Category: Calisthenics & Bodyweight
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The Anytime, anywhere bodyweight strength program
No gym? No equipment? No problem! Odds are you all have some fond memories of college. Odds are also that you all remember doing something you’re not very proud of during that time. I know I do. In my junior year of college I signed up to undergo one of those medical testing studies that…
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The No-Equipment Workout To Improve Your Cardio
No matter what your physical goals may be, you would do well to increase your work capacity. Increased work capacity means the ability to handle more work (DUH!) as well as your ability to recover from said work. Increased work capacity means you can take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’ – and improving whatever…
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The top 5 reasons why *you* should be obsessed with bodyweight training
Why does bodyweight training rock so much? Let me count the ways… 1) It is the ultimate test of body control and coordination. Unless you walk around with a weight glued to your hand on the daily – which I sincerely doubt – the primary physical challenge you’ll face is moving your own body through free…
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The Top 5 reasons *you* should be obsessed with calisthenics
I could really go on and on about why calisthenics – as a serious pursuit – is the missing link in most people’s training, but instead, I’ll break it down into 5 simple, no BS reasons why: 1) It is the ultimate test of body control and coordination. Unless you walk around with a weight glued…
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Why bodyweight training is important
There are a million reasons. Here are just a few. If you can’t move your body adequately – and indeed effortlessly – through free space, what business do you have trying to make progressively heavier poundages go airborne when your own fair flesh barely stands a chance under your power? There’s no clearly demarcated line…