
Calisthenics for Beginners
The Ultimate Training Guide to Bodyweight and Street Workout.
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Brandon Medrano
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Bored by the same old gym workout? Are you looking for something different and extremely effective to speed up the body's metabolism, help tone the entire body and strength the muscles and tendons? Keep reading...
...and discover Calisthenics, the the world's most effective training system.
Here are some benefits of Calisthenics:
- Fat loss
- Minimize injuries to joints, ligaments, and tendons
- Increase strength
- Exercise anywhere, anytime
- Cost free
- No need for Gym Memberships or expensive equipments or machines
The word calisthenics comes from ancient Greek. It was created by adding together “kálos”, which means “beauty”, and “sthénos”, which means “strength”. It can be closely translated as a beauty of strength.
So, calisthenics is the art of generating strength, flexibility, and endurance. This is done by using only your own bodyweight through basic fundamental exercises such as squats, push-ups, squats, planks, pull-ups, dips, leg raises, and so on.
Calisthenics is one of those activities or hobbies that is on the rise now and recently it gained more momentum thanks to growing interest in street workout.
In general, calisthenics workout programs such as the ones you find inside “Calisthenics for beginners” develop muscle endurance. There are few occasions, however, when calisthenics workout programs develop muscle strength:
- Bodyweight calisthenics could be done anywhere - You do not require expensive gym memberships or expensive equipment to profit from bodyweight calisthenics...You've got all you want right here and now.
- Bodyweight calisthenics are your fantastic place to get started - If you're just beginning a physical fitness training program...Bodyweight calisthenics would be the ideal place to get started.
- Bodyweight calisthenics could be adapted for almost any fitness level - There are lots of variants to bodyweight calisthenics exercises...Providing you with the capacity to make them harder or easier. That is the reason why they are excellent for beginners in addition to experienced fitness fans.
- Bodyweight calisthenics train natural body functions - Frequently, resistance training methods don't directly enhance movement patterns which are obviously utilized in everyday life...However, this isn't true with bodyweight calisthenics.
- Bodyweight calisthenics can boost immune strength, power and endurance - Depending on the exercises utilized, the repetitions and sets and also the intensity...You can effectively target strength, endurance and power independently or collectively.
Discover the truth approach to Calisthenics and become more strong, more confident and better you for less than a single session of personal training - join the challenge by getting this audiobook.
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- AngelaISandoval
- 02-13-20
Great book
I got this book because I wanted to understand body weight exercises at a deeper level and be able to integrate them into my workout routine. This book gave me the tools to do that. If you are obsessively methodical like I am, this is a good book.
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- AprilJHamon
- 02-10-20
as well book
There's focus on form, balancing deficiencies for push/pull, routines, prehabilitation, diet, lifestyle and rehabilitation from injury. There's so much packed into the book, which is why it's so thick.
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- Brianne Thomas
- 02-10-20
Great info
Great info.Learned so much about training. Not just for gymnastics, but for any athlete.Highly highly recommend for all levels of calisthenics.
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- LoriCPorter
- 02-13-20
Loved it
The best part is that not only does the book expertly cover topics of gymnastic progression, but also programming workouts to reach a progression goal, injury awareness/avoidance/rehabilitation, and so much more.The author is the real deal. This is a guy who did gymnastics a college level and went on to get his PhD in Physical Therapy. He clearly has a deep passion and understanding for the topics covered and I'm really impressed with what he put together.
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- EverettZDiaz
- 02-10-20
proffesonial book
Things I like about the book is that it covers every aspect for training to get from an untrained beginner to a professional athlete. The progressions go from beginner exercises like eccentrics to advanced like iron cross
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- BrendaCBrown
- 02-11-20
amazing book
Having workout for over 2 decades and made lots of mistakes Mike’s programs are scientifically based and only take half the time I was spending in the gym before
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- Anonymous User
- 02-13-20
Helpful guide
Firstly, this is a ton of knowledge. It covers plan design, addressing flaws/imbalances in existing fitness, general physiology and gymnastics moves and progressions. For me, the best part about this is the detailed information on every single move and the steps to progress to the next and more challenging move.
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- AntonLKutz
- 02-11-20
well book
I like to be organized in my everyday living. Working out is no exception. This book lists exactly what workouts you should do that hit all muscle groups
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- Anonymous User
- 02-23-21
lost
I was lost sometimes. the reader was confusing me. almost like this book was in a different language..
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- MichaelDTuller
- 02-11-20
Great workout
Great workout log with over a years worth of workouts all laid out simply to record your numbers.
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