Isometric exercises are great for strength and conditioning, you can easily get a good workout from a few select exercises held for an extended period of time. The biggest challenge with isometrics is breathing. If you aren’t breathing, you will never last more than 10 seconds. Isometrics use a lot of energy even though they… Continue reading Isometric Breathing – How To Hold 1 Minute L-Sits
Gymnastics, just one of those things I never thought I would identify with! If you don’t have a reason to train, you will struggle to keep at it, if you have a reason to apply your strength to improve something else, to get better at a sport or something, you will turn up to… Continue reading A Reason To Train – Why I Started Gymnastics And How It Has Changed My Training
Learning the planche is not easy. There are a lot of elements of training that need to be covered for you to be able to pull it off. In doing my planche challenge over the last month, I have had a lot of little revelations on how to master the planche without injuring yourself… Continue reading The Planche Challenge – 10 Training Tips To Master The Planche
One of the biggest problems I had when I started getting serious about calisthenics was my Max Reps. I was stuck at low reps of pull ups for ages. Getting good reps of pull ups is important, when you are at the top pull your elbows right back behind you. Guys, I’m… Continue reading How To Train For Max Reps – Do More Pull Ups
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
