Calisthenics will change you.
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While I love mixing different training styles and think doing so is fundamentally the key to optimal performance, I still have a special soft spot for calisthenics. In fact, if I was forced to choose just one modality to train with… I’d probably pick calisthenics.
That’s exactly what I told Tom Merrick - the Bodyweight Warrior - when he asked me the same question on his podcast!
So, why calisthenics? I love bodyweight training because you can use it anywhere. You don’t need any equipment or even a gym membership: a random field will do just fine.
Bodyweight training is perfectly scalable to any ability level, and it will increase your strength to weight ratio. You won’t get big and heavy. You’ll get powerful.
It’s also perfectly capable of packing on muscle AND strength AND even developing the legs. Contrary to popular belief.
Moreover, though, bodyweight training will begin to teach you about yourself as you attempt more challenging movements. Calisthenics is a journey and an education.
For example: you can’t do a perfect handstand without developing your overhead mobility, without learning to control your body in an inverted position, without contracting your glutes, without depressing your scapula.
Some of these terms might be completely foreign to anyone who hasn’t trained in this way! But the end result of chasing these goals is that you develop so much MORE than just a handstand.
And the reward is a movement that looks almost superhuman.
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i got an exstra 5 dollars from my younger bro just to get this. just reading it now and its 20 aud very well spent, just the type of insightful info i needed. thanks :)
Hey Bioneer, I hope you can make a video of the benefits of using kettlebells vs dumbbell vs barbell. With muscle imbalances and other scientific stuff
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its 30 bucks :( you said a few days?
I've always said that if you can carry your own bodyweight well then you can consider yourself fit. Never is there a better example of this than with cali...
David Goggins: I’ve always said if you can carry the boats and the logs…
Agreed sir! I don't have an issue with people who love to lift weights. I just feel once you get great with their own body weight first before moving to external loans. I've seen many people who can dead lift a lot of weight but can't lift their body weight to do pull-ups
@@oneanamolyisn’t that more about technic tho I have a hard time seeing someone who can deadlift 200+kg not being able to do a pull up
Calisthenics is the whole foods of resistance training 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
Makes you think you're better than everyone else
@@putthewrath9450because it's the truth
@@putthewrath9450In this way, it's the "being vegan" of exercise.
The only person i see being a pretentious twat here is you
😂
Hey Adam, I appreciate a lot of the footage you put in this video because you're not absolutely perfect at all the movements. Your arms are shaking during pushing up into the handstand and you were shaking when doing the pistol squat while balancing on the fence. Some of us see you as basically incredible at everything (I used to when I was younger at least) so it's great to show proof that you also have to learn and struggle through this stuff.
Thanks man! And absolutely - I struggle a LOT with tons of this stuff! My shoulder mobility is lacking, I can’t planche, I still fall out of handstand often… but it’s the journey that matters and I’m having so much fun very slowly improving. That’s the main thing I want to share :-D
@@TheBioneer Your mindset of improvement and having fun is the reason I started watching you in my early 20s! I believe we're around the same age but I definitely had an idealized version of your abilities back then. I think you touched on this in a recent video where you talked about how you accidentally made it look like you're training in every single discipline perfectly all the time, when in reality you just have been consistent and enjoy mixing up your exercises.
@@TheBioneer Exactly! I'm turning 50 in october and i have no problem making progress in a variety of exercises. Slow and steady progress. But yes, i can handstand push-up now, and breaking pb:s in pushups and running.
Thank you for showing the struggle. ❤
@@TheBioneer All the more reason it should be a priority
I am a 70 year old female with a ruptured disk, plantar fasciitis, and arthritis. And I love watching your videos. They inspire me in all facets of my life and I am eternally grateful for this. I may not be able to do the exercises that you show but they, along with your outlook, help me to keep doing the exercises that I must do. Thank you for all of your hard work.❤…
im so glad i spent my 20s breakdancing and doing gymnastics. im 36 now and feel the exact same as always. can still do my moves. handstand work etc. and never get injured. i took a few years off as I just drifted away from it all for something new so it has been really fun dedicating time to learn new skills again. damn fun.
What a video mate! Thanks for sharing this ❤ -Gabo
Thank you!! Huge fan of your channel 😁🔥
I legitamately expect to cry like a baby the first time I'm able to do an ass to grass pistol squat. Making the choice to start getting in shape 2.5 years ago 41 years old has done SO much more for me than change my body. It really does change EVERYTHING. Great video! Great Channel. Keep up the good work.
Same thing for me when I do my first muscle up and human flag 😂💪
I've recently started doing negative chin ups + pull ups, active hangs too and I have to say I'm truly amazed how much my posture improved in the last 6 months.
Shoulder joint pain is gone too, I can't wait to see where calisthenics will take me in 2 or more years 💪✊
Well done🔥
Dead hangs are amazing for the shoulders too, cured my rotator cuff issues within a couple weeks. A famous shoulder surgeon called Dr Kirsch wrote a book about it.
I went from starting out in the same fashion to you (at 13/14, like you), to primarily weights with some explosive movements and cardio - to primarily calisthenics, martial arts and anything else on the side. Calisthenics for me is pure freedom and points me towards exactly what I want to achieve with my body, wherever I am and in whatever situation. It allows me to be the 7 year old that I still am in my head and clamber around anything whilst pulling a few tricks here and there, and the fighter that I want to be; a fighter similar to grant. I absolutely love it and I primarily have you to thank for it. Thank you, Adam, so much.
1:52 "Mastery of your body weight"
There, that's an intrinsic motivation right there!
Im considering calisthenics, sprints and then possibly sand bag training for brute strength. Been training over 25 years, still learning( sometimes the hard way lol) and concluded that heavy barbell actually does eventually wear things out sooner. My goal is to be able to move athletically and to use brute strength at times- move heavy shit, manual labor etc.
I think people often forget that calisthenics isn’t just the basic compound lifts like push ups,sit ups and pull ups. Nor is it only skill work like Handstands, planches and back levers. It’s really anything you want it to be when it comes to training your upper body. You want to build as much muscle as possible using only bodyweight? Get some rings and do isolation exercises like Ring face pulls,Y-raises, pelican curls and tricep extensions etc. You can also use parallettes when doing handstand push ups and push ups, the possibilities are pretty much endless.
Your Channel changed thé way I train for life. Thank you so much !!!
You’re very welcome 😁
Deadlift and Swings are always a good options to mix and superset with bodyweight workouts. we all need that in life
Exactly a mix of everything especially with a weight vest then you are so so golden
Man you are inspiring not just because you are smart or huge, but because you seem to have so much fun. I was a varsity athlete in youth and that grind fucked up my perception of fitness. I'm struggling to rescue the fun in it and you are helping. Thanks!
Seeing this after doing 3 sets of pullups on the train in NYC and feeling like a weirdo! 😅 But it felt great. Calisthenics has changed me, and this video essay felt like a message from the Universe. Kettlebells are another favorite, and I also use machines and dumbells to get even better at calisthenics. Thank you for the constant, deeply creative inspiration!
Haha I feel this, pull-ups are just way too much fun. Don't be ashamed, be proud!
not been on your channel for a while. Always good to get a bioneer boost 😎
@Daffy-Deck
Same, low-key.
Went from barley being able to doing 1 pull-up just over 4 months ago to now doing 6-7 pull-ups for 3 sets.
Pushups, I was struggling to do 10 to now doing 8-10 with a 35lb plate on my back for 3 sets.
Working my way to be able to do Dragon Flags for reps. I now can almost do 1, where it was a total no go before. Haha. I'll take that as making progress.
So far, so good.
Thanks for the great content. You've been such an inspiration to me in getting into functional hybrid training.
Keep on rockin'! 🤘
100% agree - Been training for 5 and a half years switched to calisthenics 3 years ago it changed me! These days I do about 85% calisthenics and 15% weight lifting inc. cables which carry over to progressing in calisthenics for example unlocking handstand push-ups using dumbbell shoulder press to build strength towards HSPU.
Thank you for the upload and articulating so well.
Hello from Chicago! Love your videos please keep them coming!
Chi-raq baby!
It's skilled movement of body through space. It is practical, functional, and the body understands it. Even tho I squat and deadlift with weights. I still do single leg calisthenics for high reps so the body understands how to balance itself. Calisthenics is to fitness what paleo/whole foods are to diet
Biggest calisthenics motivation in a long time! Still seing my self as a calisthenics athlete but have only been lifting for the last mounths, I feel I have to get back to my routs.
What?! bioneer AND body weight warrior?!?! Literally the only 2 fitness channels I’ve been subscribed to for a long time.
May I suggest www.youtube.com/@Kboges ?
Calisthenics is the one ❤
Basic calisthenics also warms up the joints and ligaments in your body and it can also rehab your injuries. Like fingertip push-ups helped me with fighting severe left wrist pain and it is a great pain alleviator.
That reminds me of a saying that goes kinda like: a moving gear never rusts. And it is true. Moving your joints on a consistent basis can actually prevent arthritis. Of course you should adequately recover though and not overtrain. To avoid tendonitis.
I watched this on 1.5x speed. Hope that didn’t wear you out.
I still do Tom's stretching routines regularly. Been a great help.
Aw, what a good puppy. Patient as heck waiting for you to throw the stick. XD
Haha that’s coach molly and she had many sticks thrown that day 😂
Informative as always.
Calisthenics is definitely my favorite form of training. Really my only form of training. The freedom to train anywhere, anytime with minimal equipment is just awesome. I love it so much to the point where I've invested in home calisthenics equipment so when I have the children and my wife is busy I can still train at home. Great video sir
Same here. Started doing lots of pushups and situps as a teen, and when I got my first bench I could bench press over 125lbs for reps. Got into weights for a long time thinking I “outgrew” calisthenics. Fast forward to my mid twenties and my elbows and shoulders were so beat up I could hardly train anymore. Realized pushups didnt bother them so much and started doing them a lot. Then went a few years only doing pushups, pullups and lunges. After a year or so my shoulders and elbows felt great again and I was in better shape than I had been for years. I’m 34 now and the bread and butter to my training, like you, is calisthenics and I’m still feeling great.
Ever notice how all military physical training is calisthenics??
Yeah because they can’t be like the typical gym bodybuilder who walks around the gym at a snail’s pace and can’t manage any pull ups even.
The best benefit of calisthenics is the core strength that will keep lower back pain away from you for the rest of your life if you keep up with it!
Cali for life 😎
Please cover the concept of cardio acceleration and possibly touch on some of Pat Macs exercises
I love this message. I'm 48 and maintain my strength and mobility through simple calisthenics. Push ups, pull ups, body-weight squats and variants of the three exercises. I do use rings for inverted rows, however. So I do have a small amount of equipment to help.
I have been doing partials, ala Jesse P, and have noticed quicker recovery and also mobility and function results. Haven't done a push up since highschool in the 80s and maybe 12 months ago I struggled to do 5 pushups. Was walking by an I-beam the other day, jumped up with finger grip and pulled myself up with ease. This stuff works!
Calisthenics is by far the most fun form of training.
I used to care a lot about by appearance and that was the only thing which motivated me to go to the gym. It worked out great at first when I got my newbie gains, but when I suddenly stopped getting bigger muscles it killed all my motivation to work out. I really had to force myself to the gym just so that my looks wouldn't deteriorate .
Luckily I made a friend in high school who always brought me to a local calisthenics park where we did lots of pull ups and dips. We started out just doing it for fun while listening to hype music, but then discovered that we could challenge ourselves by improving our form.
It's been 5 years since then and today nothing brings me as much joy as hitting a really strict chest to bar pull up
I love calisthenics. It's the only thing I recommend to absolutely every one too. A good base of basic calisthenics could prevent decline in old age and more advanced and/or weighted calisthenics is great for people wanting to get stronger and bigger.
Hi Adam, have you ever looked into the Sumo Shiko squat? As a big fan of Sumo, I'm always fascinated when CZcamsrs are able to deep dive into aspects of it and expose it to a Western audience.
Your ability to extract useful tidbits out of all sorts of calisthenics movements ( The Hindu Squat and Pushup are some of my favourites ) is great, and the the Shiko feels like a really underrated gem as well
I actually covered this in an old video briefly! Maybe it was the fortification one? Would love to look at it more. I rate it highly!
100 Push Ups
100 Sit-Ups
100 Squats
2km - 10km run is where I'm starting off
Saitama in real loife
Just held a one leg planche for the first time without bands yesterday!! It’s so rewarding when you unlock new moves
Great video as always. I love the footage and the music selection. Very informative and motivational.
Do you know what that violin music is?
im coming up on 3 years of dedicated calisthenics, i did break my collar bone a few months ago but im back to almost as strong as i was before i got hurt, working on the Planche currently
Get the body moving. 💪
I do a lot of bodyweight training, it has had an amazing impact on my training experience.
You have the most unique view on fitness. Love it
Fantastic video! I’ve been training by calisthenics for the last few months. I have been sticking to basic stuff and getting great results. I hope some day to pull off some of the more advanced stuff showcased here 💯
This is a great channel, I've learned a lot from your channel. I don't regret to watch your video about Baki's training. Keep giving value man :)
For the past couple of years I've been training a mix of weight lifting, calisthenics and cardio. They're all fun, but nothing is as satisfying as pulling off a more advanced calisthenics move for the first time. In the last couple of weeks I've decided to drop weight lifting for a bit to focus on calisthenics. I'm still getting an incredible workout and honestly having more fun than ever. Isolation training requires a bit more creativity, but it's still possible. And, I'm able to train on the go, and literally anywhere. I'm not saying don't lift weights. I'm just agreeing that calisthenics are fantastic.
I've had a serious issue getting strength in the bench press, and decided to do calisthenics daily for a while, pullups and pushups almost every day. I even took a big break, and when I came back to the gym I was suddenly doing 20 more pounds on bench press for double the reps
Mastery over the body through Calisthenics is definitely a more of a martial artists workout
Calisthenics is different. Moving your whole body does something different. Bodybuilding ought to be the art of making your body as capable as possible, therefore your body Adam, is the body of a true bodybuilder. More people should train like you, for everything.
Been trying to do a handstand for a week and then BOOM, bioneer vid. Awesome
Thanks for making the vid
You are a great motivation, and I am thankful I stumbled upon your channel :) Good vibes :)
When my training principles are alligned with The Bioneer's recent uploads, it's how I know I'm doing something right haha!
Calisthenics is such an amazing training modality. I started with it through Jaxblades TLTTz videos and have picked it back up the past few months due to wanting to develop more skills like with gymnastic rings, plyometrics, and handstands. Just that shift has helped me stick to it longer than most other methods like weightlifting or strictly working out for weight loss.
Started lifting at home 15 months ago with dumbbells and calisthenics. My back is by far my strongest part and I credit this mostly to inverted rows and pull ups.
Amazing! Inspirational stuff as always!
Im a week into doing minimalist weighted calisthenics routines , and it’s really helped bring back the hunger to train. For years now Iv been on and off with going to the gym cause I’m bored to tears of it. But Iv been loving just doing stuff on my dip bars and adding weight to squats n stuff with kettle bells. Kinda doing an experiment to find out how far I can go with dips , inverted row, Hindu squats /goblet squats and rdls. I use weight vest for dips and inverted row. But tempted to do a b workout of literally just Hindu squat , Hindu press up and maybe. Core exercise like leg raises
Good Thanks
Can you make a video about arm wrestling strength and forearms strength.... How to get stronger on them
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿
The only reason more people don't do calisthenics is because it's not really popular in most of the Southern Hemisphere. In places like Russian, France, Spain, Calisthenics is super respected as a sport not like it is in America.
I think Americans (I'm Americans, so I'm using the US as an example) who do Calisthenics should do their best to try and represent the sport as other parts of the world do.
There's also no good knowledge about calisthenics available for primarily English speakers, all the good information on how to properly train is in French or Russian.
Please reply to this with whether or not you agree, because the more research I've done on the topic, the more I realize Americans don't even do the sport, but when they do, they have no fking idea what they're talking about lmao.
P.S.
I haven't even watched to Bioneer video yet, so if he goes over this I'm going to look very stupid lmao.
To be quite frank with you, notwithstanding cultural reasons, America (and England) have abnormally high body fat levels , and to be fair a higher average height, both of which make Calisthenics less appealing. Not excusing it, I just think pragmatically though that’s why more people avoid it for fear of being humbled
@@KinGSlayEr-y6v Thanks honestly a really smart and thought out take.
America has a population with 41% of all people being obese, somewhere like France is only 17%, and calisthenics is far more popular there.
I would give measurements for Russia where calisthenics is most popular, but I couldn't find an obesity measurement 🤷♂
Say man could I get the names of those French and Russian Cali books if have the names I’ve heard of Soviet era research in calisthenics and I’ve been liking forever to find it hha
Look to the Paul wade books "convict training" it's calisthenics and he's american
@@juliengralepois577 I’ll check it out I’ve heard of it alot have you ever read any Soviet era research were they talk about calisthenics and it growing the brain and improving further skill acquisition …thanks
Love your channel!!!
Tom's a legend.
1:14 Personally I think of bodybuilding as being the thinking man's resistance training. Even the greeks were doing it. I know this is a calisthenics video but i just wanted to post this!
I like to think that calisthenics can make you feel like a little kid again on the monkey bars. Weightlifting can make you feel strong, but calisthenics makes you feel free. Both are great methods of training. 😊
i train every weak 3 times and only do dips and pull-ups. Im getting good feedback from my friends looking jacked and fit. I only train for 45 min each session with enough pauses outside.
A man comes up to The Bioneer and asks:
"Excuse me, do you think I should start working out in my current state?"
"It depends" answered Adam.
"On what?"
"It depends", Adam elaborated "whether you do calisthenics or weights".
"So will I get jacked if I do weights?"
"Yes"
"And when I do calisthenics?"
"You will get jacked as well."
Man rubbed his head in confusion.
"And will I get stronger if I start working out?"
"It depends"
"On what?"
"Whether you do calisthenics or weights"
Man frowned.
"What if I do calisthenics?"
"You will get stronger" answered The Bioneer.
"And what about weights? Will I get stronger with them?"
"Absolutely, you will get stronger as well" Adam nodded.
Man started to feel more and more confused. He decided to ask the obvious question:
"Why are you distinguishing between them every time even though ultimately you say they lead to the same results?"
"Oh" Adam chuckled "you see, it's because calisthenics is what *I* do.
"Oh, and weights?"
"Weights are what I do as well"
:D
Calisthenics really shows who can hold their weight
Best channel
Amazing video
1:45 Lord of the rings vibe
I’ve been wearing barefoot shoes and training Muay Thai and my ankles are on beast mode got like 10x thicker
Oh I believe you man
Man I love this guys channel!!!!!
Doing a muscle up feels more gratifying than benching your body weight.
This is guy inspiration
Great video as always , are there any books that you would suggest reading to learn about training programs?
❤Hershall Walker👍👍
Calisthenics will indeed change you.
I was an avid lifter for nearly 30 years before I started serious calisthenics. Take it from a fit older bloke, you want to fill in those gaps.
Hey bioneer, I love your content very much, you are from one of the few content creators who have a different fitness content (unlike the other fitness youtube channel) and I have a question that will steel clubs amd macebell help me build crazy strength and endurance in my shoulders amd how much back does this two tools works? Plzz guide me on this
Good stuff. Do you also do use weights and gym equipment ?
When is super functional training 3 coming?
If you're not doing one arm one finger handstand pushups are you even training?
bodyweight squats to failure would be cruel though 😁 Otherwise totally agree!
Oh, it is! 😂
"Calisthenics is the thinking man's form of resistance training."
Just don't say that to the Olympic weightlifting crowd. lol.
Facts.
Where is the music from at the beginning of the video?
How much body fat percentage do you have? you look awesome!! I want body like yours
🏃🤸🏋
Is there a downside to barefoot trainers
I got into Xeros after breaking my foot pretty badly a couple of years ago and really like them, also Inov8 F-Lite 245s. The F-Lite 245s aren't fully barefoot trainers but if I do any running on manmade surfaces the break area sings a sad tune.
No downside I would say to them. People could say that with less cushioning and more ground feel, means less protection of your feet when you step on something unpleasant, but you also risk hurting your feet stepping on something unpleasant in normal shoes. On top of the that, the slower over time hurting your feet with regular shoes, I'd argue compounds the damage to your feet and the pros of barefoot shoes outweighs the cons. Mankind has been wearing minimalist/barefoot footwear/no footwear for way longer than we and our ancestors have during modern times and have performed great feats and battles in it as well. My foot health, coordination, balance and athleticism have dramatically improved since working out barefoot and since converting all my footwear to barefoot/minimalist style years ago.
A gym is an excuse to not work out
Hey bro can i build a good physique by just doing hindu pushup high reps pull ups and squats
Yeah you'll Bulid lean muscle similar to a Bruce Lee but nothing bigger than that without weights.
Yes
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I can’t be the only one who thinks that pistol squats are a terrible movement for fitness. You’re just asking for knee, hip and back issues. Not functional, not safe, not smart.
Not at all. You just have to build up to it. Like any movement.
@@TheBioneer maybe. I just think it’s a super high risk low reward movement. Looks good on IG but just wait for the knee and back issues to surface.
Lunge varieties, split squats and box steps ups are way more effective and functional.
5:43 Dude, you're built like a brick house.
8:21 What is there actually to the idea that one could become slower or overly large from weightlifting?
Isn't muscle size so difficult to attain, that no one becomes too large without really going for it (and/or taking drugs)?
And the problem of becoming slower, is that not a matter of mobility practice, usually stretching of some sort, that could be missing from a calisthenics routine just as it may be ignored by people lifting free weights?
Edit: though, advanced calisthenics exercises to combine strength with mobility pretty well, certainly better than just adding weight to a bar.
Can someone explain to me why he does Push-Ups in such an odd way? He's not going full range there has to be a reason for that.
If you mean the ones he's doing in the middle of all the other explosive movements, I'd say it's to keep him moving at that pace. Because you also see him doing standard ones with full range of motion