I've been following this channel for about three years. In Nov 2021 - I was 6'4' 152 lbs. Borderline anorexic. As of today I'm 192lbs, roughly 13% bodyfat. I've increased my maximum pullups from a measly 1 to ~20 in a single set with good form tapering off around 15-16 reps. Yesterday I was doing sets with a 45lb plate. I'm the strongest I've ever been, and this channel brought me a whole new perspective on long-term health and fitness. I can see muscles that I didn't even know I had. I mainly train bodybuilding but I've found calisthenics are crucial on maybe my days off, or times when I'm traveling for work and don't have access to a gym. It's truly forged a better mind-muscle connection.
That indeed is impressive! what kind of routine(s) did you follow to get to the 20 reps? I'm stuck at around 12/13. There are many options to break the plateau but I'm curious about your opinion on this... thanks in advanced 🙏 @Kyle Boggeman's, off course I'm interested in your opinion as well!
@@Tw6n He would likely know the scientific approach to plateau's. I'm fairly sure he has uploaded videos on this topic. For me, hitting 20 reps is still a struggle, but doable. I haven't been able to specifically identify what the determining factors are - I have a noticeable drop in performance if my sleep is poor quality. The food I eat and my stress levels impact my pull-ups. Sounds voodoo, but my best sets are always when I'm in a sort of flow state and feeling nothing but my muscles. I would also try and supplement your training with an additional focus on your back muscles. I found that lat pulldowns and rows 2x a week helped in increasing my average rep count.
Started serious calisthenics training at 60. Couldn't do a pull-up, couldn't even do 1/2 ROM dips, couldn't do anywhere close to ATG squats (and I had knee issues). Now at almost 66, I can do 12 pull-ups, full ROM dips and I ATG goblet squat with half my bodyweight to a depth of 6 inches (knee issues gone!). Totally rebuilt and gaining! Great advice as always!
Great to read this, I'm 63 this year and while not at your level it's good to see I'm on the right track if I remain consistent. Thanks for that bit of inspiration Kram.
You guys would love some of our calisthenics gods we have here in NYC. You can check them out on youtube. 60+70 year old guys doing muscle ups and more.
Love this channel - no parlor tricks, supplement sales garbage, hidden TRT/PED use, Phd talk to explain simplicity, or equipment sales hype. Just consistent hard work that produce results. Glad you are willing to share your wisdom.
Yes, as a guy well over 50 i've been a 'health nut' off and on since i was a teenager , learning most by trial and error. Life can be simple and straightforward with some basic knowledge . Most of those people advertizing all kinds of pills and powders are just toxic. - Every day our positive existence on this modern earth is bombarded with deceit in media and the over pushing of ''supplements'' is destructive. Most of our modern world is the promotion of opposites of reality. If boges keeps it simple it's because real life is simple at it's core
Hey man, I never comment on RUclips, but for you I had to. You changed my whole approach to physical training. Instead of following any specific program, which has always failed for me, I have been training calisthenics daily for a year with only these simple guidelines that you highlight: - consistency and volume over optimization - nearing failure without risking injury - paying attention to quality of each rep instead of counting them I am in the best shape I have ever been and getting better at 27, and most of all I take pleasure from training. I cannot thank you enough. All the best
@@George-um1ke Currently, I am on a push-pull-leg split. I try to do 8 sets with variations, which I find easy for push or leg days. For instance, for push days, I could do two sets of pike push ups, three sets of bench dips and three sets of inclined push ups. I usually don't care at all about the rest between sets. Especially if I am doing laundry or other chores between sets. Do you stick to a specific split?
@@smoothphysics6434 Thank you for answering. I usually train full body and sometimes I do skip legs because I’m so bored. I’m following some principles like yours. -I think consistency matters over everything. -I do count my reps but I always work to failure with good quality reps. - I do my next set when I feel ready to perform again to failure but not more than 5 minutes. ( I enjoy my sets more with that rest instead of 1 min that I think it’s only cardio) -I don’t do more than 5 sets if I’m training everyday or every other day. I usually pick one exercise each muscle group for example chin ups and diamonds push ups and sometimes super set them and some other times I work them one by one.
I've been practicing calisthenics for over a year and I'm the biggest I've ever been and i don't think I could've replicated it in the gym simply because of one thing consistency, calisthenics has allowed me to workout even on my busiest days and even during my exams as a computer science student. The approachibility of calisthenics is truly unmatched
That’s it exactly! For a lot of us, it’s all about the method that allows for the best consistency. Not the method that tries to maximize size at all costs.
Just had to pause my gym membership because of tough times. I think I will be watching a lot of your videos for the next few months. Looking forward to it
@@0vermars520 isolation exercises are completely optional imo or for when you're more advanced. If you want to add it you can but you can't really go wrong with the basics when you're starting out
"you don't even need to think about putting the finishing touches on an uncarved block" is such a good analogy for why beginners shouldn't stress about a perfect routine. nice video😊
After training bodybuilding exercises my entire teenage years to basically 30 years old, I can say, without a doubt calisthenics has built the most muscle and the shortest period of time I have ever witnessed. People are so wrapped up in weightlifting and bodybuilding splits, they are just so naïve or unwilling to accept the pure unadulterated power of calisthenics to build an extremely muscular and aesthetic physique. I have seen muscles on my body grow that I could never get to with weightlifting. Gymnastics and calisthenics training have changed my life drastically. Great post bro.
You hit the nail on the head. There are so many folks out there that believe that they need to somehow 'hack' fitness, that there's some magical key, a special split, a special method etc. and like Kyle says, they look at folks that are already straining at the edge of their potential (often with PEDs to help) to somehow guide them. But the reality is quite different, what this journey really requires is faith in the biology of your body to respond, development of mental discipline to stick with it, and continual refinement of the basics.
The last 4 months, I never missed a day of training due to your principals and knowledge of basic calisthenics. I put on a good amount of muscle and look aesthetically the best. Thank you Kyle!
Dude this is amazing to hear! I'm so stoked for you. That is exactly how it's supposed go. I hope you have enjoyed the process, my friend! Keep me posted on how things go for you.
Just commenting to say thank you and boosting the algorithm: I'm relatively young and mostly into bodybuilding at the moment, but I love the ideas you are trying to spread via this channel. It has already affected how I approach my current training to a certain extent and I am certain I will embrace these ideas even more when I enter more busy stages in life, such as starting a family. All the best wish you a nice day!
I have a young friend who has joined me once a week at my local calisthenic bar, he is full of enthusiasm and obvious questions, this is a perfect short video from a pro to explain the simplicity yet effectiveness of training correctly, thank you 😊
Best fitness channel out there! Your barbell and calisthenics program is perfect, it made me realize i was overtraining big time and now i feel great. God bless.
I can second everything you said in this video! In my early twenties I was doing unregular and very simple calisthenic exercises on and off, but once I started doing them regularly a little over a year ago (at around 26), I have noticed a steady increase in muscle gain, strength, endurance and overall health. Nowadays I try to exercise 3-4 times a week while varying between pull- and push-focused days. It's always fun, I always discover new ways of varying exercise levels which keeps me motivated, and it feels like I've only just begun my journey! I may not watch all of your videos, but I tune in once in a while and your channel is the one that got me fired up the most for my calisthenics journey. Thank you for your dedication and motivational words!
I've been stopping in parks to work out on my way home, and my consistency is up. I've noticed that my barbell lifts have improved in spite of less barbell volume during this shift in focus. Thank you!
Brother why are you so good at what you do and say. You’re a 🐐. Calisthenics is the most optimal way to workout and gain the RIGHT amount of muscle for ANYONE looking to get fit.
"Many people will make their best games from a life-long sustainable fitness practice" GOLD. Solid gold. Love the insight that you provide and thank you for your work and dedication in telling people the "obvious truths" that are easy to take for granted. Much love. (I know your audience is majority male and thats who you are addressing but - personal perspective is being female there are not much "bodybuilding aspirations" to be had 🤣 calisthenics is perfect for all the things you listed, it can't be praised enough for how good it makes you feel. Also also Love that you mentioned coordination! - it seems like a small thing but when it comes to actual Practical use in day to day life it's so important and awesome to have on lock and calisthenics definitely provide it.)
Irishman 🇮🇪 in Spain 🇪🇦 here. Youre the best "fitness" guy on RUclips, thank you for so many great videos, your advice helped me increase my volume and cemented with me the importance of good form and consistency. God bless you and yours ❤
I appreciate that your philosophy around fitness is transferable to different aspects of life. “You don’t need finishing touches on an un-carved block” and “Building the foundation” are great mindsets to adopt universally. Great content!
Just want to say I've been following your style of doing sets spread across the day, daily, for the past few weeks and I've been really enjoying it. It's so nice not having to commit to an hour and half of exercise and I feel like I'm doing a lot more and in better form as well. On top of that, I had a nagging shoulder, which has completely gone, I think due to the stress and fatigue of those longer exercise sessions now being spread a lot thinner. So yeah, thanks man!
Thank you for another encouraging video, currently I'm between calisthenics and light acrobatics. Loving the journey of fitness and how a balanced workout and lifestyle can do wonders. The physical gains from purely calisthenics have been outstanding, very glad I listened to people such as yourself on my journey.
I think you truly gave a clear, easy to understand and evidence-based overview of the different training principles of these two disciplines. Nicely done!
As someone who has been aspiring to develop a functional body and not have to grind hours in the gym, I’d like to say thank you. Your page is very informative and clearly you show the results of your work.
Thank you for this. I have went through trial and error from consuming the wrong type of fitness information and thought that the bodybuilding approach had to be applied to calisthenics. Once I learned that I could still be strong, good amount of muscle and have the endurance through pure Calisthenics training. It changed everything. As you have said here and in one of your videos about legs, we aren't training for mass. There doesn't have to be isolation exercises and a ton of excessive volume. The basics with Calisthenics just works fine. Especially when it comes to training legs, I don't need big tree trunks nor do I ever want that for quads. Thanks for it all Mr.Boges
100% I think a lot of people in the bodybuilding mindset are baffled by the leg thing... "How do you get your legs HUGE with calisthenics?" Well not everyone wasn't huge legs. Some people want slim and athletic legs for running, sprinting, cycling, hiking, climbing, martial arts, swimming, etc. And there is not doubt that you can achieve some aesthetic legs with just BW exercises.
Bingo! That's exactly my goal. Lean slim strong legs. Bigger doesn't mean stronger at all. Salute to you. Been showing a lot of people your channel who want to get into Calisthenics with doing the basics@@Kboges. Basics have always worked and will always work
@@paradoks7487 yeah just pull ups and push ups with rings I follow the routine on his video called ‘how to double your max pull ups’ consistency and technique are underrated
I love doing both! The part about not copying bodybuilding pros routines is spot on, you need to build up a base first and damn near maxout your potential.
Gotta love this content! Foundation with dedicated consistency = coordination and muscular development!! You own it, brother! Thanks for continuing to inspire ✨️
I struggled to stick to a routine for a long time but when I scaled it back to just pushups, pullups and squats, I was finally able to be more consistent and stick to a routine for the long term and I saw noticeable progress and even got compliments. People asking me whether I started going to the gym. Now I got rings and I'm doing more isolation work but if I feel it's too much, I'll just go back to the foundations of push, pull and legs.
Hi Kyle! Great video again! Thank you for always just speaking truth without trying to just obtain views, especially in a world where views are more important than the information being put out.
as a bodybuilder myself (started november 2008) I can savely say, when you would´ve started this channel earlier and I found you earlier, I could saved up so many time! Thinking about going to the gym like 6 days a week for one or two hours because the muscle fitness magazine told me to, the bodybuilders I met told me so, nobody of course was juiced everything natural and as a young individual you truly believe those guys (yeah shame on me and my goodwill in people I know) the years passed, I build a good body yeah but nothing even in comparison to those guys (ofc, because I didn´t juiced). Later on PRE Covid I started some months before the big pandemic to do calisthenic, now I do Calisthenics like 4-5 times a week (depends on my work and study schedule) and I´m way fitter than before (you can even burn more calories and fat by just doing strenght training alone instead of cardio! I mean cardio has it means too for heart health etc. but If your goal is to get shredded do calisthenics) I´m like three years in now with you Kyle and I never felt better in my life. Even got a little Home Workout room with paralettes, dip bars, Kettlebells and starting to build a pull up bar in my garden very soon. You don´t really need to workout for hours on end, all It takes are small things in your everyday life that are summing up the whole. For example, I do walk to work for 20 minutes, I try to do calisthenics atleast 4-5 times a week for atleast 20 minutes, I love to walk (or at the time writing this, I am rucking), eat super healthy on weekdays and slam the pizza on the weekend without feeling guilt I deserved It. If you do just a little bit every day, you´re a completely different being in like 6-12 months. Trust Kyle, he´s the god of minimalistic calisthenic tipps & tricks.
video request !!! what to (how to) think about specific everyday schedule scenarios: - should i rather decide to workout if i'm currently lacking sleep / in a fasting period (unpurposely)? - how good/bad is it to first have breakfast immediately before starting a session? how to organize mornings? - what's the worth of training when it's very late in the night / right before sleep? - health opinion on consuming coffee? stuff like that...
Just found your channel. Really nice no bs stuff man. I rock climb 2-3x a week. I’ve tried for about over a year to supplement weight training to keep my body balanced but it has always felt like I was too beat to make gains in both at the same time. These seems way more practical, and likely most complimentary to climbing, and improving weaknesses in my body that climbing doesn’t get to work. Anyways good stuff man.
After a shoulder injury set me back starting in November, i'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. A slow & steady persistance , with small increments in difficulty and a lot of patience has helped me to get back my strength and mobility to a point where I'm arguably stronger than I was before with very minimal pain. Not really on topic but thought i'd share with any newbies like me who might be experiencing their first injury setback. Calisthenics for me has been a great forworking out within the current capabilities of my body
Used to be stuck in a Loop. High motivation lead to excessive training. Then injury. Then stop and lose progress. Until I discovered this YT Channel. KBoges approach is exactly what I was looking for. Following his advice has led me to a level of consistency that I had never achieved before. And the results too.
It's amazing how much your channel has grown. I'd have to agree with you on this point and emphasize that calisthenics can be used for bodybuilding as a foundation! I'm an amateur bodybuilder and calisthenics is still the core of my routine with accessory movements added in. Bodybuilding and calisthenics is more than possible! Keep on going Boges!
Dude that is awesome! I was waiting for an amateur or a pro to share this perspective. This is an incredibly valuable perspective to share. Thank you so much for that!
I love your concept im a heavy believer in compound movements . These are everyday movements we use and you will gain crazy size doing them and burn alot of calories because it involves using your whole body . I built alot of muscle from doing these as an ex powerlifter. But since ive had a couple of injuries calesthenics is not that different from powerlifting except the very heavy weight training ,but the basic movements are the same.isolated movements are usually used when rehabing a particular muscle group or body part. But for the most part the way your body normally works is by using everything altogether. Dont make training difficult its nit suppose to be .
I’m sure there are some who will explode doing calisthenics only - but the vast majority will develop what you have stated many times over, “a pleasing and athletic physique” another motivating video in the can - thanks
If I heard this advice 50 years ago I probably would not have listened. But then I was not hearing "smart" if there was much of any smart around. Now after working out in the gym for around 5 decades this is the smart path to the proper and sustainable development of the human body. Rock on and Amen!
you can do isolations with gymnastic rings too. Pelican curls, ring curls for biceps, tricep extensions, face pulls, reverse ring flys for rear/side delts, front lever raises, straight arm pullovers on rings for lats.
I love your content, been watching you since 2021, i do agree with this approach, i am 19 now, i am in shape and love training daily (push pull leg with diffrent variations each time), people say that i look weak with clothes on and they keep mocking me, but i actually kinda love being a sleeper build.
So glad I found this channel. Been training like this with bodyweight full body every day and it's awesome. I also do 2 barbell exercises, behind the neck press and RDL because they have unique benefits and hit some neglected areas imo (side delts, erectors, hamstrings)
Another video where you hit the nail on the head. There’s no doubt that calisthenics will always fall short of gym exercises when it comes to making a single muscle group the limiting factor, which makes it less efficient for hypertrophy. But there’s more to training than that. There’s a multitude of benefits that come from stabilizing your whole body and the musculature that engages. Beyond that, like you hinted at, the adherence provided by calisthenics thanks to its low barriers to entry and reduced injury risk means it will win out long term.
Preach, brother! Calisthenics is the reason I have any aesthetics at all. Hill sprints and pull-up variations have been critical in my bodybuilding journey. I don’t want to just look strong. I want to be strong and capable of applying my strength in any scenario and that’s why I will never give up calisthenics.
I’m 53 going on 54 in May; in 2010 I was diagnosed with PTSD, to later be diagnosed with sleep-apnea in 2015. Pickleball had just rolled in and I began to play but when I took my sleep 💤 test I had stopped breathing 90times an hour in 9 hours. No that’s not a typo. After 9yrs I’m down to 8 episodes an hour with central sleep apnea and my physique is still similar to “Elvis in The Wild” 😂 but I wanted to point out that I can move faster and better than most my age and some even younger. Why, because I stopped chasing Hype, and started believing in anything being more than nothing. The floor exercises I do are non-linear but are more exhausting than push-ups, much closer to isometrics, and all my movements are skill related, fascia focused. I got tired of the bs and now only listen to the facts. Your page is a Boon of knowledge and personally I believe it’s what everybody needs right now. Let’s stop making people believe they can’t if they don’t look or want to be a certain way, everybody needs this, I know I do, and I’m loving what I’m living right-now. The Greeks may not believe it but what I’m carving out is from the inside and it works!! 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 THANKS MAN!!
Hey Kyle, this video came at exactly the right time and helped prevent me from over analyzing. Thank you for all the high quality content you have been putting out I really appreciate it. Keep them coming 💯
Spot on assessment! I’ve been active all my life and lots of gym memberships and things and now all I have is… a pull up bar, Olympic rings, 1x 20 kg dumbbell, 1x 16 kg kettlebell, a couple of smaller dumbbells and a mat and this takes care of all my exercise needs. The only exercise I miss is the deadlift but I’m ok without it.
Where was your channel when I was 15? Haha, so glad I found your fountain of knowledge and happy to implement the mindset and techniques you share. Thank you
I have been training like this for almost a year, inspired by your videos, and the results are visible both in hypertrophy, aesthetics, strength and functionality. I just do more dips and less pushups, more rows and less pull ups (still improving the numbers), and added a day for kettlebell swings and plyometrics. Still, the philosophy is there, focusing on technique and adding weight. PPL everyday and some core work, 4 sets for group. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us and I'd like to know how I can support you. Best
I love it! That it awesome and it sounds like you have a great program. Swings and plyos take the basics to the next level. I'm a huge fan! Thank you for watching and thank you for the kind words, that alone is plenty, for real. If you feel compelled to support further, I have a supporter subscription for some exclusive content for those who are interested.
@@Kboges Subscribed! Thanks for the info and I will explore the courses. Also, I think I've never seen you mention Pyke pushups. Do you think they are not as necessary? I've been doing them as well for shoulders twice a week. Keep up the great work.
Man and at least for me, being able to train outside with just a pull up bar a weight vest and move my body as a form of resistance… it just feels natural, i feel free and in balance with myself!!! Just the basics trying different ways of progressions and being happy and proud with my personal achievements!!! Dont over complicate things!!! This is the way to go to be strong enough and healty and guys, even if we dont train for women, they love a well built natural body and cali can give you That i promise 😂❤ Love the content as always kyle!
I love how your approach to fitness and health is similar to my way of thinking. In my 20s and 30s I would spend couple hours of training exercise, which included running/road racing. Now, I take what maximizes the most for the best results in *less time* from what I have experienced thru the years. And still keep my physical shape and stamina. Now, my days of training exercises are done. Thru the years I've gone from 5 sets to 3 sets and now to 1 set only of pull-ups, horse stance, small weights - squats, military press, upside down push-ups (back against the door or wall) and a bench press. In addition, to a few arch and leg stretches to warm-up before I start, which usually gets me going even when I'm not as motivated. I finish off with the 5 Tibetan Rites and single wheel roller. And wrap-up with about 3 minuets of lymphatic exercise on my mini trampoline. All these exercises in less than 40 mins. including some time petting and talking to my cats, and my body is still physically cut with stamina. And people are shocked when they find out my age. Watching your channel is a big plus for many reasons as I continue to invest in my fitness without putting a lot of stress on my body. Thank you and keep on trucking!
@@ronald7482 Because of my new work schedule for the last two years - 4 to 5 days then a hot and cold shower afterwards, and I set aside the time to do them before going to work.
I been doing this for a month now today is my 30th day ^^ can't see a huge difference in my body but I bike way easier than I used to and am not sore after too. I never worked out this consistently and am excited to improve as time goes on
Well done! That is awesome and you will definitely see performance increases before physical changes. It takes months and months to see visible muscle gains but fitness improves very rapidly. Just stay with it and it will pay off.
@@Kboges thank youuuu. Fitness is ofc the real benefit but physical changes do motivate me. My plan is to stick to it till I die hopefully. Since it doesn't take THAT much time and I don't feel much pain afterwards it is way easier to stick with it.
Love your videos. I started following you about a year ago, and although I have not made any significant gains, I did unlock the pull-up which was very fulfilling to me. In one of the videos you talked about Blood work, I would be grateful if you could share some info about that.
A good example of this are the people out of shape going into basic boot camp / officer candidate school and coming out fit and in shape. I went to both and was amazed by the transformation from simple calisthenics and food discipline.
Ramon Dino is an excellent example of calisthenics bodybuilding. For many years he really just did a lot of calisthenics movements (pushups, pull-ups, leg raises, etc) and now he is a world level bodybuilder.
@@jakepeters8286 So one day Ill just do incline deficit pushups superset with reg pushups. Next day pullups, next day squats. Then rest day. Then repeat. So I do 3 days then rest day. I track my sets reps and always try aim for more each week. But with good form. If it takes a few weeks so be it.
Old school bodybuilders did a ton of pull ups and dips, and.. they were the first dudes in game with that, street workouts came way later.. Look at Franco Colombo's tight pull ups behind the neck, still strong enough to do it, even with much too much meat on his body, that was impressive, and we did them to, today most people only do the in the front, to the chin
I've been following this channel for about three years. In Nov 2021 - I was 6'4' 152 lbs. Borderline anorexic.
As of today I'm 192lbs, roughly 13% bodyfat. I've increased my maximum pullups from a measly 1 to ~20 in a single set with good form tapering off around 15-16 reps. Yesterday I was doing sets with a 45lb plate. I'm the strongest I've ever been, and this channel brought me a whole new perspective on long-term health and fitness. I can see muscles that I didn't even know I had.
I mainly train bodybuilding but I've found calisthenics are crucial on maybe my days off, or times when I'm traveling for work and don't have access to a gym. It's truly forged a better mind-muscle connection.
really empressive.
You know da vibe
That indeed is impressive! what kind of routine(s) did you follow to get to the 20 reps? I'm stuck at around 12/13. There are many options to break the plateau but I'm curious about your opinion on this... thanks in advanced 🙏 @Kyle Boggeman's, off course I'm interested in your opinion as well!
@@Tw6n He would likely know the scientific approach to plateau's. I'm fairly sure he has uploaded videos on this topic. For me, hitting 20 reps is still a struggle, but doable. I haven't been able to specifically identify what the determining factors are - I have a noticeable drop in performance if my sleep is poor quality. The food I eat and my stress levels impact my pull-ups. Sounds voodoo, but my best sets are always when I'm in a sort of flow state and feeling nothing but my muscles.
I would also try and supplement your training with an additional focus on your back muscles. I found that lat pulldowns and rows 2x a week helped in increasing my average rep count.
Strict pull ups are money in the bank. So many health benefits to 15-20 range.
actually the GOAT of simplistic fitness on youtube
That is incredibly kind, brother! 🙏
I've been saying this!
He is the GOAT of fitness RUclipsr in general imo, every time I had a question about fitness, I would search up k boges videos first lol.
@@KbogesFACTS 💯
So true.
"You don't need to even think about putting the finishing touches on an uncarved block." - That is so brilliant and true. Thank you! 🙏
Started serious calisthenics training at 60. Couldn't do a pull-up, couldn't even do 1/2 ROM dips, couldn't do anywhere close to ATG squats (and I had knee issues). Now at almost 66, I can do 12 pull-ups, full ROM dips and I ATG goblet squat with half my bodyweight to a depth of 6 inches (knee issues gone!). Totally rebuilt and gaining! Great advice as always!
This is what I love to see! Thank you so much for sharing. This is straight beastly and inspirational! Keep at it, brother!💪
Great to read this, I'm 63 this year and while not at your level it's good to see I'm on the right track if I remain consistent. Thanks for that bit of inspiration Kram.
You guys would love some of our calisthenics gods we have here in NYC. You can check them out on youtube. 60+70 year old guys doing muscle ups and more.
Congratulations man this is quite inspiring to the rest of us💪💪💪
I lost the habit of it, but I remember after not even a month of regular exercise, I went from like 5 chin-ups I went to 25
Love this channel - no parlor tricks, supplement sales garbage, hidden TRT/PED use, Phd talk to explain simplicity, or equipment sales hype. Just consistent hard work that produce results. Glad you are willing to share your wisdom.
And no drugs
Yes, as a guy well over 50 i've been a 'health nut' off and on since i was a teenager , learning most by trial and error. Life can be simple and straightforward with some basic knowledge . Most of those people advertizing all kinds of pills and powders are just toxic. - Every day our positive existence on this modern earth is bombarded with deceit in media and the over pushing of ''supplements'' is destructive. Most of our modern world is the promotion of opposites of reality. If boges keeps it simple it's because real life is simple at it's core
Are you sure about no TRT/PED use?
@@beesmongeese2978 He's been training for half of his life if I'm not wrong so this is definitely naturally achievable
@@beesmongeese2978i guarantee you if he was on PEDs you would know.
Knowledge, dedication and consistency can take you a long long way
Well said!
Hey man, I never comment on RUclips, but for you I had to.
You changed my whole approach to physical training.
Instead of following any specific program, which has always failed for me,
I have been training calisthenics daily for a year with only these simple guidelines that you highlight:
- consistency and volume over optimization
- nearing failure without risking injury
- paying attention to quality of each rep instead of counting them
I am in the best shape I have ever been and getting better at 27, and most of all I take pleasure from training.
I cannot thank you enough.
All the best
How many sets per muscle group? I usually do 3-4 if I train everyday or every other day.
@@George-um1ke Currently, I am on a push-pull-leg split. I try to do 8 sets with variations, which I find easy for push or leg days.
For instance, for push days, I could do two sets of pike push ups, three sets of bench dips and three sets of inclined push ups.
I usually don't care at all about the rest between sets. Especially if I am doing laundry or other chores between sets.
Do you stick to a specific split?
@@smoothphysics6434 Thank you for answering. I usually train full body and sometimes I do skip legs because I’m so bored. I’m following some principles like yours.
-I think consistency matters over everything.
-I do count my reps but I always work to failure with good quality reps.
- I do my next set when I feel ready to perform again to failure but not more than 5 minutes. ( I enjoy my sets more with that rest instead of 1 min that I think it’s only cardio)
-I don’t do more than 5 sets if I’m training everyday or every other day.
I usually pick one exercise each muscle group for example chin ups and diamonds push ups and sometimes super set them and some other times I work them one by one.
I've been practicing calisthenics for over a year and I'm the biggest I've ever been and i don't think I could've replicated it in the gym simply because of one thing consistency, calisthenics has allowed me to workout even on my busiest days and even during my exams as a computer science student. The approachibility of calisthenics is truly unmatched
That’s it exactly! For a lot of us, it’s all about the method that allows for the best consistency. Not the method that tries to maximize size at all costs.
@@Kboges exactly!!
@@indosmilus454what is the routine you use?
@@indosmilus454what is the routine you use?
Just had to pause my gym membership because of tough times. I think I will be watching a lot of your videos for the next few months.
Looking forward to it
Basics: Pushups, Pullups, Dips, Squats
You can't go wrong with the basics💯
Hinge pattern movement?
@@0vermars520 isolation exercises are completely optional imo or for when you're more advanced. If you want to add it you can but you can't really go wrong with the basics when you're starting out
excellence in the basics always
@@0vermars520 sex
Add at least a lunge, for instance: walking lunges, to even things out. Legs are a very big part of your performance and look.
"you don't even need to think about putting the finishing touches on an uncarved block" is such a good analogy for why beginners shouldn't stress about a perfect routine. nice video😊
I will never ever look away from this channel, you’re my Goat, please never stop uploading.
Thanks to you I started to properly train after 6-7 years of just "spinning my wheels" aimlessly. Kyle, thank you very much for what you do
I'm happy you are on a good path, Juan! Thank you for the support and kind words. Best of luck to you, brother!
After training bodybuilding exercises my entire teenage years to basically 30 years old, I can say, without a doubt calisthenics has built the most muscle and the shortest period of time I have ever witnessed. People are so wrapped up in weightlifting and bodybuilding splits, they are just so naïve or unwilling to accept the pure unadulterated power of calisthenics to build an extremely muscular and aesthetic physique. I have seen muscles on my body grow that I could never get to with weightlifting. Gymnastics and calisthenics training have changed my life drastically. Great post bro.
Dude I couldn't agree more and I was looking forward to your opinion on this. Thank you so much for this comment!
You hit the nail on the head. There are so many folks out there that believe that they need to somehow 'hack' fitness, that there's some magical key, a special split, a special method etc. and like Kyle says, they look at folks that are already straining at the edge of their potential (often with PEDs to help) to somehow guide them. But the reality is quite different, what this journey really requires is faith in the biology of your body to respond, development of mental discipline to stick with it, and continual refinement of the basics.
What’s your workout routine?
Wishing you an amazing day K boges. Thanks for your gold content always.
Thank you, Adnan! You as well, my friend!
The last 4 months, I never missed a day of training due to your principals and knowledge of basic calisthenics. I put on a good amount of muscle and look aesthetically the best. Thank you Kyle!
Dude this is amazing to hear! I'm so stoked for you. That is exactly how it's supposed go. I hope you have enjoyed the process, my friend! Keep me posted on how things go for you.
Best calisthenics channel when it comes to programming,variety and you are always straight to the point
Just commenting to say thank you and boosting the algorithm: I'm relatively young and mostly into bodybuilding at the moment, but I love the ideas you are trying to spread via this channel. It has already affected how I approach my current training to a certain extent and I am certain I will embrace these ideas even more when I enter more busy stages in life, such as starting a family. All the best wish you a nice day!
Best calisthenics ad I’ve seen yet
I appreciate that. Thank you for the view and the kind words.
I have a young friend who has joined me once a week at my local calisthenic bar, he is full of enthusiasm and obvious questions, this is a perfect short video from a pro to explain the simplicity yet effectiveness of training correctly, thank you 😊
Best fitness channel out there! Your barbell and calisthenics program is perfect, it made me realize i was overtraining big time and now i feel great. God bless.
So happy to hear that, dude! Thank for you sharing that.
Please never change. Your uploads keep me on track. Thanks for everything.
i havent been 2 the gym for 3yrs now
all because of K boges
I can second everything you said in this video! In my early twenties I was doing unregular and very simple calisthenic exercises on and off, but once I started doing them regularly a little over a year ago (at around 26), I have noticed a steady increase in muscle gain, strength, endurance and overall health. Nowadays I try to exercise 3-4 times a week while varying between pull- and push-focused days. It's always fun, I always discover new ways of varying exercise levels which keeps me motivated, and it feels like I've only just begun my journey!
I may not watch all of your videos, but I tune in once in a while and your channel is the one that got me fired up the most for my calisthenics journey. Thank you for your dedication and motivational words!
I've been stopping in parks to work out on my way home, and my consistency is up. I've noticed that my barbell lifts have improved in spite of less barbell volume during this shift in focus. Thank you!
Brother why are you so good at what you do and say. You’re a 🐐. Calisthenics is the most optimal way to workout and gain the RIGHT amount of muscle for ANYONE looking to get fit.
Finding this channel, and applying this approach marked a before and after for my health journey.
Thanks again Kyle!!
Ah man that’s awesome to hear! I’m happy it has been a positive influence🙏
'you don't need to be thinking about putting the finishing touches on an uncarved block' - WOW. i needed to hear this. thank you k boges
Glad it connected, Connor! Thank you.
"Many people will make their best games from a life-long sustainable fitness practice" GOLD. Solid gold.
Love the insight that you provide and thank you for your work and dedication in telling people the "obvious truths" that are easy to take for granted. Much love.
(I know your audience is majority male and thats who you are addressing but - personal perspective is being female there are not much "bodybuilding aspirations" to be had 🤣 calisthenics is perfect for all the things you listed, it can't be praised enough for how good it makes you feel. Also also Love that you mentioned coordination! - it seems like a small thing but when it comes to actual Practical use in day to day life it's so important and awesome to have on lock and calisthenics definitely provide it.)
Thank you for that! 🙏 And yeah spot on about females! I think calisthenics has a ton to offer everyone!
Irishman 🇮🇪 in Spain 🇪🇦 here. Youre the best "fitness" guy on RUclips, thank you for so many great videos, your advice helped me increase my volume and cemented with me the importance of good form and consistency. God bless you and yours ❤
Man that is so cool to hear! Thank you for sharing and for that kind feedback.
Thank you, brother, and same to you and yours.
I appreciate that your philosophy around fitness is transferable to different aspects of life. “You don’t need finishing touches on an un-carved block” and “Building the foundation” are great mindsets to adopt universally. Great content!
I'm glad that resonated! Good principles have a way of being universal.
Just want to say I've been following your style of doing sets spread across the day, daily, for the past few weeks and I've been really enjoying it. It's so nice not having to commit to an hour and half of exercise and I feel like I'm doing a lot more and in better form as well. On top of that, I had a nagging shoulder, which has completely gone, I think due to the stress and fatigue of those longer exercise sessions now being spread a lot thinner. So yeah, thanks man!
Thank you for another encouraging video, currently I'm between calisthenics and light acrobatics. Loving the journey of fitness and how a balanced workout and lifestyle can do wonders. The physical gains from purely calisthenics have been outstanding, very glad I listened to people such as yourself on my journey.
I think you truly gave a clear, easy to understand and evidence-based overview of the different training principles of these two disciplines. Nicely done!
As someone who has been aspiring to develop a functional body and not have to grind hours in the gym, I’d like to say thank you. Your page is very informative and clearly you show the results of your work.
It's my pleasure! Thank you for watching. 🙏
Thank you for this. I have went through trial and error from consuming the wrong type of fitness information and thought that the bodybuilding approach had to be applied to calisthenics. Once I learned that I could still be strong, good amount of muscle and have the endurance through pure Calisthenics training. It changed everything. As you have said here and in one of your videos about legs, we aren't training for mass. There doesn't have to be isolation exercises and a ton of excessive volume. The basics with Calisthenics just works fine. Especially when it comes to training legs, I don't need big tree trunks nor do I ever want that for quads. Thanks for it all Mr.Boges
100% I think a lot of people in the bodybuilding mindset are baffled by the leg thing... "How do you get your legs HUGE with calisthenics?" Well not everyone wasn't huge legs. Some people want slim and athletic legs for running, sprinting, cycling, hiking, climbing, martial arts, swimming, etc. And there is not doubt that you can achieve some aesthetic legs with just BW exercises.
Bingo! That's exactly my goal. Lean slim strong legs. Bigger doesn't mean stronger at all. Salute to you. Been showing a lot of people your channel who want to get into Calisthenics with doing the basics@@Kboges. Basics have always worked and will always work
Great content! Been hitting your workouts for over a year now, 2-3 times per week, and I'm the biggest I've ever been!
Awesome to hear! Keep it up!
With just push ups , pull ups and squads ?
@@paradoks7487 yeah just pull ups and push ups with rings I follow the routine on his video called ‘how to double your max pull ups’ consistency and technique are underrated
You are preaching for sure, Sir! Keep up the good work. Simple but effective, calisthenics will get your body ready for most anything else.
I love doing both! The part about not copying bodybuilding pros routines is spot on, you need to build up a base first and damn near maxout your potential.
Gotta love this content! Foundation with dedicated consistency = coordination and muscular development!!
You own it, brother! Thanks for continuing to inspire ✨️
I struggled to stick to a routine for a long time but when I scaled it back to just pushups, pullups and squats, I was finally able to be more consistent and stick to a routine for the long term and I saw noticeable progress and even got compliments. People asking me whether I started going to the gym.
Now I got rings and I'm doing more isolation work but if I feel it's too much, I'll just go back to the foundations of push, pull and legs.
K boges is truly a fitness illuminator! Thanks for your work!
Ahh thank you, brother! You are too kind. Thank you for the views and kind comments.
Hi Kyle!
Great video again! Thank you for always just speaking truth without trying to just obtain views, especially in a world where views are more important than the information being put out.
I appreciate that. Thank you! 🙏
as a bodybuilder myself (started november 2008) I can savely say, when you would´ve started this channel earlier and I found you earlier, I could saved up so many time!
Thinking about going to the gym like 6 days a week for one or two hours because the muscle fitness magazine told me to, the bodybuilders I met told me so, nobody of course was juiced everything natural and as a young individual you truly believe those guys (yeah shame on me and my goodwill in people I know) the years passed, I build a good body yeah but nothing even in comparison to those guys (ofc, because I didn´t juiced). Later on PRE Covid I started some months before the big pandemic to do calisthenic, now I do Calisthenics like 4-5 times a week (depends on my work and study schedule) and I´m way fitter than before (you can even burn more calories and fat by just doing strenght training alone instead of cardio! I mean cardio has it means too for heart health etc. but If your goal is to get shredded do calisthenics)
I´m like three years in now with you Kyle and I never felt better in my life. Even got a little Home Workout room with paralettes, dip bars, Kettlebells and starting to build a pull up bar in my garden very soon. You don´t really need to workout for hours on end, all It takes are small things in your everyday life that are summing up the whole.
For example, I do walk to work for 20 minutes, I try to do calisthenics atleast 4-5 times a week for atleast 20 minutes, I love to walk (or at the time writing this, I am rucking), eat super healthy on weekdays and slam the pizza on the weekend without feeling guilt I deserved It. If you do just a little bit every day, you´re a completely different being in like 6-12 months.
Trust Kyle, he´s the god of minimalistic calisthenic tipps & tricks.
video request !!! what to (how to) think about specific everyday schedule scenarios:
- should i rather decide to workout if i'm currently lacking sleep / in a fasting period (unpurposely)?
- how good/bad is it to first have breakfast immediately before starting a session? how to organize mornings?
- what's the worth of training when it's very late in the night / right before sleep?
- health opinion on consuming coffee?
stuff like that...
Just found your channel. Really nice no bs stuff man. I rock climb 2-3x a week. I’ve tried for about over a year to supplement weight training to keep my body balanced but it has always felt like I was too beat to make gains in both at the same time. These seems way more practical, and likely most complimentary to climbing, and improving weaknesses in my body that climbing doesn’t get to work. Anyways good stuff man.
After a shoulder injury set me back starting in November, i'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
A slow & steady persistance , with small increments in difficulty and a lot of patience has helped me to get back my strength and mobility to a point where I'm arguably stronger than I was before with very minimal pain.
Not really on topic but thought i'd share with any newbies like me who might be experiencing their first injury setback. Calisthenics for me has been a great forworking out within the current capabilities of my body
Used to be stuck in a Loop.
High motivation lead to excessive training.
Then injury.
Then stop and lose progress.
Until I discovered this YT Channel. KBoges approach is exactly what I was looking for.
Following his advice has led me to a level of consistency that I had never achieved before. And the results too.
Well said Kyle! This has got to be one of my favorite videos of yours brother.
Kevin! It's good to hear from you, my brother! Glad this one connected with you. I can't wait to catch up next time 🙏 💪
It's amazing how much your channel has grown. I'd have to agree with you on this point and emphasize that calisthenics can be used for bodybuilding as a foundation! I'm an amateur bodybuilder and calisthenics is still the core of my routine with accessory movements added in. Bodybuilding and calisthenics is more than possible! Keep on going Boges!
Dude that is awesome! I was waiting for an amateur or a pro to share this perspective. This is an incredibly valuable perspective to share. Thank you so much for that!
Always has a short concise message worth viewing.
I appreciate that more than you know. That's literally my entire goal with this... a short concise message that is worth viewing 🙏 Thank you for that.
I love your concept im a heavy believer in compound movements . These are everyday movements we use and you will gain crazy size doing them and burn alot of calories because it involves using your whole body . I built alot of muscle from doing these as an ex powerlifter. But since ive had a couple of injuries calesthenics is not that different from powerlifting except the very heavy weight training ,but the basic movements are the same.isolated movements are usually used when rehabing a particular muscle group or body part. But for the most part the way your body normally works is by using everything altogether. Dont make training difficult its nit suppose to be .
I like this, thank for sharing!
I like the last part about how "the basics can give you good gains" I agree!
2:46 Yes it makes perfect sense - as your fitness analyses always do - for me anyway. Cheers, and thanks for all your great advice!
Thank you, gwarlow! I appreciate that!
Kyle, I appreciate your existence! I am glad that I found you. All of my problems solved. I wish you a beautiful life!
Ahh I appreciate that brother. That’s super kind! I’m happy you are here too! Let’s be the best versions of ourselves that we can be 💪🙏
Kboges your writing and philosophical approach is phenomenal. Keep it up dude.
Someone recommended your video on doubling pullups. I’m looking forward to performing your routines over the next eight weeks!
Awesome! Keep me posted and shoot me an email if you ever have any questions.
@@Kboges Thank you. Will do! ❤️💪⚡️
The burn from those deep cinder block push- ups 🔥.
Awesome content and your delivery is professional and easy to take in. I appreciate you and your channel!
I’m sure there are some who will explode doing calisthenics only - but the vast majority will develop what you have stated many times over, “a pleasing and athletic physique” another motivating video in the can - thanks
Yeah exactly! Some dudes for sure will blow up- the hyper responders, but pretty much everyone can build a fighter physique.
If I heard this advice 50 years ago I probably would not have listened. But then I was not hearing "smart" if there was much of any smart around. Now after working out in the gym for around 5 decades this is the smart path to the proper and sustainable development of the human body. Rock on and Amen!
you can do isolations with gymnastic rings too. Pelican curls, ring curls for biceps, tricep extensions, face pulls, reverse ring flys for rear/side delts, front lever raises, straight arm pullovers on rings for lats.
Great point! You are absolutely right!
I love your content, been watching you since 2021, i do agree with this approach, i am 19 now, i am in shape and love training daily (push pull leg with diffrent variations each time), people say that i look weak with clothes on and they keep mocking me, but i actually kinda love being a sleeper build.
That is awesome, dude! I'm with you on the sleeper build. I'm the same... I think it's rad.
@@Kboges love you! Keep making content, i have recommended your channel to countless people!
There are no sleeper builds, just ill-fitting clothes.
I wear them baggy on purpose
The muscle definition is absolutely incredible ❤❤
Thanks brother 🙏
So glad I found this channel. Been training like this with bodyweight full body every day and it's awesome. I also do 2 barbell exercises, behind the neck press and RDL because they have unique benefits and hit some neglected areas imo (side delts, erectors, hamstrings)
Another video where you hit the nail on the head. There’s no doubt that calisthenics will always fall short of gym exercises when it comes to making a single muscle group the limiting factor, which makes it less efficient for hypertrophy. But there’s more to training than that. There’s a multitude of benefits that come from stabilizing your whole body and the musculature that engages. Beyond that, like you hinted at, the adherence provided by calisthenics thanks to its low barriers to entry and reduced injury risk means it will win out long term.
Exactly it. Well said, Malcom!
Preach, brother!
Calisthenics is the reason I have any aesthetics at all.
Hill sprints and pull-up variations have been critical in my bodybuilding journey.
I don’t want to just look strong. I want to be strong and capable of applying my strength in any scenario and that’s why I will never give up calisthenics.
Oh man that's awesome! I'm a huge fan of hill sprints! How do you structure your sprint workouts and what changes have they made in your aesthetics?
I’m 53 going on 54 in May; in 2010 I was diagnosed with PTSD, to later be diagnosed with sleep-apnea in 2015. Pickleball had just rolled in and I began to play but when I took my sleep 💤 test I had stopped breathing 90times an hour in 9 hours. No that’s not a typo. After 9yrs I’m down to 8 episodes an hour with central sleep apnea and my physique is still similar to “Elvis in The Wild” 😂 but I wanted to point out that I can move faster and better than most my age and some even younger. Why, because I stopped chasing Hype, and started believing in anything being more than nothing. The floor exercises I do are non-linear but are more exhausting than push-ups, much closer to isometrics, and all my movements are skill related, fascia focused. I got tired of the bs and now only listen to the facts. Your page is a Boon of knowledge and personally I believe it’s what everybody needs right now. Let’s stop making people believe they can’t if they don’t look or want to be a certain way, everybody needs this, I know I do, and I’m loving what I’m living right-now. The Greeks may not believe it but what I’m carving out is from the inside and it works!! 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇 THANKS MAN!!
Hey Kyle, this video came at exactly the right time and helped prevent me from over analyzing.
Thank you for all the high quality content you have been putting out I really appreciate it.
Keep them coming 💯
Glad it found you at the right time!💪💪
Thank you for the views and kind words 🙏
I belive that there are simple and efective way in persue of anythings. And in this domain you're the man. Thank you for your wisdom sir
Amen! It makes absolute sense!
Thank you!
Your pull up technique is top notch !
Thank you! I’m still working on it but it has come a long way.
Spot on assessment! I’ve been active all my life and lots of gym memberships and things and now all I have is… a pull up bar, Olympic rings, 1x 20 kg dumbbell, 1x 16 kg kettlebell, a couple of smaller dumbbells and a mat and this takes care of all my exercise needs. The only exercise I miss is the deadlift but I’m ok without it.
You can do kettlebell swings instead of deadlift
dude, you're the fucken man. keep posting
Where was your channel when I was 15? Haha, so glad I found your fountain of knowledge and happy to implement the mindset and techniques you share. Thank you
Hahahaha yeah I feel you. I'm literally trying to make the content I wish I would have had available when I was 15.
I have been training like this for almost a year, inspired by your videos, and the results are visible both in hypertrophy, aesthetics, strength and functionality. I just do more dips and less pushups, more rows and less pull ups (still improving the numbers), and added a day for kettlebell swings and plyometrics. Still, the philosophy is there, focusing on technique and adding weight. PPL everyday and some core work, 4 sets for group. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us and I'd like to know how I can support you. Best
I love it! That it awesome and it sounds like you have a great program. Swings and plyos take the basics to the next level. I'm a huge fan! Thank you for watching and thank you for the kind words, that alone is plenty, for real. If you feel compelled to support further, I have a supporter subscription for some exclusive content for those who are interested.
@@Kboges Subscribed! Thanks for the info and I will explore the courses. Also, I think I've never seen you mention Pyke pushups. Do you think they are not as necessary? I've been doing them as well for shoulders twice a week. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Kyle. 👏👏👏🙌
Thank you, brother!
As allways, truly inspiring ❤️
Love those deep decline pushups!! Started doing them recently for 3 hard sets and have already noticed the Upper chest gains coming in.
It's my favorite pushing variation at the moment. Nothing his my upper chest like it.
Agree, the most significant gains in life come from small consistent compounding in health, wealth, happiness, love, and likely many other areas.
Yeah excellent point. It seems pretty much universal.
K boges always coming through with the value let’s go
Brilliant & concise as always 🔥
Man and at least for me, being able to train outside with just a pull up bar a weight vest and move my body as a form of resistance… it just feels natural, i feel free and in balance with myself!!! Just the basics trying different ways of progressions and being happy and proud with my personal achievements!!! Dont over complicate things!!! This is the way to go to be strong enough and healty and guys, even if we dont train for women, they love a well built natural body and cali can give you That i promise 😂❤
Love the content as always kyle!
Well said! I could't agree more.
I love how your approach to fitness and health is similar to my way of thinking. In my 20s and 30s I would spend couple hours of training exercise, which included running/road racing. Now, I take what maximizes the most for the best results in *less time* from what I have experienced thru the years. And still keep my physical shape and stamina.
Now, my days of training exercises are done. Thru the years I've gone from 5 sets to 3 sets and now to 1 set only of pull-ups, horse stance, small weights - squats, military press, upside down push-ups (back against the door or wall) and a bench press. In addition, to a few arch and leg stretches to warm-up before I start, which usually gets me going even when I'm not as motivated. I finish off with the 5 Tibetan Rites and single wheel roller. And wrap-up with about 3 minuets of lymphatic exercise on my mini trampoline. All these exercises in less than 40 mins. including some time petting and talking to my cats, and my body is still physically cut with stamina. And people are shocked when they find out my age.
Watching your channel is a big plus for many reasons as I continue to invest in my fitness without putting a lot of stress on my body. Thank you and keep on trucking!
Nice to hear. How many working days per week do you train?
@@ronald7482 Because of my new work schedule for the last two years - 4 to 5 days then a hot and cold shower afterwards, and I set aside the time to do them before going to work.
We love you Boges!
I love you guys too! Without the viewers, there is no channel🙏💪
I been doing this for a month now today is my 30th day ^^ can't see a huge difference in my body but I bike way easier than I used to and am not sore after too. I never worked out this consistently and am excited to improve as time goes on
Well done! That is awesome and you will definitely see performance increases before physical changes. It takes months and months to see visible muscle gains but fitness improves very rapidly. Just stay with it and it will pay off.
@@Kboges thank youuuu. Fitness is ofc the real benefit but physical changes do motivate me. My plan is to stick to it till I die hopefully. Since it doesn't take THAT much time and I don't feel much pain afterwards it is way easier to stick with it.
Kyle, hitting the ball out of the park, as usual, with one swift and powerful swing.
Thank you, Derek!🙏
"you don't need to even think about putting the finishing touches on an uncarved block"
bro cooked here
I needed to hear this. Thank you.
been training with your fundamentals and already gained 4kg in 2 months!! thank you for simply existing.... please write a book 😮
Well done! Keep it up and feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions🙏
Love your videos. I started following you about a year ago, and although I have not made any significant gains, I did unlock the pull-up which was very fulfilling to me. In one of the videos you talked about Blood work, I would be grateful if you could share some info about that.
love your channel and fitness philosophy
I appreciate that very much! Thank you for watching!
A good example of this are the people out of shape going into basic boot camp / officer candidate school and coming out fit and in shape. I went to both and was amazed by the transformation from simple calisthenics and food discipline.
My man!
Great knowledge and mindset💪👍
Ramon Dino is an excellent example of calisthenics bodybuilding. For many years he really just did a lot of calisthenics movements (pushups, pull-ups, leg raises, etc) and now he is a world level bodybuilder.
My chest and back have never been bigger.
Just been consistent.
4 days a week.
Yep! Everyone is trying to "optimize" but it just takes some simple training done consistently to se legit gains.
What does your program look like on those 4 days?
@@jakepeters8286 So one day Ill just do incline deficit pushups superset with reg pushups. Next day pullups, next day squats.
Then rest day. Then repeat. So I do 3 days then rest day.
I track my sets reps and always try aim for more each week. But with good form. If it takes a few weeks so be it.
Great video as per usual, always nice to hear this reminder!
Thanks for watching!🙏
Hey Kyle, Thanks for all you do
Did you make new proces again?
Old school bodybuilders did a ton of pull ups and dips, and.. they were the first dudes in game with that, street workouts came way later..
Look at Franco Colombo's tight pull ups behind the neck, still strong enough to do it, even with much too much meat on his body, that was impressive, and we did them to, today most people only do the in the front, to the chin