Complete Calisthenics, Second Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Bodyweight Exercise

The ultimate guide to bodyweight exercises for anyone interested in taking their workouts to the next level without the use of weights, machines, or expensive gym memberships

Complete Calisthenics is an essential guide for anyone interested in losing weight, building core strength, and taking their workouts to the next level. Author and trainer Ashley Kalym has designed a comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to calisthenics using only one’s own bodyweight for resistance. Readers will learn how to execute a wide range of exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, core development movements, and lower-body routines. Also included are easy-to-follow instructions for the planche, the front and back lever, handstands, handstand push-ups, muscle-ups, leg training, and other key exercises. Complete Calisthenics includes essential information on workout preparation, simple props, nutrition, and an assortment of diverse training routines.

New to this second edition are enhanced muscle-building exercises, instructions for optimal rest and recovery, and an assortment of original recipes. Kalym also includes samples from his personal food diary. With over 500 instructional photos, Complete Calisthenics takes readers on a path to creating physical endurance, agility, and power. The book is suitable for every level of athlete, from beginner to experienced.

From the Publisher

What is Calisthenics?

The word “calisthenics” comes from the ancient Greek kallos, which means “beauty,” and sthenos, which means “strength.” It can be thought of as the art of using your own body weight and qualities of inertia as a means to develop your physique.

In recent years calisthenics has really seen a huge leap forward, in terms of its popularity and the movements being performed. Anyone reading this who is familiar with YouTube will no doubt have seen many amazing videos where ordinary people display acts of inhuman strength and muscular control, using equipment no more advanced than a pull-up bar. This is the essence of calisthenics: using the body to perform feats of strength that are rarely seen in other training disciplines.

Advantages of Calisthenics

Everyone can do calisthenics: Everybody is somewhat accustomed to performing bodyweight exercise. The resistance is tailor-made for each individual, as each person’s own bodyweight is used as the resistance.

A safe form of exercise: Compared with many other forms of exercise, it is not easy to injure yourself performing calisthenics, for the simple reason that to increase resistance requires the leverage or range of motion to be manipulated.

Exercise difficulty is scalable: The difficulty of each calisthenic exercise can be made more challenging by altering the leverage that can be brought to bear on the movement.

Transferable strength: The strength built using calisthenics is transferable to a wide range of sports and athletic pursuits.

Building unique types of strength: Calisthenics makes ample use of isometric exercises. Isometric exercises are those where the muscles are under tension without becoming shorter or longer.

Includes Essential Information On:

Featuring 500+ Instructional Photos!

Box Dip

Muscle-Up

Wall Push-Up

Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Atlantic Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 17, 2019
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1623174112
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623174118
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.99 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.45 x 0.69 x 9.57 inches