Calisthenics - Who's using this as a core exercise?

iMacMart · 4 May 2019 at 16:41

Hi All

I complete the Brighton Marathon last month after a long time training, now I can run for hours but can't do a unassisted pull up

So I've started to watch some Youtube feeds and got "How to build strong & lean Bodyweight Muscle" by Anthony Arvanitakis, so of the advanced exercises are way out of my strength but you have to start somewhere

Just wondered if there's anyone else doing this on the forums? Just trying to get some core strength back

iMacMart · 5 May 2019 at 07:43

I think it depends on which exercise you do and how strong/weak your joints are then you build you plan round that I guess

iMacMart · 5 May 2019 at 13:51

Calisthenic bars and rings look like bar work but fun, really want to get into this now I’ve freed up my time from marathon training

iMacMart · 6 May 2019 at 08:55

Wow thanks for taking the time to post @twistedheat im looking at resistance bands along with the other small bits of kit skipping rope etc so when I’m away from home or at the weekends I can just train

How have you found the journey since you started, have you progressed well and built lean muscle, I’m about 5’11 and around 12.6/8 stone I just want to loose some fat around the stomach/sides (there not a great deal as I’m a runner) and build my core strength

iMacMart · 8 May 2019 at 12:17

Somnambulist said:
Follow fitnessfaqs on YouTube.

I've played around with it but nothing more, and there's only so much you can do for your legs with just body weight (I can pistol squat, shrimp squat and all that quite easily)... that said there are various things that cross over into yoga (since the modern practice at the advanced level is essentially gymnastics + mindfulness) and so I should probably work on some of calisthenic progressions since they're typically more systematic and programmed in a straightforward way.

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