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Kipping vs Strict Muscle Up: It’s All About the Transition

December 21, 2016 by Mike Fitch 1 Comment

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The Kipping Muscle Up versus the Strict Muscle Up: Which is better?  Well, they’re different.  Not better, not worse, just different.  I honestly don’t care which one you choose to perform, but I do have a strong opinion on which one you should focus on learning first.  But no matter which one you choose as […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Athlete, Calisthenics, Exercise Tutorial, Rings, Vertical Pull Patterns

Hand Maintenance for the Bodyweight Athlete

November 23, 2016 by Mike Fitch 1 Comment

Hand Balancing Fith

If you’re into bodyweight training, you’re no doubt spending a lot of time on your hands. And while we might not normally pay them a lot of attention, your hands are kind of a big deal.  In fact, a quarter of the motor cortex in the human brain (the part of the brain that controls […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Athlete, Exercise Tutorial, Stretching and Recovery Tagged With: hand balancing, hands, recovery

Mastering the Single-Arm Push-Up

June 15, 2016 by Mike Fitch

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The Single-Arm Push-Up is frequently cited as a prime example of bodyweight strength and prowess. But if you’ve begun the road to mastering this skill you know that it is a lot more than just strength: it requires an amazing amount of coordination and stability. And when done properly, it is the result of dedication […]

Filed Under: Articles, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Horizontal Push Patterns Tagged With: push up, single-arm

Review: Ultimate Athleticism by Max Shank

December 17, 2014 by Max Shank 2 Comments

Max Shank

At Global Bodyweight Training we hear from people every day who want to start bodyweight training, but don’t want to give up their weight lifting. “Do I need to start training this way 100% of the time in order to get good at it?” is one of our most frequent questions, right up there with […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Athlete, Recommendations, Reviews Tagged With: front lever, programming

The 6-Point Pull-Up: Making Use of the Cable-System Pull-Up Bar

June 18, 2013 by Mike Fitch 11 Comments

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The 6-Point Pull-Up Variation is a great sequence of pull and chin ups that I put together to make use of the typical Pull-Up bar set up you find on most cross-over cable columns. I began doing this while trying to make the most of spotty access to good pull-up bars when traveling so much […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bars, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional, Vertical Pull Patterns Tagged With: Arms, bars, biceps, pull up

The Walking Pistol Squat: For Even More Complexity and Balance!

April 18, 2013 by Mike Fitch 14 Comments

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The pistol squat is the essential leg exercise for the Bodyweight Athlete. For strength and stability there’s no other movement that compares. The Walking Pistol Squat takes your pistol training to a whole other level. The mechanics of this movement create a serious balance challenge as well as some hip and ankle mobility. Check out […]

Filed Under: Articles, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional, Squats Tagged With: pistol squat, Squat

Advanced Pull-Up Variations From Simon Boulter

March 25, 2013 by Simon Boulter 8 Comments

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I’m psyched to bring you this guest article and video from Simon Boulter. Pull-Ups are the basis of our Horizontal Pulling Patterns in bodyweight training, and I bet you already incorporate some version into your own fitness routine. But did you know how many creative, challenging and incredibly effective variations there are? So I’m excited […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bars, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Horizontal Pull Patterns, Instructional Tagged With: pull up

The Hip Hinge Forearm Push Up: Bodyweight Leveraging at its Best!

March 4, 2013 by Mike Fitch 14 Comments

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The Hip Hinge Forearm Push-Up is another great bodyweight conditioning movement that serves as an awesome exercise by itself, while also preparing your body for more advanced progressions. The human body is an incredible network of levers that act together to create movement in all directions. We can change the leverage at a joint to […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Disciplines, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Hand Balancing, Horizontal Push Patterns, Instructional Tagged With: forearm, hand balance, push up

Shoulder Weaving: More Practice for Handstand Control

December 28, 2012 by Kálmán "Kiwee" Attila 2 Comments

Perfecting a handstand is a fantastic goal for so many reasons – it’s a great skill, is central to overall hand balancing and gymnastics practice, and makes for an excellent exercise unto itself. “Shoulder Weaving” is an incredibly effective way to improve your balance, control and strength for your handstand practice. So, I’m psyched to […]

Filed Under: Articles, Conditioning, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Gymnastics, Hand Balancing, Instructional, Vertical Push Patterns Tagged With: hand balance, handstand training, shoulder weave

Turtle Freeze: Put Some BBoy Style in Your Hand Balancing!

August 27, 2012 by Mike Fitch 7 Comments

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The Turtle Freeze is a staple hand balancing move in break dancing. But it’s more than just a fun dance move – it’s also an incredible exercise for creating total body tension as well as wrist, shoulder and trunk stability. This week we stopped by the practice spot of our boy Kevin “New Cre” Sanchez […]

Filed Under: Articles, Breakdancing, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Hand Balancing, Instructional Tagged With: bboy, breakdance, hand balance, newcre

The Archer Push-Up: You’ll Love This Variation!

August 1, 2012 by Mike Fitch 11 Comments

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This week’s exercise brings us back to a Horizontal “Pushing” Pattern (ie Push-Up category): The Archer Push-Up, which is a great total body exercise that is also helpful for training for a Single-Arm Push-Up. In most cases if I asked someone to get down and perform a Single-Arm Push-Up (SAPU), what I usually see is […]

Filed Under: Articles, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Horizontal Push Patterns, Instructional, Trunk Tagged With: archer, push up, single-arm, trunk

On Being a Bodyweight Athlete: Interview with Mike Fitch by FitMole

June 8, 2012 by Mike Fitch 7 Comments

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Here at Global Bodyweight Training, we call ourselves “The Home of the Bodyweight Athlete.” I use the name Bodyweight Athlete because it encompasses so much, covering many incredible disciplines and practices that differ in style, but share the same focus on movement and exercise using only your body and gravity. I’ll be writing a lot […]

Filed Under: Articles, Features Tagged With: bodyweight training, interview

Pike Push-Up: Building Strength for the Handstand Push-Up

December 21, 2011 by Mike Fitch 10 Comments

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I have to say the Pike Push-Up is one of my favorite bodyweight training exercises! Not only is it great for building rock hard shoulders, but it’s going to be your “go to” exercise while working your way up to the Handstand Push-Up. Make sure to check out the video tutorial below for step-by-step instructions […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional Tagged With: handstand training, Pike, push up

Learning the Kipping Muscle-Up: The Complete Lead-Up Exercise Series

December 8, 2011 by Mike Fitch 13 Comments

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In the realm of bodyweight training, being able to perform a Muscle Up is like a badge of honor. And rightfully so: there are few exercises that require so much strength, power and skill. Learning the Muscle-Up is a serious challenge, so we’ve broken it down into a four-part series of lead-up exercises, which we’ve […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional Tagged With: muscle up

Interval Training: Maximize Your Cardiovascular Workouts

November 30, 2011 by Mark Myers 1 Comment

I’m excited to bring you this week’s post about Interval Training, written by my good friend Mark Myers, CEO and Founder of FlashReferral.com. Mark has more than 15 years of management experience in top level health and fitness environments, and I’m proud to say we worked together when I first started out in the fitness […]

Filed Under: Articles, Conditioning, Features Tagged With: cardiovascular, Interval training

Lead-Up Exercises to Muscle-Up: Part 3 The Muscle-Up Dip

November 10, 2011 by Mike Fitch 5 Comments

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The Muscle-Up Dip is an important piece of the puzzle in learning to do a full Muscle-Up. This week’s video is the third exercise in our four-part series leading up to the Muscle-Up, so if you’ve been following along by now you should be almost all the way there! This particular exercise addresses the incredibly […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional Tagged With: muscle up

Bodyweight Training: The Most Powerful Tool You’re Most Likely Not Utilizing is YOU!

October 28, 2011 by Matt Pack

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Make his ex wife jealous Bodyweight Training can be integrated into other kinds of workouts with fantastic results. That?s why I?m really psyched to bring you this post from the one and only Matt Pack, who I asked to tell us a little about how he integrates bodyweight training at his multi discipline gym, Primal […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Features Tagged With: bodyweight, progressions, smart muscle

Lead-Up Exercises to Muscle-Up: Part 2 The Kipping Pull-Up

October 21, 2011 by Mike Fitch 19 Comments

Welcome to Part-Two of our series, “Lead Up Exercises to the Muscle-Up”! This week’s exercise is the Kipping Pull-Up, an absolutely essential technique in learning the first phase of the Kipping Muscle Up. As I had mentioned in Part 1, you will strive to use less and less momentum or “kip” as your technique improves, […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional Tagged With: muscle up

Swiss Ball Push-Up with Single-Leg Jackknife

October 14, 2011 by Mike Fitch 6 Comments

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There are few bodyweight training tools as versatile as the Swiss Ball, and this week’s exercise, the Swiss Ball Push-Up with Single-Leg Jacknife, takes full advantage of the possibilities. This exercise is a fantastic integration of a pushing pattern with an advanced trunk exercise, and fits perfectly in the GBT System. The entire GBT system […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Parallettes Tagged With: jackknife, push up, swiss ball, trunk

Lead-Up Exercises to Muscle-Up: Part 1 The Jumping Muscle-Up

October 4, 2011 by Mike Fitch 10 Comments

Few exercises rival the full body challenge of the Muscle-Up. In order to help you achieve your first Muscle-Up, we’ve put together this four-part video series that breaks it down into three lead-up exercises. And I’m sure that once you get your first full Muscle-Up done, it will be all you want to do for […]

Filed Under: Articles, Bodyweight Exercises, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Instructional Tagged With: muscle up

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