Convict Conditioning
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Pros
- It’s actually enough to see proper gains though, if you follow the convict conditioning you need the rest
- I have fond memories of CC, it was a good starting point for me and it's the reason I can do pistol squats.
- Just started researching on dietitian and reading the Convict Conditioning and think it worths trying.
- Convict Conditioning. Literally written by former inmates. Simple, scalable but effective.
- I got hold of a copy of Convict Conditioning - I like the way it starts from zero (which is honestly where I'm at), the way it takes you gradually up in difficulty with each progression, and the way it is compact/focused on a few compoun...
Cons
- I was going to send him a copy of Convict Conditioning, because it has very gentle beginning progressions (yes, there are a number of flaws with the book, but things like wall pushups etc might be just about right for him.)
- The basics don't change, tho, and the exercises it recommends have good progressions. You could do a lot worse.
- The book is ridiculously written, it's mostly fictional chest-thumpy nonsense, but the exercises themselves are good. Use the progressions, but not the rep numbers. Stick to 3-5 sets of 8-12 reps, progress to the next one when you can ha...
- If memory serves well, main issues I found were: - tons of chat on prison life "mystique". Even if one wants to generate hype, the book might have benefitted from turning it down a notch - emphasis on high reps (like 50, on some exerci...
- At the time I thought it was great as it gave me my first insight into bodyweight progressions and (more importantly) regressions. Looking at a movement and understanding there are ways to make it doable for my current level was a game c...
Sentiment
5 positive (45%) · 4 mixed (36%) · 2 negative (18%)
Trust + time weighted score: +28% · raw score 27%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
It’s actually enough to see proper gains though, if you follow the convict conditioning you need the rest
I was going to send him a copy of Convict Conditioning, because it has very gentle beginning progressions (yes, there are a number of flaws with the book, but things like wall pushups etc might be just about right for him.)
The basics don't change, tho, and the exercises it recommends have good progressions. You could do a lot worse.
I have fond memories of CC, it was a good starting point for me and it's the reason I can do pistol squats.
The book is ridiculously written, it's mostly fictional chest-thumpy nonsense, but the exercises themselves are good. Use the progressions, but not the rep numbers. Stick to 3-5 sets of 8-12 reps, progress to the next one when you can handle max reps comfortably. The book isn't really worth buying, but if you can acquire a PDF of it, or just a list of the exercises, that's the value of the entire thing at its core.
If memory serves well, main issues I found were: - tons of chat on prison life "mystique". Even if one wants to generate hype, the book might have benefitted from turning it down a notch - emphasis on high reps (like 50, on some exercises) is a tad too much IMHO - a couple exercises of dubious value, such as the first one or two in the squat progression - gives standards to be met for each step but doesn't really explain how to navigate from one to the next - incoherent timing (if you follow the numbers on his tables, you won't reach the goals he talks about in the time frame he says).
At the time I thought it was great as it gave me my first insight into bodyweight progressions and (more importantly) regressions. Looking at a movement and understanding there are ways to make it doable for my current level was a game changer. Now... I would say the progressions overall are still decent but the programming leaves alot to be desired and the prison premise and preaching should be taken with are large pinch of salt.
Just started researching on dietitian and reading the Convict Conditioning and think it worths trying.
I’ve attempted programs like convict conditioning in the past, but find that I don’t love calisthenics enough to make it my sole source of strength training.
Convict Conditioning. Literally written by former inmates. Simple, scalable but effective.
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