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[christopherseat]

Calisthenics, powerlifting, and Olympic lifts. Will does it all. ❤ this channel.

[loganyates]

Great video. You're absolutely right that other videos on Bodyweight focus on higher rep just to pursue a pump and not necessarily to get you stronger. Quality info as always.

[Wolf-gjr]

I speak for many when I say that I would love to here your thoughs on K boges training style.

[HumanAki]

Gold. Thanks, Hoss! The only thing I'd add for Conditioning is Burpees! You add a Pull Up or Chin Up after the jump portion and you're cookin' with gasoline! Love this video.

If possible, please consider dabbling with programing for combat athletes. I know your love of Olys is gonna translate here, but I'd love a single resource from you personally about the topic; even if it is just a general overview!

Cheers! And, congrats on getting your garage back! 🍻

[iverbrnstad]

I honestly think many people are sleeping a bit on the humble pushup. I used to do calisthenics, so I am reasonably competent(Did dips with bodyweight attached to a belt). During covid with no access to anything but a tiny outdoors playground gym, I reached my maybe most muscular physique ever doing mostly increased range pushups for high reps. I think many intermediates learn to just bounce the reps, and are cruising on tendon/muscle elasticity in the midrange of their pushups to pump out high rep sets. Sets of 20-30 pushups done with intent(controlled eccentric, explosive concentric) is not a useless choice, if left with no gym, even for relatively advanced athletes, though disclaimer: I have never been at Will's level.

[DailyishRunner]

I tend to do half of these even when I'm in the gym 😂 I would add hills to runs and sprints. Sprints on steep hills, tempo on moderately steep hills - after an easy run. 😅

[ssberg]

I had similar thoughts on those bodyweight templates, this is exactly what people need to see when they look for “home workouts”. Great video Will!

[SprintTheory]

Here’s how I’d approach the challenge lower body training:
-Reverse Nordic or Sissy Squat Variation (RF, VL, VM, VI)
-Natural Leg Press (Hack Squat) Variation (VL, VM, VI)
-Russian Belt Deadlift / Hip Extension (BFlh, SM, ST)
-Nordic Hamstring Curl (BFsh, SM, GA, SA)
-Sprinting
Notes:
-For the Natural Leg Press, intensity can be adjusted with friction, no weights needed.
-Nordic Hamstring Curl intensity can easily be tweaked by changing arm position or ankle anchoring.
-Single Leg Sissy Squat with support from a ring is an if Sissy Squats / Reverse Nordics are not challenging enough
-I have see some perform Single Leg Sissy Squats and Single Leg Reverse Nordics however have no experience doing them

[oliverc.delarosa]

Planche push ups, full ROM handstand pushups, archer pull ups, Australian pull ups at different heights different levers, full room squat jumps, back extensions on a chair or anything/one leg back extension. There are some challenging ways of doing calisthenics for the legs mainly involving large range of motions, levers, explosivity, the problem is that there is nearly none axial loading options, besides plyometrics.

[michaelkarayan]

I legit think if I came across this video during the lockdowns in LA, I would not have gone up to 330 lbs BW from 230 in 7 or so months. Great points and examples man!

[penumbramine]

as someone who has done both, i think sissy squats are the goated calisthenics quad movement. if you need more stability a daisy chain around the waist to a tree/pole waist-height allows for a stable, hard to cheat quad movement. you csn make it easier by having the attachement point higher up or harder by lowering it.

also if i was to throw in a single piece of equipment it would be a strongman style sandbag. i got my 200lbs one for like $80 and its tolerating being overfilled to like 230something like a champ

[JohanLo-bh]

Thanks so much for the video! Won’t be able to consistently hit gym for a while, but want to continue developing athleticism and maintain strength for a bit. Extremely helpful

[MrMultifunc]

Great exercises! For chest progression I would add 1 arm push ups. I did these with a backpack full of small Dumbells and water bottles during lockdown and my bench press went UP when I was able to return to the gym.

For Legs. Deep stretch plyometric Bulgarian split squats with whatever weights you can find.

Dangerous Leg training: Car Push up hill. If you have a training partner to sit in the car then perfect. But during lockdown I would go to a hill by myself and push my car up hill. It was sketchy at times but a true leg burner

[Ricky-Noll]

Love the video! I like hollow and arch body holds and rocks, hanging leg lifts and V-ups, windshield wipers and side bends, arch ups and reverse leg lifts, and body levers too.

[jasonashley]

Learned calisthenics routines the hard way, troubled youth in a 6x8 concrete room, still do them daily at 44 years old, stay riot ready folks.

[UchihaAmruh]

Deficit pushups slow eccentric with a pause at the bottom. Elevated shrimps to progress on the quads even more. Single leg hip thrusts can be done for really high volume. (Something like 10x10 each leg) I feel like mainly lower back and just hinging in general is the only thing that would really have to suffer. This was basically my routine during COVID but bought some kettlebells to supplement eventually.

[pokemonfan]

So true I remember before covid, I used to do one or two Pistol Squats for skills/fun.

During Covid I progressed it such that I did Tempo Paused Pistol Squats for 8-10 Reps

[casperthegst]

during covid I did a body weight routine and a ton of plyos. slow tempo calisthenics and a ton of plyos is how you can maintain at least some neurological adaptations

[landerhendrickx]

Neck training and core work are also pretty easy to do with just bodyweight. Neck bridges can be scaled doing isometrics for time and increasing the lever length.

Two legs extended concentric dragon flags are rediculously hard and the human flag can be scaled in duration and by extending the legs more and by abducting and adducting the upper legs.

[klilbenz]

THANK YOU, I've been waiting for a video like this, for this next year I probably won't have access to a gym and, as you said, most of the videos about body weight training are just straight up filler