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2:34 The Purest Form of Exercise
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Disclaimer: The Stone Circle is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The Stone Circle will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.

[@stevecalamars7890]

😳the pure, contemplative nature of your "training environment" mirrors the pure, contemplative nature of this monologue! such an engaging topic you are posing to the viewer to reflect upon and contemplate for themselves🤔.... and while KBs carry an adaptability and versatility, *(can be practiced at home, in a park, in a gym, pretty much anywhere) the "Aesthetics of the Stone" mogs all other modalities 🤣)... really appreciate the shout-out, while watching the video and seeing the juxtaposition between "stone & kettlebell", it struck me at just how intimately connected the "pick up" and "get up" are to longevity, that is, movements that can/should be practiced for 30,40,50,60,70....years🧓*(which does not imply that one must essentially have stone or kettlebell for these tasks, but select the best variations and implements for these patterns, depending on accessibility, interests, obligations, and other factors that fit into one's personal life) good start to the morning--> coffee☕, Cody, and contemplation = awesome video💪🧠💯

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you for letting me use your video! That's an awesome point, lifting an object and lifting yourself!

[@stevecalamars7890]

@@thestonecircle no problem at all, really appreciate it!🤝

[@StopTheDamnTape]

“Aesthetic of the stone” - haha exactly bro, as you say mogs the fuk out of anything else. It’s primal and Viking-like.

[@stevecalamars7890]

@@StopTheDamnTape 🤣 exactly!!

[@thestonecircle]

@StopTheDamnTape also Steve has a way with words that for some reason just makes you want to go do something badass haha

[@Soapss]

The amount of b-roll this dude has of him picking up rocks is impressive

[@thestonecircle]

Hahah and this is just the stuff away from home 😄

[@henkoventer1485]

how the hell did I not discover you earlier? the algorithm hates you bro, been looking for this type of approach for YEARS.

[@thestonecircle]

Haha hey glad it finally brought you here!!

[@master-of-mind5881]

This is what strength training is all about. Not to downplay gym training but nothing beats training outdoors as nature intended. Nature is a man’s best friend. Limitless capacity to evolve and transcend your physical boundaries. This is motivational stuff.

[@thestonecircle]

Exactly! Glad you liked it 🙂

[@Schmuckleupagus]

You're so underrated, I love your training philosophy!

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you I really appreciate it!! 🙂

[@chescarp]

This is both deeply philosophical and imminently practical

[@thestonecircle]

Hey glad you liked it!!

[@anindyabiswas6789]

You just convinced me that I have to lift sandbags... I knew it instinctively but I needed this convincing. Thnaks for the great content!

[@thestonecircle]

AWESOME! Good luck sandbags are so worth it!

[@anindyabiswas6789]

@@thestonecircle My 1RM deadlift is 86Kg... Should I start with a 40 or 60Kg sandbag?

[@thestonecircle]

@@anindyabiswas6789 40kg should keep you busy for a bit!

[@anindyabiswas6789]

Thanks man.

[@strengthandhonor-ui7fg]

I 100% agree! I've been having good results with the association of: sandbag carry; sandbag to shoulder; push ups, diamond push ups, pull ups, parkour exercises like the wall run, long walks, sprinting. The results are more visible on my back muscles and arms...

[@thestonecircle]

Sandbags and calisthenics it's hard to beat that, I really like the addition of the parkour stuff too!

[@strengthandhonor-ui7fg]

@@thestonecircle Yes! The wall runs are quite fun! It requires a muscle up on a tall wall. Thanks for the video by the way!

[@thestonecircle]

@strengthandhonor-ui7fg I want to try that stuff, there are some tall kinda skinny trees with no branches around here and it'd be pretty cool to 'wall run' really high up on them 😁 and of course glad you liked it!

[@victorstreet]

Great thought! I condensed my exercises a couple of days ago, my program looks somewhat like this: Full-body: 3x a week 1: L-sit chinup or pullup , 1x4-6, 1x10-15 (l-sit for abs) 2. Ohp 2x5-7 3. Hack Deadlift or jefferson (substitude for squats, i did this because i want more volume for my traps) 4. Inv row 5. Dip 2x5-7 6. Sandbag to shoulder 7. Neck ext superset neck curl 1-2x10-15 Some sprints 1x a week

[@thestonecircle]

That is one badass program man!!

[@GeekyDex]

Bought my first 100lb sand bag today! I love this idea simplicity yet getting it done and still transfers to so many different things, great channel!!

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's so awesome good luck!! And thank you 🙂

[@TheBharath200]

Love this approach to working out. Far more engaging than just one or two modalities. Its all about combining the fundamental and best elements of different forms of training, getting the best bang for your buck movements.

[@thestonecircle]

Exactly!

[@MisterGames]

The purest thing to pick up off the ground is yourself. Lay on the ground, now get up to standing, now lay down again now get up again, and so on.

[@thestonecircle]

Hahah that's a good point

[@Barrrt]

I recently did a movement research exercise on this facilitated by a friend: try to get up from the ground with as little force as possible. As little 'doing' as possible. As little movement/energy as possible. And then get back down and try again/something else. It's a nice mindfulness exercise that I feel build some intelligence on how to use biomechanics to your advantage - but it's also just nice and chill :)

[@MisterGames]

@@Barrrt chill, but also good for people who are so unfit a single push up is beyond them. So start there, even if they need to get assist from a nearby cupboard or chair, it will at least get them to begin to do something. Like i saw someone get down to look under a fire hydrant cabinet for their cat, and they couldnt get back up. And there they were kneeling on one knee, phoned their roomie to come out and help them up.

[@Barrrt]

@@MisterGames Yeah and in that case its def. real exercise. Who needs sandbags when you have plenty of bodyweight. In this case it could be a lifesaving exercise in several ways.

[@bobnewkirk7003]

In my own journey I have arrived at the sandbag and gym rings combo. you can probably scale things more simply with weights but given a minimum level of strength and a reductionist mindset you can do a lot with very little. RE volume: recent research is suggesting that as few as 1-2 approaches to failure per week will get you 60%+ of your potential growth for the week, and even less is required for maintaining what you already have. Given that paradigm even dedicating one day a week to a discipline will be enough to at least maintain it if not grow slowly. Because of this you can theoretically adopt a "Seasonal" approach where you focus on one discipline to focus on while just maintaining the rest. Once you are satisfied or plateau you can rotate your focus and put the first discipline on maintenance while you develop another. We very well might be able to build up to competency in 5+ disciplines given enough time; which is a pretty a lofty goal when viewed from the starting point.

[@mattbennett277]

This is kinda my understanding of conjugate training. The moving parts are there to ferret out your weaknesses.

[@thestonecircle]

That's a great point. To reach elite status you really need to do some kind of specialization, but once you have it, it doesn't take nearly as much to maintain it! A very deliberate approach I like it. Once I get the 300lb sandbag to shoulder I plan on specializing more in the planche again myself

[@brettpaterson8042]

Great video, for me there is no better a movement than picking up a heavy awkward object and walking with it. I have rocks & sand bags plus burpees in between. I have been viewing your content recently and found it very encouraging. Many thanks. 💪👍

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you I'm glad you like it! I'd have to agree with that, nothing beats a good heavy carry!

[@calebray4168]

Awesome channel bro, right up my alley. Teach people to be human first, then they can work to be great people. We’ve forgotten how to be human.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey glad you like it!!

[@StopTheDamnTape]

Excellent video as per usual bro, got me thinking what’s useful that I do and what could be discarded, also what is missing - what am I not giving it’s due attention that I need to add in. That’s what I like with your videos man they always bring up excellent points and get me thinking. And indeed it gets me excited about training because you’ve got me thinking “cool, how can I take my training to the next level and make my training a goddam nuclear weapon” - it’s a motivating thought for sure. Also the scenery is awesome man.

[@thestonecircle]

Haha the ultimate training program heck yeah man I'm glad you liked it! Can't wait to get back out there and lift more stones soon

[@StopTheDamnTape]

@@thestonecircle yeah I’m keen to do that too… it’s a fair drive to the only place I can think of with stones nearby unfortunately. Hopefully I can find a closer spot.

[@thestonecircle]

@@StopTheDamnTape that would be epic 😮

[@unknownstrongman]

Watched this with the wife and older daughter earlier. One of my favorites so far💪🪨

[@thestonecircle]

Heck yeah just like old times! Glad you liked it man!

[@newT033]

One sandbag to rule them all. Nice videos and narration. I like your approach to strenght training.

[@thestonecircle]

One sandbag to find them 🙂 And thank you!

[@seraphinpanlion9101]

Really nice training philosophy, I'm trying to move into that myself. You managed to put words on it and your videao is very motivating. I love the nature shots too

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you I really appreciate it!

[@TkSebastian]

Can u make a training program with sandbags and bodyweight???

[@StopTheDamnTape]

Haha just watch his shorts daily and start following along bro

[@StraitjacketFitness]

Use the search bar on his channel. Or, as @StopTheDamnTape said, watching his daily shorts provide plenty of information.

[@user-wh9gk7yq8u]

Absolutely. That’s what I’ve done and I’ve gotten some of the best results from it. Pushup variations and pull-ups from bodyweight, sandbag to shoulder, sandbag squats and sandbag shoulder or push press for everything else.

[@thecalisthenicsman7415]

Here you go 2 days upper Calisthenics Chinups dips pike pushups circuits ect. 2 days lower sandbags Pulls, carrys, shoulders ect.

[@thestonecircle]

That's actually been my primary focus for a few months now! It will be a bit until everythings done but I've been working on something huge! I'll have an announcement for it end of this month 🙂

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

Love this take. Wholeheartedly agree with sandbags. Directing this at callisthenics, I'd say movement training a la Ido Portal is the purest form. Combining movement training and odd objects (either together or as periodisation) is IMO the most bang for your buck training you can get.

[@thestonecircle]

That sounds like a great choice I need to go watch his videos again its been forever 😮 hard to beat calisthenics and odd objects!

[@morristgh]

​@@thestonecircleNothing against his KZbin videos but I recommend finding some sort of course near you. At the end of the day tho, imo you have already internalized the essence of his philosophy i.e. "move!"

[@thestonecircle]

@@morristgh definitely had to beat the real in person experience, I'd love to go learn from someone one day!

[@AP27081]

Very cool and very motivating indeed. Well written and edited video too.

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you!

[@thecalisthenicsman7415]

Kickboxer conditioning condensed. Hill sprints Rdls Bulgarian split Squat

[@thestonecircle]

Hell yeah I love that

[@seraphinpanlion9101]

I have read something about physical fitness in ancient greece, and from what i understood men were expected to be "hybrid athletes" as we would say today. Strength, speed, endurance, agility, wrestling, throwing... All qualities that made a capable warrior at the time. Professional athletes who focused on one discipline only were apparently looked down upon as wasteful and self-centered, as being the best at only one thing isn't very productive but requires lots of time and effort (that could be used to benefit society). Take this with a grain of salt as it's only second hand information that i got from internet, but the people who wrote what i read seemed to know what they were talking about.

[@thestonecircle]

I think I've read something like that, the sport specific athletes were in there own area away from everyone else or something like that. Makes sense, being a hybrid athlete makes you a more useful person if strength is necessary!

[@danieldigiuseppe7912]

Great video. I've been doing this for a while. I have a physical job. I still wrestle/bjj once or twice a week. So I just focus on sandbag to shoulder one day. I do push ups and pull ups after the wrestling practice. Run 3-5 miles once a week. And have been working on a dumbell clean and press once a week.

[@thestonecircle]

That sounds like a great setup! That's the problem with set programs I think, they never take into consideration jobs, family, stress level etc. It's great when you've reached the point you can say for sure what works for you!

[@saraforsyth9627]

Perfect place to workout!

[@thestonecircle]

Yes 🙂

[@StopTheDamnTape]

This looks set to be a good one. Got about another hour of work then I’ll be into it 😎 so for now this one is just for the alcohol-rhythm or whatever it’s called

[@thestonecircle]

Heck yeah thanks man! The alcoholrythm is screwed up rn and won't show comments on videos, hope it fixes soon 😵

[@lassepetersen6496]

Hey. I did sandbag training last year because i got tired of barbells. And it was so great. Then i sorta gravitated back towards barbells and powerlifting again. I think i did it outa fear of missing out of. There was some kinda underlying fear of stepping outside mainstream.. now i sit here again and listen yo your videos and i think i need to go back to sabdbags and zerchers again 😃

[@thestonecircle]

I know the feeling! It took me a while to switch over completely to sandbags/calisthenics for that reason, even though it's what I wanted. Glad I did though, been having lots of fun in the gym and the gains seem to keep coming!

[@leonardoandrade471]

Dude, I've been training in a very different way than used to an loving it. Some of it comes down to what you talk about in the video. I wanted my speed and springy-ness back after years of babying my knees due to an old injury, and I wanted to maximize my strength/size from the equipment I have while getting more mobile. I found a coach whose approach does all these things---Emilio Joubert, who I've mentioned here before---and got to work. Every session has three blocks, one focusing on cardio/explosiveness, one for mobility/skill, and the bigger one for good old unga bunga strength work. Everything revolves around big bang-for buck moves and variations of them (prevent overuse, keep it fresh). I had forgotten how to broad jump and now I can again. I sprint and my knees are fine. My back bridge is looking dope, my sandbag strength is increasing fast, I'm polishing my ring work. It's dope.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thats so awesome man!! I hope to hear more about your results as time goes on!

[@jamiehamilton1757]

Big fan of Emilio

[@leonardoandrade471]

@@thestonecircle UPDATE: I got my first 68.3 kg sandbag overhead press today. You bet there was leg drive!! I'm also doing false grip L sit ring chins to my armpits and chasing the strict ring muscle up, hehehe

[@thestonecircle]

@leonardoandrade471 awesome progress congrats!! Strict ring muscle up has to be my favorite ring exercise (I can't do it yet haha)

[@leonardoandrade471]

@@thestonecircle the density approach prioritizing rep-quality has been huge for me as of late. Sometimes the number of rounds I do in 25 min doesn't change but I get more of my reps with a false grip or an RTO lockout, for instance. I really think this is what's going to unlock the muscle up. Will keep you posted!

[@piyushdwivedi7195]

My new workout routine since i started following you is 3 days in the gym,3 days of sandbag work and some calisthenics on the side.

[@thestonecircle]

That sounds awesome!

[@TrainingEverydayUntilIDie]

I love this. The Bioneer gave us suggestions and questions. You are now giving us some of the possible answers! Having said that, the last time I did a conventional deadlift it felt weird. I don't know, is the lift from the ground to the lap or chest like a deadlift? It is, but at the same time it isn't, you can't just stand up straight, the stones and sandbags are usually too bulky and big, you can't just grip it in a normal way, so the movement pattern changes. I guess if you become really strong picking akward stuff from the ground eventually any other variation will feel easy, maybe it's about getting to that point first.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's some great company to be in thanks man 🙂 That's a good point and I agree 100%! Lifting something out in front of you feels really weird after all the odd object stuff where the weight is directly in line with your center of mass. Youve probably seen that video of the guy lifting 400lb (or something crazy like that) stones in his garage from a few years ago? I read somewhere that he thought barbell deads felt awkward too, made me feel better about it haha

[@TrainingEverydayUntilIDie]

@@thestonecircle Yes! The last time I did a barbell deadlift my numbers weren't bad but I felt like the weight was way more in from of me than it ever should, as if the conventional deadlift was no longer "conventional"

[@thestonecircle]

@TrainingEverydayUntilIDie yes exactly!! It ends up feeling more like the odd lift haha

[@leonardo9259]

It's an interesting idea, and a way to understand how you reached sandbags

[@thestonecircle]

Thanks! Also sandbags/stones a just so enjoyable to lift 🙂

[@user-wh9gk7yq8u]

For lifting, SB to shoulder, SB Push Press, SB Squat, Pull Ups and Pushups. Crawling for warmup and mobility. MMA for fun and the other plethora of benefits it gives me.

[@thestonecircle]

Badass routine!!

[@user-wh9gk7yq8u]

@@thestonecircle Appreciate it brother! Loving your content man. Keep it up!

[@thestonecircle]

@@user-wh9gk7yq8u hey thank you!

[@stormrhode2330]

Rebranding functional fitness with sandbags. Haha Versatile training is my favorite, too. We need more stones and ponds here in LA. 😅

[@thestonecircle]

Haha as Brian Alsruhe said, if you can pick up a 300lb sandbag, you can pick up a 300lb anything!

[@saiketbiswas8444]

Well explained and well presented. I also sometimes wonder if what I am doing has enough carryover to real life or if its just something fun I am doing but calisthenics, some walking and some kettlebells seem to cover most bases for my 40 year old de-conditioned self, especially during the weeks when I am able to be more consistent. I am looking forward to running your "One Sandbag" program after I get a little stronger and a little more space, and I do one of your upper body calisthenics circuits on some days.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you! Tough to beat calisthenics kettlebells and some basic walking, major quality of life improvement I imagine! And that's awesome I'd love to hear your feedback on it!

[@saiketbiswas8444]

Ofcourse : ) , will do !

[@afterzanzibar]

6:20 that landscape is beautiful. Another great video and very well done scriptwriting. I'm envious of your editing skills, as always. 💪Are you more focused on minimalist training, at the moment?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you! It's red rocks in Colorado if you're ever in the area it's pretty crazy to see. I just wouldn't go on the weekend (lots of people) it's pretty minimalist right now with almost everything focused on shouldering the 300lb sandbag, but once I hit that I'll probably branch out to include more things again

[@afterzanzibar]

@@thestonecircle I'll have to visit there one day. I hope you hit 300 lbs soon! I'm going to take mine to 220 tomorrow and see how it goes!

[@thestonecircle]

@afterzanzibar thanks I'm still a ways off but I still think I can do it by the end of the year 💪 And hell yeah good luck with that 100kg!

[@afterzanzibar]

@@thestonecircle Thanks

[@creativetraininghacks]

Great video! To me, handling and training with a heavy sandbag in various ways is the next best thing to practising martial arts like judo or wrestling with a live opponent. It really trains all physical abilities at once, including timing, if you want to shoulder it. Sometimes I like to think about my sandbag as just a really passive wrestling opponent 😄 P.S.: Currently, I'm having trouble with the comments on KZbin. Seemingly I don't get to see all of them. Even for my own videos I get e-mail notifications of comments I can't find when I click on that respective video. And I've tried the app on my cell phone as well as different browsers on my computer, but the problem seems to be the same everywhere, so I guess it's on KZbin's side. Am I the only one with this bug?

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you that's a great point!! Really feels like a wrestling match sometimes haha. I read a few threads about it, apparently yesterday they made some kind of update and it made all the comments disappear haha, seems to be working better now though thankfully!

[@creativetraininghacks]

@@thestonecircle That's good to hear. Then they should have it completely in check shortly.

[@moosevillestrong895]

Not completely “on topic”, BUT? I love the term “sandbag deadlift”. Same can be used for stones. that would be what I consider a stepping stone to standing up the with heaviest sandbag/stone you can. Too many go right to lapping sandbags and stones before even attempting to stand up with them completely erect like a traditional deadlift. In real life/working terms, what’s more functional, practicing lapping a heavy object to stand stationary with it, or practicing standing up completely with it from the floor like you’re going to actually carry/move it? arguably 99% of the time the latter option is the most relatable. tried to bring it back around to be relatable here at the end lol

[@thestonecircle]

That's a really good point I hadn't thought of man!

[@AlteredState1123]

Amen!

[@pfurlong2003]

Great video thanks

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you!

[@brucepaterson6731]

Brilliant 👍

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you 🙂

[@henkoventer1485]

m8, thanks, good stuff.

[@thestonecircle]

Glad you liked it!

[@shrewd42]

I did get excited about my training

[@thestonecircle]

Heck yeah 🙂💪

[@penumbrium]

any opinion on alternative materials to load a sandbag? such as replacing some sand with lead shot as a way to progress the same sandbag to a heavier weight? i think most sand bags could handle a few 10s of pounds over what theyre actually rated to handle

[@thestonecircle]

I think it's a great way to go! I'd probably have made better progress towards the 275 honestly if I'd microloaded the bag that way. I know Andy Crawford does that a lot with weight plates

[@penumbrium]

@@thestonecircle im just imagining expect soft sand and having a hard weight plate smash into my collarbone lol

[@thestonecircle]

@penumbrium hahah true that sounds pretty terrible actually 😅 I might have read this somewhere else and forgot, or maybe they changed the wording since then, but I'm pretty sure the rogue sandbags used to rate their sandbags for how heavy they'd be with leads hot too, so I imagine these things have to be able to hold a lot more than they're rated for!

[@victorgonzaga3565]

hey, can you do a tutorial on how to dyi a heavy sandbag?

[@thestonecircle]

Yeah I really need to make a video on that

[@Bart-man-hj1lr]

My mindset has always been, everything is exercise.

[@thestonecircle]

That's a great way to go through life!

[@Bart-man-hj1lr]

@thestonecircle appreciate that..I also appreciate your videos brother.. keep grinding.

[@thestonecircle]

@@Bart-man-hj1lr thank you!

[@user-yw9tb5pc6c]

Правильные мысли,как всегда,распыляя свои усилия,мы везде и мы нигде,турецкий жим гирей чудесное упражнение для таких лентяев как я))Упражение одно а тренируется всё тело

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you! Yeah seems like a real full body move 💪

[@mattbennett277]

Rather than submit to some abstract notion of strength, why not ground it in the real world!? It’s funny I’m studying classical logic before it was modernized at the turn of the 19th century & what you describe is close to their notion of what they called sequencing. Perhaps it could be a foundation for athletic sequencing too. I think the way GPP, SPP and SPp are taught people think it’s not necessary to do the thing you want to do until you’ve travelled all the way around the world to get to physical skill. I like this thought process you’ve started, I think it’s counter-culture, but true. The asymmetric relationship you mention is real; meaning if you get better at the basic form then you get better at the more complex form, but getting better at the complex form won’t necessarily make you more proficient at the basic form. In my experience, hill sprints have taught me how to dig in & drive; it’s a feeling that I love, maybe like you and sandbags. The other day I tried doing Nordic curls on a whim. I didn’t notice any improvement, until I adjusted and by accident was able to dig my toe in like a learned sprinting then I could go way deeper with more control. Getting better at Nordic curls might make me a better hill sprinter, but it won’t intuitively teach the feeling of digging in like hill sprints can. It won’t train hip flexors at the same time either. On the other hand, I recently started an experiment to prove the asymmetric relationship between baithaks and endurance running. My hypothesis is that doing 500 baithaks in under 15 min. will increase my capacity to run medium distances at a faster pace, but the inverse isn’t true. I’ve proved this over ten years ago when I filled in for my sister at the Tough Mudder race on a day’s notice and placed in the top 5 despite not training running at all before that. Now I’m doing it with a specific goal in mind - 2 miles in under 15 min with relative ease. You got me thinking that the basic forms for endurance are more related to the three energy systems, whereas for strength, power, agility and control the basic form is related to movement patterns. Baithaks train strength endurance - aerobic and glycolytic - whereas running just trains endurance - aerobic capacity.

[@thestonecircle]

I love your comments Matt, so much good information here thank you!

[@naiyo87]

Isn't this what The Bioneer offers in his SuperFunctional Training programme? I haven't really looked into it but apparently it is a condensation of the most well-rounded exercises from different disciplines for a holistic approach to training. Personally, I've just started transitioning from weightlifting to calisthenics and am considering also getting into tricking at some point since I love the dynamism and fluency of the skills which require a great deal of strength, stability, flexibility and mobility. For now though, my dilemma has a lot to do with the question you pose: how can I build a calisthenics routine that helps me learn some specific skills while also developing overall and structurally balanced strength? I know there are certain aspects that calisthenics won't be able to fulfil, such as lifting from the ground and carrying, or even jumping and running, aspects that I intend to train too. I'd love to know how you program your training.

[@chrisdraper845]

Maybe take a look at Strength Side and Fitness FAQs channels. They may help you in what you’re trying to accomplish.

[@naiyo87]

@@chrisdraper845 Thanks Chris. Yeah those 2 have been regular feeders of my YT account :D. I've also started reading Overcoming Gravity 2nd Ed by Steven Low.

[@thestonecircle]

That sounds about right! I haven't read it myself but I've learned a lot from the bioneer, I'm sure if he wrote it it's quality stuff! I think a little really will go a long way. To learn an advanced calisthenics skill it will probably have to take priority for a while, but the other stuff can still improve, if just in a less significant way. I'm doing that myself right now actually, my main focus is shouldering sandbags because I'm trying to become elite with that one thing but I'm still able to improve my weak planche slowly as I go. If you're okay with being 'pretty good' at everything it's not so bad, just thow a bunch of things together and it actually works surprisingly well haha, but trying to become advanced at something, like it takes to master a calisthenics skill takes a bit more planning

[@willfebery5897]

where are you based? Area looks so nice

[@thestonecircle]

Colorado!

[@mariolidrauliconapoletano2126]

Sorry but I don't get the message. How would I have to train if for example I want muscle, strength and flexibility?

[@thestonecircle]

That's a good question haha. It would depend on what types of strength and flexibility you want, and if you have a preferred physique type in mind. If you know the answers to those questions then you can look for exercises that are at the heart of those things and focus on them. I know that's not really a practical answer but mostly I just wanted this to act as a kind of motivation, to get people thinking about their training routines

[@mariolidrauliconapoletano2126]

Ok really watched the entire video today. It was really simple the message btw great content💪🏻

[@thestonecircle]

@@mariolidrauliconapoletano2126 thank you!

[@VladimirPani]

I'm a track foreman. I work over 80 hours a week and lift and carry heavy things at work, building infrastructure, being productive, and most important, I'm paid to do it. Just my $.02

[@thestonecircle]

That's awesome! If you like it that sounds like a pretty great life. Personally I like stone lifting as a hobby and contribute in my own way with a different job I enjoy, but there's no arguing what you do has value!

[@Rivers9679]

Seems like functional training.

[@robertmunson3941]

I like to clean and press dumbbells 3 days a week .

[@thestonecircle]

Cover a lot of ground with that one!