Best products from r/overcominggravity
We found 36 comments on r/overcominggravity discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 30 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Overcoming Poor Posture: A Systematic Approach to Refining Your Posture for Health and Performance
- Used Book in Good Condition
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2. Double Circle Wood Gymnastic Rings, Numbered Straps and Exercise Videos Guide for CrossFit, Bodyweight Training, and Gym
✔️ PREMIUM QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: The Double Circle 1.25” CrossFit rings are crafted to perfection with the best quality wood so they can be incredibly strong and durable. And unlike the usual plastic ones, the wooden rings are completely non-slip so you can have a strong and comfortable grip a...
3. Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength (Second Edition)
4. TheraBand FlexBar, Tennis Elbow Therapy Bar, Relieve Tendonitis Pain & Improve Grip Strength, Resistance Bar for Golfers Elbow & Tendinitis, Red, Light, Beginner
- THERABAND FlexBar Red is ideal for those suffering from tennis elbow pain and looking to increase flexibility and range of motion
- Clinically researched and proven to reduce elbow pain by 81% and increase strength in the tendons by 72% in tennis elbow patients, Tyler Twist with FlexBar is simple and works
- Ridged design is easy to grip, twist and oscillate for elbow, wrist, forearm and hand rehabilitation and upper extremity strengthening, lateral epicondylitis therapy
- FlexBar is portable and convenient exercise, rehab, and injury prevention equipment, packaging includes detailed exercise instructions
- 12" long, 1 1/2" diameter, made from dry natural rubber, takes 10 pounds of force to bend to a U-shape
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5. Power Yoga for Athletes: More than 100 Poses and Flows to Improve Performance in Any Sport
- Createspace
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6. Becoming a Supple Leopard 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance
- Victory Belt Publishing
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7. Make or Break: Don't Let Climbing Injuries Dictate Your Success
- Our patented Bottle Blasters water bottle accessory cap attaches to your water bottle to create a shower stream conserving 90% of water vs. a normal bottle
- Creates an outdoor shower kit for cleaning dirty hands, convert a water bottle into a kid water bottle, great as a dog rinser on the go.
- Dual-sided water bottle cap with two different thread patterns for 90% of the most popular water bottle brands such as Dasani, Smart Water, Ozarka, Deer Valley, Fiji, Nestle etc.
- Built in lobster clasp on our Bottle Blasters cap so you can put it on your keychain, hiking backpack, diaper bag, or travel bag. Made in the U.S.A.
- Is a great addition to your hiking water filter, hiking water bladder and hiking water bottle, providing an easy solution for water conservation on day hikes.
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9. Strong Curves: A Woman's Guide to Building a Better Butt and Body
- Victory Belt Publishing
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10. Gravity Fitness Medium Pro Parallettes 2.0 - New 38mm Handles - Calisthenics, Home & Commercial use
- Full Steel Construction
- 50 X 50mm Square Feet for added stability
- Collapsible
- Length 45cm x Height 30cm x Width 30cm
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11. Cross 101 Adjustable Weighted Vest, 40 lbs (Camouflage) With Phone Pocket & Water bottle holder
Weights Included. 10 x 4lbs Iron Ore weightsWeights are adjustable in 4lbs Increments. Max weight is 40lbsOne piece design with belt attached onto the vest for easy setup13-Inch in width, One size fits allManufacture warranty included
12. ZFOsports 40LBs Adjustable Weighted Vest
- Premium features: Pocket for your phone/music devices
- Water bottle holder, designed to fit all water bottles 16oz or smaller
- One size fits most
- Belt attached on the vest for easy set up
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14. TITAN Wooden Gymnastics Rings with Cam Buckle Straps, Home Gym Equipment, 8”
- IDEAL FOR GYMNASTICS TRAINING: Gymnastics is a serious sport that requires a lot of hard work and dedication. Those who are determined to be the best put in hours of training and effort to perfect their skills. Now you can train from home with these Titan Fitness Wooden Gymnastics Rings. Youll get plenty of exercise and training with this gymnastics gear.
- USE FOR UPPER BODY EXERCISES: Looking to tone and tighten your upper body? These rings allow you to perform ring dips, pullups, muscleups, ring rows, and more. These exercises work a variety of muscles, including your deltoids, biceps, triceps, and abs. Before you know it, youll be ripped in no time!
- HEAVYDUTY MATERIAL: At Titan Fitness, we dont skimp when it comes to our products. Our fitness equipment is made from highquality material that is sure to last for years. These gymnastics rings are no exception! Theyre made from sturdy, solid wood that can support a weight capacity of up to 600 lbs. so you can rest assured that youll be safe as you swing from them.
- ADJUSTABLE STRAPS: With your purchase, youll also receive cam buckle straps. These straps are extra long, measuring 15. You can just throw them over a tree branch, pullup bar, or power rack to start performing your upper body strength training exercises. And they wrap up tight, so storing them wont be a problem.
- DIMENSIONS: These rings have a total diameter of 9.25" with the inside diameter being 8". The rings are 1.25" thick. Theyre extra wide for a more comfortable grip, which helps prevent blisters and calluses. They weigh approximately 4 lbs. and can support a weight capacity of 600 lbs. The straps are 15 long and have a width of 1.5".
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15. Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook
Nancy Clark s Sports Nutrition Guidebook 5th Edition
16. Becoming a Supple Leopard: Movement, Mobility, and Maintenance of the Human Animal
- Broadway Books
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17. Venom Elbow Brace Compression Sleeve - Elastic Support for Tendonitis Pain, Tennis Elbow, Golfer's Elbow, Arthritis, Bursitis, Basketball, Baseball, Football, Golf, Lifting, Sports, Men, Women (XL)
- Thickly padded storage for a laptop up to 15. 6 "
- Dedicated slip pocket for a 10. 5" tablet
- Spacious main compartment stores notebooks, headphones and other bulky items
- Luggage strap securely attaches Bag to most rolling luggage
- Quick access front pocket with organization for small Electronics
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18. Anatomy Of Stretching 2nd
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19. Lifeline Jungle Gym Suspension Trainer System – Split Anchor Design for More Exercise Options – Total Body Workout - 3 Models Available, Red/Black
- Take your suspension training to the next level with the Jungle Gym XT. This lightweight resistance training alternative to weights and bands is easily portable for travel and extremely versatile so you can train anywhere indoors or out.
- Patented split anchor design allows for narrow, neutral and wide angles of resistance for up to 3X the exercises to target more muscle groups than single anchor versions and increase body control.
- Industrial-strength suspension straps are built for punishing commercial use and the adjustable inline buckles allow for rapid strap length adjustment to quickly change between high and low exercises.
- One large, full color workout wall chart and downloadable instruction video included to provide killer workouts great for users of all heights and fitness levels.
- Sport type: Exercise & Fitness
- Included components: Suspension Training Kit
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20. PELLOR Olympic Gymnastic Rings Wooden Gym Rings with Number and Buckles Straps for Upper Body Strength Fitness and Bodyweight Exercising Suspension Training (Ring Diameter 30mm)
- Solid Wooden Rings: Pellor olympic gym rings use good quality birch wood, stronger than plastic and better grip feeling than plastic rings. With smooth and anti-slip materials, no worry about your hands get sweaty when you do exercise.
- 28mm Diameter Rings: The diameter of rings are 28mm,makes your hand more comfortable when you use it,and the nylon webbing straps is 2.5cm wideth × 450cm length.
- High-strength Nylon Strps with Buckles:Sturdy Nylon Webbing Straps with quick-lock buckles which is more convenient to adjust the length.
- Fit for Different Exercises: Multiples exercises can be done on these gymnastic rings, such as Push-ups, iron cross, dips, pull-ups and any more, meet your different training requirements.
- Good Solution for Building Muscles: It's also an effective solution for some forms of physical therapy,because ring training activates your muscles in such a coordinated way.
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In general I have had a hard time coming by any training/exercise books with just as high a quality as overcoming gravity.I have also heard a lot of praise for Becoming a Supple Leopard, but the little I have read of it (some of the crossfit boxes I come at have it for the members to use) had not really been my style.I have instead opted to incorporate Yoga in my mobility and flexibility routine, mostly because I like doing Ashtanga yoga but seldom have the time for it.Here a lot of the theoretical stuff on building a training and such from overcoming gravity has proved helpfull in combination with Power Yoga for Athletes, as I have been able to create my own practice. There are also a lot pre-made practice in the book. Every pose is well described as well as showing where the stretches are and even giving advice to which sports it will benefit (I do however believe that you need to create a practice which works the whole body instead of only doing things which will benefit a certain sport). Edit Note, remember yoga is not about getting into the exact same position (as one who has practiced for years) or look good, but to feel the stretch, then it dos not matter how far you go, it will come with time.
In addition to this I have relied on youtube, here Tom Merrick have a lot of good videos on stretching, mobility and flexibility. Emmet Louis has some good videos, especially on shoulder and overhead mobility.And if you want to take an approach more in a yoga style I will recommend Saturno Movement.
Right now I am following a yoga program by Saturno Movement through his academy (paid web platform) and like it, but I would look into the other things to see if they fit my need before signing up for it, especially if you only feel that mobility and flexibility are the only areas you need more guidance/inspiration in.
I LOVE yoga! I really like hard yoga workouts (when I say hard, I mean strength and show off moves). I highly recommend Dylan Werner (he's kickass https://www.alomoves.com/instructors/dylanwerner?instructors=dylanwerner&order=relevance&), Patrick Beach, and Ashley Galvin. I have used the Alo Moves app for years (was formerly named the Cody App). Dylan has some great stretching classes called Elasticity and Plasticity (his true strength series are phenomenal too, heck I love everything he creates). They are very similar to the GMB Focused Flexibility that uses PNF style stretching. Basically, you are remodeling your fascia. Oh, and Steve's Overcoming Poor Posture https://amzn.to/2Ned2tG (same author who wrote OG coupled with Jarlo from GMB) is a great book with some solid stretches. I feel like I just barfed this out and didn't really organize my thoughts for you, but if you tell me more about your yoga goals, I can probably give you better direction. If you are already hitting it hard with strength workouts using your BW, you probably are more interested in stretching and mobility--maintaining or increasing flexibility and range of motion. In addition to the resources I already listed above, I highly recommend "The Supple Leopard" https://amzn.to/2CerED3 . Happy Stretching!
I'll check that out. Thanks!
I found this book to be useful. Specifically the chapter on rehabilitation after tendon injuries. It's not all that accessible to the community though, both financially and in terms of practical knowledge. I think there is definitely needing to be written if you can stomach another one.
This book is geared towards climbing injuries but it is well written and decently digestible. If there was something more complete in terms of a gymnastic perspective, I would buy it in a heart beat.
Edit: Didn't realize you were a climber too Steve. Sorry if you were already aware of those books. Just trying to pass along the little I've learned. Thanks again for all the great info in your book(s), website, and on here!
Steve is right on i think, just wanted to add that another option is Strong Curves by Bret Contreras, it is aimed specifically at women and includes (and argues for) more intense glute focused training. Because of how it is aimed at women you might have here more intrigued by it but i can't speak from personal experience if its better than something like starting strength for women. Steve do you have any experience with strong curves?
Each workout on Strong Curves follows this template
You just piqued my interest. I was also looking into buying some parallettes.
After more searching, it's just as /u/Bakaichi says, the height is according to your goals and the difficulty of the movements. With lower height parallettes being harder and higher 'easier', but since full ROM HSPU is among one of my goals, I'd rather go with one of 25 to 30cm high.
Now about the price, well it's up to you. At least for me after looking those from Skillworx damn are they expensive... If I were to pay for anything over 100€ (among the options available outside the US) that'd be from Rogue.
If you look at LittleBeastM videos you can see most of his equipments are from Rogue, and those pair of parallettes look solid enough. My problem with metal parallettes is that unless you have checked them out personally you run the risk of buying a wobbly pair made cheaply... On the other hand wood looks much more solid and from what I've read there's not much if any maintenance needed.
These are my options right now:
50€ but only 2 reviews, free shipping.
Also 50€, but it's from the German store, maybe they ship to Spain or maybe by asking the Spanish warehouse they can sell them. The Spanish warehouse has free shipping, not sure about the German side if it has to ship to Spain.
~128€ + 17€ shipping. Solid from what I've read and seen from youtube...
Those you just linked from CRF Gym Bars does look solid but with a hefty price tag although it included shipping.
More suggestions are welcome, I was thinking the one from amazon, try them and if they're not stable enough just return them but it looks like it's not sold directly from amazon... Sometimes I feel like if I were to pay over 100€ for a pair, I'd just get them custom made from a local carpenter or something.
I actually JUST got my 40lb ZFO weight vest today. Ordered it Sunday from their ebay store $59.99. I'm happy with my purchase. Mini-review:
Adjustable for a snug fit. Weights are 16 2.5lb bags that you can pull out of their pouches to adjust the weight. I wouldn't recommend running in it, but I got it for the same exercises you listed above. I'm a small guy (5' 8", 38" chest) so it's actually slightly uncomfortable for me to do pullups with, as my shoulders cause the straps to push into my neck, but whatever... it's not all that bad. Fine range of motion for dips and pushups.
It's sold on Amazon as well, but I wanted to use Paypal. They also have 60 and 80lb versions.
I also considered this vest but I ended going with the ZFO one because there are more reviews and I've seen it around for over 5 years.
Hope that helps!
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Oof, just noticed Amazon charges $28 shipping. Get it at the ebay store for free shipping!
Thanks for the link, Steven. I would also like to add, that this review on Amazon.ca of your book OPP seems to say that theyve been able to reverse years of computer using your techniques proscribed. After all, lots of computer work leads to poor posture, which is exactly what OPP sets out to correct! :p In my view, that's a pretty good endorsement.
https://www.amazon.ca/Overcoming-Poor-Posture-Systematic-Performance/dp/194755400X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1523238811&sr=8-3&keywords=overcoming+gravity#customerReviews
>This is a much smaller book than his previous one. I think it is as big as it needs to be though. It's basically some great explanations followed by some exercise info and how to do them. The rest of the book gives you different exercise plans. Ive been using the exercises throughout the day for the past 2 weeks and have already seen some great improvements in my shoulders starting to open up. 20 years of computer work has done some serious damage and my shoulders are on fire constantly along with pretty terrible posture. I have been doing exercise on and off for years and this is the first time in a while that I am feeling that progress is being made. Looking forward to more recovery.
Thanks!
In regard to programming I would say Mark Rippetoe's Practical Programming is solid.
As far as anatomy goes I'd just take a class in college on A&P would be solid. I haven't read this one but it has good reviews and is a consistent seller on Amazon -- Strength Training Anatomy
http://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Anatomy-3rd-Edition/dp/0736092269/
Injury prevention Eric Cressey, Mike Robertson, and all of those guys associated are good ones to look toward. It depends because most injuries/prehab/etc advice needs to be specific to a certain type of injury, so it's difficult to make specific predictions rather than general. I'm hopefully going to come out with my own material after I finish up 2nd edition of OG.
https://www.amazon.com/Gymnastic-Olympic-Straps-Buckles-Training/dp/B00SAEPY72/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1481127597&sr=1-2&keywords=titan+fitness
I just got these and I love them. The straps are very high quality and the wooden rings have a great feel. Also I'd highly recommend some chalk, it makes performing on any pair of rings much better.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1450459935/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_qXNTCbWS8QKTF
Nancy Clark writes very well for the lat person on this topic.
You can also find various material from the Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Dietetic Practice Group page.
https://www.scandpg.org/home
If you are more advanced in health sciences or biochemistry, then I recommend Advanced Sports Nutrition by Dan Benardot.
Feel free to ping me, as I am a sports RD by profession.
And if you plan on moving your rings a lot and not having a permanent place to hang them, I would really recommend getting competition straps, where the clips lock into number loops, rather than having to sling the straps through a buckle every time you move them or change height. I got mine on Amazon for 58 bucks (compared to 150 from rogue) and having used both, I prefer the cheap ones. I have no association with them lol, just love their product and got a few friends using them and they couldn't be happier
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076X32LFY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_.KTsDbJVAD2NA
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-Preventing-Performance/dp/1936608588/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt
Becoming a Supple Leopard is a great mobility and injury prevention book that will also increase your progress too! The Author is Kelly from Mobility WoD which is a great resource in itself.
I will try pronated & supinated as I had been doing hammer curls.
I usually work with a 2010 format I will try to slow down.
The mobilizations feels good. I had problems with elbow hyperextension so range isn't the issue but bringing blood flow to the elbow area feels good.
Are you talking about braces like this one ? I do not have one as I felt like this would not help much. What's your experience with braces ?
Generally with people who have an anterior tilt of the pelvis, from tight quads, they have a curvature in their lower spine, called a lordosis, here is a highlight of the imbalance between the short and weak muscles, however best to get it assessed with a practitioner, such as PT, or therapist to know if that is what you have.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/02/7a/43/027a433073249cf6665e7fda0fb5adf4.jpg
A method for testing the hip flexor and quad range of moment is by doing a thomas testing:
http://www.pthaven.com/page/show/157779-thomas-test
In general, massaging and stretching the short muscles, will help to unbind them, reduce their tonicity and promote greater ROM, however if a person is stuck with a certain muscular pattern, unless that is addressed, then the way they originally use muscles will reoccur and likely their over use of the quads will continue. To readdress (dis)functional muscle patterns, full body exercises, that reinforces and exerts stress and tiredness on specific weak muscles, such as gluteus and hamstrings are beneficial, like single leg squats, single leg dead lifts, nordics etc. but it looks like you're actively working on your weak muscles.
Some exercises highlights, focusing on hamstrings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5MFBTXNkTM
For stretching, you can get plenty of books on the subject, for example, the following gives instruction and anatomy overlay.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anatomy-Stretching-Illustrated-Flexibility-Rehabilitation/dp/1905367295
Stretches to - promote thoracic extension (lying on towel), lumbar flexion (lying side twists, knees to check, or childs pose), hip extension (thomas test, deep lunge) and knee flexion (lunge with foot grab).
What happens if someone has tight quads and hip flexion is that during running, they would want to stride and land with their feet away from their body more, this drives with their quads and puts a lot of pressure on their knee, this restriction means that they are less able to propel their leg behind them, to drive with their glutes and hamstring, which ideally means that their foot lands more under their body, with their knee bent less. Overall this what the aim of the imbalance correction should do.
Regards
Eric
Yeah, ok, Tacfit sounds good since your goals are: 1) to move better, 2) to support your parkour practice.
You're probably already past this point, but I'd like to mention that CC is not good for building strength. The progression requirements (e.g. 2x20 uneven pushups) are unnecessarily high. I would work with lower reps (5x5, and if possible, microload), which is probably my only regret doing CC.
Regarding how to combine it all, well, the bodyweight Tacfit programs involve a LOT of pushing. You might want to get 'Tacfit ROPE' and combine that with /u/Antranik's [bedsheet method] (https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/comments/5nd91p/rows_are_an_excellent_exercise_for_improving_your/) or the semi-portable jungle gym. When I did a modified version of Tacfit Warrior, I always substituted in Double Rows (Tabletop rows) for shoulder balance.
I think the best way to integrate it is to decide two things:
If gymnastic strength, probably:
No - Low - Med (OG) - No - Low - Med (OG) - High (Tacfit)
If Tacfit, probably:
No - Low - Med (Tacfit) - No - Low - Med (OG) - High (Tacfit)
As you should expect, cocktailing the training programs will lead to slower progression in both.
Why I changed over to purely OG was because strength takes a lot of time to develop (6-24 months?). Muscular endurance and cardio take less time (I think 2-4 months), so I decided to make space in my schedule for OG and if I ever need to build back my cardio again, I'll swap in a training cycle of Tacfit.
https://www.amazon.com/Pellor-Gymnastic-Workout-Exercise-Buckles/dp/B00DW2DJOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481128432&sr=8-1&keywords=pellor+rings
I use these and I am extremely satisfied. I have had them for 6 months now and apart from chalk marks, they are like new.
EDIT: https://www.amazon.com/Pellor-Gymnastic-Bodyweight-Excercising-Suspension/dp/B00KR6P8VI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1481128432&sr=8-7&keywords=pellor+rings
These ones (I don't have these) are better because their straps are marked and you won't have a hard time aligning them.
Just bought these and love the ease of adjustment!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076X32LFY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_oZ-nDbGDMDFZ3
Also looking at this pull up bar because it gets you higher off the ground.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FNQTH4Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r1-nDb51XKNNQ
That is very interesting. The thing I often wonder about Amazon is who is selling the product. The $50 option wasn't there when I did the search. If you look at the sellers one is selling it for $50 and the other is $110. Someone must of gotten it in stock.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/ol/0990873854/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=new
For the elbow, in addition to the the wrist curls already mentioned I've had some improvement using this https://www.amazon.com/TheraBand-Tendonitis-Strength-Resistance-Tendinitis/dp/B00067E4YU/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=flexbar&qid=1554996965&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
I twist and hold for 10-seconds then slowly reverse the twist, do both directions.
Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength (Second Edition)
Not sure for how long it's been up.
$110? Are you sure? Amazon.ca lists the book at $49.93 Canadian currently with shipping.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0990873854/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_YCgFzbZ400D4P