Bozhidar Karailiev
I was giving my best but my body wasn’t moving an inch. Come on freaking arms, one last pull. Every muscle of my body was so tensed that I don’t know how I didn’t explode. After my second attempt was a total disaster I dropped myself of the pull-up bar, screamed in anger and kicked … Read more Is Calisthenics a Waste Of Time? The Truth Will Shock You
I looked at myself in the mirror and I wasn’t happy with what I saw. I was still skinny. Yes, I had managed to gain a bit of muscle in my arms, shoulders, and chest but I was still pretty damn skinny. A wave of sadness took over me while I was moving my eyes … Read more Is Calisthenics For Skinny Guys? Read This If You Are Skinny
I was giving my best. I was eating healthy, working out regularly and giving my best all day long. But still nothing. This was probably the sixth or seventh week of me following my usual daily training regime and doing everything exactly as I was supposed to do but still nothing… For some reason, it … Read more Is Only Calisthenics Enough to Build Muscle, Strength and Size?
I held my breath. After 3 seconds I would know everything. While I was waiting for my results the digital numbers were changing fast but there was only one number I wanted to see. 71 kg (156 lbs) or up. And it was over. 3 seconds have passed. But even so, I was too scared … Read more Does Calisthenics Make You Bigger, Stronger and Leaner? Truth
It was today. I had prepared all my luggage and was now waiting for the train to come. This was my first such a long trip I was going to do. A whole 60 days of me being away from my home calisthenics gym. I was feeling very scared because I was going to stay … Read more Will I Lose Muscle By Doing Calisthenics? Learn The TRUTH
The second I pulled the curtains I was shocked. The weather has suddenly completely transformed during the night and there was at least 10-15 cm of snow everywhere. I stared at the whiteness around my window and blinked a couple of extra times in order to be completely sure it wasn’t just a bad dream. … Read more Where Is The Best Place To Do Calisthenics? Not As Expected
“Please, stop! I can’t breathe!” – I yelled loudly while few of my classmates were crushing me with their weight on top of me. But instead of help, I got laughter. Nobody cared about the words coming from my mount. And why should they? I was a skinny little kid with little friends, no girlfriend … Read more Why You Should Learn Calisthenics? I Was Shocked After This Finding
After failing again and again I finally sat down. I felt miserable because I still couldn’t do a single muscle-up… No matter how hard I tried or how often I trained it wasn’t working. I just couldn’t transfer my body on top of the pull-up bar even if I had one of the best pull … Read more Calisthenics: Which Calisthenics Skills To Learn First?
I looked at myself in the mirror and I wasn’t happy with what I saw. Even with all my hard work and regular workouts I wasn’t gaining any new muscle and size. This was my sixth month of doing bodyweight exercises and I had very little to no progress. I had some strength and muscle … Read more Why Are Calisthenics Guys Skinny? Let’s Find Out The TRUTH
Keep holding, just one more… One more push… With the help of all my strength and will power I managed to pull myself for one last rep. OMG, I did it! 12 reps of pull-ups as my last set! With my last set of pull-ups completed I sat down on the near rock and thought … Read more Does Calisthenics Stunt Growth? What I Found May Shock You!