Strength discipline · Household
Toes-to-bar
Toes-to-bar is a strength discipline in BYOH, trained with household and building core and arms. Its ladder runs from 1 rep at Level 1 to 35+ reps at Level 9, and Level 10 is the world record.
The ten levels
BYOH measures a discipline in ten cleared levels. Level 9 is a genuine feat; Level 10 is the standing world record, which is there to be looked at rather than reached.
Toes-to-bar starts at Level 1 with 1 rep. Level 5 asks for 10 reps, and Level 9 - the last level a person can train towards - 35+ reps. The largest single jump is from Level 8 to Level 9, 26 reps to 35+ reps.
| Level | Target |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 rep |
| 2 | 2 reps |
| 3 | 4 reps |
| 4 | 7 reps |
| 5 | 10 reps |
| 6 | 14 reps |
| 7 | 19 reps |
| 8 | 26 reps |
| 9 | 35+ reps |
| 10 · Legend | Provisional legend benchmark |
The record past Level 9
Toes-to-bar — Provisional legend benchmark.
No governed body counts this movement apart from the hanging raises it is the strict end of. This is a provisional benchmark rather than a governed record.
How it is done
- Hang at full stretch with a shoulder-width overhand grip.
- Raise both feet until they touch the bar between the hands.
- Lower under control. A kip or a swing between repetitions ends the set.
How the attempt is judged
A level only means something if two heroes clearing it have done the same thing. These are the rules BYOH counts an attempt by — they are the rules of a game, not coaching.
- What counts as one
- One repetition is from a full dead hang to both feet touching the bar between the hands, and lowered to hanging again.
- The set
- One unbroken set. You may pause in the supported position for as long as you like; the set ends the moment you leave it.
- What you need
- Any bar that holds your weight with room to hang clear of the floor, taken with a shoulder-width overhand grip. The supported position is the dead hang.
- What ends it
- Letting go ends the set. Feet that stop short of the bar do not count, and a swing carried from one repetition into the next ends the attempt - each one starts from a still hang.
What it builds
Toes-to-bar feeds Core and Arms in a hero’s record, working abdominals, hip flexors, lats, grip.
- Anterior bracing
- Grip & forearms
- Vertical pull
- Lateral & rotational
Toes-to-bar is one of 35 strength disciplines. It shares its household requirement with 8 other strength disciplines. Core is also built by plank, side plank, farmer carry and 5 more, and a broad attribute needs several of them rather than one taken far.
Quests that ask for it
- Raise the CeilingDiscipline · Level 1
Put it on a record
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