Summertime. Harry TheBicepsFlexKilla was working as a waiter in a luxury restaurant. It was a seasonal well-paying job which he’d found on a popular site. At the beginning, it was nothing but a fairy tale – a clean restaurant, an unusually polite manager and good tips from the customers. However, there were two major downsides. […]
Without steroids, sports like powerlifting, bodybuilding and Olympic weightlifting won’t be what they are today. If the muscle elixirs are cut from the equation, the records will drop to incredibly low levels. I don’t care what they say about genetics, it’s the truth. If the so-called natural bodybuilders today were really natural, they could easily […]
Believe it or not, the front lever and its counterpart the planche will not cause significant if any hypertrophy. Why? The number of reasons is longer than you may think. 1.Skill-based movements are not optimal for hypertrophy and basic strength development. When a movement is complex and demands too much skill, it immediately becomes less […]
Bodyweight training has won the hearts of many. The infection is spreading faster than ever. The local monkey bars are always crowded; the girls passing by are always looking. It’s hard not to join the game, especially when everybody is telling that you can get as big as the legends of the sport naturally. There […]
It’s close to impossible to see a calisthenics master with a big gut and massive love handles. As a result, many wrongfully assume that bodyweight exercises have a secret property that leads to ultra-leanness. The lighter you are, the easier it is to do lift yourself. Extra body fat does not help at all. Therefore, most […]
When I was a teenager, two male gymnasts used to live in my building, and I had the opportunity to follow their progress indirectly. At first, I didn’t know that they were gymnasts. Both of them were pricks, and we didn’t talk much. One of them lived next door and gave us cockroaches because his […]
Regardless of what the gym owners and mainstream bodybuilding media say, you can reach the genetic potential of many upper body muscles through bodyweight exercises. The extremely well-developed torsos of gymnasts serve as evidence. However, this does not mean that you should become a monkey for the sake of it either. In this post, I […]
Instead of arguing what’s better – bodyweight exercises or weight training, why not combine both? Calisthenics can build a super strong upper body and core, as shown by gymnasts, whereas full body barbell exercises build the hips and the legs. A combination of both methods is one of the most effective ways to do business on the […]
Frank Medrano is one of the most popular bar athletes a.k.a. bodyweight training specialists on the Internet. He resides it the U.S. and carries one of most shredded physiques you are likely to see. Frank Medrano made it happen, but can you follow his steps naturally without using anabolic steroids? Can you build a body […]
Denis Minin from Ukraine is a legendary practitioner of the so-called street workouts. Besides being a bodyweight master, he also has an aesthetic physique. Question is, did he build his body naturally or is he on steroids? 1. Denis Minin is not a big guy Denis Minin is 5’11”-180 cm @ 152 lbs – 69 […]
Neutral grip pull-ups are a popular variation of the basic exercise performed with the palms facing each other. The execution of the movement mimics that of a regular pull-up. The only difference is the grip. By using a neutral grip, the lifter is reducing the stress placed on the elbow and wrist joints during the […]
Bench dips are often part of workout DVDs such as P90X. However, they aren’t a joint friendly exercise because of the extreme shoulder stretch. You are risking a rotator cuff injury as well as shoulder impingement. Without a doubt, bench dips work your triceps muscles really hard, and you are going to get a great arm […]