Table of Contents:
How to gain muscle mass & strength with Calisthenics by Dejan Stipke
Video taken from the channel: Stipke
Calisthenics Explained Are Bodyweight Exercises Good For Building Muscle?
Video taken from the channel: PictureFit
4 Essential Tips For Building Muscle and Strength w/ Calisthenics
Video taken from the channel: RedDeltaProject
Why You Can’t Build Muscle With Calisthenics AKA Bodyweight Training
Video taken from the channel: Tao Physique
Can’t BUILD MUSCLE with Calisthenics? Here’s why
Video taken from the channel: TrainingPal
So You Think CALISTHENICS Don’t Build MUSCLE???
Video taken from the channel: STRENGTH WARS
Building Strength vs Building Muscle With Calisthenics
Video taken from the channel: RedDeltaProject
The pull-up and the dip are two of the most foundational calisthenics exercises, and for good reason. Combining them into a push-pull pairing is also one of my personal favorite ways to blast the entire upper body. Why it makes sense: This superset requires you to.Calisthenics exercises help in building and strengthening muscles.
Improves balance, agility, and coordination. Enhances stamina, strength, and flexibility. Calisthenics prevent muscle and joint injuries that can be caused by heavy weight lifting.
People from all age groups can do these exercises. Improves your control over your body.Originally, calisthenics was a method of promoting health, “and thus securing beauty and strength”, in school children, but it’s evolved into a training method that shares a lot in common with.Plenty of people have built muscular physiques with the use of basic calisthenics exercises such as chin ups and diamond push ups.
The main benefit of many calisthenics exercises is that similarly to the olympic lifts, they move your body through space.TUESDAY – LEGS Pistol Squats 5 x 5 – 10 (R/L) (If you can’t perform a pistol, find a variation that fits you) Normal Squats 3 – 5 x 15-20 Close Squats 4 x 15-20 Lunges Matrix (Front, Side) 3 x 6 – 8 (Go immediately from Front to Side Lunge) Calf Raises 5 x 15 – 20 (Slow Reps) 1 Legged Calf Raises 3.Bodyweight workout with explosive calisthenics exercises.
Build amazing upper body strength and power! xplosive training is great for turning the slow twitch muscle fibres into fast twitch muscle fibres and becoming an explosive athlete. Yet, almost no one does explosive training correctly.The principles of calisthenic strength training have a direct physical manifestation, because the strength-to-weight ratio required to perform advanced movements has specific demands. Practitioners of calisthenics develop an ideal balance of muscle mass and body fat that allows for dominance of their own realm.
Strength Training. Want to learn the secrets to gaining true superhuman calisthenics strength? If your main goal is big show off muscles that can’t lift anywhere near what they should, then this isn’t the post for you. Strength training is about allowing you to lift the heaviest you can, or perform advanced feats of bodyweight strength.Calisthenics. Calisthenics is a fitness specialty that focuses on using your body weight to build strength and flexibility.
Does it sound complicated? It isn’t. Perhaps you’ve even practiced calisthenics without knowing it, since the activity involves performing lifting, lunging, pulling and pushing movements with no or little equipment.I noticed I was using muscles that I had never even used before. Believe it or not, all my workouts involve calisthenics circuit routines now.
Circuit training is the ultimate step to getting fast results in strength, endurance, muscle mass, and conditioning. In a circuit, you move from one exercise to the next with little or no rest between moves.The important thing when regarding calisthenics is to get some high-quality, simple information and then use it to your fitness advantage. With that said, calisthenics are extremely beneficial for improving your overall physique, increasing strength and muscle mass, and limiting body fat.This is not a book on calisthenics skills training.
This book is purely about building muscle and strength (that can help you with those skills ) Matt covers each step in his grind style system and how to use it on its own or even implement it into your current training.Add some feet-elevated push-ups into your chest training routine, add in some pull-ups or replace them for pull-downs and superset a few walking lunges or Bulgarian split squats with leg presses and tell me they don’t push you to better muscle gains. You will feel more strength, power and control over time and will wonder why you weren’t.You don’t have to rely on external weights in order to build strength and muscle. Calisthenics exercises generally require nothing more than the floor beneath your feet, a wall, a bench or a bar.
Sometimes it seems too simple to be true, but I assure you that one can get extremely strong with nothing but bodyweight training.Muscle & Strength Rewards. Understand your body type in order to plan your muscle building training and diet program. 435 Comments. 6.3M Reads 5 Supplements Every Guy Should be Taking. If you want to build lean muscle mass, then there are 5 key supplements you should add to your supplement regimen right now.
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312 comments
Very underrated channel right here. Thanks for the super usefull information.
so if u can do more than 12 reps u need more weight?… when i workout i usually do 20-30 reps of any exercise….and its not max i just stop at 30 then 1 more time
You always varify why you are the only one I rely on. I look at others but I cut short. You really covered,noci, baro and thermpceptors with a laymen capabilities to understand. Spindle cell, percinian corpuscel, and Golgi tendon organs as well. Great video as usual
Matt, I think you’re a genius in your field. You’re definitely in the right biz for you!
Insightful but what exactly is muscle growth?
You don’t grow more muscle cells, do you?
Greetings from Greece:) very nice explanation! so if someone wants to combine strength and muscle may could do some heavy load reps and finish with light weight reps to activate more fibers? also to mention the importance of a good warm up to lubricate the joints:)
Very interesting video, I have some additional questions to it please, if you would be so kind to explain. Is it possible to build up more muscle fibers by training, or is their amount fixed like genetically or something? for example I have 1000 muscle fibers right now and 1 rep at certain weight uses 100 of them, so I can do 10 reps of an excercise. The next training I am able to do 11 reps, does it mean I have built 100 new muscle fibers or did I “teach”my brain to use only 91 (rounded) fibers per rep? and if I train for strength lets say I can do a 1 rep max of 100kg by using 800 of my 1000 fibers, so I can’t do another rep. next training I can list 105 kg. did I use now 850 fibers (and did I grow additional fibers)? is there any limitation of how many fibers muscle can use at a time (in %)? is there a given amount of weight I can lift “per fiber”, so its really only about the increasing number of activated fibers at a time? can the fibers be taught to carry more, so lets say in the previous example I can lift 105 kg with the same 800 fibers?
i like the fact he’s one of the few fitness channels that actually responds to comments.
İsn’t this contradicting your previous video? You told us there that low reps is for strength
Just wonderful, I’ve been looking for “list of calisthenic” for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried Jamescan Calisthenics Caboshed (just google it )? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my partner got cool success with it.
Muscles dont count they feel, when you feel like you can’t push no more try and isometricly hold for the burn.
My guy exuding positivity, entertainment, and precious knowledge! Keep it up muchacho. You’re doing awesome!
Ik this was real because I have a friend who has great potential in lifting but dose not know how to control his strength
Why even argue? It is a sport, if your primary focus is muscle go to the gym is the easiest and fastest way to build muscle, if you want the gymnastic skills, cool moves or like the sport do calishtenics, muscle will come but need more time and effort for that
Very interesting ideas that explain a lot. But what happens when I am always increasing the number of repetitions and reduce the the burden. Somewhere probably over 20 reps I enter endurance training, the muscle building effect decreases, but to continue the reps is quite challenging in terms of accumulated fatigue. What would be the whole picture with endurance included? Some endurance sports seem to be able to build muscles (i.e. biking, mountain walking or running), some seem less to be able to build muscle (flat ground jogging steady cardio).
Best regards from Germany and thank you for the great informations.
I have read that under 22 reps gone to complete positive muscle failure builds muscle and strength (with adequate calories). Unfortunately, the studies do not mention anything about rep speed which can vary greatly from person to person and exercise to exercise. I also read that anywhere from 3-20 reps builds both size and strength. S.A.I.D. principle dictates that strength is gained a little quicker with the low reps under 5 reps. I hate that no one knows what is best. I also believe that if you come off a high volume cycle that you will make gains with low volume. Ultimately, most of what i read says, 50% of the time train between 8-12 reps, 25% of the time between 3-7 reps, and 25% of the time between 13-20 reps. 1-5 sets per bodypart. Internet information has given us research to back up any style/methodology that we believe in. It is really tough to “know” exactly what works…Dammit, somebody please tell us exactly what to do, and be 80-90% right…
Ist it true that Black People have better genetics to grow muscles and why are they so fast?
I train calisthenic and also lift weights… I enjoy both… I train push/pull/leg this way: push (monday: calisthenics, thursday: at gym), pull (tuesday: gym, friday: calisthenics), leg (wednesday: calisthenics, saturday: gym)…. is it ok?
I really love how you get really into the physiology off it and not just tell us what works. explaining it helps so much thanks for your videos
so im intersted in traing for strength. what % of my 1 rm should i be lifting an for how many set and reps? also when and how should I progress from that weight?
this helped me alot. my goal is strength, endurance, and mass. so i do different exercises for each goal. like for endurance ill do a set of rep chasing push ups but for mass ill do a set of real slow pushups. but from this video i learned its all kinda the same thing. now if i only did rep chasing pushups itd take a lot more sets to get the mass then if i just slow pushups ect. thanks so much i hope your channel keeps growing! more people seriously need to watch your videos!
I am curious what your stance is on Mike O’Hearn and Powerbuilding… Is there a Calisthenic equivalent?
is not the same but is to close like cousins…and the old video about strength vs muscle was amazing my opinion one part of year for make muscles and the other for strength i wish the best for everyone and continiute the training
ive been doing 5×5 but keeping the same weight throughout all 5 sets, the idea is i use a weight which is hard to hot 5 reps with and just do five reps of that then once i manage to conformably do the 5 sets with out any help i increase the weight, does that sound ok for strengh gains?
so if I’m getting this straight:
more reps = bigger muscles because more fibers are activated, but not necessarily stronger because the stress on a muscle fiber is shared over time to other fibers.
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less reps with intensity = longer time to build muscle but strength is increasing by virtue of the stress on an individual fiber. therefore, heavy weights and intense calisthenics will increase strength on a individual fibre, just not all of the fibers. therefore strength is the result?
What do you think of drop sets for muscle growth? Seems like it should work. Also why is it that I feel like I’m losing strength if I fatigue the muscle to the point of shaking/aching? Is there such thing as overtraining?
Thanks for this video. I appreciate your thinking on this. Your hypothesis is supported by recent research of Stuart Phillips and colleagues which shows that equivalent muscle growth compared with high load/low reps can be achieved with low load/high reps, provided that sets are taken to concentric muscle failure.
You don’t necessarily need to add weights from a point on. You can keep overloading by adding total work volume in every session. High volume calisthenics can trigger muscle growth, and let’s not forget about food. The rest is all true
Please answer this question….
Does this basically mean that if someone is away from a gym or heavy objects and can only do bodyweight movements and does not know about one arm one leg push ups or pistols, and can do push ups and squats in the hundreds, he can simply do 3-4 sets of regular push ups and squats with perfect form and stimulate muscle hypertrophy from those workouts JUST because he recruited all the motor units when he got fatigued?
Or is there any weight or rep range that is too light to achieve muscle failure(that is actually impossible scientifically speaking).
Come to think of it, Herschel walker workouts dont seem inefficient to the norm anymore, maybe he was stimulating just as much hypertrophy as weightlifters with air squats?
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So If I have this right, when you introduce resistance, the nervous system is going to decide whether or not it needs to either A) build more fibers or B) become more efficient within itself? And where does strengthening of the tendons and ligaments come in? I am assuming if you can pull with more fibers, a limiting factor would be the sturdiness of the attachment points to the bones? And a key point of what you are showing is, we can now more precisely tell the nervous system what we are intending to happen. Or perhaps it’s simpler just to ask for strength? Maybe the body feels different when its in building mode FOR strength vs nervous system efficiency in redruitment of fibers mode?
How would I progress the tension in a minute set? Would a harder variation cause progressive tension or would I have to make it a 2minute set after a few weeks?
Thanks!
Hi Matt, I’ve been binge watching your videos and think you have great content. As a woman, should I focus more on building strength or muscle? My guess is strength since I don’t want to be bigger but I don’t know. I am a beginner so maybe it doesn’t matter at this point. All of this is so confusing. Thanks for any ideas.
I did not comprehend what the new science was so i guess that just was just something written to bring people here?
The problem is by this logic doing endless push ups should get you bigger because 1 by 1 you overload the nerves and eventually you will get them all tired and you will grow. Still,practice have shown us that hypetrophy doesn’t happen a lot past the 15 rep and usually things over 20 reps are endurance (not to say they will not build muscle AT ALL but it’s just not effective). What i am trying to say is that practice proved us that endless repping isn’t the key. The Time under tension is an important factor and if it’s too big the movement becomes endurance movement more than strength movement.
hey matt…iam confused…so for the calisthenics…when we use the same weight (bw) less time builds strength and more time builds muscle?..how do we apply low and high weight to calisthenics
Train for development and the strength will follow. Train for strength and the injuries will follow.
You over complicate it. This is going on forever in the fitness game. And is just so f….. tiring. Just workout, experiment, eat right, enjoy your food and workouts and rest properly. Results will come. All the others are just tricks for the fitness “gurus” to get views and sell their shit
I’m doing 3×5 lately for my training and I’m slightly annoyed I never did it before lol. It’s so unbelievably effective at getting you stronger and bigger.
Even if you only lift weights, if you don’t at least have pull ups and dips in your workouts, you’re missing out big time
So is it possible to do both in one workout like this; 2-3 sets high resistance (building strength), followed by 1-2 sets low resistance (to fatigue everything left over and build muscle mass in addition to strength)? That is if i’m understanding you correctly haha.
How did your minute set routines look? And you said you saw good gains from it?
Matt, bro, I’m not firing with all my neurons right now, so I’m a bit confused. Could you dumb it down for me just a bit? To increase strength, do heavier load, right?
my all timeproblems is front delts i cant build an inch on that bone frame is it genetics maybe cus i know i pushed my self harder than i could just to build such tiny muscle what the heck
2:33 this is not true if you add weights into calisthenics exercise it’s called weighted calisthenics and like weighted pushup weighted pull up etc.
In addition to fiber recruitment, don’t forget rate coding. The honeymoon phase is chiefly an increase in rate coding. Fiber recruitment improves more gradually, and additional motor units (and energy storage capacity) slower still.
Safety mechanism is Golgi tendons, which measure stretch and rate-limit the attached muscle.
is there a way to bypass the strength training and train your brain to activate the neurons in your muscle?
Ok first of all let’s make it very clear that these guys are competition level in my opinion
If anyone with a regular job and 9-5 routine wants to go this far with thier body u have to really take out time for it and it’s just not that easy so consistently
These guys or any other bodybuilder as a matter of fact famous for thier physique do not have a normal office going routine when they are competing cause it takes more than 1 hour
I guess for regular everyday job guys even if you’re fit and lean and not as ripped as these guys it’s good cause no one expects u to look like a model and work in a cabin
Suppose, 2 twin brothers, same body composition, genetics etc.
One joins gym and other starts Calisthenics.
Both follow diet religiously and give it all in their workouts.
Who will be more muscular at the end of one year?
Some say Calisthenics build muscles, other say it wont but nobody is having doubt about steroids.
I used to go to a park where people worked out. almost all of them did only calisthenics and had great muscle gains from it.
Can bodybuilders to planche? Front lever? Explosive muscle ups? Or simple one arm push ups? Or handstands?
I do both weights and calisthenics…..dont want no chicken legs at all�� my body gotta be proportionate.
2:22 What’s this song? It’s great for a workout. Sounds like something from “Naughty by Nature” or “House Of Pain”
Whatever floats your boat…but NO sitting on your asses..Get moving yall!!!
The genetics if you have good genetics you build muscles!!! It doesn’t matter what colour is yore skin!!!
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Muscle attention is the key
This is very insightful but not for the reasons he seems to think. When you do higher reps your body responds by making energy more available ie”the pump”.
But to get stronger you must lift heavy this way your body responds by increasing actual muscle size during it’s repair process. The devil’s in the details though so this is also important.
As a chubby 14 year old I started weight training which got muscles stronger and allowed me to do my first pull up, now I incorporate weighted dips and chin-ups in my weights routine. Really it’s a bit about doing a little bit of everything…
Would you loose muscle mass when you switch from t.u.t. to s.a.i.d.?
I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t, ’cause that would mean the body builds down muscle fibres that are not needed. But when the system activates the fibres at random, none of them are ever obsolete.
Thus shouldn’t it be an interesting idea to start with t.u.t. and later switch over to s.a.i.d.?
That way you’d build larger amount of strength on a larger capacity of muscle mass.
summary:
40-70 reps/bodypart -> do it 2-3 times a week
1 exercise should consist of 5-15 reps. Change the workout if it’s outside this range
this requires some measuring, but if you want to put extra attention about nutrition:
consume extra 100-300 kcal/day
consume protein 2g/kg body weight.
Jajaja he uses Roids off courseee.
But good genétics.
(Afroamerican)
I dont understand why guy be saying calisthenics doesn’t build muscle when clearly alot of guys have built huge ass muscle like Lazar novovic
You can get anything just belive in your self.
Everybody said”calisthenics don’t build muscle” I want to tell you”stop training”because you don’t have any dreams or goals you wanted to reach. I was fat boy and I decided to make a change, now
I fell bigger and stronger by just doing calisthenics
He lacks of range of motion in some excercices and back lever as well
Aye shout out to Chris Jones
Lol thanks for the shoutout homie
Just Mix it. Why are Gym rats and people who do calasthenics always in a fight? You can build muscle fast and have a good mobilty if you do both.
Most of you guys already doing calisthenic stuff pull up, chin up and dip which are pretty good exercises for building muscles up. And that dude looks pretty heavy. I cautiously suggest that highly jacked calisthenic men I’ve seen are usually big. The heavier your weight, the more it demands. The principle seems pretty simple and that dude even does weighted exercises. Game is over. Most of guys hitting gym cant even do body weight pull ups even with a bidy weight under 80kg. Imagine how would you look when you are capable to do dips amd pull up with 40kg further added weight. Maybe the weak point would be your legs having difficulties just even witb your body weight bar loaded on your traps.
You can apply weight lifting more practically than calisthenics. Unless you’re an idiot your not going to be hanging from a building or a cliff anytime soon. Your more like to carry groceries, move furniture, or pick up a box.
guys who do calisthenics are just beasts. much appreciate from me.
Time under tension to the max, you are killing it great control.
How do you start with calisthenics anyway? What type of calisthenic workouts should I do to target the main muscles in my body? I workout 6 times a week
Cali does make muscle, but working out with weights too makes u big + be able to do sick moves ��
calisthenics better than bodybuilder because its natural muscles
Calisthenics guys: I like to have control over my body, fuck gym this is freedom!
Gym guys: Legs small asf tho
Master race: I do both
3:35 damn clapping handstand push up?? These guys are killer
I don’t want much muscle anyway I want some and be able to do some cool tricks and stuff
I always thought body builders can’t do calisthenics, u guys proved me wrong, ur awesome ��
i dont know why but most of the calisthenics guys look like they are on steroids��
How do I use more muscle instead of using up muscle to emphasize strength with calisthenics?
Im not gonna fucking be involved in the arguments cuz Id die from a high blood pressure jfc. Too many retarded know it alls –
I did weights and calisthenics. Muscle growths is more evident with weights but speed, endurance and lean body mass plus athletic performance….calisthenics wins
It a lot of more difficult than lifting 100 kg xDDD BRUUUUUUH….
While everybody is arguin I’m just wondering who’s that pretty woman on the video. dang! she pulls up more weight than I do. I wanna marry her.
Eveything builds muscle if you EAT enough. It all takes patience, dedication and diet. It’s like everybody says… Eat like a monster, become a monster.
People get too caught up with muscle mass that they forget to do what makes them happy… if you enjoy calisthenics and you love doing it more than lifting weights then who gives a fuck if you don’t produce as much muscle as a weight lifter. It’s not worth doing something that you don’t enjoy.
So you don’t see all those weights in the background? They’re clearly doing both. Do whatever works for you…
Fluid muscles from the gym fr drinking water? So you dont drink water with calisthenics? Learn science, not bro science.
Misleading title. When you use weight vest, it’s no longer “calisthenics”. Increaseing difficulty strictly with bw can only be done by 1) changing limb angle & placement (as in regular push-ups/pseudo planche push ups or regular push-ups/diamond push ups) 2) using unilateral exericses instead of bilateral (as in pistol squats) 3) adding explosive positive phase and slowed-down negative phase (e.g. pulling yourself up to bar as fast as you can without using momentum, then going down to dead hand for 10x time it took you to get up). Combinations of these ways give you options for optimal overload.
P.S. If you think that using vest for lower body is a no-go because your legs are “too strong”, try doing pistol squats with at least 10kg. Then we’ll talk.
Living proof here. Went from 59 Kg’s to 80 Kg’s in 2 years time with only calisthetics. 6 ft,77 Kg’s now with 8 % bodyfat. Natural movements and bodyweight exercises is THE way to go.
Steroids plus calisthenics equals muscle. You can have muscle too if you follow the equation.
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What if instead of going for more reps, we do each rep slower? Will it still be in the endurance range?
Who the fuck doesn’t build muscles with calisthenics….y’all fucking weird
If calisthenics become easy, you’ve made it. You’re done. Time to move on to another obsession and just maintain what you have.
What do you do when you can do more than 12 push-ups regularly with the heaviest vest possible? IS it that you cannot build any more muscle? Thanks
How long do you rest in between the sets? In between different exercises?
Could you please send me the design and dimensions for the yellow dips and pull up station you installed in your yard?
Also, Calisthenics will help you a lot more than free weights with grace of movement and stuff like that. Really fitting for that gymnastics dude calisthenics founder dude
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I don’t understand the progression issue really.
What prevents one from buying a steel chain, a carabiner and a few plates?
It’s literally all you need and it’s cheap.
Strap a few plates onto your waist and that’s it you have the overload for pull-ups/chin-ups/dips.
The common mistake. Number of reps takes place of the time that is the actual parameter to consider. One rep means nothing. You could perform one rep in one minute or one second. Please, guy, don’t teach wrong criteria.
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Dude there is something called “weighted vest” or “weight belt” that you can use in calisthenics, you are not breaking any rule only because there is the word “weight” doesn’t mean it’s not calisthenics.
Guys I have an important question. Everybody is telling and proposing something different. Should you do it like: pushup, pushup, pushup, pushup and move on to the next exercise or should you do pushups, dips, chin ups. And 4 sets of those? I am wondering which is the most efficent way to go. Thanks guys
If u use pyramid on pull-ups 1-10 10-1 that’s 100 pull-ups and your muscles will grow
When i get bored of doing normal pull ups and dips i usually grab a dip belt and add up to two 45s! I got bigger since i started adding weights.
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Smh….or u can just get a dip belt and add weights as you get stronger…..��
I agree with adding weight to calisthenic exercises. It’s a great way to add muscle and strength. But what is more impressive about bodyweight exercises is the ability to take it to the next level.
Rather than adding weight to push ups, do one hand push ups. Do pistol squats, one hand pull ups, one hand front lever.
That’s an impressive bodyweight progression.
Funny he thinks that I can lift my fat ass up more than one time ����
SO, if you can only do 5 reps, you can do at least 8 sets to meet the volume??? Is that it? I read Convict Conditioning a while ago and he said that people go crazy like that with volume and it’s not necessary, but INDEED I noticed that I don’t feel satisfied with low volume and I didn’t get the results either.
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6 12? some say 5 15. Is there any scientific information regarding this?
Another good factor is tempo AKA time under tension. Nice tips.
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Also when you add weights to calisthenic exercises it is not calisthenics anymore.
actually, no, you don’t simply do more repetitions. in calisthenics, you use LEVERAGE, and increase time under tension. you go to higher more difficult progressions.
Progressions, man! There’s a ton of variations to increase difficulty before spending money with accessories.
Thanks for the video very helpful, also your bars look really solid. What size post and how thick are the walls?
This video is one of the best videos I’ve ever watched! Thank you so much❤️
Really good video… now, what’s better: 1. To make circuits with each exercise or, 2. To make all the sets for the same exercise in a row.??? Because I normally make a circuit but I don’t see the results that I want to see… but I’m not trying the other option, you are the first in calisthenics who I see to make this.
“To build muscle, you must lift heavy” shows him deadlifting 100 pounds
I think 3-5 range works for me better ( to become stronger is my priority )
Should i train in 6-12 range anyways?
Please answer,thanks!
Do what you like!
If you want to be aesthetic and athletic with Calisthenics here’s how it goes:
Incorporate some weights and exercise variations after some time.
Start working on skills and buy a pair of rings.
Work your legs as well, but use weights for Squats, Deadlifts, etc.
Use some weights to target specific muscles if necessary: side delts, chest, glutes,…
Use weights for athletic work as well: Cleans, Bench Press,…
Or simply said combine both, why does it have to be one or the other? Take the best from both worlds
All these arguments go out the window if genetic freak like Hershel Walker.
If you already use weighted calisthenics why not use barbells and dumbbells for everything and mix them with calithenics? you would explode in size but with a lot of body control and power, dunno, I don’t limit myself
You can do uneven or archer versions of the exercises too. If that becomes easy, you can do unilateral versions.
I grew my legs doing only calisthenics lol 500-600 squats in one workout
I have discovered that calisthenics has been my path to a better mind body connection.
I use to do 25 to 30 dips in a roll before I started working out, 2 months later its a struggle to do 10. I am 16, always been strong and athletic. I gain a lot of muscle in 2 months maybe that the reason
its because u train all with weights too. its not that hard.
Is training for endurance necessarily bad? I mean it almost sounds healthier and some would prefer the aesthetic results too. No?
20 bucks says this guy can’t do a good form one arm pull up, one arm push up or one leg squad. He just wants big muscles for the sake of having them… for the look. It has been long since proven that progressive calisthenics builds more functional strength than any other workout. He just isn’t doing it right.
look some body transformations with street workout, then you see smth i guess
this is why people who do calisthenics use WEIGHT VESTS, ANKLE WEIGHTS and attach plates to themselves
There are more ways of making body weight exercises more difficult. Just make the exercise slower this makes it much harder. For example don’t go down after doing the pull up straight away, take 2 seconds. And take 1 second going up. Push ups are too easy? Put your feet on a higher obstacle. This makes it harder (going into handstand pushup). Or go into 1 arm pushup.
someone who makes this statement hasnt seen “hannibal for king” or “stigmatism in my soul” videos
its better to have small muscles whit more power then big muscles, when i did 2 years calisthenics i ezz lifted 2 times me own body weight, compair to other people whit low feth i almost duble out preform them in every type of exersice even whit normal weights,
Hey Matt, I get so much out of your videos, thank you!
I have a totally vain question: I just started bodyweight training, and my legs are much larger/stronger than my upper body. Is it a problem or waste of time to work squats/leg raises in the strength rep range, while doing pushups/pulls into the hypertrophy range? Thanks so much!
I think I’ve found a way to consistently add weight to my workout and make gains week in week out, without fancy equipment. You just get married, eat excessively and don’t do any workout.
Without weights you can gain muscle check out Ilyas Neal he will teach the way. You just misunderstand how to train. The body reacts to destruction to the tissue. Another example is like losing weight. No matter what you do if you are not in a caloric deficit you will not lose weight. Doesn’t matter what you eat because your body doesn’t react by sight.
I think if someone has got a workout that is consits of 5 round and you can do 10 clean push-up (i mean u do the full range of motion) every round after maybe your back, core is strong enough and you can use weight vest, but it is only my opinion:)
I call bullshit California prisons don’t allow weights and it’s a lot of dudes that go in small and come out huge I’m one of them I went in 175 came home 230 85% muscle the rest was fat my first 3 1/2 years was county then 2 years in the pen I didn’t get to hit weights for one year in a fire camp program for 6 months off and on the last then was sent to pelican bay for the rest of my term I am proof that you can build with body weight this dude trippin
Calisthenics is about strengthening your core not getting big. If you want to get big then the most efficient way to do that is to lift heavy weights and take steriods. You’re welcome ppl.
you are not saying anything new! BUT THE WAY, you delivered! you got me off my ass and on the floor doing my pushups! Much love!!! Thank you for inspiring us!!! ✊��✊������
For a seocnd i thought you were calimovement in the thumbnail
Many thanks, I’ve been looking for “calisthenics workouts men” for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about Jamescan Calisthenics Caboshed (do a search on google )? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my mate got excellent success with it.
What a dumb way to say you can’t get hypertrofie with calestenics. How about slowing down your reps? Or using 1 arm or leg for squats or pull ups or push ups? Byeee
Guys why can you just gain weight? Instead of attaching all this stuff…just increase your body weight.
Training is not about being comfortable, so why care if things get bulky or hard to put on
PULLSHIT. Calisthenics do build big muscle stamina and strength I am 59 years old and I do calisthenics 6 days a week, pull-ups pushups, dips, burpees, core and legs. and I’m able to go toe to toe with much younger guys. You just have to push your limits and never surrender to conformity go hard. Eat clean foods lots of veggies and fruits lots of water. take amino acids, pure honey, collagen, vitamin c, cod liver oil, black seed oil, probiotics, hemp protein, and 8 hours of sleep.
I was wondering, how much rest between sets is ideal? Great video!
3:35 Guy in the background wants to be good at the speed bag so bad!
You dont have to be in a caloric surplus you can be 100 in deficit take your protein and still be gaining muscle while losing fat very slowly
Personally, I see Calisthenics muscles being more attractive than those built with weights.
However, from watching iron wars, its obvious Calisthenics will never make you an absolute beast in terms of size and strength.
Personally, I prefer doing both since my aim isn’t to be extremely strong or extremely big.
please respond but can you build muscle and a good amout of strength at the same time
Man you should repost it and edit it and call it “weighted calisthenics hypertrophy workout progression tutorial” or something like that.
You’d get another million views it‘s a fantastic explanation.
That juxtaposition of his super chilled, well mannered, all around top bloke vibe next to him saying stuff like; “Wide grip pull ups will give you a sexy V-taper and make the hoes wanna r*pe ya.”
Its hilarious and I love it.
Question. Do you have an umbilical hernia? Or just an outtie belly button? I’m just wondering because I was born with an umbilical hernia and idk if it’ll lead to issues in the future if I keep doing body weight training. Please someone lmk:)
This was one of the most exceptional videos with the wrong title that I’ve seen.
No manches muchacho all my time I was just building enderance
The title made me feel I was doing the wrong thing then I read the comments and it pretty much explained your vid. Now I’m about to watch lol. Otherwise I would’ve skipped past it If the comments didn’t defend the vid content lol.
i am an endomorph i get fat very easily i have been doing body weight training for last 3 months and eating in a caloric deficit i have gained some muscle and lost weight but what about getting a better defined muscle
I feel like calisthenics should be the first step for everybody to build a good foundation and get some strength in smaller muscles before blowing out a joint trying to bench etc, the light weight will still be sufficient, and for heavier people youre still getting some good resistance but youll have to start adding weights or hitting the gym sooner or later lol
Awesome vidoe Bro can you do a video on All the variations of push ups after beginner push ups are done
Am i the only one who laughed like an idiot when he said-man this is way too easy��������������
Elliot Hulse in the back ground at 3:56, boy has he let himself go
Of course calisthenics does make muscle… in this case, it is calisthenics and tons of anabolic steroids.
just 1 fucking reason: you are not eating enough, that’s all
I started taking weighted pullups and dips seriously aslong with front lever and leg raises and the gains are REAL. I think a balance between calisthenics and weightlifting is best tho.
summary:
40-70 reps/bodypart -> do it 2-3 times a week
1 exercise should consist of 5-15 reps. Change the workout if it’s outside this range
this requires some measuring, but if you want to put extra attention about nutrition:
consume extra 100-300 kcal/day
consume 2g/kg body weight.
Great video. People don’t push themselves on the bodyweight exercises. If all we do is 4×10 pullups along with 4×15 dips, how in the hell are we going to build muscle? Try 10×10 pullups, 10×15 dips. When that’s easy, combine with supersetting. Then add weight, nothing wrong with that. It’s not cheating, you are still progressing and meaning bodyweight now gets easy and you need to challenge yourself more with additional weight. It’s still the same pullup and dip exercise, just with you being much stronger for your body.
All of your videos are so well organized, Im down to give this a real try
It’s mostly genetics, lighting, and in some cases, steroids.
Your english is also on point Stipke! You are a great athlete!
This guy could do like a 720 corkscrew backflip from a push up
i do 100 push ups and then 100 sit ups then that excersize where you cycle in the air and i do 50 of those but i cant do 100 in a row, i take breaks in between and so i do sets of 20 of all of them and ive made quite a lot of progress but i dont think im loosing weight and i also walk 5 blocks to school and 5 blocks back and so im confused, what do i do?
Hi! Thanks a lot for this helpful video. By the way, I notice lots of people keep on talking about Custokebon Secrets (look on google search engine), but I’m not sure if it is good. Have you tried Custokebon Secrets? I’ve heard many unbelivable things about it and my cousin lost lots of weight with it, but she refuses to tell me:(
But there aren’t many ways to make it more difficult without the rings. He mentioned that one where at 3:32 and 3:52, but does anyone know anything else beyond that?
I read many people keep on speaking about Custokebon Secrets. But Im uncertain if it is good. Have you ever tried this popular weight loss methods?
Hey Tao, I was just wondering when you are gonna post a new video, your content is really awesome, we would like to see more
I just started watching your videos last night and I can say that these videos are very informative and entertaining as well. I am really interested in doing these workouts, but now I’m still recovering from a back injury. Your videos really made me interested in doing calisthenics workouts.
“If you keep doin’ the same shit over and over again, you gonna keep lookin’ like shit.” ��
Agreed. I didn’t did much more than 30 push-up a every morning I’m not a gym guy per see and I made some real improvement. I never go above 15 push-ups. That’s all, 3x 15 push-ups. But not regular push-ups. I do them very, very slowly (3 seconds down, 1 second up). Also, on my knuckles and close to my belly. I also do martial arts and I can now punch without gloves or protection really hard for a really long time without any trouble since this hardens you knuckles bones and make them flat and wide.
Im doing pushups with 60 kg on my back. I can do more than 5 reps. Im doing 6-7 sets. Should i increse to 70 and continue 5 reps and 5 sets?can you answer please. Im working for streanght. Tnx, Salute
“Why calesthenics is killing your GAINS”
Oh wrong channel sorry
would increasing time under tension work too? Like if you slowed the actual exercise right down to make it more difficult?
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I dont know why this guy turned out to be my best calisthetics guide!������
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When your calisthenics are heavily weighted, you can make serious gains
Um dude change your title because what your talking about and the title to the video are complete opposite.
I keep hearing that you don’t want to workout into endurance; why is that? I’m trying to find answers to this and definitions of these things, but I’m not finding concise information.
Ty for putting out the chill vibe man too many of these videos the guy is all hyped and overintense about it
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excelente vídeo muchacho!!! but talk us about como get all these lot protein in to he day, 2 gms x cada KLG YOU would HAD that eat 1 kg per day of beef in average per some one. is dificult get that thing.
But lots of protein is linked to a sooner death and so is eating too much. Quality organic Whole Foods and make sure you are “clean”, have detoxed long enough so you can actually absorb more from your intake.
Thanks you sir, your information is real, you as person are real, thank you sir you are inspirering
I don’t often say this but judging from the comments there seem to be way more people who want to convince people that “Calisthenics is the best” than “weights are the best”
From a naturally skinny guy (the type of person who normally takes up calisthenics) I’m pretty confident you’ll see a bigger improvement in muscle growth by doing weighted compound movements, squat bench, deadlift.
Not to say that callisthenics don’t have their place e.g. I love pull-ups for back, or dips for tri’s, but for parts of your body like legs or shoulders doing callisthenics only feels a bit like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole
putting additional external weight to your body will make it weight lifting already, not calisthenics anymore.
Weighted vest is unilateral work with half the time and mo’ kontrol; so decisions ook?
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For the people that didn’t watch all the video: Progressive overload. You’re welcome.
The video mentions not much more than pullups, pushups, squats. The real array of body weight exercises are vast and each have dozens of progressions to very advanced levels so its nowhere near as limiting as the video suggests.
Dude I feel like I owe you money. Your close squats tips of pressing the knees together are going to enable me to have a controlled pistol squat. And your tension advice is going to transform my training.
With weighted calisthenics, I first master the movement, second work on reps and then add extra weight
The analogy with the airport and what car to drive is so dam relevant and applicable.
Hi Matt, I’ve discovered your channel few weeks ago and i’m realy happy:) The way you explain us those “simples” but essentials things is so useful. I may have a question that I never found on your videos, what are your though on the biologic side of building muscle? How testosterone and growth hormone or anything else impact the muscle development? Another question, is it possible to buy your books in EU in euro and not dollars? Thx so much!( btw plz never say again that motorcycles are the worst vehicule on the world…totaly broke my heart:D)
What is your opinion on doing Pull Ups in a parking lot bar.I do not have a pull up bar in home & i bought this Telescopic Bar that wasn’t hodling up in my Door frame.So i am usually doing my Pull Ups, Chin ups etc on a metal bar in the Flat parking lot outside.
Considering the current Corona Virus update, would you recommend doing that.
Cuz i heard about the virus staying on Iron for a while.
I am really skipping my exercise days cuz of this issue.
What would you suggest…
That mobility/stability part is a big point. I did my first ring dips today without shoulderpain. Really took me a while to work on my weaknesses. But its worth it.
I have been trying to get more muscle and also trying to lose weight for 7-8 years now. I’m going to give up soon because my body is making no progress at all and all it does it hurt afterwards.I think there’s something wrong/not normal that is causing me to not be able to change my body. It’s unfortunate
Matt, one needs to use the same routine/exercises in order to log reps, sets and progressions, right? In order to make sure you’re moving forward and getting stronger. The challenge is that there are so many exercises you can do. For me it’s like opening a menu at a restaurant, I eat what I feel like eating according to my mood! Results, in long term I feel I’m spinning my wheels! You’re thoughts? Thank you. Take care.
Hey Matt please make a video on how to workout with different type of rocks and stones. Make this video on people who can’t afford gym equipments and want to add some weight training with calisthenics
How do you know if a workout was effective?
When you’re not able to do anymore?
Yup, boiling it down to the essence! Thanks for the video.
How much strength or flexibility/coordination do we really need for the types of things the average person will do in their life time not that much. So most of this is very specialized already. It’s all subjective/relative though Recently I heard a family member of mine say she is impressed that this one lady she knows can bend forward from the hips with a straight back (like a dead-lift) while cleaning the house. No good or bad, high or low it’s just for everyone to decide how you want to use/develop your body or not. Some people might just want to take casual jogs their whole life and that’s cool they don’t need yoga grade flexibility or power lifter grade strength.
More to the point of calisthenics for muscle building Just like you said you think there’s a point where with machines you can develop strength without developing flexibility/stability, in the same way I think there is a point where too much flexibility enters and there is too little focus on strength. Imagine a stick: on one end there is pure strength power lifter style and on the other end you have advanced yoga there is a balance there somewhere when it comes to muscle building.
So whether you use machines at the gym or you are going for advanced yoga like flexibility/maneuverability or even if your are somewhere in between: everything can be done safely, it’s your body, you decide.
Good points as always. Building too much muscle over technique is what Paul Wade is warning you against in CC, and learning to move is quite funny. Also Gray Cook says that you have to learn to move, then move often and then add strength.
I actually do high reps everyday and multiple different excercises full body, gaining muscle and hypertrophy training is the weekend for me!
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Hello Matt! can you tell me your level in the big six of CC, and the shotgun muscles in CC2?
thank you very much
Like the analogy of the principles and methods. Too many people get hook on the “perfect” program and when they don’t reach their goals they program hope instead of looking at how they apply principles do them and actually do the work they blame the program for not getting results
I try not to get caught up in all the science it takes the fun out of training for me. My rule to keep building muscle while enjoying my workouts is to do a push pull split but with no particular exercise selection or order i just decide my workout on the day. Now to make sure i keep getting stronger and keep building muscle i just make sure that i take my muscles to failure by the end of my workout.
You are Fitness YouTube’s best kept secret. Seriously you deserve you be up there with AthleanX and everyone else in terms of popularity. You’re putting out amazing and original content.
What do you think of German Volume Training? I do 10 sets of 10 reps for most of my exercises. I feel my body responds better to more volume. Only doing 4-6 reps doesn’t force my body to evolve much…
Well I have always loved calisthenics for strength and with this pandemic now I have more time to train and recover
For now, what I’m trying to manage is my eating habits. Since I can’t leave my house, I’m not moving a lot and it is easier to gain fat ��
For people nitpicking the Medrano/Heath comparison, I apologize, you’re right, the comparison is not the best. What I propose is that if you really want to be up in arms about it is that you go ahead and find me a calisthenics ONLY individual (which, respectfully, Medrano is not) and then I’ll be happy to provide you a natural bodybuilder for comparison. And if you’re still going to argue about it, then I have nothing else to share with you. Remember, this video is about whether calisthenics can build muscle (which it can), but lifting weights will clearly be a more efficient and effective route.
The comparison to Phil Heath at 3:04 is totally unfair. Yes, Phil trains with weights, but he’s a professional bodybuilder who could not possibly attain that physique without taking performance enhancing drugs. Still, the guy on the left is ripped and has a pretty good build.
Just wanted to point that out…
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Did you eat protein to achieve that form you have right now???
Hear this… you can combine the two, do pull ups and pushups with weights.
Adding weight to push ups would still be considered calisthenics by around 99.99999% of people so your point is absolute BS. Imagine telling someone that weighted full planche push ups are not a calisthenics exercise, yeh you’re gonna get laughed at.
This was great, thanks, I’ve been looking for “pure calisthenic workout” for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of Jamescan Calisthenics Caboshed (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now )? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my work buddy got amazing success with it.
5-15 reps, 40-70 reps/body part/session. So 4 sets of 15 pullups is cool (for 60) but not 5 sets of 15 (for 75). Got it.
been lifting for 2 years, and doing calithsenthics makes me feel like im back at square 1.
The problem is that there Are literally over 100s of different variations of a pushup. And you can pick which Progression fits your level
This video is far off base from what is true. First off, progression in calisthenics is limitless. If push ups gets too easy, one can move on to archer push ups, and eventually one arm push ups. Regarding elevated push ups, sure it puts more emphasis on your front delts, but only when compared to regular push ups. Otherwise, elevated push ups still works a lot of chest, especially the upper chest. and therefore, it should be included in any calisthenic workout program for overall chest development.
Furthermore, to isolate the shoulders, one can do pike push ups. When done correctly, it’ll fry your shoulders, while you feel absolutely nothing in your chest. And when those get easy, one can move on to elevated pike push ups and eventually hand stand push ups. It doesnt even have to end there. As u become stronger, you can even start training for the 90 degree push up. Like i said, progression is limitless. However, we all are limited by our genetics.
Moreover, you made a faulty comparison when you compared the body of a bodybuilder to a calisthenic athlete. Muscles are not conscious of the fact that they are either moving iron or body weight. Muscles understand tension. You expose them to time under tension, consistently week after week, month after month, they will grow. The main reason why bodybuilders are so damn huge has more to do with their enormous caloric surplus.
You say that if you add any external weight, it is no longer calisthenics? That may be technically true, but it sounds a bit dogmatic. Boxers use weights to increase their performance in boxing, while sprinters also use weights to increases their sprinting performance. Similarly, serious calisthenics athletes and gymnasts also use weights to increase their performance.
Is harder to progress in calisthenics, you can’t just add a little weight everyweek, you need to do different advanced moves that requires more coordination and training just to learn the moving patterns, an example: pullupstypewriter pullupsarcher pullulpsone arm assisted pullup, one arm pull up, while in the gym:30kg lat pull down35 kg lat pull down and so on, is more boring but of course easier.
Calisthenics on rings for 3 months. Combine basic weightlifting to Calisthenics for the next 4 months. After do explosive/power and grip training for the remaining 4 months. After the first year you’ll have an optimal body
But when the pushups get easy, can’i just keep increasing the quantity?
Isolation exercises are often ignored too. You’ll gain more muscle if you do your compound callisthenics movements and complement them with isolation exercises
Very interesting, though running does increase bone strength, it is discussed in a book on running physiology called the runners’ body. Also I have only heard of “fast and slow twitch muscles”, so I learned something new.
Calisthenics is the real deal. There are some buffed dudes out there that can hardly do 5 push-ups but look ripped. The useless beauty. The Greeks were all about calisthenics and they knew what they were doing. If you can’t chase an unarmed dude that just robbed your girl because your muscles make you too heavy and you can’t move fast enough it’s kinda ridiculous.
Just leaving comment here to inform that hypertrophy rep range is outdated knowledge. Anything in 5-30 range is good for hypertrophy (higher reps require to finish set closer to failure). Video posted in 2017 so back then this knowledge was not so widely spread as it is now.
Interesting! I think I gained a lot of strength in the first year or so with a little increase in size but I need to increase volume at this point for more size. I tend to stop after two sets from boredom of doing the same thing. Also I like to go heavier lately and do drop sets. Why do you think someone like Al Kavadlo doesn’t get big since he does a lot of sets and reps daily?
Weights=strength
Calisthenics (including weight)=strength, bodily coordination and overall control and fitness.
I wanna ask a question about protein but I dunno how to. I keep seeing 1.4 g / kg to 1.6g/kg to 2g/kg (which would be what you recommend more or less). And I’m confused. For eg I saw Simnett Nutrition he says that he used far less than recommended (about 70-80g for 65 kg in the beginning) and he’s still jacked and ripped; he gets in 110-120 now? I forget. Either way it’s low. So, my man, my head is hurting can you sooth this pain.
At 3:06, you can’t compare a bodybuilder to someone who does calisthenics, the difference being steroids
Well a calisthenics athlete has strength endurance and aesthetics. Not to mention flexibility.
Bodybuilders have nothing except muscles for show, they can’t run, do boxing, swim or even walk 10 stories.
Calisthenics is working muscles that wont fade with time. Bodybuilding is the pop culture of sports
3 years later and this video is still so bad look at all the guys from @gunbypublishing most of them do purely calisthenics, a large portion are vegan, and don’t take any steroids creating or any other supplements.
Wait you said once you reach 30 push ups, u need greater resistance. What about doing 50? 100? 200? You can keep increasing the reps to increase resistance.
Muscle gains with calisthenics = weighed calisthenics and good diet
Yeah, there’s a big digference between the two… And it’s called steroids
Video full of common sense and generalization. Gaining muscle in bodybuilding results in volume depending on training, rest, supplementation and others. However, it is not easy to follow this routine, which is also the same as calisthenics. Calisthenics is not easy, it can be taken to extreme limits and performance is also a result of the intensity of the routine. As described in the video you can become giant in bodybuilding as you can also stay slim in calisthenics, but you can also become giant in training calisthenics and remain mediocre doing the bodybuilding wrong.
Personally I think the best training method is the one that gets you working hard and improving yourself
my thought is that you need both ends of the spectrum, that’s the value of the early stages in CC, you can keep coming back to them for things like minute sets and drop sets and low weight/high rep muscle pumping sets
Y u comparing natties with roid junkies to prove a point? Naturaly bodybuilders dont seem to grow any bigger than those who do calisthetics
3:06 when he showed this picture with this bodybuilder who is everyday getting steroids and compared them i automatically turned off the video.
I’m about to start Calisthenics (I want to grow 3-5 Kg of muscles for this year) and maybe you guys can help me:
Can I do the exercises in circuit training or not for mass?
My plan is to train 2-3 times/Week in Full Body (for the first months) for 30-45 mn + my 1h30 yoga class…
Do you think it’s good?
To all the calisthenics freaks: just go to a gym and face reality with some chest, weight based, exercises. Then you will see what he is talking about.
Calisthenics works great to pulling stuff but when it comes to pushing it is not good at all.
Haha this guy has never heard of weighted calisthenics. Throwing a weight vest on you doesn’t turn calisthenics into power lifting, it just counteracts the wall you hit he was talking about when you hit a point of strength then you add weight to keep progressing your calisthenics you don’t have to start going to the gym and train weights.
How is it not calaesthetics anymore if you’re adding weight lol. It’s basically weighted calisthenics. If it’s too easy move onto a headed progression. Clearly a video made by someone who doesn’t know anything about calaesthetics lol. I mean tuck planche push ups on dip bars come on. Planche pushups. Ring push-ups. Ring dips.
I used to kind of like running but then I got shin splints during lacrosse
Its will only make u shredded but bodybuilding gives u more strength
When you hit that wight barrier with callisthenics put a wight vest on
3:07 nooooope the first one looks better than the other and the second guy uses steroids ����
2:35 he is wrong at this point calisthenics don’t mean bodyweight it means closed chain exercises
Why is nobody even in the comments mentioning planch and front lever
Move on to weights?? You lost me on the last one…… calisthenics can always be difficult that’s why I love it..
Wearing a weight vest while doing calisthenics movements is still calisthenics. Not to mention calisthenics is by no means just for beginners. Gonna have to disagree with you. Iv been doing it for around 2 years and have only just gotten to the point where I can do basic one arm pushups
Try doing step through push ups or planche pushups. Or ring push ups for progressive overload. Good info tho in this video
Seeing this video is like seeing a donkey trying to explain psychology…
I feel like calisthenics is best for teens as it is cheap and easy to get into
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I do calisthenics, powerlifting, strongman training, and do lots of explosive training since I’m a combat athlete (Push Press, Power Clean, and Plyometrics).
Ayo I been tryna drop them pounds yk I need help on making a schedule for calisthenics or tabata
Upper body I do bodyweight, lower body use weights like deadlifts and squats.
Also in order for push ups to be better, doing different variations like diamonds, archers, one arms etc would help. Also most especially doing full range of motion push ups, I notice most people don’t seem to do push ups in a full range of motion but seem to be only caring finishing the rep. As what atlean x said how “quality reps” are better.
3:06 the calisthenics guy looks much better than the steroid loaded lifter
People who complain about push-ups being too easy make me sick.
In a nutshell
Calisthenics does in 1 year what weight training does in about 7 to 8 months. But calisthenics muscle mass last longer and you develop more strength and endurance than weight training. Weights give u more size and power but if you stop lifting weights for a month you’ll start losing muscle mass. Calisthenics is better for real world training.
You can put on a backpack with weight inside it for those who don’t have a vest
What do you mean by “using up all of it in 4 reps”? Neurons reaches action potential very fast, and can hence fire rapidly. It seems like you believe they fire once and then stay turned off, which is false.
Probably it will take you a year of calisthenics to reach muscle level which weight training would get u in 7-8 months.
So from building muscles perspective, Cal not the best option.
If you wanna know if it works go look for transformation videos, there are many examples of it actually working… if that’s not enough go do 10,000 pull-ups or push-ups and see if they work for yourself.
Him: I can do pullups maybe with +150kg on my back
Me: Can’t lift my ass for 5 times������
Every day, I do the running, and immediately after that, I do the mental, compression and parallel exercise with weights. I do four sets…this good or not?
Is it better to practice again at the bar and dumbbell at the end of the day, thank you?
I was disappointed that i didnt get to see you with you shirt off =(
Your bulking phase will take 5-6 months but how about maintenance and shredding phase? how many months you plan to give them each? Btw we all want that PDF bro. Great content as always.
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Really good and informative video! Many thanks for the great tips!!
Wow! Loved this video, Dejan! Thanks for talking briefly about your diet! #VeganGains
I could learn so much from you, man! Pozdrav iz Slovenije! 😉
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Another good job Stipke. However there is one thing i do not completly agree on. The rest between sets; everyone is looking at the watch wich is fine in order to keep track but rests between sets are individual. So what i do i keep track of My heart rate and breathing, as soon as i calm in breathing and heart slows down i hit next set. I have much faster recovery between lifting and bodyweight sets then any of cardio related elements, thats why time on the clock is less relevant than your own Body. We all should recover after sets but taking 5 minutes? Dunno trainings like that would be minimum 2 hours with warning, pre and post stretching etc. I am 38 have 2 kids and a job. I dont have 2 hours a Day, or 4 hours for 2 sessions in a Day. I am Lucky to hit from 1 to 2 hours every other Day. Maybe you should also keep in mind some ppl work and have kids, give some meterials for us 30 min /1 hour trainings. Include ladys trainings too, legs butts etc. I am sure u ll get more subscribers and more thumbs up! GANG GANG!
And During this vlog, of course Vadym is training like always, keep grinding Brothers!
Why not build fat and muscle at the same time so when you get stronger, your body is also heavier so you will get more resistance over time without needing to add weights:))
What is the best way to lost crazy amounts of weight? I read lots of good opinions on the net about how exactly Custokebon Secrets can help you lost crazy amounts of weight. Has any one tested out this popular weight loss secrets?
I am your big fan and i learn very good move in cathelathics and you are my inspiration
The legendary dejan stipke post a video of course i will watch it
Hey what’s up? Hey Dejan I’m interested in your vegan diet plan, when you upload it to your website or in a YouTube video?
I miss those times when dejan was giving the best of his workout
Your face looks very tired bro. Please be more energetic and vivid for our motivation ������
Hi Dejan, do you have a video explaining how warm up before/after the workout? ��
Vadym warming-up in backround is best. ���������� Nice video.
Please,release a video where you talk about eating and nutrition,im so curious and canot afford ur program..
How much protein did u eat in your shredding phase? I tried to go vegan but I couldn’t stay low in calories and get 180g of proteins
Can we lose fat and get v shape only from push ups,pull ups and squats?
Pls ans
Am i the only one who noticed the video timing is LEET (1337) lul.
5-6% body fat, totally steroids, you can t go there with this body and shredded
The beast my friend
I like video
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