I'd call it an attempt coz that's all I did.. Attempts..
So I had my Jungle Gym XT set up and did the following:-
Pyramid workout for pull ups
Pyramid workout for dips
Leg raises
My attempt was when I tried doing a front lever progression, by doing the tucked version. Even without extending my legs, I have found the attempt to be very taxing. I slowly and painfully did single leg extension while in the tucked position and even that for me was a gruesome task.
I have discovered the following and will take remedial actions to better my attempts:-
a) I lack in grip strength, making my forearms very sore even when hanging short periods of time. I will have to do dead hangs (and dips) to ensure my grip is sufficient (for my body weight).
b) I lack the necessary abdominal strength to fully extend my legs. Not just my abs, but core in total to hold that horizontal position. I will have to do leg raises, crunches, butterflies, planks, etc. I used to hate doing ab exercise, but it seems that to achieve my goal, I have no choice now. I will have to increase my ab strength to ensure I can properly perform these maneuvers.
Thinking back, I realised I have trained my abs via vertical loading, i.e. overhead presses, deadlifts, and did not place much emphasis on horizontal loading (except for the occasional planks). It seems that to fully master the rings, one must master both dimensions, lols..
Speaking of rings, I don't know whether I should keep my Jungle Gym XT fixed as it is, or replace it with my olympic rings. It was really out of impulse, really, getting the 3 main types of suspension training aids.. I had the TRX previously, then when I passed that one down to my brother, I got a new one (TRX force tactical). I then bought the Jungle Gym XT since I preferred the split design. Then, when I was thinking of installing a training aid in Kuching (I was in Singapore at that time), I got the EXF rings (bought it second hand).
Maybe I should put the rings on, since of the three, this has face to least usage time to date.
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