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Forget dumbbells – sculpt upper body muscle with this 8-move calisthenics routine (www.t3.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wonder why all recent posts are so downvoted?

[+] [email protected] -7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Oh I know why they are all downvoted. Because many people on Lemmy identify themselves by their politics and since I'm not Democrat, they follow me around and downvote everything.

I'm used to it and it doesn't bother me. Just sad for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I guess

[+] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Huh?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah, he kinda proved my point, didn't he? I posted an article about calisthenics in this calisthenics community. And the guy comes in here and talks about politics and calls me an idiot. LMAO

For some people on Lemmy, they make politics their identity. And if ya happen to disagree with them, they remember, follow ya around and just keep calling you names. Regardless of what community you're in.

Some people take Lemmy way too seriously. As the guy's posts show.

I'm just as confused about it as you are. It's strange.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I would say your posts get downvoted because you are an idiot.

Yeah? How so? Because I didn't vote the way you do? Nice namecalling...

[+] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It’s less about namecalling and more about finding an accurate descriptor.

Dude, this is a calisthenics community. I posted a calisthenics article. But because you're mad about me not voting the same way as you MONTHS ago, ya came to this calisthenics community, decided to talk politics and call me names.

That says WAY more about you, than it does me.

One of the rules of this community, which you have broken: Kindly be empathetic and kind to others.

90% of your posts are designed to go against the community you lovingly adore and participate in,

I don't "design" anything. I post links to news articles. If you don't like them, don't read them. It's that simple. I also haven't called you names.

Not everyone thinks the same as you do when it comes to politics. That's also why we have a president that you don't like. Lots of people disagreed with you. Get over it.

That has nothing to do with me, or calisthenics.

The fact that you can't move on, or refrain from calling pepole names, shows just how sad your life is.

You went on a political rant in a freakin' calisthenics community! LMAO

I'll keep posting wherever I want to, not matter how mad you are about a president you didn't vote for. None of that was my fault.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Name calling again. Breaking the rules of this community again. Ignoring that this is a calisthentics community again.

Reported for trolling.

[+] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago

Temp ban for repeated name calling. Please take time and reflect. You're welcome to come back to the community after temp ban as long as the discussion stays focused on fitness.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not a monk or religious at all. I haven't posted any religious news articles, so I have no idea why you would think I'm religious. You seem to be confused about where you are. Calisthenics is a body workout. It has nothing to do with religion.

You broke multiple rules for this community and you brought politics (and now religion) into it, even tho this community is just about calisthenics. There's just no reason for you to bring your politics to this non-political, non-religious community.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I don't know if it counts as universal, since I don't think Lemmy is quite that serious of a platform just yet, but people should follow the rules the communities they're in.

And one of the rules here is: Kindly be empathetic and kind to others. Trolling and spamming will not be tolerated. Making the community a friendly & supportive place is our goal. All of us are here for a short lifetime. Hope u have a nice time here :)

Which is a great rule!

But thanks for your support and hopefully everyone can stay on topic now.

[+] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I don't what that means, but thank you, I guess. :)

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

No, you didn't see that at all. You saw me saving a dead community and bringing it back to life, while making sure that the existing community guidelines are being followed.

This is a great instance, with great admins, and I took over this unmodded community so that it could live up to the standards that the rest of the instance has.

The temp-banned poster brought politics and name-calling into a fitness community that is non-political. The poster repeatedly broke the rules. Hopefully they can take the time to reflect and calm down.

For proof of what they said, the modlog is public.

Moving foward, please keep comments in line with a fitness focus. Off-topic posts will be removed.

Thanks for your support and let's keep Lemmy awesome!

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I don’t engage in political targeting though, and I don’t support that kind of behavior either.

This is a fitness-focused community, and politics don’t belong here. Regardless of usernames, personal beliefs, or what other communities users post in.

If some users feel the need to bring political grudges into this space, that reflects more on them than anyone else.

I’m here to contribute positively and stay focused on fitness. Let’s keep this community respectful and on-topic.

Thanks for your support and feel free to add your own posts to this community if you want to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I was doing tabata at home for years (body weight exercises). Its alright but its hard to train all muscles. I ended up being strong at some things but weak in other muscles. My arms were big but shoulders small, as an example. But thats also because I mostly did pushups.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Just a two cent ramble on this. Dumpthoughts.

There can be a mental shortcut to say "instead of bar exercise x I will do y calisthenic progression" because the work or movement is similar. Most calisthenic development (again, just my exp) conditions your joints and muscles to be resistant to leveraging forces, rather than in-line forces, so tissue development is specific to the direction and force of the leverage, more so than a given muscle's overall work capacity.

It's great if you need to train for that kind of strength and durability, but if muscle appearance (bigness) and work capacity are what someone is after, I suspect that many people will have faster and more easily maintainable results through other exercise disciplines, and be less prone to plateau and injury in the process.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'll have to look into that. I do weights, but I was looking for something for a nice morning workout.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I have some excellent advice then. :) I was doing this exercise for many years at home, every second day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkS1-El_WlE&t=37

I couldnt even do the full thing the first few weeks. But it made me very strong.

Try it and let me know your thoughts and if you made it through it!

[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 days ago

Definitely gonna try this! Thank you!!