Recently I have been getting a lot of questions about how to start calisthenics, people often find it difficult to get started when they can only do the basic exercises. There are a few things to focus on when you’re training: Nutrition – You gotta eat well to really see a difference… Continue reading The Biggest Mistake I Made When I Started Training And How I Am Fixing It – Why You Need To Be Tracking Your Training
What is the most complex joint in your body? A lot of people would suggest the wrist, and to some extent they may have a point, but more fundamental than that is the shoulder. The shoulder girdle is covered in muscles that allow complex and multi directional movement ad it forms the basis… Continue reading The Most Complex Joint In Your Body – The Anatomy Of The Shoulder
One of the biggest struggles people come across in their training is the dreaded plateau, where you get to a certain point in your development, and suddenly everything stops. No matter how hard you try you just don’t seem to be getting any further. Front levers don’t come easy but we will… Continue reading Never Plateau – How Calisthenics Will Help You Overcome Every Training Obstacle
At More Than Lifting we know that there is more to training than lifting weights, but how can you train anywhere if you rely on the gym to do it? It seems almost silly, that people work in little boxes all day, sit in little boxes to get about and then go to communal… Continue reading Train Anywhere! How To Stop Relying On Your Gym Membership
You know when you see the supersizers at the gym, I mean the proper size goons who have to walk with their arms out at the side because they have so much muscle, the automatic assumption we make is that they are the strongest guys in the room. You can master the handstand… Continue reading Different Training Methods – Smart Training
There are very few movements our muscles and joints will allow us to make. To develop total body control, you need to work each of the fundamental movements. If you are only working one, or neglecting one of these movement types your body will lose balance and your posture and overall strength will suffer.… Continue reading The Fundamental Movements – Understanding How Our Body Moves
Stretching is one of the most important things you can do when training. If you aren’t stretching before you start training you are likely to injure yourself. When you are doing calisthenics, it is even more important to stretch because you are using your entire body to train. Stretching will help improve flexibility… Continue reading Get Flexible – The Importance Of Stretching
So you want to start calisthenics training, but you just don’t know where to begin? Maybe you haven’t done any training in a while and want to get back into shape without the gym? It can be kind of overwhelming to look at people doing advanced exercises. Let’s face it, you just don’t know how… Continue reading How To Get Started With Calisthenics – A Simple Starting Point
Welcome to More Than Lifting, the total calisthenics training site. Here I will be sharing my tips on progressive calisthenics training, to help you get out of the gym and learn serious body control. I believe here is more to training than lifting weight and I have started this site to help others… Continue reading Welcome To More Than Lifting
