If you were to challenge someone to get into shape without stepping into a gym, they'd be confused. It's as if some people still believe you can only build muscle, get stronger, or improve conditioning by ... Continue Reading
Effective Fitness Requires an Intuitive Mindset
The key to effective fitness and training is to know yourself. Introspection's power will allow you to develop a deep sense of understanding for everything you will learn on your journey. Danny ... Continue Reading
How to Start Calisthenics Training
With the amount of information we're exposed to, it"s easy to overcomplicate our training. When it comes to calisthenics, it appears to look unsafe because we see the end product from the best athletes, ... Continue Reading
The Top 5 Street Workout Money Moves
I was born in the summer of 1974 in deep Brooklyn, New York. I wasn’t athletic as a youth and did not play sports. My grade school was too broke to have teams, and the gym teacher was too abusive to ... Continue Reading
Motor Pattern Training for Advanced Calisthenics
Human flagpoles or press-to-handstands are some of the coolest displays of physical strength. Many people who want to learn these movements either have no idea where to begin or have been stuck on ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Convict Conditioning Ultimate Bodyweight Training Log” by Paul Wade
If you’re a fan of the Convict Conditioning book and DVD series, or of bodyweight training in general, you would be interested to know that this popular series from Dragon Door now includes a log book. The ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Pushing the Limits” by Al Kavadlo
I love calisthenics. Bodyweight exercises and their weighted versions are very effective and the most versatile method of resistance training. You can do them anywhere at any time, even if you have no ... Continue Reading
DVD & Book Review: “Raising the Bar” by Al Kavadlo
Working on a bar for fitness is a special thing when you think about it. Unlike a lot of floor exercises you are pretty much required to lift your entire weight, often with only your arms. That alone makes ... Continue Reading
The New Mid-Life Crisis: Testing Our Limits Before We’re Too Old
Doing what you can already do, plus just a little bit more each and every time (consistently) is one of the safest and most powerful methods to continuously grow and progress toward your goals. Crisis ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Convict Conditioning 2” by Paul Wade
Who would have thought prisons would be the last bastions of true fitness? This is the idea put forth by Paul Wade in his books Convict Conditioning and Convict Conditioning 2. Wade’s story is a unique ... Continue Reading
Convict Conditioning: Old School vs New School Calisthenics (Book Excerpt)
EDITOR'S NOTE: While we normally interview our featured coaches, that was not possible with Paul Wade. In fact, Paul Wade does not do interviews and does not allow photographs of himself. Why? Because the ... Continue Reading
Convict Conditioning: The Forgotten Art of Bodyweight Training (Book Excerpt)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Wade is not your typical coach. We learned this because of, not inspite of, not being able to interview him or get any photographs. As you read in last week's book excerpt, Paul Wade ... Continue Reading
