The Basics
Calisthenics uses a person's _______ as resistance instead of weights.
What is their body weight?
This training goal requires practicing and progressing SPECIFIC movements.
What is skill development?
4 sets of 5 slow, strict push-ups is an example of a bodyweight exercise training for this goal.
What is strength?
One benefit of calisthenics/bodyweight training.
What is convenience OR cost-effectiveness?
This training goal requires slow tempo, low rep ranges and high resistance.
What is strength?
This is one way to progress the push-up.
What is a decline push up?
It's easier to ____ when training with body weight instead of weights because you'll hit a point where you can't add more weight as resistance.
What is plateau?
Generally speaking, calisthenics is NOT ideal for _____ and ____ training.
What is strength and hypertrophy?
This is one way to regress a pull-up.
What is a band assisted pull-up?
Some calisthenics movements have a high barrier to entry because they require a higher level of this.
What is skill?
This training goal requires training with high rep ranges, high tempo, and low weight.
What is muscle endurance?
This is one way to make a plank more accessible.
What is an incline plank?
What is a plank from knees?
What is hypertrophy?
This training goal requires slow-moderate tempo, moderate rep ranges, and moderate weight.
What is HYPERTROPHY?
What is cardiovascular endurance?