Coach Lomax is a strength, conditioning and fitness coach dedicated to building better humans for sport, work and life. Learn more at Optimum Physical Training or take his FREE Tabata Calisthenics Workout Mini Course. http://www.optimum-fitness-network.com
It is no secret that exercise is something that should be a part of everyone's lifestyle. The reasons or motives to exercise may be different for each person. Some want to lose weight and burn fat. Some want to build muscle. Some want to improve health and performance. But regardless of the reason for exercising, everyone wants the "best" exercise program.
Exercise programs can be very complex. After all, they are trying to create a series of circumstances to manipulate the human body to make the changes you want. However, most bodyweight exercise programs are lacking proper design to get the results you want.
Make no mistake about it... bodyweight only workouts can improve fitness and health, burn off fat and build athletic muscle.
With the economy in turmoil, it might be time to sit down and figure out how to save some money. It is time to make a priority list and make some cut backs on things that just aren't worth it. And one of the things to go might be your gym membership. But this might just be a blessing in disguise.
I want to make one thing absolutely clear from the start.
Many exercisers have the erroneous belief that lifting weights is the only thing they should do to build their best body. But the truth is, bodyweight exercises should be an integral part of EVERYONE'S workout program. Using your own bodyweight is the perfect starting place for beginners, but is also important for advanced exercises who want to perform, feel and look their best.
There must be some reason why some exercisers reach their fitness, fat loss and physique goals while others fail. There is, and is really is quite simple once you understand it. The reason is that successful exercisers use MULTIPLE workouts to meet their goals over an extended period of time.
The fact of the matter is, there is not one workout that can accomplish all the improvements you need to reach your overall goal.
I'm sure by now you are well aware you don't need a gym to reach your performance, health and appearance goals. What you may not be aware of is how the Ultimate Gymless Workout is put together to help you reach those goals. So let's take a closer look at this complete bodyweight calisthenics training system.
7 Different Gymless Workouts
There is one truth in all of physical training that just about every fitness professional agrees on (miraculously).
I've always been impressed with the physiques of Military personnel and gymnasts, haven't you? I mean, they many not be the biggest people with bulging muscles. But their lean, athletically muscular body both looks great and hints of high performance.
It is a shame most people think you need to lift weights to build an attractively muscular, strong, functional body.
Perhaps the question I get asked the most about bodyweight exercises is... "Can I REALLY reach my goals without equipment?" Well, I can't promise to know what everyone's "goals" are, but I believe you can improve fitness, burn fat and build an athletically muscular physique with only bodyweight exercises. So, if those are some of your goals.
For some reason, people spend more time figuring out how to get the results they want with weight training than with a calisthenics workout. Weight lifters come up with complex calculations of weight, sets, reps, rest periods, nutrition etc. to gain an edge on getting superior results faster. But when it comes to bodyweight workouts, it seems like the one size fits all method rules.
One of the biggest complaints I get about a calisthenics routine is that it is boring. Hey, I don't blame you. If you do the same exercises over and again anyone would be bored to tears. Plus, doing the same bodyweight workout (or any workout for that matter), over and over is not the best way to keep the physical improvements coming. I'm going to show you three ways to keep from getting bored doing your bodyweight workouts and dramatically improve their effectiveness at the same time.
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