Are Calisthenics Skills Good for Building Muscle? And Other Questions

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Man I really enjoy this channel. Been watching for a couple years now. You've saved my joints no doubt.

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Stoked to hear that Sammie, take care of those joints and they will take care of you.

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[@yura979]

Today I finished reading your second book. I'm so happy and thankful to you, Matt. Finally, exercising began to make sense to me. Come to Moscow, be my guest.

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So glad you're enjoying Smart Bodyweight Training Yura, would love to come to Moscow someday for sure.

[@johnsmith-jg2xz]

Excellent work Matt! I did my workout today and I did push ups at the end, but I was too fatigue so I decided to do them on my knees and go for high reps. Man! My chest was on fire. Now watching this video it was a smart move.

[@RedDeltaProject]

I feel your pain there John, sometimes doing super high rep training can be a real eye opener.

[@houdini178]

awesome vid... been doing the gym 20 years, and light weights for about two. Turns out the body I always wanted I'd been training it wrong. Light weights gives me the body I'd always dreamed about. Took me 18 years, and much ego destruction, to reach such conclusion.

[@RedDeltaProject]

I know just what you mean, when people ask me how much I bench I reply "As little as possible" And yes, sometimes lighter can be so much better

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Thanks

[@wolfydragon4511]

Excellent knowledge as always. Keep up the good work. 👍💪💯

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Thanks Wolfy Dragon!

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Working on it right now, pics are coming out great!

[@pushpullsquatphysio]

How many times per week do you train each muscle chain with GSC?

[@RedDeltaProject]

2x

[@dave-daveson]

I recently scaled back and do hi-reps push ups on my knees (haven't done so for years ;) ). My chest was completely sore the next two days. When doing rather low reps (6-10) with more adv. levels I never got sore. I know that soreness isn't an automatic sign for muscle growth but I felt "painfully great" :D

[@RedDeltaProject]

Great experience there Dave, and yes, soreness doesn't always mean a lot, but it does mean you've pushed your muscles beyond what they are used to doing to at least some degree.

[@andreadecaria9701]

I really like your reality approach to calisthenics and if sometimes is difficult face the fact that we have to wait and respect our limits in the other way is better respect yourself... I have a question... How integrate mobility in grind style calisthenics?

[@RedDeltaProject]

Most calisthenics exercises are very good mobility exercises in their own right, so you may not need much additional work. but if you have an exercise or two you like to integrate, try doing it at the end of your workout.

[@zachross2987]

Couldn’t agree more with how scaling back sometimes can be used as an advantage. In my last workout I just didn’t feel like loading weight plates to my pull-ups as i usually do. I decided to do body weight one and a half rep style pull-ups. My back was LIT up and it was a nice break for my joints. Most importantly, I was able to really reestablish the mind muscle connection.

[@RedDeltaProject]

Well done Zach!

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This is the video which I wanted for a fucking long time. Thank you Matt.

[@RedDeltaProject]

Happy to give you something you're looking for Aman, and by all means DM me anytime on INstagram @red.delta.project with video requests.

[@taekw445]

So can I build a lean, athletic body just doing high reps and explosive work without adding weight?

[@lukaslipkevicius3605]

Hey, Matt, maybe you are planning to release a grind style calisthenics training programs or even mobile app with them. Would be really cool.

[@RedDeltaProject]

For sure, that's the plan. Not sure when it will come out but something is certainly going to come out for sure.

[@ANKIT258456]

I want train every other day with full body training but it takes 2 days for me to recover. So I just want to know how to recover faster?

[@samthesaxon3918]

Sleep and eating good food. Over time it'll get easier.

[@ANKIT258456]

@@samthesaxon3918 Man I do it already but the thing is I push myself too hard on training days. And I sleep a lot.

[@samthesaxon3918]

Haha I feel you man. #foreversleepy

[@RedDeltaProject]

Cut your volume down, particularly in sets. Cut it in half and see what happens.

[@Rrkeiel]

mate... im doing something wrong with pullups ;/ i feel it only in my foreamrs not in my back... i don't know because this if im doing good... i was on 0 reps now im on 3 only in a row. Im traing to do more shoulder movement but it seems not helping. Have y any advice?

[@RedDeltaProject]

You may not be doing anything wrong at all, your grip may just be the weak link and it will take a bit more time until those muscels catch up with the rest of your pull chain. I say stay the course and you'll even out soon.

[@joeplana]

Are you keeping your shoulders down and back?

[@Rrkeiel]

@@joeplana im trying but sometimes i think not enough

[@joeplana]

@@Rrkeiel Have you tried 'flexing your lats' so that it feels like you're pulling with your back?

[@demiremir9797]

do you think the old school calisthenics program is good 10x10 pull up 10x15 dips 10x20 push up 3 days a week what do you think about

[@brucele2776]

Skipping leg day huh?

[@demiremir9797]

@@brucele2776 I train upper body yet

[@Beebeepbooboop]

@@brucele2776 Leg day is rest day.

[@demiremir9797]

@@Beebeepbooboop hahaha not funny

[@trevbarlow9719]

That looks like too much volume. Way too much. IMO.

[@regprofant6984]

Wolfy i totally agree but have never felt any other way with all his videos. So i guess i will stop commenting as i just get repetitive.

[@RedDeltaProject]

Repetition is the foundation of progress there Reg, rep it out!

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An egg talking

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