You are doing too much MAXIMAL STRENGTH training!

[@ToluSir]

This is very true. Gym culture can be toxic at times. Pushing yourself to your limits in almost every workout will eventually lead to injuries, fatigue in day to day life and you may begin to lose interest in working out consistently.

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

any culture can be toxic. I've seen toxic calisthenics groups.

[@antoniomestic4610]

What exercises can I do as a child ?

[@folksurvival]

​@@antoniomestic4610 squats, push ups, pull ups, running, hiking, swimming, sports etc.

[@yanismoreaux8165]

I see a new Adorian Video. I crank out 15 push ups, THEN i watch the video and hit like 💪

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

thank you very much :D

[@Aesthetic11325]

Back in business! 🧠🍀❤️

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

here!!!

[@gsingh2380]

The one arm towel chin ups...arent those maximal strength training? Often see it used as one arm chin up progression. Please advise when to incorporate this variation.

[@Kiran-zn7xc]

Thanks 🙏

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

You’re welcome 😊

[@adamwrobel2959]

Useful as always. Thanks for the time 💪

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

My pleasure!

[@energysubject]

Great content and much appreciated. I was just wondering what your opinion was on performing basic calisthencis movements like push ups, dips and pull ups every single day and distributing total training volume in such a way.

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

training daily exercises that are glucose dependent is not okay, but that depends obviously how hard and far you go with reps and sets. i made a video right before this one about the pause between pull-up days. go see that and you will understand exactly why

[@bw6078]

Always good solid information you share. Many thanks.

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

My pleasure!

[@ElDiamondCin]

Use concurrent periodization, have a day to do bodyweight exercises (high reps high sets) and an intensity day (maybe 1RM and lower reps)

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

good idea, thing that may be for those who really understand recovery though (nutrition, calories, sleep).

[@reporterijsbeer4442]

Do you feel like theres a too big emphasis about having a big squat and deadlift for example? To be honest I feel much fitter and healthier when doing high rep pushups, pullups and bodyweight squats but I have the idea ingrained in my mind that Im missing out when not doing deadlifts for the errectors and hamstrings. What do you think about that?

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

I believe it so, yes. I see how many try to get one extra rep, two more plates, just a bit to be a new personal record. What for? What's next? Where is the culture of beauty? Proportions, having good fitness overall etc. For strong erectors and hamstrings is enough to do hill sprints, bridges, trunk and leg extensions on the ground, plyometrics, one-leg squats, Bulgarian splits

[@reporterijsbeer4442]

@@OldSchoolCalisthenics absolutely..like where does it end. Been on that road for a while and it didnt realy got me happy when I got x amount of kg on the bar, was mostly feeling drained and fluffy wich achy joints. Been on a holiday for a month, did only pushups and high volume squats. Pullups and dips wherever it was possible. Came back and didnt saw even a tiny bit of change in my physique. Even after a year of doing that during pandemic, also didnt saw that much change.

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

It ends with a serious injury usually, or once with mindfulness. Or, another ending, constant pain and discomfort throughout the day, especially in the mornings. So calisthenics didn't work for you? You said you are a bit overweight, but what about burning that out entirely first?

[@reporterijsbeer4442]

@@OldSchoolCalisthenics it did work for me, felt very fit and good endurance when doing just high volume workouts etc 700 bw squats or 500 pushups or 200 pullup for example. It was when I was persuing more and more weight on the squat, dead, bench etc that I felt a lot of discomfort in the joints. I had thr feeling of improvement cause I went up in weight but in the end looking back on it it was just fluid and fat I gained.

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

I understand now. So I think it's simple for you. Keep doing what works but do not let go to weights because it's passion and old love 😄

[@ajithsidhu7183]

How to gain maximum size with calisthenics

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

Consider it done! 💪

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@OldSchoolCalisthenics thanks

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@OldSchoolCalisthenics with stuff like handstand push ups ,1 hand towel chin ups ,push ups etc

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@OldSchoolCalisthenics kindly advice

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

@@ajithsidhu7183 yes. I saved the ideas. Thank you. 💯

[@embersandash]

Do you have any recommendation for elbow tendonitis?

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

body rows once you start to recover. rest, ice maybe

[@hocuspocus6681]

Awesome video Adorian! May I ask, what do you do as a job?

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

I am a tennis performance trainer. And I have old school calisthenics which is a personal business, plus a bit of KZbin

[@hocuspocus6681]

@@OldSchoolCalisthenics ah awesome, thanks!

[@loiccneudt6210]

Formidable ! Je voudrais bien trouver quelqu'un qui pourrait faire ça avec moi ( faire des pompes avec moi 58kg dur le dos ).

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

Merci beaucoup

[@J01123]

Stop making too much sense!!

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

:))

[@hindustanicricket]

whats your body fat percentage and how do you measure it?

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

well, considering i am 183 cm, pretty robust, my abs stand out just okay, i weigh around 82-83 kilograms now, so my estimation would be that by BF is around 8-9% at the moment. will post a picture today or tomorrow with my physique at the current state

[@Markizas.Karabasas]

Do you recommend using gloves for pull-ups?

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

I only use them if it's really cold where I train. I guess I recommend them only when needed

[@combatsports4876]

I hear everyone says to do 10-12 reps to failure for Hypertrophy but should I also be doing high volume around 50 push ups to failure aswell ?

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

you can do sets and multiple variants, no need to go that high with rep ranges on pushups. I do sets of 15-20

[@Bhisma93]

Do both

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

Yes

[@antoniomestic4610]

What exercises can I do as a child ?

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

a lot of cardio, aerobic. Swim, ride the bike, run, sprint. Do athletic drills and footwork. Then do some basic calisthenics: pull-ups, pushups, squats, ab work, bridges. Also do some stretching.

[@TCt83067695]

His legs dont look like he just does bw exercises tho

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

The truth is, it doesn't really matter that I trained 90% of the time with calisthenics. If I post a video lifting something off the ground or doing a push-up with someone on my back, there are always many who claim that I don't actually do calisthenics, or they say that's why I have results because I did deadlifts for a month in a year. I have practiced, and do practice, various training methods. I've swum so much, I've run more kilometers than I can count. I've done so many sprints I've gotten sick of them. They may not be classified as calisthenics, but they're still bodyweight and functional. We just need to train correctly

[@TCt83067695]

@@OldSchoolCalisthenics thanks for confirming my thoughts. Just for clarity, it wasn't meant to be an attack. You obviously have a great physique and are in way better shape than me and we've probably trained the same period our whole lives except I only started exploring the possibilities of calisthenics because of covid. So it's good to see where I would be if I keep at it.

[@OldSchoolCalisthenics]

Thanks. I didn't take it as such. Was just an elaborated explanation. But thanks, and yes. Calisthenics can be an option, not necessarily the only form of training