Life as an Experiment - Calisthenics

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I don't like gym, because I feel it's monotonous. I was upset because I like exercise and I wanted to stay in shape, But I discovered something that change the way I used to see exercices to get fit - Calisthenics!

Calisthenics, what it is:

"Gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement."

The fitness results of a calisthenics training I found on the internet are very impressive, so I decided try it, and share some of stuff that is helping me in the way, as these trainings from bodyweight-workout.com, that helped me get started with this kind of exercises.

The Madbarz Plan

Madbarz is an efficient training program with your own bodyweight. It combins mainly workouts from Calisthenics and street workouts and provides an intensive strength training without any equipment.

The full program is composed of 9 trainings with 6 weeks duration each, 4 exercises a week.

Example:

Example of a Madbarz training

START YOUR CHANGE
Pause: 60/140
4 Cycles

8 Box Jumps
25 Jumping Jacks
12 Squats
15 Sit Ups
10 sec Sprint

Between the exercices in the set, pause for 60 seconds
Between sets, stop 140 secons
Repeat the set 4 times

Closing remarks

Keep always in mind, that a transformation is no easy walk, it’s a big step forward in your life. You need discipline, willpower and especially fighting spirit to succeed. Grab your chance and try hard to reach something, others will never do! There will always be days when you have no more desire, where the weather is too bad, where you can’t see low carb or healthy food anymore. Nevertheless, you must stay tuned and keep going on. Sooner or later you will be rewarded with success! Your body will get used to the change soon and you will feel much better and healthy. Get inspired and find your own way to bring proper nutrition and athletic success into harmony. Do always set small goals for yourself to keep your motivation positive. Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest of all time sometimes said: “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.” Surrender is no option and should never come to your mind. On lazy days, I used training videos, football pump ups or epic music to motivate myself. After the workout, I felt great and I was glad to overcome myself again.

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” (Muhammad Ali)

The Madbarz Plan

Example:

Beginner

Advanced

Expert

Closing remarks