Isometrics are hold exercises. they are one of the 3 basic movement types so naturally you have to do them. Most of the big power moves are isometric exercises. Here I am going to show you 5 beginner isometric exercises and why you need to be doing them. How can I start isometric training? I… Continue reading Beginner Isometric Exercises
When I started Calisthenics Training, I had no idea about liquid chalk. I used to just get up on the bar, moan about how much my hands hurt, and often start slipping off the bar the longer into my session I got. When my old training partner introduced me to liquid chalk, I thought… Continue reading Liquid Chalk – The One Thing You Need For Bar Training
Here is the final installment of my planche progression exercises, these are the most advanced exercises in the series so make sure you have worked through the other two before you try any of these exercises. You can find Part 1 and Part 2 here, and more about the Planche Challenge here. Planche Progression… Continue reading How To Planche – Planche Progression Exercises – Part 3
This month I have been doing my planche challenge, a race to the planche against some friends I do gymnastics with. You can get a bit more out on the planche challenge here. In the last post I went over a few exercises that will help you with your planche progression. These are all exercises… Continue reading How To Planche – Planche Progression Exercises – Part 2
If you have never seen a full planche, it is difficult to imagine the amount of strength involved in executing it. The Planche is essentially a horizontal handstand, like a press up but with your feet off the floor, so you are holding yourself up on your hands alone. Trust me when I… Continue reading How To Planche – Planche Progression Exercises – Part 1
Hanging leg raises are a great core exercise that work almost all of the muscles in your body. Naturally this makes hanging leg raises pretty difficult. This exercise will help you build up so much strength in your core that you absolutely must be doing it, no excuses. Hanging leg raises work:… Continue reading How To Do Hanging Leg Raises
A lot of people will try and tell you that their diet is best. There is someone who has gone out and debunked every diet imaginable, and over exaggerated the results that they get from their super special one size fits all ultimate awesome diet for super bulking, getting lean and losing weight and maximising… Continue reading The Simplest Way To Eat Right And Not Mess Up Those Hard Hours Of Training
Pull Ups are one of the Foundation Exercises you need to be doing. You can do push ups all day but without pull ups you will always be off balance because you will only be working one direction of movement. Pull ups are a lot harder than push ups though, and most people who can… Continue reading How To Do Pull Ups
Inverted Hangs are literally where you are hanging upside down from the bar. Think hanging handstands. This means that you are only above the bar from the waist. Inverted Hangs are a great way to build muscle tension and isometric strength through the back and front of the body. Hangs like this will also work… Continue reading How To Do Inverted Hangs
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
