watchnerd
Level 8 Valued Member
So I've got one of these things:
I've moved it into my home office and taken out the connecting bit so I can make it more unstable.
Why do I want it more unstable?
So it's more wobbly. Because I'm trying to work on my progression for ring-turned-out (RTO) support holds. These things:
Unfortunately, my home office doesn't have room for a ring set up (it's already crowded enough with a few KBs, my hobby mixing studio, and bass guitar).
So as I result, I've been practicing dip isometric holds, with a hollow body position, as a GTG exercise during the work day.
Basically, this:
I've been doing it for about 3 days now, 3x a day, for 3 sets of static holds each time -- 60 sec hold, rest 60 second. 5 minutes of time total.
So, with a small sample size, here is my GTG comment and query:
1. Skill -- If GTG is primarily for building strength through honing skill, I don't think this is a highly skill-dependent move. This is a tension exercise with no movement, and once you know how to hold a hollow body hold and position the arms correctly, there isn't a huge skilling element, even compared to a push up or pull up.
2. Strength -- Strength, or at least strength endurance, seems to be improving, and quickly. Which shouldn't be surprising given what we know about isometrics, even simple planks.
3. Hypertrophy -- No swole or pump. No burn. Just the shakes at the end of the set.
So..... is it really GTG if there is no 'groove' to skill?
Is there a separate term of art for holds done, submaximally, a few times a day?
I've moved it into my home office and taken out the connecting bit so I can make it more unstable.
Why do I want it more unstable?
So it's more wobbly. Because I'm trying to work on my progression for ring-turned-out (RTO) support holds. These things:
Unfortunately, my home office doesn't have room for a ring set up (it's already crowded enough with a few KBs, my hobby mixing studio, and bass guitar).
So as I result, I've been practicing dip isometric holds, with a hollow body position, as a GTG exercise during the work day.
Basically, this:
I've been doing it for about 3 days now, 3x a day, for 3 sets of static holds each time -- 60 sec hold, rest 60 second. 5 minutes of time total.
So, with a small sample size, here is my GTG comment and query:
1. Skill -- If GTG is primarily for building strength through honing skill, I don't think this is a highly skill-dependent move. This is a tension exercise with no movement, and once you know how to hold a hollow body hold and position the arms correctly, there isn't a huge skilling element, even compared to a push up or pull up.
2. Strength -- Strength, or at least strength endurance, seems to be improving, and quickly. Which shouldn't be surprising given what we know about isometrics, even simple planks.
3. Hypertrophy -- No swole or pump. No burn. Just the shakes at the end of the set.
So..... is it really GTG if there is no 'groove' to skill?
Is there a separate term of art for holds done, submaximally, a few times a day?
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