Hell nah, isometrics are the shit personally for me. Not only it actually helped me build good amount of lean muscle size, it really improved my mind muscle connection at every movement I do too. The training is fun when especially doing with push ups and pull ups. Gymnastic rings make it even better
Simon, would love to hear your thoughts on training bridges, particularly stand-to-stand bridges, back walkovers, and front limbers. I know they're not flashy, but I feel like they would help build a solid mobility/strength foundation for more dynamic elements...?
Ich wünsche Dir und Deiner Familie ein schönes und gesundes Weihnachtsfest Simon! Danke für deine tollen Infos und Videos! Grüße aus Deutschland, Patrick
I'm a boom operator and all of my work involves unbalanced weighted isometric holds. I got started in calisthenics to hopefully improve posture, and make work easier/keep my shoulders safe
Simon, I have an issue with my hip whenever I try any abdominal training (L sits, leg raises etc). The front of my hip pops and causes pain for a short while - any solutions?
I believe 100% that doing isomectric holds are a big reason why I have managed to up my number of reps in moves like pull ups. And they have def made me way stronger. I can feel it in moves like muscle ups, like when you have to get off of the bar without hitting your chin I am able to slowly ease myself down because I have strength in that ROM from doing iso hold pull ups that I never had before. I make to fit them in my routine every week at least. Fun to just see how long you can hold them too, gives you another goal to aim for
You only showed dynamic straight arm. But what about bent arm versions? Like Psuedo planche push ups, tuck planche, straddle, tuck front lever, ect… with1-2 seconds of pausing at the top?
The explanation applies to both bent and straight arm dynamics. Planche push-ups will compliment your planche holds but you may not truly be challenging the straight arm position. By pausing for 1-2 seconds at the top you'll ensure the straight-arm planche is challenged.
Hi Simon! I have a question. I am 32 years old, 179 cm, 67 kg. I started training 4 months ago and i fell in love with it, and one of my big goals is full planche. One of my friend told me that i should not get my hopes up because im too old already. This demotivated me, but i will continue just because i love it, but i would like to know your opinion or any other reader's opinion about this. Thank you so much for your professionalism and effort!
Absolutely not. You can master any skill u want anytime u want, don’t let age stop u from doing anything. You might regret not starting earlier but it’s something u can’t change so focus on working up now :)
My issue with isometrics is I don't know how to program them. Because I think SOME isometrics are fundamental to even more advanced basic compound movements... Like L-Sits, ring support holds, handstands, etc.
You should plan them depending on their difficulty and your workout. Maybe this would give you an idea. I start my workout with tuck planche holds. After my sets are done I do pseudo planche push ups. If I do tuck planche holds after planche push ups my form will be very bad and will not gain much from it. But fatigue from tuck planche hold doesnt affect planche push ups. But also at the end of my workout I do 30 seconds of l sits and work on v sit. L sit is also isometric but putting it before training planche or handstand would make it harder as I use my core while doing them.
basically, isometrics is good for isometics which is used in calisthenics movements so you should do them for those movements. don't respect hypertrophy gains from isometrics.
I'd say, "If you struggle to hold the weight, you would struggle to move with it." I speak from experience. I wanted to improve my pushups but I wasn't making much progress, so I did planks. When I did planks, I struggled with holding my own body weight and that was when I knew something was probably wrong. "If you struggle to hold the weight, you would struggle to move with it." After doing planks, I started to see improvement. By combining both static and active exercise, I started seeing even more imrovement... Static exercises are awesome, but by combining both, you'll become a god!!!! Eh... Did I just spout cring?
A ripped 60 year old Calisthenics said in youtube that just doing push-up up and down is just aerobic like Jumping Jack. You need to do always pause. So i started to put this into a use. Now i use 2 - 3 - 5 second rule! 2 of dynamic movement, 3 second hold, 5 second hold in starting position. I may rig this even further to optimize it in way that i would get 8 reps in 45 - 60 sec.
I don’t think many bodybuilders do this to stimulate hypertrophy or consider posing practice a good stimulus for muscle growth. I’ve also never heard of anyone using a strict sets and reps approach for this. Rather, they do it to improve the skill of posing… so they better display their physique in a competition consisting of this.
@@SimonsterStrength No, but many hours of posing is a tool used to bring out all the details, in a physique, almost ready for competition in the last week before the event... Arnold realized that everybody used to look better in the days after the competition, due to all the posing they did at the event, and then started to use a lot of posing for hours every day, in the week up to the competition, as a standard for the rest of his career.. And.. what he did, everybody else did, at that time.. I don´t know how that goes today..
You dont always need muscle, its two fold, most normal muscle is weak compared to what it could be, you wont get that strength into it without isometrics. You dont believe me, send a body builder to a yoga class and watch him cry while all the 45kg girls breeze through it smiling. The reality is the inner strength and deep strength of muscle health requires isometrics if you dont do them you will never ever have that strength. Ive tried twice with Yoga (multiple sessions each time), both times I was in good gym condition, good gym muscle, and both times i tried, 10 years apart, the same thing was true, it was agonizing to try hold even the most simple positions, the body would shake and tremble, it was utterly unbearable and the girls, they were like little buddhas and im not talking about high stretch poses, im talking the simplest things just holding positions. What I learned from the experience is that no matter how much gym time you get and how strong you think you are, theres a whole other level of deep muscle and body strength which simply cant be achieved without isometrics. I now have VASTLY improved that side of my body and it was achieved with calisthenics hold training. You should never ever leave out isometrics and as I said if you dont believe me, go do some Yoga sessions and find out just what deep strength means and how little of it you probably have if you are a gym goer.
Hell nah, isometrics are the shit personally for me. Not only it actually helped me build good amount of lean muscle size, it really improved my mind muscle connection at every movement I do too. The training is fun when especially doing with push ups and pull ups. Gymnastic rings make it even better
Can you make a video on pistol vs shrimp squat
Simon, would love to hear your thoughts on training bridges, particularly stand-to-stand bridges, back walkovers, and front limbers. I know they're not flashy, but I feel like they would help build a solid mobility/strength foundation for more dynamic elements...?
They do. There's a reason they're considered fundamental exercises in gymnastics
Great video Simon. I love your expertise & advice, particular dispelling the often contradictory advice in the Calisthenics Community. 👊🏼🤙🏼💪🏼
Worthy explanation, thank you 🙏
I'm so excited for the recent series of videos about the theory of programming, rather than progression of a specific exercise
Ich wünsche Dir und Deiner Familie ein schönes und gesundes Weihnachtsfest Simon! Danke für deine tollen Infos und Videos! Grüße aus Deutschland, Patrick
Great vid!
A video on pistol or shrimp would be amazing!
I'm a boom operator and all of my work involves unbalanced weighted isometric holds. I got started in calisthenics to hopefully improve posture, and make work easier/keep my shoulders safe
Simon, I have an issue with my hip whenever I try any abdominal training (L sits, leg raises etc). The front of my hip pops and causes pain for a short while - any solutions?
Very informative 🤙
Do i need to train isometric for FL... If im doing some adv tuck FL rows in my routine????
excellent
Very helpful
Can you make video of weight lifting exercises which help to achieve planche, front lever and other calisthenics skills..
I believe 100% that doing isomectric holds are a big reason why I have managed to up my number of reps in moves like pull ups. And they have def made me way stronger. I can feel it in moves like muscle ups, like when you have to get off of the bar without hitting your chin I am able to slowly ease myself down because I have strength in that ROM from doing iso hold pull ups that I never had before. I make to fit them in my routine every week at least. Fun to just see how long you can hold them too, gives you another goal to aim for
You only showed dynamic straight arm. But what about bent arm versions? Like Psuedo planche push ups, tuck planche, straddle, tuck front lever, ect… with1-2 seconds of pausing at the top?
The explanation applies to both bent and straight arm dynamics. Planche push-ups will compliment your planche holds but you may not truly be challenging the straight arm position. By pausing for 1-2 seconds at the top you'll ensure the straight-arm planche is challenged.
Hi Simon! I have a question. I am 32 years old, 179 cm, 67 kg. I started training 4 months ago and i fell in love with it, and one of my big goals is full planche. One of my friend told me that i should not get my hopes up because im too old already. This demotivated me, but i will continue just because i love it, but i would like to know your opinion or any other reader's opinion about this. Thank you so much for your professionalism and effort!
Absolutely not. You can master any skill u want anytime u want, don’t let age stop u from doing anything. You might regret not starting earlier but it’s something u can’t change so focus on working up now :)
You’re not too old! Go get that planche 💪💪💪
@@SimonsterStrength Thank you!!!
@@TheHabibOfMankind Thank you!
@@draak88 Not too old at all. I know people over 40 who learned a planche
My issue with isometrics is I don't know how to program them. Because I think SOME isometrics are fundamental to even more advanced basic compound movements... Like L-Sits, ring support holds, handstands, etc.
You should plan them depending on their difficulty and your workout. Maybe this would give you an idea. I start my workout with tuck planche holds. After my sets are done I do pseudo planche push ups. If I do tuck planche holds after planche push ups my form will be very bad and will not gain much from it. But fatigue from tuck planche hold doesnt affect planche push ups. But also at the end of my workout I do 30 seconds of l sits and work on v sit. L sit is also isometric but putting it before training planche or handstand would make it harder as I use my core while doing them.
basically, isometrics is good for isometics which is used in calisthenics movements so you should do them for those movements. don't respect hypertrophy gains from isometrics.
I notice for almost 1 year that Simon not show full planche 🤯
He is recovering from shoulder injury
@@Bodyweightchad From 1 year
@@rohithenics yes it was a major one. He got operated
@@Bodyweightchad but why he do one leg planche and st. Planche?
@@rohithenics maybe because it doesn't put much pressure like the full planche?
I'd say, "If you struggle to hold the weight, you would struggle to move with it."
I speak from experience. I wanted to improve my pushups but I wasn't making much progress, so I did planks. When I did planks, I struggled with holding my own body weight and that was when I knew something was probably wrong. "If you struggle to hold the weight, you would struggle to move with it."
After doing planks, I started to see improvement. By combining both static and active exercise, I started seeing even more imrovement...
Static exercises are awesome, but by combining both, you'll become a god!!!!
Eh... Did I just spout cring?
Naw this is useful man
A ripped 60 year old Calisthenics said in youtube that just doing push-up up and down is just aerobic like Jumping Jack. You need to do always pause. So i started to put this into a use. Now i use 2 - 3 - 5 second rule! 2 of dynamic movement, 3 second hold, 5 second hold in starting position. I may rig this even further to optimize it in way that i would get 8 reps in 45 - 60 sec.
Maybe 2 - 3 - 2 rule. I pause only at middle of the rep and rest are dynamic movement.
Are you training for full planch
He does full planche push ups for breakfast…
Bodybuilders do a lot of isometrics by training posing, Arnold was in awe of the effect training posing had on his development...
I don’t think many bodybuilders do this to stimulate hypertrophy or consider posing practice a good stimulus for muscle growth. I’ve also never heard of anyone using a strict sets and reps approach for this.
Rather, they do it to improve the skill of posing… so they better display their physique in a competition consisting of this.
@@SimonsterStrength No, but many hours of posing is a tool used to bring out all the details, in a physique, almost ready for competition in the last week before the event... Arnold realized that everybody used to look better in the days after the competition, due to all the posing they did at the event, and then started to use a lot of posing for hours every day, in the week up to the competition, as a standard for the rest of his career.. And.. what he did, everybody else did, at that time.. I don´t know how that goes today..
You dont always need muscle, its two fold, most normal muscle is weak compared to what it could be, you wont get that strength into it without isometrics. You dont believe me, send a body builder to a yoga class and watch him cry while all the 45kg girls breeze through it smiling. The reality is the inner strength and deep strength of muscle health requires isometrics if you dont do them you will never ever have that strength. Ive tried twice with Yoga (multiple sessions each time), both times I was in good gym condition, good gym muscle, and both times i tried, 10 years apart, the same thing was true, it was agonizing to try hold even the most simple positions, the body would shake and tremble, it was utterly unbearable and the girls, they were like little buddhas and im not talking about high stretch poses, im talking the simplest things just holding positions. What I learned from the experience is that no matter how much gym time you get and how strong you think you are, theres a whole other level of deep muscle and body strength which simply cant be achieved without isometrics. I now have VASTLY improved that side of my body and it was achieved with calisthenics hold training. You should never ever leave out isometrics and as I said if you dont believe me, go do some Yoga sessions and find out just what deep strength means and how little of it you probably have if you are a gym goer.
*I'm afraid of handstand...*