Calisthenics

There are all sorts of different calisthenic exercises that you can do at any progression that matches your fitness level. But there are other ways to make calisthenics harder, too – in this video we […]

Crunches are a good exercise to target your abdominal muscles, however they are not an exercise we usually recommend people do. Most people do them in a way that not only doesn’t target your abs, […]

The calf raise is one of the most common and effective exercises you can do to strengthen your calf muscle. Strong calf muscles are really important if you like to wear high heels, jump really […]

While lunging is rarely anyone’s favourite exercise it is omnipresent in training programs, and with good reason, the lunge is an incredibly useful and functional exercise, it uses most muscles in your lower body and […]

I’ve written in the past about time under tension and the importance of perform exercises slowly. There is a simple tool that can make matters a little bit easier to follow these principals. Instead of […]

This obstacle is not easy and requires a good level of upper body strength. Ideally, once you approach the obstacle and mount the bars with both arms, make sure they are straight and try to […]

How To Do a Push-Up: A User’s Guide Everyone’s always talking about push-ups. Some of our most popular posts are about push-ups. Why, though? What’s the deal? Truth be told, the push-up is one of […]

Balance beams come in different styles during races. Navigating across it may be difficult for the obstacle could be only a few inches wide arranged in a zigzag manner, or be something wobbly or loose. […]

When relying on calisthenics exercises for strength training we need to be creative to make exercises interesting and challenge the body differently. In the video below we will outline a number of special techniques that […]

A low crawl is a very common obstacle that is part of almost every Obstacle Course Race in some capacity, sometimes you might have to go under something aggressive like barbed wire, something slimy like […]

When it comes to home workouts, classic push-ups usually come to mind. While the classic push-up builds chest and triceps strength and size, it recruits shoulders only a little. To add a great shoulder builder […]

Most people focus on stretching after a hike but few actually perform a warm-up before they start their journey. The main reason for doing a warm-up before hiking is to increase blood flow to your […]

A pistol squat is an advanced calisthenics exercise that you can do at home with little to no equipment. The pistol squat works the quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteus muscles. It builds strength and balance and […]

The lunge is an incredibly popular exercise, it’s part of many exercise programs and follow along videos, because it’s a great exercise to help strengthen your glutes, quads and hamstrings and it can be done […]

When we think of working out, our minds usually go to a gym with big heavy weights. A lot of us try to emulate the gym and bring it into the home. This leads to […]