Should You Train Calisthenics Every Day?

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The Men's Health article: www.menshealth.com/fitness/a3...
This one was a bit casual compared to my usual videos...
Recently my "100 Push Ups & Pull Ups A Day For 30 Days" video got featured in Men's Health and it brought up a lot of questions about the validity of training 7 days a week.
The truth is that I only trained every day for that challenge because I was trying to get views. And as I mentioned in my Overtraining Symptoms video, it's best to have rest days between your workouts for proper recovery of the skeletal muscle and CNS (central nervous system).
HOWEVER, I will admit - to my surprise - that my pull up max increased by 6 reps during that challenge, which I certainly was not expecting. And that result has made me question the validity of the overtraining principle a little bit since I completed the challenge.
In this video I explain my experience with the challenge, why you should have days off from intense training, and which type of light bodyweight training can be done 7 days per week (mobility, aerobic exercise, primal movement, handstand training, etc.).
I hope you all enjoy the video and find the information useful. And thanks for watching, as always :-)
-Ryan

[@Mor3Th4nJust4verage]

I thought Johnny Sins was out here given fitness advice

[@danielburkhardt721]

he can do it all, from astronaut to teacher to personal trainer without a gym

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[@fifabros9586]

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[@paothanh1344]

actually he is, check his channel, Sins sth =))))

[@DustyGus]

I just DIED laughing

[@yannismelhaoui8064]

video start at 2:47

[@RyanRonin]

Thanks bro

[@Wayne_C_Kelly_II]

Thank You~

[@josiahthomas7211]

To the people who give time stamps for when the video actually starts you are the real MVP

[@leonlx564]

@LETSDOTHIS you are a moron.

[@shitpants9602]

@LETSDOTHIS fuck off.

[@kenikerflores5878]

He trains every day now He's so strong that his hair gave up on him and his name is saitama.

[@TheOnlyStonemason]

SAID principle! Specific Adaption to Imposed Demand. You have frequency, intensity and volume...pick 2 and the third is determined. If you want to work out frequently, say everyday, then volume must be low...1-2 sets per body part. You will also need to vary your intensity. Most gymnasts train every day and they are strong, fit and look great!

[@MinusTheGym]

Dennis Sparks I was thinking about making a video about the SAID principle :)

[@imondtitanic]

This is what i dont understand about gym workouts. They provide a program without being precise and specific about it. For instance what do u mean " 1 or 2 sets per body part" ? If im doing lsits and planches and handstands then how does it relate to eg the triceps ? They re all hitting triceps. Even bb when working triceps specifically on monday that does mean they are not hitting them on wed too when doing chest. That doesnt mean they hv to wait a whole another week or 5 days for triceps again.

[@TheOnlyStonemason]

Iridescent Namikaze , good morning. I work out almost everyday using calisthenics and heavy duty resistance bands. I understand your point about multi-joint exercises...body part only refers to the major target. For example, the standard push-up’s major target is chest but it recruits your entire body. When I was a much younger man, I did bodybuilding workouts.

[@NBDYSPCL]

Im currently doing 200 push ups, 200 rows the next day and 500 Squats the next (bodyweight only) Would i be better doing100,100,250 of each a day instead of a higher volume split?

[@jamesechevarria6177]

@@NBDYSPCL good question

[@kelleysauer1693]

Every day builds a great foundation. it's like riding a bike 2 miles to school and 2 miles to home, everyday. The body adjusts and adapts to it.

[@Kboges]

Yep. Or manual labor. Same principle.

[@joemerino8218]

Congrats on the article!!! Awesome watching your channel continue to grow. Keep pressing!

[@stephenmovescalisthenics8973]

Interesting take, also congrats on the man's health article ! 💪

[@relarras]

Thank you for creating all that incredible content! Keep it coming!

[@jasonwelsh417]

There are textbooks and then there is 'farmer strength'. Daily or near daily basics are amazing.

[@marshareed1438]

I train to failure! I listen to my body! I don’t let anyone dictate how long I workout, what muscle groups that I train on what days, how long that I rest or how many days I workout, period! My body always does better if I keep it moving & I progress quicker if I keep on pushing forward! I will stop if I’m tired! Resting is for bedtime! Of course if I’m really sore I let the muscle rest but God gave me more than one muscle… I have been doing calisthenics since I was 5 yrs old and I’m 58 now, love it! ❤ Thank you for this info! 🙏🏻

[@maialinellospazio]

Honest and logical reasoning. Kudos to you!

[@iannnis1]

Congratulations for the article at Men's Health magazine!!!💯💥🔥💪💪💪

[@melaniej.roberts206]

Wow! Ryan, congrats on the article in Men's Health! You are most deserving of all the good things that are happening to you.

[@user-io8ll2qm8l]

great content, keep it up, this channel deserves to get huge.

[@skorpanlejonhjarta5897]

Thanks, you deserve this!

[@thedon9670]

Congrats on the Mens Health article Ryan, you're really starting to make some head way now! 1 million subs here we go! 😊

[@moussabby]

Thanks for your opinion on that! Congrats on the article!

[@alejandromagnobarrasa9244]

Working out every day is such a blessing

[@DokiPipo_]

And a curse

[@normapadro420]

I listen to my body. There are days when I can't do anything. I have health issues. I rest, but as soon as I'm able to I get back into things. These days my exercises are done for mobility purposes. I don't even do isolation exercises. I do compound movements. It saves me time, and ease too. I stick with a regime too.

[@101personal]

Ryan, great video!!! Congrats for your appearance on Men’s Health !!!

[@rienzitrento8397]

Good and honest info, thanks

[@francismajor3530]

Love the information. Thank you.

[@JeffAlanSheehan]

Hey Ryan! Congrats on the men’s health article !!

[@osiriswills6749]

I found this video to be very helpful. Thank you

[@kathyrees2984]

Well done and congratulations

[@user-uh9bm3et9b]

thanks for your honesty

[@RemHanma532]

Helpful thanks for the advice

[@chancedaman9634]

great video just got a dip/pull up station a week ago

[@ruzainpatel5993]

Thank you! This really helped!

[@whereswilly9333]

thanks for the info ❤❤

[@LyrikMaster]

Even though i´m quite new to fitness i experienced the same. Thanks for sharing your thoughts even if theyre not mainstream.

[@bplus2932]

you deserve it bro

[@CalisthenicsNation]

Awesome 💪

[@unknowninfinium4353]

With the amount of people maming things over complicated and sl much scam and promotion. This is new. Keep up the good work. We all appreciate you taking your time to keep is educated and keep thi gs simple.

[@ayushhire4436]

Thank you sir, you cleared all my doubts

[@animesocialgreengodgamingn7826]

Can you do a video about the home gym rings? The ones you hang off a pull up bar a tutorial ☺

[@abody44ever]

aNIM eSoCialGREEN GODGAMINGNEWS i think he did before u can search it in his channel

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

Congrats 👏🎊🥳🥳!!

[@RoyalDreamFit]

Just starting to watch the video...really curious about that since I'm a beginner!

[@3dflyer87]

Congrats man! You deserve it! Thanks for the great content!

[@moisesflores5545]

Love the content, very informative, take my passionate like👍

[@sgproductions805]

Yeah I'm on day 122 now. Of course you want days off! You kidding!?? But it's like maybe 1 to 2 days a week then back to grinding.

[@ddddjj3614]

Nice video brother ❤

[@ddakens]

Thank you!

[@yagradio8655]

Great video 📹

[@Zeebo1uk]

A lot of farmers or workhands work 7 days a week doing heavy repetitive work

[@ChillinGames]

days off are needed when you do big tares in the muscle fibers, it takes almost a week to fully recover from a major tare. but you only tare that bad when you push that muscle over the top, think when you first hit the gym in a while or when you up your weights.

[@megadan502]

Have you heard of nuclei overload training? Maybe that explains the daily grind of the 100 pushups and 100 pullups

[@bplus2932]

big ups

[@josethevegan8923]

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[@emonahmed7857]

Thanks ❤

[@natezimmerman3887]

I think we sometimes forget how quick the body can adapt to our environment.

[@m.sakai_yt]

I train everyday, greasing the groove for most of the time. Otherwise I do mobility routuine or doing running workouts 3-4 times weekly.

[@YourLighthouse]

thanks!

[@Manu_08999]

I'm doing nucleus overload 5x per week deload after 5/6 weeks for my calves they really need it

[@gregstamartin]

From what I've seen if you don't go to failure you can do every day, prison style. It won't build as much mass but will improve strength and stamina which results in extra reps

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Past a certain point, there's no reason to build more mass, it's mainly about strength and stamina. Really the ideal would be to have tiny muscles that are extremely strong with tons of stamina. It doesn't look impressive, which is a benefit for those that don't want to be targets for idiots looking to prove their toughness.

[@epictetus2574]

Or like the Bruce Lee's body type

[@kaydee9583]

I am a 58 year old woman, want to get back in shape. Having a hard time getting to the gym because of my schedule. So I saw your Minus the Gym and decided to find a simple program to do without the gym. Started on 12/26 doing 50 burpees and 50 squats for time.(5x10 reps each) LOL 10.42 was my first time. With most burpees being step back burpees. Now I am at 50 burpees, 50 squats and 30 DB Presses with 10lbs each arm. (5x10 reps burpees and 10 squats with 6 presses) time 9.25 yesterday with 26 of the burpees being jump back and 24 step back. For me , taking out the gym has taken out my excuses. After watching this, I think I will do this every other day and plan out a core workout for the balance. My goal is for my time to be 8 minutes and all burpees be kick back.

[@MinusTheGym]

Kathryn Drinkard excellent progress! Way to go 😊And I really like what you said here: "For me , taking out the gym has taken out my excuses." That's so true. I noticed the same. I can get in a great workout in 15-20 minutes at home with nothing but my body and gravity, so not having time to get to a gym in the past was holding me back too. Keep it up!

[@KhumBietTaiSao]

This is the year I learn to handstand

[@Ellensai]

How did it work out for you?

[@thenobelnatty]

I've been doing the super saiyan challenge. 500 push ups 500 squats 500 curls 500 calf raises 500 crunches Everyday

[@samsebin7895]

Would you pls elaborate the pattern! And how much you have improved?

[@samsebin7895]

500 curls?

[@kingbradley9066]

100 times Earth Gravity?

[@SlurryNoises]

sounds like a good way to break ur body

[@baz9653]

Yeah good luck with that mate 👍🏻 😂

[@blockaderunner]

My workout consists of Jump rope for 30+ minutes (warm-up), HIIT with interval times interlaced with pushup-planks on a bosu ball, walking in a circle on hands with my feet on the bosu ball, lower-back raises laying on stomach, either crunches touching toes off my back or lunges like a wrestler going for a single-A, after 3 rounds shadow-kickboxing. In the middle of that "HIIT" I'll take off for a 2-3 miles run where toward the end I do pullups and chinups until I can't do but just one rep. Finish the HIIT ending with burpees, pushup-planks off the bosu ball, then a body weight squat jumping jack pushup plank-knee-raises work out. This all totals about 3 hours sometimes just over 2 hours. Is this considered "intense?" I've been doing it every day of my vacation, but when working I only do it 3 days a week. You're right, everything gets "lighter" and easier when you do it many consecutive days and you're really not all that sore, but muscles aren't getting needed rest to build up either.

[@ricj9594]

Thank you Ryan. Im a little chubby, but i Will persist and train calisthenics 3 times per week. This is my goal

[@samwize28]

Aim to do it every day. Life will give you the days off that you need. For example you may wake up tomorrow with a runny nose and headache - that now becomes your day off

[@martynblackburn1977]

Doesn't this all depend upon how well you recover from the workouts? People have different gradients of recovery, which means that not everyone will be able to train everyday, at least not effectively.

[@samsebin7895]

Yup for below average people that need some days off including for average ones but those who are bit above average they can. All depends on our body

[@SabzBlackCamelProductions]

I think rest days might be a bit over emphasised for your layman. Probably more so for powerlifters. Would be interesting to see if there are updated studies on the need to rest

[@Kboges]

The need to "rest" is dependent on training intensity, volume and work capacity. Check out the Norwegian frequency project. There are several powerlifting teams that train frequently, and this is pretty much the norm in oly lifting.

[@heyheyhey2304]

I as well improved my strength during the 100 push up everyday challenge. By the end of the first week, I jumped from ~17 push ups in a row to 40 that's insane :O

[@kebub1]

u gained stamina not strength;p

[@yoragamihatsu8057]

@@kebub1 probably both

[@kebub1]

@@VanceT45 if u do high count of reps u will get strength too but i will progress couple times more than u by doing max to 4-6 reps. so its waste of time doing 40 reps if u want to be strong

[@Jimmy-cf9kj]

@@kebub1 esse máximo de 4-6 repetições tem que ter carga né? Ou uma variação mais difícil? Porque se eu faço flexões tradicional, e você faz de 4-6 repetições dessa flexão tradicional, e eu faço 40 repetições dessa flexão, por que diabos você desenvolveria mais força do que eu? Se eu estou fazendo mais números que sua flexão normal?

[@strivin4]

Short answer yes

[@Swisshoomie]

actually i did it like u said and iv done 1-2 days break between the trainings, now i train every day calisthenics and surprisingly iv got more results from that

[@thestrengthjourney6859]

More results In terms of strength or astethics ?

[@Swisshoomie]

@@thestrengthjourney6859 strength and aesthetic lil bit with the right food and sleep

[@skrrskrr99]

What about using weights to supplement calisthenics exercises? I’m mixing both just cause i like to. I also find my self not strong enough to do a lot of calisthenics exercises very well or with high enough reps. I can manage the easier progressions but get bored easily.

[@rainworldfan7757]

congrats

[@acemonsta01]

I work out EVERY day... BUT people think that means I'm "going hard" every day. I do intense training 2 to 3 times a week and light training 2 to 3 times a week and deep stretching at least once a week.

[@derNachbar97]

I realise, I really need to work on my handstand, I hope I can do one by the end of this quarantine (I'm pretty solid in the frogstand at this point). Wish me luck!

[@MinusTheGym]

Thomas you can! If you believe it, you can achieve it. Remember that. It's mostly a mind game. If your frogstand is solid, you're already part of the way there. You have a taste of hand balancing already. So start working on headstands and handstand kickups both in front of a wall tomorrow. Or even today, if you have time. And if quarantine is giving you extra time, use it. There's nothing wrong with training handstands twice a day as long as you're not sore/fatigued. You got this 💪

[@derNachbar97]

@@MinusTheGym Thanks for the support! You really opened my eyes on why skill training is so important. Because one big reason why I started was when I saw those moves online and I wanted to do them by myself. Same with Muscle-ups and Planche push-ups. But those gonna take some more time ^^. Stay safe!

[@bennypoon1506]

I think if you’re doing handstand practice for 10 to 15 mins a day, then yes don’t take rest days. I was getting (too) into it and would practice for 2 hours straight every day and after a few weeks my arms started to burn out. Now I force myself to take days off so my arms can recover.

[@BluBlu111]

Just do less every day

[@a.l.alexander3668]

I’ve become addicted and find myself wanting to do something daily, so great info.

[@MinusTheGym]

That’s great! A little bit every day. Just monitor how you feel and if you start to get sore or demotivated, cut back a little on volume or intensity.

[@a.l.alexander3668]

Congratulations

[@MinusTheGym]

Thanks!

[@sander3505]

Thx

[@_Avaan_]

LOVE YOU FROM INDIA🇮🇳

[@Jugokazooie]

I will go hard on certain days and in between super light just for movement exercises

[@someguyusa]

Calisthenics every day can't be more taxing than roofing 5 days a week 8-12 hours per day like I used to do in my early 20s. Up and down ladders including carrying 80lb packs of shingles and equipment, tearing off and installing shingles, and setup and cleanup. Granted, you need to have more and less intense days to avoid injury.

[@MinusTheGym]

Wow, that’s a good point 🤔 I’ve never worked an intense physical labor job like that. Big upside to it would be that you don’t need to make time for fitness if your job is that physical.

[@someguyusa]

@@MinusTheGym Yeah, dude. I grew up on a farm, then did track and martial arts in high school, then worked construction, then joined the military. I basically "trained" everyday growing up and so on, just taking the weekends "off" to have fun, I guess. Of course, I ate a ton too, especially milk was a daily for my family. I actually gained 11lbs in basic training because I ate better there than I did at home, and the exercises were actually easier than what I was accustomed to (but plenty of other people found it quite challenging - city boys, amirite? haha). Now I'm a veteran going to school for physical therapy and just exercise to stay healthy and fit. Love your channel!

[@Thepriestatmychurch]

As a person who’s been training mobility and joint strength for 3 weeks straight. I will say my body is shot. I need at least a week break at the moment

[@bang.marcel0]

what if my workout consist of 15 one leg suppprted squat each, 20 push up, 10 pull up, and10 leg raise for 3 sets for 6 days. I mean it's not hard.. i was planing to do that and slowly add 1 rep each week. Any thoughts?

[@dico5783]

And have you done it?

[@Jugokazooie]

I am assuming the body is really amazing at recovering even though it is dealing with stress daily and can adapt and maybe even evolve little by little.

[@a-s7179]

what if I do strength every other day but hand stand everyday ?

[@craigdanielmaceacher]

Topic idea: how to fit in full body calisthenics strength routines when you're on limited time, say 45 minutes 3 times a week. One of the programs I'm doing takes about 90 minutes (excluding leg work!), 3 times a week. Any questioning of reducing this is met with "advice" from 19 year olds telling us older folk to just "manage your time better".

[@nickthelion19]

Question. Would working out with the paralette bars be considered a light exercise and mobility? That should be worked on everyday?

[@MinusTheGym]

Nick De Leon it depends on the exercises you do on the parallettes, but I'm guessing it won't be light. If you're training to learn new skills like L-sit/V-sit, tucked planche, etc. or doing deep push ups and other things, then it will be pretty intense and you'll want rest days between.

[@nickthelion19]

@@MinusTheGym what shoes would you recommend for calisthenics workouts? And working with paralette bars? Or is barefoot better?

[@ravenshadowz2343]

Professor Attila and Eugen Sandow, instructed their students to workout every day, no rest days.

[@RobDaCajun]

Raven Shadowz I’ve heard of the book called Supple Leopard on one of Joe Rogan’s podcasts in it stating that we can work out everyday as long as we don’t over do. Just play everyday and the cumulative is more than going all out 3 days a week.

[@lumpenproletarier9584]

Does days off mean resting or just training different muscle groups?

[@grantbest451]

If you put it in the context of a natural setting, I.e hunter/gather/forager/surviving in an environment that contains predators, there'd be a certain amount of every day exertion required. 100 pull ups/Press ups/some cardio could simulate living wild. Wild animals are a whole lot healthier on the whole than modern humans. Which flows on the diet....

[@NasirFrye]

Most wild animals don't make it to 10 years, while smokers and alcoholics can make it to 80 easily. Turtles being the an exception due to their crazy life span.

[@grantbest451]

@@NasirFrye plenty of wild animals have massive life spans. Also if u eat and train wild, but live in a 'civilised' society, then one has the best of both worlds, wild animal health/ fitness, and a safe place to sleep at night

[@Kboges]

Agreed. Life has been pretty physically demanding for most humans who have ever walked the earth. The least I can do to honor that physiological heritage is train daily.

[@Sujiceel]

I'm currently doing the bodyweight recommended routine from reddit, can I use my rest days to work on skills for around 20 mins and then work my mobility just so I can keep moving even if I'm not exerting that much energy compared to my strength training days?

[@aquileslame6897]

On his begginers training video he recomends doing that so I think you're doing right.

[@Sujiceel]

@@aquileslame6897 Oh good, thanks.

[@luca_sbll]

Love your videos, but I really think improving the lighting would just bring them to a whole new level! I think you should check out Nigel Barros' videos for that, and especially the one titled "How To Make A $300 Camera Look Pro!"

[@MinusTheGym]

Luca Isabella thanks man. I actually do have lights but didn't set them up for this video. I usually set them up, though. This one was a bit improvised compared to my usual stuff :)

[@luca_sbll]

Minus The Gym looking back at other videos, I did see that this is not your norm, and in fact it seemed really weird to me as I didn’t remember it to be like this. It may be a detail as small as the screens behind you that throw everything off though.

[@m.sakai_yt]

I don't think daily training calisthenics is a good idea. Unless if you have other skills or things to work on yes. Like the light cardio or using row machine for active recovery. Or for me playing soccer (k.a. Football in Europe) and archery (rarely). But doing hiking or trail running would help not only to having stamina but using calisthenics and parkour to advantage. But going back to topic of training calisthenics everyday; unless if you have other hobbies of lifting, sports, outdoor activites, dancing, etc. I think you can, emphasis both cardio and mobility routines. Also try Qi Gong, the exercise bascially requires your body of using pain to circulate nerves and activating cells in your body.

[@truthcooperator4683]

I don't like working out at all, I have to force myself. so what minimum routine of yours can you suggest? as short as possible timewise and not more than 3 times a week for max results? the goal is health and good shape.

[@thedon9670]

If you don't like working out then it doesn't matter the routine because you won't stick with it anyway.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

I hates them too. But I ended up doing them anyway. My workouts contains 1-2 hours, 5 days a week.

[@truthcooperator4683]

I live inside your house I am working out as well, but I want to optimize and shorten the time invested. atm I am doing hiit sprints, walking and some bodyweight exercises. I swim 7 months a year in the sea, atm during winter this is only once a week because water is now 11 C. I like these outdoor activities. my problem is these exercises I have to do at home, I want it to be as brief as possible.

[@manofrest4807]

If your still Alive and moving let’s talk you need to figure out the exercises that you like to do for example you don’t like to do anything ? Not even walking ? No squats nothing I mean they are mutiple different ways to workout swimming rock climbing , and hiking many things you can do

[@camlee4019]

You can do hundreds of pushups a day if u want u only need to rest if u feel u need to

[@adarsh_kandari1399]

hey bruh i have a doubt like doing 100 pushups for few months does it will make me more muscular or developing in my body or after few months it will be stopp growing at certain level and it do need some progressions ?

[@MinusTheGym]

Adarsh clasher yeah, you'll stop growing after a while. I actually noticed more fat loss than muscle growth during my 100 reps challenge. Progressions with either harder variations or adding weight are the best type of progressive overload for gaining mass.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Just do the harder variations of push ups

[@Kboges]

Effort is more important that number of reps. If you are approaching failure, you will grow. "Progression" is not the driver of adaptation, it's the result of adaptation. Hard efforts are what grow muscle across a HUGE variety of rep ranges.

[@TERRELL_GASKINS]

To me if ik not tranning physically every day I'm training mentality everyday

[@kduy2037]

thanks Johnny Sins !

[@ultraviolencet1593]

You trained weighted pull ups in monday and you train again friday for recover huh? How sweet you are

[@clementdanieli6277]

NUCLEUS OVERLOAD

[@ViralVibes61122]

I do try weighted callisthenics everyday but it’s definitely not possible without some rest day. When I’m burnt out I literally don’t wanna do anything that’s good sign to take rest

[@MinusTheGym]

Yeah, if you’re doing weighted exercises and pushing your max on each set, 3x a week is a good schedule, at least for me.

[@cubingcubez6678]

Bro this can fix scapular winging??

[@BLADE-gn1xz]

Uncle Jonny!

[@Deliciasdelahumanity]

muscle isolafion is fhe key

[@peternorton5913]

In calisthenics yes for every day. In extra weight every other day. To do different sections