Playground workouts are an excellent way to get outside and breath new life into your stale workouts. Nothing is better than getting out in the sunshine and fresh air while unleashing your creative nature with some workouts you may not practice in a commercial gym. While a playground workout may seem simple enough, I’ve learned a few things over the years regarding …
What You Need to Know About Unilateral Calisthenics
Unilateral calisthenics training is when you use one side of your body is working differently or harder than the other side. The most common examples are archer push-ups, one arm pull-ups, lunges and single leg squats. Sadly, unilateral calisthenics is still not very common which is a shame because they do wonders for helping you build muscle and strength. …
3 Body Weight Training Lessons I Wish I Learned Years Ago
I’ve learned a lot of things about body weight training over the years, some of which I wish I knew a long time ago. If I knew even half of what I know now, I would have gained a lot more muscle and strength without enduring so much stress. The good news is that I know these things now, and …
How to Achieve Infinite Calisthenics Progress
Calisthenics progress is often perceived as something that’s very limited. Even well-educated fitness experts will claim that, while calisthenics is a sound training method, it can only take you so far. This perception is one of the reasons why many people don’t want to devote their time and energy to calisthenics. Why invest yourself in a limited system? The reality …
My Quick Ab and Core Workout
You don’t need a long abdominal workout to get great results. You don’t even need a lot of exercises done for countless reps either. All you need is one, maybe two, exercise that you do for a few super hard sets. Take my latest core workout for example. It only uses one primary exercise (leg raises) for a few hard sets followed …
Advancing Bodyweight Training w/ Time
Time is a crucial element in the progression of your bodyweight training. You can use it to burn fat, improve performance and burn fat. Check out these simple ways you can change the time you train to influence the 3 key principles of exercise science. #1 Progressing S.A.I.D for better skill and performance Learning skills and being able to perform …
Why Build a Bodyweight Home Gym?
One of the biggest advantages of progressive bodyweight training is you don’t need to join a gym or buy any fancy equipment. You also have the freedom to train anywhere at any time. So why on earth would you want to invest in building a ? Wouldn’t that just negate the freedom of bodyweight training? While the freedom to train anywhere …
Bodyweight Master Review
Many people don’t know this, but long before I was a trainer and fitness blogger, I worked for 11 years in the fitness equipment industry. Maybe worked isn’t the right word, as I was absolutely obsessed with finding the best home gym equipment money could buy. I even got rid of my bed and slept on the floor, so I …
Do Weighted Calisthenics The Smart Way
Weighted or loaded calisthenics seems simple enough. You just take a classic bodyweight exercise and add some weight to your body to increase the resistance. It seems like a great way to build muscle and strength, but it’s fraught with risk. Part of the reason for this risk is weighted bodyweight training can jeopardize your technical convergence. This is the unique way …
Advanced Bodyweight Training Made Simple
One of the most benefits of the R.D.P and Fitness Independence is you learn the basic principals of fitness while also giving you the freedom and flexibility to apply them as you see fit. That way, you gain both better results and the freedom to be fit on your own terms. For a long time, I’ve been looking to do this …
5 Bodyweight Muscle Building Essentials
One of the best things about bodyweight training is its minimalist nature. You don’t really need anything beyond some open floor space and maybe a place to hang. With that said, if your goal is to build as much muscle and strength as possible through bodyweight training you will greatly benefit from the following resources: #1- Convict Conditioning. Building muscle …
The Cure for Skinny Hamstrings
Hamstrings play a major role in both the performance and appearance of your legs. Often times, skinny legs are caused by skinny underdeveloped hamstrings. Many claim body weight training is a poor choice for hamstring, or even leg growth. I used to think this too until I started playing around with these moves and my jeans started to fit quite …
Bodyweight Triceps Routine
Biceps are great, but triceps are the true source of arms that stretch out the sleeves of your T-shirt. If ya wanna be jacked ya gotta build those triceps! This simple, yet brutal bodyweight routine is a killer for that horseshoe muscle hanging on the back of your arm.
Bodyweight Biceps Workout
Pre-exhaustion has been a tried and true muscle building technique since the down of body building. It’s simply using a focused exercise on a specific muscle group, and then immediately using a compound exercise that includes that same muscle group to create a higher state of fatigue. No muscle group seems to gain more focused attention than the biceps, which …
Programing Calisthenics for Fat Loss, Muscle Building & More
Calisthenics is a fantastic training method, but it can fall flat if you don’t know how to program your routine to accomplish what you want. The squat is a good example. You can use it to pursue any goal from building muscle to explosive training and even fat loss. It’s just one move but it can used to accomplish many …