Tag: bodyweight exercises

A Few Great Exercises To Get You Started For The Day

There are a lot of studies and views that show that exercising early in the morning is good for your mood. Having more energy, it eventually follows that you’ll function better and possibly even be more alert throughout the day. A few benefits of exercising in the morning could include increased overall muscle strength, weight […]

A Few Quick And Easy Ab And Core Exercises For The ‘Crunch’ And Burn!

With spring or summer fast approaching people tend to get into the swing of things with their fitness workouts a bit more, aiming for that summer body. Whatever the reasoning is, it’s always great to get moving and doing something to keep fit. Some people may just want to move a little and work up […]

Littlebeastm’s Top 3 Tricep Exercises!

Metin Dabak, aka “Littlebeastm,” is a personal trainer, athlete and weighted calisthenics expert based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Here he shows 3 great Tricep exercises: Basic Dips Bodyweight Tricep Extensions Dumbbell Tricep Extensions         A post shared by Little Beastm (@littlebeastm) on Sep 18, 2016 at 4:09am PDT       A post […]

Combining Calisthenics With Weights | Exercises And How To

It can be difficult moving from weight training to calisthenics (or bodyweight training), especially when you are so used to the weights. Ideally you should try to incorporate a mixture of the two into your workouts, that way you can keep the muscle building effects of the weights while you get stronger at the calisthenics exercises […]

The BEST Handstand Tutorial Ever!

Have you always wanted to do a handstand and relive those fun times in your childhood when it was so easy? Or do you enjoy calisthenics training and are working on getting your handstand and handstand push ups? Whatever the case may be, it’s always good to know the correct technique right from the start. If […]

Calisthenics Training And Tips And Where To Start, With Matt Curran!

Read Matt’s Full interview. For someone getting into the basics of calisthenics training, How would someone start off and what sort of programme could they follow? Much like conventional methods of gym that have your compound movements such as squats, bench press, dead lifts  etc., body weight too has its own. The foundation movements are push-ups, pull-ups, […]

How To: Training With Rubber Resistance Bands

A great way to add resistance to certain exercises is through the use of resistance bands. They are great to use when you seek an alternate to using weights or when you do not have access to a gym. A few different exercises which can be done to target certain muscle groups are demonstrated below […]

One On One With Gravity Core Co Founder And Calisthenics Pro, Nkululeko Makhaya

Quick stats Name: Nkululeko Makhaya Age: 29 Height: 1.73 m Current weight: 83 Kg Current city: Johannesburg, South Africa Occupation: Consultant at Barclays Africa Group Limited: Wealth and Investment Management How long have you been training in calisthenics and how did you get started in it? I started training calisthenics back in 2011. I remember […]