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In my last post recapping 2023 I shared I’ve been trialling a daily practice since August, which is now approaching 6 months. A daily practice is as the name suggests, … Continue Reading A ‘Daily Practice’ – Genius Or Gimmick?
Here we go again guys, another year draws to a close. This time next year will be 10 years since I wrote my first ever end of year recap! A … Continue Reading 2023: 7 Countries, A New Life & Endless Lessons
To some extent, we’ve all hit a range of motion PR (personal record). Even if you’re super stiff, hate stretching and have already labelled yourself in your own head as, … Continue Reading How To Keep Your Flexibility Gains In 2024?!
A lot can happen in 32 weeks in any walk of life, but if you apply yourself and slowly but surely keep knocking domino after domino down, sometimes the changes … Continue Reading The HOME RUN: Calisthenic Movement’s Mobility 2.0 (FINAL Phase Review)
It’s been 5 months now since I let you in on my journey with Calisthenic Movement’s new mobility program – Mobility 2.0. Which means it’s HIGH TIME for an update! … Continue Reading An Update On CaliMove’s Mobility 2.0 (Phase 2 = COMPLETE)
For the last few years I’ve been telling people the classic trend of newbies crawling out the woodwork, and infesting gyms in January is a slowly dying theme. Although this … Continue Reading 6 Ways To Screen A Coach/PT In 2023
It’s the 17th of December 2022 as I start to write this, which means there’s only 2 weeks of 2022 left. Each year I end up penning a lengthy post … Continue Reading 2022: THANK YOU.
How I reclaimed (and bettered) the slow bar & ring muscle up after wrecking my left shoulder & bicep. This post is a sequel to my recent post: Relearning The … Continue Reading SLOW Bar & Ring Muscle Ups, Post Injury?
It’s been over 4 years now since Calisthenic Movement’s original mobility program came out. Back then I took the program for a spin in all its 3 parts, finishing up … Continue Reading A Look At CaliMove’s NEW Mobility Program – Mobility 2.0!
(My take on staying limber after finishing the 30/30 squat challenge from Ido Portal & ideas to improve your resting squat without doing the challenge itself) It’s been 6 months … Continue Reading Maintaining & Improving Your Squat AFTER The 30/30 Challenge?
This is a project that’s been a long time in the making. I’ve been asked countless times what the secret is to muscle ups, or how to pull chest to … Continue Reading The Perfect Blueprint To Pull HIGHER (Muscle Up Pulling Tutorial)
In 2019 I did a 28kg ring muscle up with relative ease. I basically just rolled over the transition with speed and only went up to 28kg to outdo an … Continue Reading Relearning The Ring Muscle Up (My Humbling Story)
This will be quite a niche post…although you don’t have to have a gymnastics fetish or calisthenics obsession to know about, and be wowed by, the rare feat that is … Continue Reading The One Arm Chin Up: SUB-jective Vs OB-jective Training Methods? (MY EXPERIMENT)
If you’ve been a reader of mine in any capacity over the last 3 years or so, you’ll know I’m not just someone who likes playing on gymnastics rings, doing … Continue Reading 2022 Mountain Climbing: CRIB GOCH!
Paused reps are a gemstone in a strength coach’s toolbox. They target & fix weak points, make your regular reps stronger and just make things that much harder, without having … Continue Reading Paused Reps? (My Experiment)
Stretching the hamstrings for the general population is a doomed, never-ending cycle of stepping forwards and being forced right back to the same spot again. Whereas stretching the calves is … Continue Reading ONE Move For Better Ankle & Hamstring Mobility!