Improve Your Planche and Levers With These Resistance Band Exercises

[@Ejs226]

I'm always questioning where he's filming. At first I thought it was on that part of GTA on the river

[@ncso6553]

Oscar for the acting at 0:50 😂

[@raymakerscalisthenics660]

3:51 is an amazing drill for even more advanced ring variations, like back lever to maltese, and all versions of azarian.

[@mrnaizguy]

The frontlever drill shown in the video is also great for victorian, although in that case I'd pull the band a bit more backwards behind the hips

[@raymakerscalisthenics660]

@@mrnaizguy Yeah absolutely.

[@calisthenicsindia8498]

King of quality calisthenics content

[@Yohannvfit]

Quality Calisthenics Content

[@alexrani12988]

Thank you for sharing such important things to improve such elements

[@nadaav123]

What's up with Simon's triceps? They've become enormous!

[@navarrelatchman778]

His triceps are massive.

[@Jambo66328]

I've been focusing mostly on kettlebells for shoulder and core strength... Elastic bands is something I've completely forgotten. I will have a try after the end of my workouts, as you mention here. Thanks Simon!

[@alihsn5529]

Front lever is beautiful 😍🔥

[@zacharycardiff2774]

Great information! I just got my B-Bars and it's quite difficult. I'm new to this type of training, I have only been working out with dumbbells and bands for a short while. I used to be over 500 pounds, now I'm hovering around 210-215 pounds and trying to build strength. Thanks for your advice! I sure hope to get good at this!

[@FathomYourTraining]

Wow that's amazing! Great to hear stories like that, please keep up the good work, and remember, even minor progress contributes to the overall journey of transformation. No doubt your regular victories are inspiring to others! Keep grinding 💪

[@baokang7556]

Thanks for sharing the idea of using bands for the exercises

[@thomastoadally]

Great video as always. But you showing the significance of each exercise, as to what those will do. Explicit way to help us learning to develop more strength to accomplish more. Thank you so much.

[@mrnaizguy]

Thank you for the unique and helpful content. I appreciate that you give set & rep recommendations

[@YaYippieYeah]

Thanks for another great video. These exercises can also be done with cables if you train in a gym? Often they are prefered because of a constant resistance curve or this the resistance band of curve of advantage here?

[@TheHabibOfMankind]

The resistance isn’t too important if you’re using them to warm up. For accessory work yes cables would be better

[@AnthonyVenmans]

I prefer Dumbbells over Cables. You can lay on your back or on your stomach to create resistance. Using Dumbbells is also a great way to progress with, because if you are getting stronger, you can use heavier Dumbbells 👍🏻

[@dariharran940]

Please provide us with lower body accessory exercises for planche, personally I feel weak when it comes to lifting my legs as I am a tall guy and most of my height comes from my legs

[@FathomYourTraining]

I can't speak in place of Simon, as he's several levels above lol, but if I could point out something as a personal trainer... Working on your legs is of course very important, but there isn't much that will have a high transferability to planche progress. The reason being: you're legs are doing minor work during the planche hold. Sure you need to produce tension in the legs...but holding them up (whether it's full planche, straddle, or tucked position) is done by mainly your core and arms. And when we say "core" we don't mean just abs of course, but the chest, serratus, and even your backside muscles are stabilizing you. The main source of strength required for the full planche is produced from the biceps and shoulders, but of course so many others are playing a part, like forearm hold strength, wrist mobility, protracted scapula, triceps for stabilizing and "pushing" off the floor, etc, etc... So try one of the regressions that Simon points to in many of his planche training videos, and then add in accessory workouts like the ones in this video and the strength you *specifically* need for the planche will come in time (with consistent effort and proper programming of course). Hope that gives you some perspective, and I'm sure Simonster can get even deeper into the understanding of the planche dynamic if he gets the chance 👍

[@amishshark3549]

Solid stuff as always

[@mohammedkareem2327]

Quality calisthenics content

[@auliaaliyev4759]

I use my band for assistance to bridge gaps between progressions. My concern for using bands for excercises shown in the video is that it may wear out the band and produce less resistance/assistance with use. What are your thoughts on these, guys?

[@FathomYourTraining]

You have a valid concern. Perhaps I can give some perspective as someone who's been using bands consistently for the last few years, and a trainer in a gym where we have a rack full of bands that get used on a daily basis. I'll try to summarize and make it brief: The bands at my gym get heavy use, and I've noticed that the lighter bands are usually the ones to start tearing or "cracking" first. In most cases though (from watching what other trainers/clients are doing with them as well as my own personal use of them), they usually wear out due to the anchor point being too thin (i.e. NOT a pull-up bar, but a small loop/hook uses for anchoring straps, etc...). This causes the anchor point to "dig" in to the thinner/lighter bands as you pull on them causing them to crack and tear. Another thing is the exercise you're performing or HOW you are performing it. Basically, if the band is too light and easy for you, so you stretch it out further and then try to perform the exercise, it may hold up for the moment. But you've essentially exceeded it's maximum resistance; a heavier band should be used. Those are the two biggest reasons I see for bands wearing out at all or even prematurely. As you mentioned, sometimes the band will "stretch" but not necessarily crack or snap. This is fine and should be expected to some extent. Once again, I've only noticed this on lighter bands or when the load on the bands well exceeds it's limitations. So first of all, know the resistance levels of any bands you're using or feel them out: too easy, use a stronger (heavier) band! Of you're warming up or finishing your workout with sets like these as Simon mentioned, you're likely gonna be on the lighter side of the band spectrum if you will, and won't need anything too heavy (obviously this varies with each person's specific abilities and what level they're currently performing at). Bottom line - the market is flooded with all kinds of companies offering resistance bands, and they're super cheap! So you can always buy another one, or invest in a decent pack of bands and you'll always have a backup. I personally own almost two of each of my bands, but rarely do I have problems as I don't abuse my bands much. Hope that gave you some insight 🤙🤙🤙

[@FathomYourTraining]

Sorry I tried to make that as comprehensive as possible! Lol

[@auliaaliyev4759]

@@FathomYourTraining It is very comprehensive, good sire. It definitely makes me more comfortable about using bands. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@FathomYourTraining]

@@auliaaliyev4759 Great, glad it helped! Keep up the great work, and happy training 💪💪

[@humble_integrity]

you are the goat

[@dan-isthenics2188]

Very informative!

[@mohamediqbal7865]

Use full video....😍😍😍

[@alihsn5529]

Let's go 🔥

[@antonaloysius1124]

Simon have a question can you build size with calisthenics if you're skinny but you want to look like a bodybuilder? thanks and great video as always 👍

[@leinadllerp]

If you want to look like a bodybuilder train like one is the best thing to do. Calisthenics can build some size but it's not ideal

[@antonaloysius1124]

@@leinadllerp I thought so but just wanted to know what a pro thought .

[@FathomYourTraining]

I like Daniels perspective to "train like a body builder" if that is what you're going for! But I'll have to disagree with the fact that calisthenics is not the ideal way. Many find it more convenient to pick up weights in the gym, and I don't disagree with this. But I actually find it easier to get a good calisthenics workout done *anywhere* Of course you should have a well thought out program, but this applies to going into the gym and grabbing the dumbbells as well as going to the park and jumping on a bar. Either way, the better laid out the program, the easier to follow, the faster/greater the results. Simonster is one of the best KZbinrs in my opinion hands down in the fitness industry, but I will say his focus on tutorials is usually geared towards perfecting technique in attaining certain skills. I don't discourage watching ALL of his content (cause it's amazing) but if you'd like to broaden your horizons, check out Calimove here on KZbin, as well as KZbin's true Calisthenics Bodybuilder, Daniel Vadnal of FitnessFAQs. Daniel is also Australian, and he's done collabs with Simonster and Calimove. He is IMO the bodybuilder of calisthenics, just check him out. He's also extremely strong and well balanced as he will put out content on how to incorporate weights as well. But I believe at least one of his programs is literally body building only form calisthenics. Enjoy the content, all 3 of them are amazing creators 💪

[@FathomYourTraining]

Sorry tried to keep it comprehensive and cover it all lol. Also don't forget nutrition is MASSIVELY important in looking like a body builder 👍

[@antonaloysius1124]

@@FathomYourTraining it's the hardest part 👍

[@sanjaysanj1984]

how can i improve my shoulder , i got injured minor while doing bench press and now i cant even pull up my weight , need to improve my shoulder strength as before

[@rippawallet]

Is it rotator cuff?

[@leinadllerp]

Super low weight high reps. Get the blood flowing in your shoulder. We're talking 50 reps. As an example im doing 70 biceps curls with 1.5 kg daily to recover my tendons

[@maninclass]

Rows(especially supinated grip) train the external rotators, Oh, and try a supinated bench.

[@humble_integrity]

i love the fact that you didn't use any weights

[@alihsn5529]

Let's go 🔥💪💪💪

[@topocum]

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[@lucaslee2115]

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[@trivizion]

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[@ceili]

Crikey Simon, your arms look as big as your thighs!!!!