You Are Your Own Gym

You Are Your Own Gym
Author: Mark Lauren
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-01-04
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 034552859X

From an elite Special Operations physical trainer, an ingeniously simple, rapid-results, do-anywhere program for getting into amazing shape For men and women of all athletic abilities! As the demand for Special Operations military forces has grown over the last decade, elite trainer Mark Lauren has been at the front lines of preparing nearly one thousand soldiers, getting them lean and strong in record time. Now, for regular Joes and Janes, he shares the secret to his amazingly effective regimen—simple exercises that require nothing more than the resistance of your own bodyweight to help you reach the pinnacle of fitness and look better than ever before. Armed with Mark Lauren’s motivation techniques, expert training, and nutrition advice, you’ll see rapid results by working out just thirty minutes a day, four times a week—whether in your living room, yard, garage, hotel room, or office. Lauren’s exercises build more metabolism-enhancing muscle than weightlifting, burn more fat than aerobics, and are safer than both, since bodyweight exercises develop balance and stability and therefore help prevent injuries. Choose your workout level—Basic, 1st Class, Master Class,and Chief Class—and get started, following the clear instructions for 125 exercises that work every muscle from your neck to your ankles. Forget about gym memberships, free weights, and infomercial contraptions. They are all poor substitutes for the world’s most advanced fitness machine, the one thing you are never without: your own body.

Get a Bangin' Body

Get a Bangin' Body
Author: Charles LaSalle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1101561440

Charles LaSalle and his City Gym Boys first gained notoriety with their ripped bodies and popular beefcake calendars. But since LaSalle founded the group in 1997, they have made it their mission to mentor urban youth on the lifelong benefits of fitness and exercise. With practical advice on everything from diet to turning household objects into workout tools, Get a Bangin' Body explains why pumping iron is passé, and shares a body-weight-only program that anyone-whatever their age, income, or fitness level-can undertake. This unique exercise book encourages communities across the country to take charge of their health by implementing a workout program of push-ups, pull-ups, lunges, squats, and planks that will build a naturally lean, toned, and healthy physique. Get a Bangin' Body will show readers how to inexpensively, conveniently, and effectively build the body of their dreams.

Complete Calisthenics, Second Edition

Complete Calisthenics, Second Edition
Author: Ashley Kalym
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1623174120

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.

Bodyweight Strength Training

Bodyweight Strength Training
Author: Jay Cardiello
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2017-12-19
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1623158605

Gain strength, lose weight—the ultimate beginner's guide. Now learning the most effective way to work out is the easy part. Bodyweight Strength Training is a simple, straightforward beginner's guide to trading your fat for muscle. Bodyweight Strength Training helps you through the heavy lifting with fully illustrated guides to high-impact exercises. Shed fat as you build your leg, arm, abdominal, and back muscles over the course of a 12-week strength training program. Get started today! Bodyweight Strength Training includes: Start strength training today—Cut the fat (figuratively and literally) with a no-nonsense guide that delivers all the strength training information you need. 40 essential exercises—Build your muscles using simple and effective exercises that are easy-to-learn thanks to highly detailed instructions and illustrations. 12-week strength training plan—Develop healthy strength training habits with a program that can be customized based on your personal experience and stamina. Set out on the path to a stronger and slimmer you with Bodyweight Strength Training.

Men's Health Your Body Is Your Barbell

Men's Health Your Body Is Your Barbell
Author: Bj Gaddour
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2014-05-13
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1623363845

With Men's Health Your Body Is Your Barbell, a reader will have no excuse not to get into the best shape of his or her life—simply, easily, and in just 6 weeks in the convenience of his or her own home. Metabolic training expert BJ Gaddour, CSCS, whom Men's Health magazine calls one of the 100 fittest men of all time, has created a remarkably efficient and effective body-transforming workout and nutrition program based on just a handful of simple moves, the Bodyweight Eight. These no-equipment-required exercises are all one needs to build a strikingly symmetrical, perfectly proportioned, and classically beautiful physique, just like BJ's. Once readers master each legendary fitness feat with perfect form, they will use BJ's scalable, step-by-step progressions to go from ground zero to superhero. From these exercise variations, readers can construct hundreds of personalized workouts. Dozens of sample routines are already demonstrated through big, bold how-to photographs within the book and organized by goal, duration, intensity, and targeted body zone. This is the only book a man or woman needs to achieve the body he or she has always wanted anywhere—and without gear.

Muscle for Life

Muscle for Life
Author: Michael Matthews
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2024-12-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1982154705

"Mike offers a realistic starting point and doable goals no matter where you are in your fitness journey. The principles in Muscle for Life are tried and true. Featuring in-depth guidelines for workouts at every skill level, plus [a] ... meal planning guide, Matthews offers encouragement no matter what your challenges are and answers any questions you may have. Whether you want to lower your cholesterol levels, reduce your risk of heart disease, eliminate aches and pains, or simply burn fat and build muscle, Mike's advice at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels offers actionable takeaways for everyone and every body type"--

Bodyweight Workouts for Men

Bodyweight Workouts for Men
Author: Sean Bartram
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 668
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1465450300

Try these bodyweight exercises and routines designed specifically for men. Bodyweight Workouts for Men is a step-by-step guide to one of the hottest fitness trends that truly gets results. Created specifically for men, the workouts in this book can be done anywhere, anytime—gravity and body weight are all guys need. With this convenient—and free—workout method, you can say goodbye to unwanted pounds and hello to definition as you work through 75 bodyweight exercises and 40 routines that blast every muscle in the body. Full-color photos guide you step-by-step through all the favorites: squats, planks, pull-ups, push-ups, leg raises, dips, and horizontal pulls. Regressions and progressions are outlined, allowing you to adjust the exercises to match your skill level and move on to the next level when you are ready. Guidelines on stretching, form, rep frequency and holding time, resting, and structuring a program are all featured to ensure the exercises in Bodyweight Workouts for Men are done correctly and without risk of injury.

Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy

Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy
Author: Bret Contreras
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1450429297

Going far beyond standard pull-ups, push-ups, and squats, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy presents 156 unique exercises that work every muscle in the body. Detailed anatomical artwork accompanies step-by-step instructions for performing each exercise anytime, anywhere, without the need for equipment or machines.

The Esquire Guide to Bodyweight Training

The Esquire Guide to Bodyweight Training
Author: Adam Schersten
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 162315703X

From the editors of Esquire magazine and top-tier personal trainer Adam Schersten comes the ultimate bodyweight training guide for the modern man. Drop the dumbbells. Ditch the weights. Get in shape and stay in shape with this strength training roster of do-anywhere exercises and calisthenics programs. This is the portable personal trainer for the man on the move—no heavy machines or gym membership required. Adam Schersten's bodyweight exercises strengthen, chisel, and tone for a bodyweight training workout that any man can do, from the busy exec to the fitness fanatic looking for his next challenge. Transform your body, with: 75 bodyweight exercises and over 175 detailed illustrations 3 progressive strength training programs (for 4-week, 8-week, and 12-week terms) to condition, strengthen, and chisel Nutritional info for getting fueled and fit—from pre to post-workout An intro to mobility training, the prerequisite to any effective calisthenics program The program in The Esquire Guide to Bodyweight Training fits perfectly into any man's schedule for an effective full-body workout.

Bodyweight Training and Calisthenics

Bodyweight Training and Calisthenics
Author: James Atkinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Bodyweight training and calisthenics exercise are the most accessible form of exercise for everyone! If you: Want to exercise at home or on the go Are a total beginner or senior that wants an effective bodyweight training routine Want to burn fat whilst toning, strengthening, and shaping your body Need full body workouts, specific muscle groups development or functional training Are a more advanced trainer looking to progress with calisthenics Are looking for low impact, effective workouts This book has you covered! Bodyweight training and calisthenics have been around for a long time. It is an excellent way to train with resistance and can lead to some very impressive feats of strength. Whether you are a new trainer or more advanced, you can use your own bodyweight, not only to perform gravity defying tricks, but to develop a strong, lean, functional body. You will discover: How to progress from total beginner to advanced bodyweight exercises with the "big 5" Abs and core exercise progressions How to create your own exercise routine based on your current ability How to use isometrics and negative training Several pre-made exercise routines of varying levels you can follow directly Blank program cards for you to create your own routine and track your progress "If you are serious about training and want results of any kind, you should have a plan. Whether this is bodyweight and calisthenics, bodybuilding or running, you should always create a plan or routine before getting started." Training for results and training correctly, along with planning and progression, are all qualities at the heart of this book. So whatever your current fitness level, if you are interested in bodyweight and calisthenics training, you will be able to make great use of this guide. So, let's get started!