There's a guy at my local calisthenics park who likes to correct everybody's form. The other day I watched him criticize someone for failing to do the full range of motion during a set of dips. Though the critique was rude and inappropriate, he did have a point: The person in question was barely doing half of what I would consider to be the minimum range of motion.
Ironically, when the fellow who called him out went to do his own set of dips a few minutes later, he could barely perform half of the range of motion himself!
My reason for relaying this anecdote is not (just) to point out how obnoxious it is to offer unsolicited advice at the park or at the gym, but more to highlight how we're often terribly unaware of our own shortcomings. Pointing the finger is easy, but it takes character to turn the critical eye inward and be as objective as possible about your own training.
This applies to me, too. Nearly a decade has passed since I began sharing workout videos on YouTube. But...
Source: The Top 5 Newbie Calisthenics Mistakes
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