It’s important that the difficulty of the exercises we do is increased in a slow and steady manner. Given the fact that we use our body weight as resistance, we have to be a bit more creative to ensure that we’re progressing at the correct pace. Before you dive in, have a read at the… Continue reading How to increase overload in bodyweight training
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What is progressive overload and why do we need it
One of the main principals of strength training is progressive overload. It means that in order to gain any new adaptation we need to increase the difficulty and/or resistance of a certain exercise. It has to be done in a slow and steady manner in order to give our bodies enough time to get used… Continue reading What is progressive overload and why do we need it
Active flexibility
Active flexibility is an important element of both pole and calisthenics. It’s not enough to just passively stretch, we need to work on our active flexibility. What’s the difference, I can hear you ask. Passive flexibility is what most people work on when they are stretching. It is when you use external forces to put… Continue reading Active flexibility
Body types
Have you ever wondered why some people don’t seem to put on any weight no matter what they eat or why others get twice as strong with half the effort? Unfortunately it’s likely due to our genes. There are 3 main body types (somatotypes): mesomorph, ectomorph and endomorph. Each of these have specific characteristics. Most… Continue reading Body types
Functional fitness
Functional fitness… The term gets thrown around a lot. It’s that fancy buzzword that everybody’s talking about. There are over 1 million hashtags on Instagram, every workout video has to include some functional fitness exercises and every gym has a functional fitness area. So what does functional fitness really mean? Let’s start with the word… Continue reading Functional fitness