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The Hidden Power of Just 4 Basics
Most people overcomplicate calisthenics. They think they need 20 different drills, 3-hour workouts, or advanced progressions before they can even start making progress. But the truth? If you only mastered pull-ups, push-ups, hollow body hold, and the bodyweight squat, really mastered them, you’d unlock a ridiculous number of skills and set the foundation for almost everything else. Why? Because each of these basics is a “gateway” movement. - Pull-ups → lead to muscle-ups, front lever, back lever, human flag, climbing strength. - Push-ups → progress to dips, handstands, planche, push-up variations, even press handstands. - Hollow body hold → core integration for EVERYTHING: L-sits, levers, handstands, planche, flips. - Bodyweight squat → pistol squats, explosive jumps, flows, obstacle landings, mobility for acrobatics. Now here’s the kicker: you don’t even need to change the exercise. If all you did was push these to their limit. Full range of motion, weighted variations, longer holds, slower tempos, you’d still build insane strength, mobility, and control. I’ve seen athletes who only did weighted pull-ups and push-ups for years… step into Ninja Warrior, and instantly adapt to skills most people grind for. That’s the compounding effect of real basics. Obviously, when you get into specific skills, there are specific exercises in Israel that will get you there faster. Pike push-ups will get you to handstand push-ups faster than regular push-ups. However, consistency beats complexity. And mastering these four moves will unlock more than you think. 👉 Which of these four basics do you feel is your strongest right now — and which one needs the most work?
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@Nicholas Moore as a floor excercise for now.
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@Brandon Beauchesne-Hebert I would have to start reading that book.
Action plan 1: 8/30
Every day is a diferent fight, but each time you see some progress, it's like Meeting a new version of yourself grateful for all what you did. Today for first time I was running at 6 miles per hours. I try straight leg raises and I discovered I'm not half bad. I'll keep improving that. About my pull ups I reduce the weight to 100, (I weight 185 lb) and I did 2×8. Very nice day everybody!
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I just run at that speed during 2 minutes, I wanted to finish the mile faster*
Action Plan 1: 7/30
Today I took break, I wake up to go to work at 7 am and arrived home like 8 pm. If you are tired, the solution is to rest, no to give up. #Coming stronger tomorrow.
Action Plan 1: 6/30
Today I was tired, I took my time focusing on finish the mile, the last 3 minutes were at a speed 5m/h Even do I finish this I got insecurities from time to time. Today my calf were sore and I'm just scared they would get bigger. (I know it sound ridiculous but I got massive calfs and I'm in this point on life were is like why my calf is the only muscle that grows in my body without any effort? I dont want them to grow any more 😭) Following yesterday's feedback that you all can see in the comments of my last post Action Plan 1: 5/30. I'll like to talk with you about my objetives. I want to get stronger and I want a functional body, my weight is want of the things that I need to try to get under control, I need to lose some fat. But most importantly I need discipline, for years I have been giving up after 3 days, one week or two weeks. AND I just said not anymore. It's just three months until the end of the year and at least I need to know that I did my best to not give up. That's why we start with a small goal, a mile every day and try to get speed. Short and doable. I got a personal trainer from time to time she combines cardio with weight excercises because I'm not very resistant to cardio. But it's because the bad habit of stop breathing while I excercise (no good to do that, specially doing cardio). We are working in fix that. Well in this very honest post were I show my insecurities and weaknesses, I just want nobody feeling alone on their struggles we all have those but we try our best and that's enough.
Action Plan 1: 6/30
Action Plan 1: 5/30
Today I didn't run the mile, I walked at least 3 miles while I was giving my friend's mom a tour around the town. But we did training at the gym. Jumping Jacks with weight 10×3 knee push up to child pose 10×3 Dumbbell sumo row 10x3 single leg squats 10×2 RDLS 10x3 There was another one, I'm sitting in the floor with my core activited, while I'm lifting weight over my head, my elbows go down until the height of my shoulders and then up again. 10×3 And two abs excercise that I dont know how there are call. One of them is like dead bugs bur your hands are on the center holding the weight while your legs moves. And the other one is this one in the picture below. It was a super set so, I finish one excercise and rest 5 seconds, then start the other one, rest 30 seconds. That was 12×3 I listen to all of you if somebody have any recomendation to improve or optimize this workout.
Action Plan 1: 5/30
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@Brandon Beauchesne-Hebert I guess it's time for me to get more focus about getting my straight leg rises.
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