Calisthenics or Street Workout ~ An Insight of Luis

I started to do this kind of training almost a year ago and it has made me very happy, because of the fast results and the improvement of your body. You will find yourself doing medium and advance exercises in no time if you put enough effort into it.

The definition we find in Wikipedia is, “The word calisthenics comes from the ancient Greek words kálos (κάλλος), which means "beauty", and sthénos (σθένος), meaning "strength". It is the art of using one's body weight and qualities of inertia as a means to develop one's physique.”

It is amazing, so one can say from its definition that is the beauty of the strength, basically is bodyweight training but you can add additional weight if you feel strong enough or if you want to get to a particular point in your training.

The basic exercises are really simple and well known by everyone that has gone at least once to a gym, but, in calisthenics it is not just about doing an exercise, it is about taking it to the next level by doing it with the right formula for your body, so you can train specific muscle groups to do even more types of exercises and take advantage of every movement you make.

The basic movements are pull ups, chin ups, pushups, squats, sit ups, crunches and dips, by doing this sets of exercises with the right formula for your body, you will be able to gain strength, agility, definition and the ability to do more types of exercises.

From my experience I’ve came from being 65kg (143.3 pounds) and 169cm tall (66, 5 inches) to being a 65kg and 169cm tall guy, yes, no changes in my weight or height, but it’s amazing how you can reorganize your body weight by doing the right workout. At first I couldn’t do a single pull up, now I can do 4 sets of 10 reps, without losing so much breath and not just that, I am doing some exercise progressions so in a few moths I will be able to do a full planche, front lever and back lever, which are exercises out of this world.

I almost forgot the most astonishing part, is free! You can do it any time, anywhere, no excuses; you only need your body and the will to workout, just like that, very simple.