Name: Devonshire Pillay Age: 33 Height: 1.79 m Competition weight: 80 kg Current weight: 84 kg Current city: Port Elizabeth, South Africa Occupation: Contracted courier work Were you always into training, how did you get started? I have been involved in sport since a young age, competing in athletics and soccer at school level. At the age of […]
So many people add the plank hold to their core or ab exercise routines, but often times are not doing the exercise correctly, and thus not maximising its benefits. At a glance the plank looks simple enough and easy to do, but there are a few small tweaks that need to be done to really […]
Some people train just to keep fit or look good, while others train to master certain exercises or feats, be it, to be able to squat or bench press a certain amount, sprint a particular distance in a certain time, or to be able to perform a handstand. When the goal is to progress in […]
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 […]
I met up with a few members from Team Gravity Core in Johannesburg, and managed to do a bit of calisthenics training as well as capture some incredible footage of these guys doing what they do best! I hope you enjoy it and it motivates you as much as it did me! Mobile Friendly: View […]
When I got into calisthenics, I never really had anyone to teach more or guide me. I learnt solely from youtube videos but not really from tutorials (nowadays there are many many tutorials for all different exercises). I would just see a guy doing the move, doing a handstand or front lever and then just […]
Bcntraining gives a great in depth tutorial for building up to the front lever. All progressions are covered and a detailed explanation of each is given. If you are struggling with the front lever or are aiming to achieve this hold, you need to watch this video!
The Fit & Flex Fridays (FFF) posts highlight one of my workouts I did during the week, for anyone to give a try or modify for themselves. After switching to only calisthenics training for quite some time I decided to include some weights back in, to increase overall strength and to get back into the bodybuilding feel of […]
If you are interested in calisthenics training and bodyweight exercises, the handstand is a great exercise/hold to master and begin with. From there you can build on to it and do more advanced exciting things like the handstand push up, various yoga poses and planches. It is a great way to build strength in your […]
This is the first of the Fit & Flex Fridays (FFF)! posts, where I will just highlight one of my workouts I did during the week, for anyone to give a try or modify for themselves. After switching to only calisthenics training for quite some time I decided to include some weights back in, to increase overall strength […]
