Out of the many classic superheroes, Spiderman seems to be
the most athletic in the sense where he doesn’t have the weightlifter physique
or the bodybuilder look but he moves like an athlete should. He has the most
control in his body to weight ratio and moves with unbelievable grace and power
at the same time.
In
Bodyweight Training, you learn to control your body through movements that
require no equipment (unless you do pull-ups). For the most part when people
begin lifting weights they don’t realize that mastering your own bodyweight ought
to be more important before even touching a weight. I’ve seen guys in the gym who
can lift more than double their bodyweight but can’t hold their own in a single
push-up or pull-up. Handling your own bodyweight goes a long way in learning
how to contract and extend the muscles with fluidity and great power. Some use
Yoga to do Bodyweight Training, others learn how to master their body through
Handbalancing or Gymnastics.
Mastering
your body in various directions can give you strength that weights can’t touch.
Think of it like this, a man can bench press 400 lbs. but most likely can’t do
400 push-ups; the two exercises are different but one uses more muscles than
the other. I’m not saying if you could do 400 push-ups you’ll automatically
lift that same number but yet you have mastered an exercise that requires deep
concentration, working more than the upper body and there are many variations
you can do. To master your bodyweight, you work from as many angles as possible
using as many muscles in a single exercise. Karl Gotch once said “you don’t
need to do much, for doing a lot.” You can have ultimate mastery when you can
control your body in very difficult movements or holds like a free standing handstand,
one-legged squat, finger pull-ups, front levers with one arm, the iron cross on
the gymnastic rings, the various planch positions these are all examples of
what great mastery can achieve.
When
most learn bodyweight training, they usually go through the motions and just
learn an exercise. Now here’s a small tip to create bigger results; learn to
use your imagination. Creating a vision in your mind and applying it to your
exercises can generate even greater strength because a different thought
creates a different result. When you do squats, instead of just counting reps
and thinking of just squats, picture in your mind something cool that makes you
do squats like if you have to duck from a hazardous object like Indiana Jones
did in the Last Crusade or doing Hindu Squats and imagining you have to row a
boat where you squat down and rowing the oars, think of the result coming out
of that and how much fun it can be and not dreading just the exercise. Thinking
differently with feeling can give you far greater results than just going
through the motions. Picture yourself
being superhuman and training to save your city from evil.
Spiderman
is one of those superheroes most can relate to, sure he has super powers we don’t
have but like anyone else, he can be hurt or worse get killed. He doesn’t have
that overpowering physique most heroes have; full of muscle and all that, he
just seems like a regular guy when he’s not being a superhero. Don’t forget,
some of the ordinary looking people can have extraordinary gifts. Don’t judge a
book by its cover.
Be awesome everyone, have a badass weekend and have fun.
First day of summer is tomorrow, the longest day of the year, make it a blast.
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