Are you asking is a handstand easier than a headstand? The short answer is NO! (Although there are some exceptions.) Let me explain why. The handstand has a smaller base of support, i.e. your two hands, rather then the two hands and your head that are commonly used in the …
Treadmill Handstand Success
In a previous post we covered a bunch of handstand fails, one of which was the close to famous handstand on treadmill fail. Well when looking at that video I also came across the opposite, a treadmill handstand success. There is one big main difference I can tell in what …
June’s Book Club Article
Just finished putting up the new article on Junes’s Physical Culture Book Club selection. This is for Secrets of Strength by Earle Liederman. This is a phenomenal book!
Easy Hand Strength Workout
When you get into grip and hand strength you tend to buy up a bunch of crazy tools and the more the merrier. At least that has been my experience and that of many of my friends. But to build crazy grip strength you don’t need much. My friend Adam …
Mike Fitch Interview
I just finished up the Animal Flow Certification put on by Mike Fitch of Global Bodyweight Training. Mike is a good friend of mine and I’m happy to say I lent a helping hand in getting his website and business off the ground. So to see the great success he’s …
Breathing Squats
Breathing squats are the name for doing a high number, usually 20, of repetitions of barbell back squats. This was made famous as the mainstay of the routine found in Super Squats by Randall Strossen. Here is an example of Breathing Squats in action. This is an intense exercise. The …
Handstand Fail
This is a collection of the best handstand fail sources I could find on the web. Before we dive in it’s important to note that hand balancing can be practiced safely but injury is possible, especially if you do stupid things. You can read this article for handstand safety tips. …
Bodyweight Squats Everyday
I received this question recently from Paul and felt like it was worth answering here. Can you do bodyweight squats everyday? The short answer is yes. But it also depends on your goals and what you’re trying to achieve. It’s also to important to note that while you can is …
Handstand Freezes
The bboy world has a lot of crossover with the hand balancing world. It starts with as simple as the handstand freezes. This video gives you some training tips on doing just that. Handstand Freezes There is a decent progression shown in this couple on minutes. 1 – Do a …
Bodyweight Squats for Mass
Can bodyweight squat helps you build mass? Yes and no. If you’re skinny and have no muscle at all, then any form of exercise will help to add to your frame. This occured to me when I got into bodyweight training after I was about 160 leaving high school. So …
Bodyweight Squats vs Weighted Squats
In this article we’re going to discuss bodyweight squats vs weighted squats and which is better. There is quite a bit more difference here then in the bodyweight vs. hindu squat debate. Once again the answer is it depends on your goals. Why do bodyweight squats? Great for flexibility in …
Bodybuilder Does Planche
I sometimes make fun of bodybuilders, specifically the ones that look huge yet have no real strength. The same cannot be said for this bodybuilder who does a planche. It kind of looks fake, just because you don’t expect to see it happen. But it is real. I did a …
Straddle Planche Clap Pushups
Wow. Here is a video of straddle planche clap pushups! As if the planche isn’t hard enough… And planche pushups aren’t enough to work you out… To generate the explosive force needed to launch yourself off the floor and clap in this position. And not one but four reps. This …
Bodyweight Squats vs Hindu Squats
In this article we’re going to discuss bodyweight squats vs hindu squats and which is better. As with a lot of my answers the answer here is it depends on what your goals are. In the previous post we covered regular bodyweight squat form. Now here is the Hindu squat …
Bodyweight Squat Form
Many people will state that bodyweight squats are a great exercise to do but what is the correct bodyweight squat form? Here is my video that covers the basics. Bodyweight Squat Form The one major thing I’d like to point out is to go below parallel. Some poeple when starting …