Athlete In The City » bboy http://athleteinthecity.com Get Fit in New York City Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 one-arm one-leg pushups http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/11/30/one-arm-one-leg-pushups/ http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/11/30/one-arm-one-leg-pushups/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:50 +0000 admin http://athleteinthecity.com/?p=169 The first time I saw pavel the ketel bell russian dude perform these one-arm one-leg pushups I was very impressed.  It’s taken a while but I’ve managed to get them.

The progression?  Start with one arm pushups on incline, as high as you need to do them right.  Over many months reduce the incline.  When you can do about 15 on a flat surface, you’re probably ready to try the one-arm one-leg version.  Without the second leg to stabilize, your body compensates with core strength and stabilizer muscles (intercostals etc).

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  1. standing ab wheel rollout
  2. back lever
  3. hannibal pullups
  4. korean dips
  5. one-arm one-leg pushups
  6. leg lifts
  7. straddle planche pushups
  8. L-sit walk
  9. human flag
  10. superman pushup
  11. dragon flag
  12. side-to-sides
  13. handstand pushup to nose
  14. elbow step pushups – together
  15. muscle-up with false grip
  16. stall bar hold
  17. deep handstand pushups
  18. bicycle pullups

]]> http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/11/09/eighteen-extreme-exercises/feed/ 0 working out with Hannibal! http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/05/18/working-out-with-hannibal/ http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/05/18/working-out-with-hannibal/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:57 +0000 admin http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/05/18/working-out-with-hannibal/ This guy Hannibal is a powerhouse. Unbelievable. He does a lever on a fire hydrant, then flips up to a planche and does a few planche pushups. Amazing. In one shot it looks like he’s doing a maltese. Damn!

]]> http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/05/18/working-out-with-hannibal/feed/ 0 new handstand pushups – on medicine ball http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/04/13/new-handstand-pushups-on-medicine-ball/ http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/04/13/new-handstand-pushups-on-medicine-ball/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:57 +0000 admin http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/04/13/new-handstand-pushups-on-medicine-ball/ A new twist on handstand pushups.  If handstand pushups get too easy, try deep press hanstand pushups (on parallettes) where your chest comes down to hand level.  If those get to easy, destabilize one or both of your hands with a medicine ball.  And a caveat aka warning, please don’t try this if you struggle with basic handstand pushups.  You’ll fall splat on your face!!

]]> http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/04/13/new-handstand-pushups-on-medicine-ball/feed/ 0 more planche training ideas http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/03/16/more-planche-training-ideas/ http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/03/16/more-planche-training-ideas/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:32 +0000 admin http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/03/16/more-planche-training-ideas/ I found this video on another youtube like site.  This guy has a lot of exercises for training the planche.  One particular one I’ve been working on is the handstand pushups, where each hand is supported by and destabilized by an exercise ball!!


Acrobatic 3-The Planche – Awesome video clips here

]]> http://athleteinthecity.com/2009/03/16/more-planche-training-ideas/feed/ 0 hand walks – shoulders and core http://athleteinthecity.com/2008/12/22/hand-walks-shoulders-and-core/ http://athleteinthecity.com/2008/12/22/hand-walks-shoulders-and-core/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:00:19 +0000 admin http://athleteinthecity.com/2008/12/22/hand-walks-shoulders-and-core/ This training skill works the shoulders with the full eight of the body, and demands a balanced weight shift and very tight core in order to execute.  If you’re having trouble with this trick as-is, try resting one foot on a gymnastics scooter.

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