Perfecting The Pistol Squat

Perfecting The Pistol Squat
Author: Al Kavadlo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN:

Pistol squats are the definitive calisthenics legs exercise. They build tremendous strength in your entire lower body (quads, hamstrings, glutes, hip flexors, calves, etc.), as well as your abs and lower back, without requiring any equipment whatsoever. Practicing pistols will also improve your flexibility, balance and total body control.In this manual, world renowned calisthenics expert Al Kavadlo shares the best programs, progressions and variations on this iconic exercise. If you've always wanted to learn the pistol squat but have never been able to, this is the book you've been waiting for. Even if you can already do a few pistol squats, this book is filled with tips that will help you improve your technique.Furthermore, Perfecting the Pistol Squat includes stretches, advanced variations and other bodyweight leg exercises. It's practically an encyclopedia of lower-body calisthenics."Al Kavadlo is a bona fide genius in the bodyweight field. Despite more than 30 years experience studying strength calisthenics, I have still learned a lot from Al."-Paul "Coach" Wade, author of Convict Conditioning"Throughout the years, whenever I needed an additional resource for the proper way to perform, progress or regress a bodyweight exercise, I turned to Al Kavadlo."-Jeff Cavaliere, creator of Athlean-X"Al Kavadlo is a master of bodyweight training and calisthenics. If you want to gain strength and improve flexibility, and do it all without a single piece of gym equipment, Al's the expert you should turn to."-Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint

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.

The Squat Bible

The Squat Bible
Author: Kevin Sonthana
Publisher:
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2019-06-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781095696958

**BLACK & WHITE VERSION**...As a physical therapist, coach, and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Dr. Aaron Horschig began to notice the same patterns in athletes over and over. Many of them seemed to pushed themselves as athletes in the same ways they push themselves out in the real world.Living in a performance-based society, Dr. Horschig saw many athletes who seemed to not only want to be bigger and stronger but to get there faster. This mentality ultimately led to injuries and setbacks, preventing athletes from reaching their full potential.Now, after developing unique and easy-to-use techniques on how to train and move well, Dr. Horschig shares his invaluable insights with readers in The Squat Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Squat and Finding Your True Strength.This detailed plan enables you to unearth the various weak spots within your body--the areas that leave you in pain and hinder your ability to perform--and completely change your approach to athleticism. Discover new strength, new power, and astounding potential you never knew you possessed.As the founder of SquatUniversity.com, Dr. Horschig knows that when you transform the way you work out, you transform your body--and your life.

Kettlebell: A Simple Guide to Learn Kettlebell Exercises (The Ultimate Kettlebell Workouts for a Shredded Body)

Kettlebell: A Simple Guide to Learn Kettlebell Exercises (The Ultimate Kettlebell Workouts for a Shredded Body)
Author: Bobbie Wright
Publisher: Bobbie Wright
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2022-01-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

The great thing about the kettlebell is that it allows you to perform resistance cardio. This means you are using cardiovascular training that increases your heartrate and helps you to burn fat. At the same time though, you are also lifting weight, which protects your muscle from breakdown and increases the challenge, thereby increasing the amount of calories burned and the amount of effort involved. What you will learn in this guide: · The benefits of kettlebells · How to purchase the right kettlebell · How to make your own kettlebell cheaply · The top kettlebell exercises that give you the best results · Learn the best workouts that provide high intensity that will make you a kettlebell machine! Enter kettlebell training. In this book, you'll learn how it can help you get ripped and shredded and, more importantly, how to start with the right set of kettlebells, i.e., the right quality and weight. By the end of this short book, you'll be in a great position to start going for that ripped and shredded body you've always dreamed of using kettlebells. You have a great tool in your hands now. It's up to you if you'll use it to the hilt.

Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels

Functional Training for Athletes at All Levels
Author: James C. Radcliffe
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2007-01-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1569755841

This book presents exercises and workouts that will help any athletes improve their game by raising their athleticism - from a high school kid playing football to men who play basketball after work to women who play tennis at a club.

The Naked Warrior

The Naked Warrior
Author: Pavel Tsatsouline
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Excercise
ISBN: 9780938045557

Teaches techniques for achieving a strong and toned physique through bodyweight training, explaining how to master the one-arm pushup and the one-leg squat and apply them to a variety of traditional exercises.

HomeMade Muscle

HomeMade Muscle
Author: Anthony Arvanitakis
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-05-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781512366402

AMAZON #1 BEST SELLER! (In both kindle's Men's health and Weight loss categories) A true story that will motivate you to get in the best shape of your life with a proven, simple and do-anywhere bodyweight exercise program. Prepare yourself for a touching story of a journey into a true hero's deepest despair to his ultimate triumph. One of the most amazing stories you will read that will take you through Anthony's tragic life-changing event. From his darkest moments to the turning point when he made the most courageous life-altering decision - having his leg amputated. From a long recovery to finally reaching a place of peace, fulfillment and the best physical shape ever imagined. This book offers lessons of how to maneuver your way around life's obstacles in order to achieve your greatest bodyweight and strength training accomplishments all just by utilizing the miraculous tools (a/k/a "your own personal body") that you have been already given. It will inspire you to face the most daunting challenges and fears you could imagine with strength and courage resulting in confidence, fulfillment, and most importantly, a healthier you! The exercises in Anthony's program are self-tested and proven successful. Anthony will walk you through every phase of his exercise program to train you on proper form, technique, diet, nutritional supplements do's and don'ts, training video's and much more. This program will help you increase your strength, burn fat and define your muscles. For those who would rather not invest in expensive gym memberships and the hassles the gym brings, Anthony's program offers convenience, clear instructions and endless tips, tricks and advice on how to reach the pinnacle of your strength training! Anthony has a special innate quality like none other that will encourage you every step of the way. Included in this book HomeMade Muscle contains a step-by-step blueprint for becoming strong and lean without going to the gym. In this ebook you will find out: Video Tutorials: Exercise guides, progressions and variations for every level. Muscle-building exercises Which are the best muscle-building bodyweight exercises How to get that Six-pack: Tips, tricks and the best bodyweight exercises for a flat defined stomach Arms, Chest and Back: Which are the most important bodyweight exercises for developing your arms, chest and back muscles Which diets really work How to lose weight without starving yourself to death Which supplements work: you need supplements to build a lean and mean physique? Which ones work according to science. Motivation & Goal-setting tips: How to stay motivated, overcome Injury, Illness and Extended Life Challenges Get started todayStop making excuses... Stop being hassled into lifetime gym memberships... Stop overanalyzing your workout routine.... Build the body you want by using the body you already have. Would you like to learn more?Download HomeMade Muscle and get motivated to start your own journey to a stronger and healthy body. Scroll to the top of the page and click on the buy button

The 12-Minute Athlete

The 12-Minute Athlete
Author: Krista Stryker
Publisher: S&S/Simon Element
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1982136480

Unlock your athletic potential and get into the best shape of your life with Krista Stryker’s HIIT and bodyweight workouts—all of which can be done in just minutes a day! If you’ve ever thought you couldn’t get results without spending hours in the gym, that you’d never be able to do a pull-up, or that it’s too late to get in your best shape ever, The 12-Minute Athlete will change your mind, your body, and your life. Get serious results with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts that can be done in just minutes a day. Give up the excuses and learn to use your own bodyweight and a few basic pieces of portable equipment for short, incredibly effective workouts. Reset your mindset, bust through mental blocks, and set meaningful goals you’ll actually accomplish. You can finally ditch the dieting and enjoy food as fuel with simple eating guidelines to the 80/20 rule. In The 12-Minute Athlete you’ll also find: –A guide to basic calisthenics and bodyweight exercises for any fitness level –Progressive exercises to achieve seemingly “impossible” feats like pistol squats, one-arm push-ups, pull-ups, and handstands –More than a dozen simple and healthy recipes that will fuel your workouts –Two 8-week workout plans for getting fitter, faster, and stronger –Bonus Tabata workouts –And so much more! The 12-Minute Athlete is for men and women, ex-athletes and new athletes, experienced athletes and “non-athletes”—for anyone who has a body and wants to get stronger and start living their healthiest life.