Today you’ll learn how to do 50 push ups in a row. A complete workout is provided to help beginners increase reps.   Keys to Success:   Push-Up Form: A full range of motion involves the chest touching the ground and finishing with locked elbows. Keep the tempo continuous and fast to optimise how many [...]

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Want to do more Pull-ups? Understand the following calisthenics principles first.   Keys to success:   Volume: As our goal is to perform 20 pull-ups in a row without stopping, training volume needs to be chosen wisely. Not doing enough reps in your workout won’t build endurance capacity for single set performance. Conversely, doing too [...]

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Most people do Planks wrong..  Incorrect technique results in decreased strength gains with poor transfer to calisthenics training.   The 5 Worst Plank Mistakes:   1 – Lower Back: The goal with the plank is to stress the anterior core muscles. Letting the lower back arch transfers unnecessary stress to the lumbar spine. We need [...]

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Wrist mobility and flexibility must be taken seriously by those doing calisthenics. The following exercises are effective for decreasing pain and reducing injury risk.    Passive Flexibility: These drills are perfect for opening up the wrist joint in all directions.   Wrist Deviation: Parallel bars stress deviation, moving the body through this range of motion [...]

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How to Fix BAD POSTURE (FOREVER!)

Most of us spend many hours sitting behind a computer or hunched over our phones. This causes havoc to our neck, shoulders and back. Pain, weakness and tightness are all very common when sitting all day.    A lack of movement causes our joints to become stiff and muscles to lose strength. I’m going to [...]

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No Gym? No Weights? No Problem.   The Home Workout:   Archer Push-up – 6 to 10 reps   Take a wide hand placement and lower towards one arm. Push-up and alternate back and forth between sides.   Tricep Push-up – 6 to 10 reps   Setup with the shoulders slightly behind the elbow joint. [...]

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The 35 Best Pullup Exercises

The Pull-Up is the king of all calisthenics exercises.   Lets take a look at how grip impacts difficulty and the muscles used.. Beginner to Advanced:   1 – Explosive Pull-Up Those looking to increase their plyometric pulling power for muscle ups need to train explosively. Keep the scapula engaged and aim to pull the [...]

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Never Do Push-Ups Like This

Most people do Push-ups wrong..    Incorrect technique increases the likelihood of injury, diminishes muscle gain and results in decreased strength.    5 Most Common Mistakes:   1 – Flared Elbows A 90/90 position at the shoulder and elbow during push-ups is not ideal. Beginners often adopt this technique because it increases the contribution of [...]

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Finding effective lower back exercises for home workouts is challenging. Generally, a gym is needed to strengthen these stubborn muscles, not today!   Strong Lower Back Workout – NO Equipment   Perfect Technique: Hips supported on a soft object.  Feet firmly planted against a wall with a setup containing friction.  Perform hip extension by squeezing [...]

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Normal push-ups getting boring? Don’t stress, FitnessFAQs has you covered.   Beginner to Advanced:   1 – Clapping Push-Up This is a plyometric variation for beginners looking to improve explosive power.   2 – Atomic Push-Up: This is an advanced plyometric progression requiring a high level of full body coordination.   3 – One Arm [...]

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