Nah Tuck PL hard. PL in general is a very hard move 😂 If you think about it, gymnasts start training Planche when they are 6 years old and they have years and years and years to condition their body for it. We all want it as quick as possible which is pretty unrealistic.
@@ViperVenomHD hrm….maybe it’s very different now but, I was in gymnastics for 14 years starting at 3yo and I don’t remember ever, directly training for a planche. Not for my floor or parallel bars routine’s, and I got to level 3 from 7.
Ye i was glad he mentioned that. I mean i've been training planche now for almost 2 years (not with super high consistency tho) and I'm still stucked between tuch and a short and ugly adv. tuck.
If you don't have basic strength in handstand push ups, you probably won't be able to do it. I personally can do a back to wall handstand push up and I can hold the tuck planche for 10+ seconds. Get strong at the handstand push up and the tuck planche is guranteed.
Regarding getting old: I'm 45, started working out 8 months ago, and I'm still progressing. I actually did a pull up for the first time in my adult life. At age 45. You gave me the ambition to go for the planche. I give myself 2 years.
@@davidedgar7338 ah well... After I overworked my elbow tendons and had to recover from that, and then fell with my bike and broke a rib, and had to recover from that, I found out a few months ago I have arthritis in my back and I'm now trying to deal with the pain from that. So I gave up on the planche, but I'm still able to do one or two pull ups before I go to the assisted ones.
The advice at 4:24 is legit. After years of frogstand and kees on elbows I thought I'd never get it. I just hit my first tuck planche one day after watching this. Thank you so much!
thats insane it took me a couple of weeks to be able to build the strength up to do it, I never even imagined it would take other people years to be able to hold the position.
Yeah what the hell. I was about to be demotivated since I am not interested in training up to the planche, but somehow just from that advice I can do it too.
@@GeekClimber Yeah around that period sounds reasonable. But you also have to take into consideration starting strength, height/weight distribution, etc. A lot of people who can achieve the planche in a year or so likely already have strong delts/pushing base and can do HSPU, weighted dips, etc already. Though I'm not very experienced with the Planche, I would say the best approach would be to not rush it, since risk of injury with the planche is much higher than the front lever. And it'd be awesome if you keep posting intermittent videos throughout the journey to share what you've learned with all of us aspiring planchers!
"Don't be not strong" top advice right there Regarding hyperflexible elbows. I remember I've seen somewhere that pro gymnasts really want to have it since it lets them "rest" on the bone structure and therefore use less energy while being static in some positions like the iron cross and stuff. So maybe not a "defect" like you said:) Edit: I'm currently in a real slump in my training due to mental health garbage, your videos really inspire since you start from 0 everytime and really show your struggle. I'm gonna give this one a go, thanks for inspiring man!
Yeah, slightly hyperflexible elbows are good if you train the stabilizers and increase volume and intensity slowly, because it really lets you relax more on the form since it takes more energy to bend them than to keep them straight. You just gotta be careful to not jump progressions too quickly if your biceps and other muscle tendons in that area aren't ready for that load yet.
Be careful with planche training if you've had wrist or elbow problems in the past, whenever I try training it more consistently I tend to slightly overdo it and have tendonitis for a few weeks 😓
Not really as a person who has hypermobile elbows, planche with hypermobile is way more difficult than planche with 180° elbows as personally it throws me off balance.
@@millacabral9475 @snefansson yeah definitely need to take planche training slow. Your tendons take a lot longer to adapt than your muscles so make sure that you aren't rushing your progress and don't be discouraged when it takes longer than you were expecting. Good luck!
These progressions are so much better than the expert tutorials as they show the realistic failures, frustration, and determination. Thank you! Glad to see your excitement in the results.
@@kaiphanstudenthbhs2582 My guy, your maturity is actually pathetic. Everybody starts as a beginner and if you've seen his videos, you'll understand the dedication and consistency he puts into his progressions to make things happen, regardless if it's pushing or pulling. No where in the video did he explicitly say he would not work on bent arm pushing strength, only that it's not imperative to reach the tuck planche. Anyways, i'm sure Geek Climber will thank you in advance for the motivation ;)
@@derekchen5749 But it says in the title road to full planche? And bent arm pushing is definitely imperative for full and straddle planche. The only thing pathetic is going to be his snails pace progression or zero progression. The only thing I was trying to do was give him a wake up call. A big wake up call. Because going forward training calisthenics is not going to be fun. I understand that most people nowadays are close minded and think they know everything. They're not willing to heed advice from a youtube comment. But I didn't want to see someone walk right into the trap of thinking they're beyond the basics.
Dude....you're methodic dedication is superb! Your sense of humor and "I got this" attitude had me laughing and cheering you on. I myself am at the early stages of holding the Planche....thanks for your insight!
I don’t think I’ve ever been happier or even enthusiastic about finding a TH-cam channel but here I am. Thanks. I was actually genuinely happy for you when you completed your first tucked planch. Keep pushing 💪🏾
5 months ago I started working out, with my main end goal being to do a straddle-planche after 1 year. After 5 months I'm finally able to hold tuck planche for about 10 seconds. I've got 7 months to go, wish me luck on my journey! :D
Whoa I’m in exactly the same boat as you! Only that I got a 10 second tuck planche slightly faster, in 3.5 months. But my goal is also a straddle planche in 1 year exactly! I got 8.5 months to go!
Learned so much more from this guy than the popular guys with good editing and equipment, thank you so much. I can now hold a tuck planche too, now on to progress to psuedoplanche push ups👍
Damn, that's actually pretty quick progress. It took me around one month to hold tuck planche for 15secs Now getting to straddle for even 1 sec seems impossible, can't seem to get the hip up
@@BlackiJ11 what helped me to achieve my straddle was that I started my tuck planch with an explosive start and ensure to lean my arms forward while keeping them straight. Of course you also need to ensure your hips are perfectly aligned with your body. Once all done. You can move your legs out in both direction as if you were doing a split and then gradually move your legs upwards to achieve straddle planche. And to get to full planche you have to close the gap between your legs (sounds easy but it's really hard)
So you're telling me you can do Muscle Ups, Handstands and other similar moves......but you can't do more than 10 Pushups? I'm pretty sure you are either waaaay too strict on your Pushups or you have genuinely not tried maxing out Pushups. I'm sure 25 is definitely up your alley!
I never trained bent arm push in my life until recently. Most calisthenics athletes trains straight/bent arm push/pull equally, but I only train straight/bent arm pulls from climbing for 10+ years and a little bit of straight arm push from handstand starting from last year. You can't expect my push strength to be as good as my pull strength haha.
@@GeekClimber Surely improving you push strength will help your climbing? There are plenty of problems that require considerable shoulder strength, not to mention mantels. Also, antagonistic training in general is good for avoiding injuries. I've heard Alex Megos talking about the importance of this. Add dips to your training routine!
Thank you so much! I always feel i am basically right next to you in my calisthenics journey and it is always very pleasing to see you learn something new cus it makes me try to reach it aswell. Watching this video i feel i finally have some solid advice to take away and work on to get a good tuck planche!
That intro was spot on. Video title: “0 to planche” Actual video: starts out with one handed tuck planche while balancing Arnold Schwarzenegger on their back
I love your channel! Calling out other "Pro's" on their generic advice. Also your advice is really down to earth and realistic. Keep up the great work and thank you!
This is the only calisthenics move I'm able to do without any training. Tried it and got around 10 seconds the first time. Conversely, I've been trying to do a muscle up for a month and still feel I'm a long ways off (even though I can do 15 pullups). Hoping to be able to do it by end of year though! But hey.. I'm having fun! First time in my life I've ditched the barbell and just focused on calisthenics. I'm actually excited to go work out every day again!
I just want to say THANK U. I saw this video last nite and now i am able to hold my very first tuck planche for 5s. I also not believe until i filmed it for second hold. I was so happy. I followed lots of tutorial but non of them worked for me....but yours did. I am glad that i found this video. I know there is still long way for me go achieve advance tuck planche...but this 5s hold is a big step for me. Thank u.
Hey! It's awesome that you got to this point. when I started training this, I could do a nice tuck planche with a 50 push up set. Getting to the tucked planche is probably the easiest part of the journey. I wish you the best in training and strength but mostly in staying patient with this advanced exercise.
Wow thank you! I've only been watching big TH-camrs and though it was so far away. I just tried right now and could hold tuck planche for 3 seconds! I feel so motivated right now thank you my friend!!!!! 👍 Hope you have a great day may God bless you 🌻
I've been trying to achieve the Tuck Planche for a long time too, but never understood when the YT pros just went from Planche Lean to a Tuck... Glad someone with the same problem cracked the code and helped the rest of us understand the missing piece! :D
Take it from me, you want to keep up with your basic bent arm strength. Its gonna catch up and you will plateau. Handstand pushups become somewhat of a staple to get past advanced tuck, best to get in early!
This is so inspiring. Lately i havent been as motivated because it feels like the pros have it to easy and learn full planche so fast. I thought i had it bad but when i think about it the first time i tried a tuck planche i did 8 seconds. I am grateful for my strength. I have no excuses time to train hard.
Tip 1: you can warm up for the planche progressions with some scapula push ups (you protract and retract your shoulder blades with control while in a push up position. Tip 2: it is easier for me and most people to hold a tuck planche on parallettes, because you can squeeze and control the angle of your pushing a but better. Tip 3: you should really train some easier versions of the pseudo planche push up, or just push ups with the hands turned out and protruding the scapulas at the top of each rep. It increases your overall push strength and prepares your body for the harder planche exercises and progressions. You need a lot of chest strength for planche, and one of the easiest ways to train that is doing slow controlled push ups in a shoulder width grip. Too narrow and you risk "falling" into your arms and not really using your chest enough, and too wide can feel awkward. Good luck dude! Also, for raising the hips, a great exercise is TRX tuck ins or using socks on a slick floor or elevated surface to slide your feet in and out. The "hypers" (face down leg raises?) also help a lot.
ngl your video is the bomb. I can't believe I am just stumbling across this now. I've been trying the tuck planche for a year now and everytime I feel like my elbows were gonna snap. Even though I can only hold it for a about 3-5 seconds now I still consider it progress. Now I just have to train more. Thank you so much
Hell yeah! Excited to see this on your channel, you do the best job showing the actual struggle of training. Planche is no joke for sure, so I'm sure you'll have lots of content out of this series 😁 Also highly suggest parallettes not only for wrist health, but it also makes it easier to hold the tuck and adv tuck 👍
This is very impresive i really wanna see you in the full planche you motivate me a lot with your progresive videos that shows everything is posibile if you work hard for it
Man, you're a genius!!! I tried this once before and give up because I thought it was to hard. Even knowing that my upper body is strong. I haven't tried since last year. After watch this video, surprise! I just left my feet from the ground for the first time. So, thak you very much for such value information!!!
I finally did my first 5 seconds of tuck planche today after a month of training. Still a long way to go for a full planche but I feel proud of myself.
Don’t worry about your age. Your body will do what you train it to do. All that matters is staying consistent and not rush into things that don’t feel natural yet. Congratulations on your progress and keep it up 👏🏻
In my opinion, this video is better than all other so called experts youtuber out there. Key is still technique. Thank you very much. Your video really help clarify a lot.
I am 5 weeks into my Calisthenics workout plan and I can hold tucked planche for 20 seconds, however the transition from tucked to advanced tuck is very difficult. I will keep grinding, see you in full planche next year.
@@kushkatrodia7137 Still best I can do is tucked planche, i stopped training for it and trained for front lever instead, I can hold FL for 5 seconds now, maybe will try planche in the furure. But currently I am working on FL and one arm pull up.
Never heard a pro that does scapula protraction naturally so we should not worry if we are not doing it easily from the beginning. Thank you for the video is motivating :)
Over the past year I’ve been learning full planche and what I’ve noticed helped the most at the beginning was doing the elbow leaver. This strait up brought me from holding a tucked planche for less than 5 sec to being able to hold a straddle planche.
I keep coming back to this video. I can't do TP on the floor yet, but I can do it on low parallettes, so progress is being made. As for you getting older, ahahhaa, I'm 58 and just starting this! Just keep doing what you're doing and you will be fine for decades to come.
Hey man, just wanted to say that this video helped a lot, I finally realized my mistakes with learning the full planche and I can finally start improving. Great video!
trained planche a few years ago and got to andvanced tuck but just never progressed from there. The planche is an insane achievement, I hope you get there! Might even try to get back into it myself.
it may be weird, but I am deeply proud of you. You have a good amound of self-analysing. I think that this may be your souperpower. And I doubt that you are to old. Go Geek Climber!! I belive in you !!
Man, I really admire how you progress and achive so many movements, I hope one day I could make at least one of this because you are an inspiration. Congrats!!
Also, join your local gymnastics club. They'd love to have you. You'd definitely puck up a medal a senior comps. Ordinary Guy wins a gymnast competition! Think of the click rate!
I found value in this video very much because of the fact that you showed your journey but also taught us what you had to learn along the way. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ I thought it was also awesome how you showed the difference between "hunchback" and scapular protraction.
Literally the best video about tucked planche! I've tried so many times before, I've watched all these experts, but only after watching this video I was able to do it! The reason - i was afraid to lean forward enough and correct scapula protraction.
Thank you so much!! Because of this video I unlocked the tuck planche, too!! I love your content and honesty, thank you for all your efforts to make your videos! I'm 54 and have literally spent 13 years trying to learn the tuck planche to do some yoga moves. But I never just focused on that one move. Watching your video and incorporating it into my exercise for 2 weeks and I was able to do a 5 second hold. Very excited!! Thanks again.
OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU I HAVE BEEN STUCK AT THE TUCK PLANCH HOLD FOR SO LONG I EVEN DID WEIGHTED PSEUDO PLANCH PUSH UPS TO GAIN STRENGTH AND I DID YOUR FIXES AND I WAS ABLE TO DO 10 SECONDS I LOVE YOU
Dude you inspire me! I have the same problem, all tutorials start assuming you can already tucked planche, so I'd kinda given up. You've inspired me to try again! Thanks
I have hyper extended elbows too and that tip was a life saver. I applied everything you said and immediately managed to do it even though I couldn’t even get close to doing it before! Thank you so much bro
Finally an honest beginner video! The only person I’ve seen so far that addresses the true struggles as a beginner is Simonster in the Planche podcast video with Daniel Vadnal. Might be worth checking out in your position. He mentions a few really great ways how to progress from completely tucked to advanced tuck.
Very Good Video! And age is just a number. I am 49 now, train Cali for one year now, and can´t sometimes believe, what my body is still capabele of. So you will make it. Go for it!
I'm glad these challenges happened to you bc you were (hopefully) able to help others with similar predicaments as the ones you faced, which as you saw, wasn't the same struggles as the pros.
"Be strong. Don't be not strong." Man, I could have used this advice years ago!!
Coaches HATE this trick!
We need a shirt! Or mug lol
@@joaodobbin lol 😂 I'd buy it.
Lololol
No one asked
Love how realistic you are in your progression.
I thought something was wrong when I couldn't even do a tucked planche
Nah Tuck PL hard. PL in general is a very hard move 😂 If you think about it, gymnasts start training Planche when they are 6 years old and they have years and years and years to condition their body for it. We all want it as quick as possible which is pretty unrealistic.
@@ViperVenomHD true, I could do 10 sec tuck and if my friends could even do it for 1 second, I would be impressed
@@youwantmyname9208 Be my friend and you will
@@ViperVenomHD wait wait ,6 years old ,wtf
@@ViperVenomHD hrm….maybe it’s very different now but, I was in gymnastics for 14 years starting at 3yo and I don’t remember ever, directly training for a planche. Not for my floor or parallel bars routine’s, and I got to level 3 from 7.
Not gonna lie man, the first 15 seconds of this video literally sounds like you narrating my mind when I watch those planche progressions LOL spot on
I knew I can't be the only one haha.
Ye i was glad he mentioned that. I mean i've been training planche now for almost 2 years (not with super high consistency tho) and I'm still stucked between tuch and a short and ugly adv. tuck.
What's crazy to me isn't even so much that they all start with tuck already, it's that they go from tuck to full in like 6 months...
@@tulkasastaldo4114 Needed 18 months of consistent work to get my first full lever yersterday on 190, and 84kg ;) Hustle is worth it
If you don't have basic strength in handstand push ups, you probably won't be able to do it. I personally can do a back to wall handstand push up and I can hold the tuck planche for 10+ seconds. Get strong at the handstand push up and the tuck planche is guranteed.
Regarding getting old: I'm 45, started working out 8 months ago, and I'm still progressing. I actually did a pull up for the first time in my adult life. At age 45. You gave me the ambition to go for the planche. I give myself 2 years.
Thank you, his last remark really hit hard. I'm like "come on man if you don't have time I definitely don't "
you might need more than 2 years especially if you're tall but it is possible
how you getting on? i similar age with lung problems i need to work around.
@@davidedgar7338 ah well... After I overworked my elbow tendons and had to recover from that, and then fell with my bike and broke a rib, and had to recover from that, I found out a few months ago I have arthritis in my back and I'm now trying to deal with the pain from that. So I gave up on the planche, but I'm still able to do one or two pull ups before I go to the assisted ones.
You got this !!!!!
I mean, this is a REAL strength right there. C++ and calisthenic at the same time. You are so great!
ikr lmao learning cpp was prolly harder
I definitely have the C++ experience for this, it's just the rest that's lacking!
fuck I laughed when he said that could code C++ therefore how hard could shoulder protraction be!
😀Good one and funny.
lol
I was checking out the comments section and was wondering how C++ fits in here and I found it.
I have python experience and I train my hands at the gym like crazy (I am not joking)
It's hard not to smile when you succeed on all these different feats. Keep it up my guy!
yeah he is really dedicated
The advice at 4:24 is legit. After years of frogstand and kees on elbows I thought I'd never get it. I just hit my first tuck planche one day after watching this. Thank you so much!
thats insane it took me a couple of weeks to be able to build the strength up to do it, I never even imagined it would take other people years to be able to hold the position.
@@byrospyro4432 wow good job, you should consider getting parralettes if you have some money
Me too bro this advice is legit
Yeah what the hell. I was about to be demotivated since I am not interested in training up to the planche, but somehow just from that advice I can do it too.
Dude! Can't wait to see you achieving the Full Planche in shorter period of time! Excited for you man!
It is another level lol it can't be achieved in a short time.
@@BocusVeLucy Yes man that's the truth! But I am excited how he will train for it
Based on everyone's experience, it seems like 1~2 years is a reasonable time frame?
@@GeekClimber probably yes i am newbie too maybe even longer for a clean form
@@GeekClimber Yeah around that period sounds reasonable. But you also have to take into consideration starting strength, height/weight distribution, etc. A lot of people who can achieve the planche in a year or so likely already have strong delts/pushing base and can do HSPU, weighted dips, etc already.
Though I'm not very experienced with the Planche, I would say the best approach would be to not rush it, since risk of injury with the planche is much higher than the front lever. And it'd be awesome if you keep posting intermittent videos throughout the journey to share what you've learned with all of us aspiring planchers!
"Don't be not strong" top advice right there
Regarding hyperflexible elbows. I remember I've seen somewhere that pro gymnasts really want to have it since it lets them "rest" on the bone structure and therefore use less energy while being static in some positions like the iron cross and stuff.
So maybe not a "defect" like you said:)
Edit: I'm currently in a real slump in my training due to mental health garbage, your videos really inspire since you start from 0 everytime and really show your struggle. I'm gonna give this one a go, thanks for inspiring man!
Yeah, slightly hyperflexible elbows are good if you train the stabilizers and increase volume and intensity slowly, because it really lets you relax more on the form since it takes more energy to bend them than to keep them straight. You just gotta be careful to not jump progressions too quickly if your biceps and other muscle tendons in that area aren't ready for that load yet.
Be careful with planche training if you've had wrist or elbow problems in the past, whenever I try training it more consistently I tend to slightly overdo it and have tendonitis for a few weeks 😓
Not really as a person who has hypermobile elbows, planche with hypermobile is way more difficult than planche with 180° elbows as personally it throws me off balance.
@@millacabral9475 @snefansson yeah definitely need to take planche training slow. Your tendons take a lot longer to adapt than your muscles so make sure that you aren't rushing your progress and don't be discouraged when it takes longer than you were expecting. Good luck!
It’s so satisfying watching someone work at something and succeeding after continuous effort
These progressions are so much better than the expert tutorials as they show the realistic failures, frustration, and determination. Thank you! Glad to see your excitement in the results.
Your look forward rather than down advice has been very helpful, immediately improved my tuck planche progress by a bunch
Entertaining Video as usual! Congratulations on the Tuck Planche! You’re definitely not too old. Im 45 soon with 6 kids and still making progress.
Yes. Age is just a number !
That's reassuring to hear haha. Nowadays, I kinda feel like I am on a clock and need to make something happen before it's too late.
2nd this, 50yo. Progress is slower, since you can't train as much. But it's there.
@@kaiphanstudenthbhs2582 My guy, your maturity is actually pathetic. Everybody starts as a beginner and if you've seen his videos, you'll understand the dedication and consistency he puts into his progressions to make things happen, regardless if it's pushing or pulling. No where in the video did he explicitly say he would not work on bent arm pushing strength, only that it's not imperative to reach the tuck planche.
Anyways, i'm sure Geek Climber will thank you in advance for the motivation ;)
@@derekchen5749 But it says in the title road to full planche? And bent arm pushing is definitely imperative for full and straddle planche. The only thing pathetic is going to be his snails pace progression or zero progression. The only thing I was trying to do was give him a wake up call. A big wake up call. Because going forward training calisthenics is not going to be fun. I understand that most people nowadays are close minded and think they know everything. They're not willing to heed advice from a youtube comment. But I didn't want to see someone walk right into the trap of thinking they're beyond the basics.
you are never too old my friend , I got my first front lever at 35. You got this !!
true! keep it up!!
No matter how many times he failed he never gave up and keep going
That's what I call inspiration!
Dude....you're methodic dedication is superb! Your sense of humor and "I got this" attitude had me laughing and cheering you on. I myself am at the early stages of holding the Planche....thanks for your insight!
7 months later... can you give an update on your planche journey?
I don’t think I’ve ever been happier or even enthusiastic about finding a TH-cam channel but here I am. Thanks. I was actually genuinely happy for you when you completed your first tucked planch. Keep pushing 💪🏾
5 months ago I started working out, with my main end goal being to do a straddle-planche after 1 year. After 5 months I'm finally able to hold tuck planche for about 10 seconds. I've got 7 months to go, wish me luck on my journey! :D
YOO man, its cool and impressive! Good luck
Whoa I’m in exactly the same boat as you! Only that I got a 10 second tuck planche slightly faster, in 3.5 months. But my goal is also a straddle planche in 1 year exactly! I got 8.5 months to go!
How is it going ?
How you doin after 9 months?
Any update?
Learned so much more from this guy than the popular guys with good editing and equipment, thank you so much. I can now hold a tuck planche too, now on to progress to psuedoplanche push ups👍
Heartwarming moment when you achieved your tuck planche 5 second goal!
Congratulations! Keep it up wish you all the strength and determination! :)
can you do a tuck planche?
@@johannes01 yes I can, advanced tuck by now even! So glad about the progress! :)
What about you?
@@Growlie_ awesomee! I’m currently working on the muscleup :)
@@johannes01 nice dude! Go get it :)
Once you got the hang of the technique it'll become very fluent
51 year old dude here.... I love your videos. From a real person perspective. THanks for your great content!
5:28 Advice was amazing. i went from slowly falling with style to actually holding it for a sec or two
I started planche training in august 2020 I started on tuck planche and now I'm on straddle 15 sec hold now working on full planche
I would be happy if I can progress as fast as you did!
nice man. what does your training look like? how many and which exercises and sets are u doing? and how often do you train? peace ✌️
good progression in one year
Damn, that's actually pretty quick progress. It took me around one month to hold tuck planche for 15secs
Now getting to straddle for even 1 sec seems impossible, can't seem to get the hip up
@@BlackiJ11 what helped me to achieve my straddle was that I started my tuck planch with an explosive start and ensure to lean my arms forward while keeping them straight. Of course you also need to ensure your hips are perfectly aligned with your body. Once all done. You can move your legs out in both direction as if you were doing a split and then gradually move your legs upwards to achieve straddle planche. And to get to full planche you have to close the gap between your legs (sounds easy but it's really hard)
So you're telling me you can do Muscle Ups, Handstands and other similar moves......but you can't do more than 10 Pushups? I'm pretty sure you are either waaaay too strict on your Pushups or you have genuinely not tried maxing out Pushups. I'm sure 25 is definitely up your alley!
the same happens to me on the pull up, I aim for slow controled pulls and never get past 10, when i get past it, i slow down even more
He is very strong in pulling because he is a rock climber lol, his pushing strength relative to his pulling is much weaker.
i think in one of his other videos, he was only able to do 40% of his bodyweight on the dumbbell chest press
I never trained bent arm push in my life until recently. Most calisthenics athletes trains straight/bent arm push/pull equally, but I only train straight/bent arm pulls from climbing for 10+ years and a little bit of straight arm push from handstand starting from last year. You can't expect my push strength to be as good as my pull strength haha.
@@GeekClimber Surely improving you push strength will help your climbing? There are plenty of problems that require considerable shoulder strength, not to mention mantels. Also, antagonistic training in general is good for avoiding injuries. I've heard Alex Megos talking about the importance of this. Add dips to your training routine!
thank you for sharing, I've watched this video a few times now. This is the year I will ACTUALLY try and progress! thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much! I always feel i am basically right next to you in my calisthenics journey and it is always very pleasing to see you learn something new cus it makes me try to reach it aswell. Watching this video i feel i finally have some solid advice to take away and work on to get a good tuck planche!
th-cam.com/video/wtbcaWnybzs/w-d-xo.html ,
watching your reaction to achieving the tuck planche is why i rewatched this video, well done man!
That intro was spot on.
Video title: “0 to planche”
Actual video: starts out with one handed tuck planche while balancing Arnold Schwarzenegger on their back
I love your channel! Calling out other "Pro's" on their generic advice. Also your advice is really down to earth and realistic. Keep up the great work and thank you!
Great tips! Just did a tuck planche for the first time after watching this. Looking forward definitely helps!
how long were you able to hold it?
honestly you're a straight up legend for making things like this
This is the only calisthenics move I'm able to do without any training. Tried it and got around 10 seconds the first time. Conversely, I've been trying to do a muscle up for a month and still feel I'm a long ways off (even though I can do 15 pullups). Hoping to be able to do it by end of year though! But hey.. I'm having fun! First time in my life I've ditched the barbell and just focused on calisthenics. I'm actually excited to go work out every day again!
I just want to say THANK U. I saw this video last nite and now i am able to hold my very first tuck planche for 5s.
I also not believe until i filmed it for second hold. I was so happy.
I followed lots of tutorial but non of them worked for me....but yours did. I am glad that i found this video.
I know there is still long way for me go achieve advance tuck planche...but this 5s hold is a big step for me. Thank u.
Hey! It's awesome that you got to this point. when I started training this, I could do a nice tuck planche with a 50 push up set. Getting to the tucked planche is probably the easiest part of the journey. I wish you the best in training and strength but mostly in staying patient with this advanced exercise.
can you do a full planche?
Wow thank you! I've only been watching big TH-camrs and though it was so far away. I just tried right now and could hold tuck planche for 3 seconds! I feel so motivated right now thank you my friend!!!!! 👍 Hope you have a great day may God bless you 🌻
amaziing! keep it going
Woohoo! Just did my first “not that great” one, but it’s a start! That is for the solid advice!
we all gotta start somewhere! be consistent
This is soooo helpful! I am in the same boat of barely holding a tuck planche, and I love this take on it.
I was just checking you channel for a new video and now you released it 2 minutes later haha.
He released it specifically for you
I've been trying to achieve the Tuck Planche for a long time too, but never understood when the YT pros just went from Planche Lean to a Tuck... Glad someone with the same problem cracked the code and helped the rest of us understand the missing piece! :D
Take it from me, you want to keep up with your basic bent arm strength. Its gonna catch up and you will plateau. Handstand pushups become somewhat of a staple to get past advanced tuck, best to get in early!
yeah bent arm strength helps. But everyone thinks different but he will realize it soon
I love how you made a video that is so accessible for begginers with realistic expectations. Great job achieving your goal my friend 👏💪
true!
This is so inspiring. Lately i havent been as motivated because it feels like the pros have it to easy and learn full planche so fast.
I thought i had it bad but when i think about it the first time i tried a tuck planche i did 8 seconds.
I am grateful for my strength. I have no excuses time to train hard.
you that's great man! keep it up
Real beginner? Dude you are the definition of athlete, your body is functionally perfect. Loved the video!
Tip 1: you can warm up for the planche progressions with some scapula push ups (you protract and retract your shoulder blades with control while in a push up position.
Tip 2: it is easier for me and most people to hold a tuck planche on parallettes, because you can squeeze and control the angle of your pushing a but better.
Tip 3: you should really train some easier versions of the pseudo planche push up, or just push ups with the hands turned out and protruding the scapulas at the top of each rep. It increases your overall push strength and prepares your body for the harder planche exercises and progressions. You need a lot of chest strength for planche, and one of the easiest ways to train that is doing slow controlled push ups in a shoulder width grip. Too narrow and you risk "falling" into your arms and not really using your chest enough, and too wide can feel awkward.
Good luck dude!
Also, for raising the hips, a great exercise is TRX tuck ins or using socks on a slick floor or elevated surface to slide your feet in and out. The "hypers" (face down leg raises?) also help a lot.
this comment is gold! thanks for the effort my guy! ^^
@@KralleZ7 thanks for the appreciation!
ngl your video is the bomb. I can't believe I am just stumbling across this now. I've been trying the tuck planche for a year now and everytime I feel like my elbows were gonna snap. Even though I can only hold it for a about 3-5 seconds now I still consider it progress. Now I just have to train more. Thank you so much
Hell yeah! Excited to see this on your channel, you do the best job showing the actual struggle of training.
Planche is no joke for sure, so I'm sure you'll have lots of content out of this series 😁
Also highly suggest parallettes not only for wrist health, but it also makes it easier to hold the tuck and adv tuck 👍
I was so excited and proud of your achievement at the end ahaha
This is very impresive i really wanna see you in the full planche you motivate me a lot with your progresive videos that shows everything is posibile if you work hard for it
yess the message behind this vid is so great
Man, you're a genius!!! I tried this once before and give up because I thought it was to hard. Even knowing that my upper body is strong. I haven't tried since last year. After watch this video, surprise! I just left my feet from the ground for the first time. So, thak you very much for such value information!!!
I finally did my first 5 seconds of tuck planche today after a month of training. Still a long way to go for a full planche but I feel proud of myself.
how does it go now?
@@johannes01 actually not bad, can hold it for 10 -15 secs and am slowly trying to do advanced tuck planch which I can hold for 3-5 secs
@@nishanthpunjaala2753 amazing! Keep it going 💪
@@nishanthpunjaala2753What about now
I love how authentic this doode is, i'm sold. *subscribes*
2:50 this is the most relatable thing ever 🤣
Don’t worry about your age. Your body will do what you train it to do. All that matters is staying consistent and not rush into things that don’t feel natural yet. Congratulations on your progress and keep it up 👏🏻
3:43 voice crack, 😂
Your Chanel has significantly uprgraded my motivation and strengh❤THANK YOU MAN❤❤❤
Father time catching you? You can't be that old.
In my opinion, this video is better than all other so called experts youtuber out there. Key is still technique. Thank you very much. Your video really help clarify a lot.
I am 5 weeks into my Calisthenics workout plan and I can hold tucked planche for 20 seconds, however the transition from tucked to advanced tuck is very difficult. I will keep grinding, see you in full planche next year.
How's it going now?
@@kushkatrodia7137 Still best I can do is tucked planche, i stopped training for it and trained for front lever instead, I can hold FL for 5 seconds now, maybe will try planche in the furure. But currently I am working on FL and one arm pull up.
@@PanBuchticka how's your one arm pull up progression?
Never heard a pro that does scapula protraction naturally so we should not worry if we are not doing it easily from the beginning. Thank you for the video is motivating :)
When he says "and this happened" 😍
Over the past year I’ve been learning full planche and what I’ve noticed helped the most at the beginning was doing the elbow leaver. This strait up brought me from holding a tucked planche for less than 5 sec to being able to hold a straddle planche.
how long can you hold it?
dude i bet u can do 25 pushups at least, no way that u cannot, i think u are nerd-ing the form
Kkkkkkkk, eu também acho mano. Com certeza ele faz bem mais flexões do que isso.
@@matheusvinicius7231 kkk salve brasilenho
I keep coming back to this video. I can't do TP on the floor yet, but I can do it on low parallettes, so progress is being made. As for you getting older, ahahhaa, I'm 58 and just starting this! Just keep doing what you're doing and you will be fine for decades to come.
This man can PULL UP HIS WIFE
but can’t do at least 10 push ups
My guy is beyond his understanding
Hey man, just wanted to say that this video helped a lot, I finally realized my mistakes with learning the full planche and I can finally start improving. Great video!
Let's go dude, you just made me achieve my first tuck planche!
Bro I've watched so many videos but this is the best breakdown I've found.
trained planche a few years ago and got to andvanced tuck but just never progressed from there. The planche is an insane achievement, I hope you get there! Might even try to get back into it myself.
it may be weird, but I am deeply proud of you. You have a good amound of self-analysing. I think that this may be your souperpower. And I doubt that you are to old. Go Geek Climber!! I belive in you !!
Man, I really admire how you progress and achive so many movements, I hope one day I could make at least one of this because you are an inspiration. Congrats!!
9 months later... how is it. going?
I'm really liking this guy's content and approach.
I'm so glad you made this vid! I've been waiting to see this for a while now!
Thank you.
I've been waiting ages for this!
Congrats!
Also, join your local gymnastics club.
They'd love to have you.
You'd definitely puck up a medal a senior comps.
Ordinary Guy wins a gymnast competition!
Think of the click rate!
My new favorite channel. You are a great content creator. I really enjoy.
I found value in this video very much because of the fact that you showed your journey but also taught us what you had to learn along the way.
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I thought it was also awesome how you showed the difference between "hunchback" and scapular protraction.
Literally the best video about tucked planche! I've tried so many times before, I've watched all these experts, but only after watching this video I was able to do it! The reason - i was afraid to lean forward enough and correct scapula protraction.
This is one of the realest things I have ever seen on social media
When i saw the tips in the end i wanted to try it, i have never done it. I freakin did it for three seconds straight!
What a video Man! Enjoyed it from the first seconds
What a Legend, an inspiration to all who want to improve
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Dude , your excitement is great .
Yes! Been waitin for you to do this.
Stoked for you when you nailed it. Great video!
Thank you so much!! Because of this video I unlocked the tuck planche, too!! I love your content and honesty, thank you for all your efforts to make your videos! I'm 54 and have literally spent 13 years trying to learn the tuck planche to do some yoga moves. But I never just focused on that one move. Watching your video and incorporating it into my exercise for 2 weeks and I was able to do a 5 second hold. Very excited!! Thanks again.
OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU I HAVE BEEN STUCK AT THE TUCK PLANCH HOLD FOR SO LONG I EVEN DID WEIGHTED PSEUDO PLANCH PUSH UPS TO GAIN STRENGTH AND I DID YOUR FIXES AND I WAS ABLE TO DO 10 SECONDS I LOVE YOU
I'm waiting for Pt.2 bro!!!!
I really liked this, because it shows the reality.
I think you are awesome! Good luck on the full planche.
Dude you inspire me! I have the same problem, all tutorials start assuming you can already tucked planche, so I'd kinda given up. You've inspired me to try again! Thanks
I have hyper extended elbows too and that tip was a life saver. I applied everything you said and immediately managed to do it even though I couldn’t even get close to doing it before! Thank you so much bro
Respect for the people that can do the planche
Your voice style is like STEVEN HE!! "EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!!!!!"
Super love it bro.
Well, it is going to be a looong journey for you... planche is really no joke. I wish you all the best! Thanks for the great content!
I love this. You’re approach at life is stellar. Much love bro. Proud of you
I really enjoy watching your journey man, keep on going! Plus good advice and tips !!
yess great value here to learn something!
Finally an honest beginner video! The only person I’ve seen so far that addresses the true struggles as a beginner is Simonster in the Planche podcast video with Daniel Vadnal. Might be worth checking out in your position. He mentions a few really great ways how to progress from completely tucked to advanced tuck.
Very Good Video! And age is just a number. I am 49 now, train Cali for one year now, and can´t sometimes believe, what my body is still capabele of. So you will make it. Go for it!
I'm glad these challenges happened to you bc you were (hopefully) able to help others with similar predicaments as the ones you faced, which as you saw, wasn't the same struggles as the pros.