingerbreadCandy
    GingerbreadCandy Posts: 403 Member
    Indeed, it does seem fairly simplistic. However, for someone like me who barely a clue where to start, there's a lot of appeal in there. :smile:
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    I just started reading the first book yesterday. I'm really keen to try ! For those following this, how are you going?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    collinsje308 wrote: »
    There has to be more than myself and one other person trying this............
    Lol, yeah but they are probably locked up. :D

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  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    I'm really keen to try this. I don't have a lot of access to weights and this appeals to me more anyway
  • lemmie177
    lemmie177 Posts: 479 Member
    edited February 2016
    Its probably my fav bodyweight training book! Though, for me, some of the progressions are not incremental enough (I'm guessing this has to do with less upper body strength as a female?). For example, I'm finally starting to nail pistol squats, but still struggling to get over 30sec in a crow stand. Handstand pushups seem waaay out there for me, especially considering I OHP at 89lbs and my bodyweight is decidedly NOT 89lbs.

    I pretty much follow the progressions as he describes them, but a few times, I got so stuck and bored, I skipped to the next exercise. For example, it was much harder for me to do 3x30 kneeling pushups than the 2x12 half pushups. So, I would do 2 sets of kneeling and 1 set of half.
    Atm, I've gotten to:
    close pushups
    full pull ups
    head bridges
    pistol squats
    hanging bent leg raises
    crow stands

    So, I've only gotten to the end of the squat progression. I'm completely stalled out at 8 pullups. Its a great book and I'll continue to program his exercises into my weekly routine. But honestly, its more fun and easier for me to progress with weights, so my focus is on that. I'll keep trying though, and hopefully be back in 3 years with you guys to do a handstand pushup (the one-arm thing is not happening).
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Its a good book with a solid premise, however like mentioned above, the exact progressions leave gaps for many people. Other resources can give you ideas for intermediate steps, or you can bounce between 2 steps.
  • dudergroob
    dudergroob Posts: 7 Member
    I'm not through all the progression's but I've been following the book for a few years and have incorporated other movements into my routine. I've lost fat, gained muscle and can do cool stuff like handstand push-ups and crow stands, so that's worth something right? Lol
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